10 am

PLENARY ROUNDTABLE - OPPORTUNITIES FOR DECISION-MAKING

Leaders from the range of energy-attentive communities will identify opportunities for decision-making that will shape the energy future of communities, regions, nations, and the world. They will describe how those opportunities may be influenced and the important roles for science, technology and stakeholders.

Moderator:
      Henry (Hank) Habicht II , CEO, Global Environment and Technology Foundation

Discussants:
      Bob Greco, Director of Policy Analysis, American Petroleum Institute
      Mark Levine, Director, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley
      National Laboratory
      Katie McGinty, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
       Hazel O’Leary, President, Fisk University; Secretary of Energy 1993-1997

PLENARY ROUNDTABLE - OPPORTUNITIES FROM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
 
Drawing upon recent developments and potential breakthroughs, knowledgeable and actively involved scientists and engineers will identify opportunities provided by science and technology to shape our energy future. They will describe how those opportunities can be seized and what is required to maximize the potential benefits of science and technology for our energy future.

Moderator:
      Charles Groat, Director, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, University of
      Texas, Austin; former Director, U.S. Geological Survey

Discussants:
      Volker Hartkopf, Director, Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics, Carnegie Mellon
      University
      Daniel Kammen, Director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, University of California,
      Berkeley
      James Lake, Associate Director for Nuclear Programs, Idaho National Laboratory
      Lee Lynd, Professor of Engineering, Dartmouth College
     

LUNCH (on your own)
Film:  Edens Lost & Found: Chicago , Harry Wiland, WilandBell Productions
Book Signing: Cities in the Wilderness, Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, 1993-2000

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (concurrent)

A. Decisionmaking in the Real World

 1. Financing Energy Decisions (combined with session 2)
 2. Public Incentives vs. Market Forces
 3. Vehicles & Transportation
 4. Community Planning
 5. Creating Climate-neutral Campuses
 6. Building Design
 7. Utilities - Regulations and Best Practices

B. Guiding Research for Safe, Clean, Available, Reliable and Affordable Energy

 8. Earth Observation Systems and Energy Planning
 9. The Future of Energy: Projections, Uncertainty and Risk
10. Assessing Energy Impacts on the Environment and People
11. Agriculture and Bioenergy - Achieving Sustainability
12. Setting Research Priorities: Who? How? Why?

C. Expanding Understanding

13. Professional Education and Capacity Building
14. Consumer and Decisionmaker Education
15. K-12 Energy Education
16. Why do People Make the Decisions They Do? - Capitalizing on the Social Sciences
17. Innovative Uses of Information Technology
18. Business Approaches to a Sustainable Energy Future
19. Global and U.S. Perspectives on the Prospects for Renewable Energy

NCSE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
      Russell Train, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
      Dian Ogilvie, Senior VP, General Counsel, and Chief Environmental Officer, Toyota Motor Sales,
      USA

SYMPOSIA (concurrent sessions)
Discussion will focus on the threats and opportunities facing us and our strengths and weaknesses in facing that future.

1. Decisionmaking in the Real World
2. Guiding Research for Impact
3. Assessing Energy Futures
4. Climate Change: Science to Action
5. Integrating Discoveries from Other Scientific Fields (Nano, Bio, Micro, Cogno, Info, Social)
    into Energy Science and Technology

BUFFET LUNCH

PLENARY ROUNDTABLE - BUILDING COLLABORATIONS FOR PROGRESS

This conference from the outset will emphasize collaborations that will have “consequential” outcomes. It will identify opportunities and recognize challenges. This plenary session will build upon this theme and address specific opportunities and strategies for conference participants to engage in the advancement of energy decision-making. The goal for this session is to send participants home with new relationships, new ideas and actions to undertake.

Moderator:
      Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future; Former Congressman

Discussants:
      Sally Bingham, Director, The Regeneration Project   
      Reid Detchon, Executive Director, Energy Future Coalition
      Rob Donkers , Counselor for Environmental Affairs, European Commission Delegation in
      Washington, D.C
      Phil Harter, Earl F. Nelson Professor of Law, University of Missouri  
      Wayne Shirley , Director, The Regulatory Assistance Project
 

2:45 - 
4 pm 

PLENARY ROUNDTABLE - INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO ENERGY PLANNING

This roundtable will address the issue of incorporating climate change into energy decisionmaking, taking into consideration economic, social and environmental factors.  Discussants will draw upon state, national and global perspectives.

Moderator:
    Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Environment & Energy Correspondent, The Economist

Discussants:
    Marilyn Brown, Director, Engineering Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National
    Laboratory
    David Conover , Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, 
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Congressman Jay Inslee, State of Washington - First District, U.S. House of
    Representatives
    Joe Romm, Executive Director, Center for Energy & Climate Solutions
  

Adjourn