Energy Alternatives - America's Challenge in the Global Economy: An educational symposium featuring leading experts in energy, private equity, climate and more.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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8:30 am Panel Discussion – Today’s Predicament
1. Municipal Governance
Beth Krom, Mayor, City of Irvine
2. Liquid Fuels
Anne Korin, Co-Director, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, and Chair, Set America Free Coalition.
3. Consumer Behavior
Dr. Martha S. Amram, Chief Executive Officer
GreenNow USA and Senior Fellow, Milken Institute
4. Security
Dr. Ronald E. Stoltz, Manager, California Energy Liaison Office, Sandia National Laboratories

Moderator: Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow, Milken Institute and Publisher, The Milken Institute Review

9:15 am Energy Alternatives

Introduction by Dean Nick Alexopoulos
1. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California
2. John E. Bryson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Edison International
3. Dr. G. Scott Samuelsen, Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace and Environmental Engineering, and Director, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine


10:30 am Panel Discussion – Energy Solutions in Context
1. Investments
Blake A. Schaefer, Director, Global Environmental Finance, Stark Investments
Richard L. Kauffman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Good Energies, Inc.
2. Legislative Perspective
David Crane, Special Advisor for Jobs and Economic Growth to the California Governor
3. Business Sector
G. Chris Andersen, Founder and Partner, G.C. Andersen Partners LLC
Joseph H. Pettus, Senior Vice President, Fuel and Energy, Safeway, Inc.

Moderator: Joel Kurtzman


12:45 pm Panel Discussion – Advancing the Energy Agenda

1. Richard C. Pietrafesa, Jr., Managing Director, Destiny U.S.A.
2. Miguel Pulido, Mayor, City of Santa Ana
3. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, State of California
Moderator: Doug A. Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Next Solutions, Inc.

2:00 pm Break-out Sessions
1. Nuclear – Portola Room
Dr. Rodney C. Ewing, Professor, Geological Sciences, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, and Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
Moderator: Dr. Roger D. McWilliams, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine
2. Transportation, Bio-Fuels and Hydrogen – ROOM 914
William (Bill) N. Reinert, National Manager, Advanced Technology, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.
Moderator: Dr. Albert F. Bennett, Dean, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine
3. Coal – ROOM 218
Dr. Wm. Randall Seeker, Manager, New Product Development GE Environmental Services
Moderator: Dr. Derek Dunn-Rankin, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine
4. Fuel Cells – Cabana Room
Dr. Jack Brouwer, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Technical Director, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine
Moderator: Dr. Faryar Jabbari, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine
5. Solar and Wind – Cabrillo Room
Dr. Nathan S. Lewis, Professor, Chemistry, California Institute of Technology
Moderator: Dr. John C. Hemminger, Dean, School of Physical Sciences, University of California, Irvine


3:45 pm Closing
1. G. Chris Andersen, G.C. Andersen & Partners LLC
2. Joel Kurtzman, Milken Institute
3. Dr. Michael J. Prather, Professor, Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine
4. Dr. Peter D. Blair, Executive Director, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, The National Academies’ National Research Council

Moderator: Douglas A. Wilson