Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

CVENT Conference logo 2014-Register-Now-Button VENUE: Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. ​Registration Rates:​ Early Bird Registration (20% discount) Closes on ​November 3rd, 2014​ View our registration rates here. Federal Employees: Extra 10% discount Nonprofit Organizations: Extra 20% discount Full-time Student: Extra 30% discount Affiliate Universities and Community Colleges receive a fixed number of complimentary registrations to the National Conference and Global Forum. Members of the Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders receive complimentary registrations to the Energy Education Summit. Online Registration NOW OPEN For climate change, this is a time of urgency, big ideas, and hope. 2015 will be a year of decisions – particularly at the 21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris. Join over 1,200 leaders in science, technology, policy, governance, businesses, civil society, and education as we develop and advance partnerships across traditional boundaries that transition the world to a new 'low carbon' and 'climate resilient' energy system. Inspiring speakers, informative sessions, and new initiatives and projects will focus on putting ideas into action. Join us for an experience that changes careers, communities, and lives. Featured Speakers Amory Lovins Cofounder, Rocky Mountain Institute Dymphna van der Lans CEO, Clinton Climate Initiative, The Clinton Foundation Michael Bloomberg* Former Mayor, New York City Jennifer Granholm Former Governor of Michigan Ellen Williams Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) Ernest Moniz* Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy Prodipto Ghosh* Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change, India Ambassador Laurence Tubiana* France Additional Featured Speakers Dan Arvizu, Director, U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory Helen Burt, Senior Vice President, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)* Christiana Figueres, Executive Director, UNFCCC* David Hone, Senior Climate Change Advisor, Royal Dutch Shell and International Emissions Trading Association* Kathleen Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, U.S. Department of Energy* John Holdren, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House* Chad Holliday, Bank of America* Mark Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University Rachel Kyte, Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, The World Bank* Ed La Rocque, Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc.* Gina McCarthy, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency* Radha Muthiah, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board* Hank Paulson, former Secretary of the Treasury* Robert Perciasepe, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions John Podesta, Counselor to President Obama* Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever* Robert Pratt, Chairman & CEO, Greener U Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Minister of Environment, Peru* Theodore Roosevelt IV, Chairman of Barclays's Clean Tech Initiative Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change, U.S. Department of State* Du Xiangwan, Chinese Academy of Engineering* Kandeh Yumkella, Director-General, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation* Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission, China*

Draft Conference Agenda Draft Conference Agenda *Invited Monday, January 26, 2015 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. National Energy Education Summit Tuesday, January 27, 2015 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Exhibition and Scientific Poster Presentations open 8:30 a.m. Opening and Introduction: Governor Bill Richardson, Former Secretary of Energy 8:40 a.m. Keynote Address: Dr. Ernest Moniz, U.S. Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy * 9:10 a.m. Plenary 1: The Big Challenges Jennifer Granholm, Former Governor of Michigan Robert Perciasepe, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever * Prodipto Ghosh, Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change, India * 10:10 a.m. Plenary 2: Decarbonizing the Energy Supply Dan Arvizu, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Mark Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University Ellen Williams, Director,Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARAP-E) Du Xiangwan, Chinese Academy of Engineering * 11:10 a.m. Plenary 3: Smart Energy Use: Transforming our Relationship to Energy Ed La Rocque, National Marketing Manager, Advanced Technology Vehicles, Toyota Motor Sales Inc. * Helen Burt, Senior Vice President, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) * Robert Pratt, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Greener U Kathleen Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, U.S. Department of Energy * 12:10 p.m. Lunch on your own 2:00 p.m. Symposia A (concurrent sessions) 3:45 p.m. Symposia B (concurrent sessions) 5:00 p.m. Keynote Address: Gina McCarthy, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency * 5:45 p.m. NCSE Lifetime Achievement Award Wednesday, January 28, 2015 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Exhibition and Scientific Poster Presentations open 9:00 a.m. Keynote Address: Michael Bloomberg, Former Mayor, New York City * Hank Paulson, Former Secretary of the Treasury * 9:30 a.m. Plenary 4: Finance and Markets David Hone, Senior Climate Change Adviser, Royal Dutch Shell * Theodore Roosevelt IV, Chairman, Barclay's Clean Tech Initiative Mary Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board (CARB) * 10:45 a.m. Symposia C (concurrent sessions)12:15 p.m. Lunch on your own - breakout workshop leaders will meet2:00 p.m. Workshops 1-22 (concurrent sessions)5:00 p.m. John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture: Amory Lovins, Cofounder, Chairman & Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute 6:00 p.m. Reception Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Exhibition and Scientific Poster Presentations open 9:00 a.m. Keynote Address: John Holdren, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House * 9:30 a.m. Plenary 5: Sustainable Energy for All Kandeh Yumkella, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations * Rachel Kyte, Vice President & Special Envoy for Climate Change, The World Bank Group * Dymphna van der Lans, CEO, Clinton Climate Initiative * Chad Holliday, Chairman of the Board, Bank of America * 10:30 a.m. Brief Keynotes Followed by Plenary Discussion: The Road to Paris Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Minister of Environment, Peru * Ambassador Laurence Tubiana, France * Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change, U.S. Department of State * Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission, China * Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) * 12:00 p.m. Buffet Lunch - with Student mentoring activities 1:30 p.m. Exhibition and Scientific Poster Presentations close 2:15 p.m. Adjourn COP 21 Carbon Pricing, Carbon Markets Fostering Effective U.S. - China Non-Governmental Change EPA's Clean Energy Plan The Future of COal and Natural Coal The Social Cost of Carbon Reinventing Utilities Smart Energy Use Climate-Resilient Energy Energy for All Renewable Energy Low Carbon Transportation Energy-Water-Agriculture Nexus Financing Low Carbon Energy Energy Investment and Divestment Community Partnerships Nuclear Power Higher Education, Energy and Climate Change Teaching and Learning about Strengths and Weaknesses of Energy Sources Civic Engagement in Energy Education Developing, Educating and Expanding the Energy Bar... No, Not That Kind of Bar! Acquainting Educators with Educational Resources Available for Experiential Learning about Energy Advancing Cultural Change for Energy Efficiency Education at the Speed of Research: BioEnergy Literacy Climate-Energy-Water-Food Nexus, and People of Color Secondary School Implementation of Climate Change Curriculum in Native American Communities Climate Smart & Energy Wise: The Perfect Storm For Increased Science Literacy, Knowledge and Know-How Clean Energy Education Campus as a Living Laboratory Energy 101 MBA in Energy Management, Professional Science Masters Read for the Earth: Bringing Energy and Climate Education to Large Numbers of First Year College Students The Impact of Sustainability Education on Social Capacity to Promote Solutions for Linked Energy-Climate Change Problems Creating A Multi-Institutional, Blended In Situ and Online Approach to Energy Education