COUNTDOWN TO WETS 2010
Date:
Time:
Place:
Location:
March 18, 2010
8:00am - 7:00pm
Time & Life Building
New York, USA
1271 Avenue of the Americas
(50th Street and 6th Avenue)
Program & Agenda
The 2010 World Energy Technology Summit will be a day-long event exploring emerging technologies. It will consist of keynote addresses, panel discussions, demos, networking and exhibits where attendees can engage with developers of emerging energy technologies.
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8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m
Check In & Registration
Lobby
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m
Continental Breakfast
8th Floor Atrium
8:45 a.m. – 9:10 a.m
8th Floor Conference Room
Setting the Stage: TIME & The World Technology Network (WTN)
James Clark, Founder/Chairman, World Technology Network
Michael Elliott, Deputy Managing Editor, TIME; Editor, TIME International
Brendan Ripp, Vice President Advertising Sales, TIME
9:10 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
8th Floor Conference Room
One on One
Dan Reicher, Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Google.org
Bryan Walsh, Writer, TIME
9:40 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
8th Floor - Conference Room
Alternative/Renewable Energies
Solar Power: Dr. David Renné, President, International Solar Energy Society
Wind Power: Volker Thomsen,Treasurer World Wind Energy Association; Executive Chair of the World Windenergy Conference 2008
Hydro Power: Richard M. Taylor, Executive Director, International Hydropower Association
10:05 a.m. – 10:15 a.m
8th Floor - Conference Room
Calculating Carbon Footprints, Modeling Energy Consumption
Gavin Starks, Founder and CEO, AMEE
10:15 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
8th Floor - Conference Room
Alternative/Renewable Energies
Geothermal Energy: Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association
Bioenergy: Bill Holmberg, Chairman, Biomass Coordinating Council,ACORE
Co-generation: Thomas R. Casten, Forunder and Chairman, Recycled Energy Development
10:40 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Mid - Morning Break / Networking
11:10 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.
8th Floor - Conference Room
Carbon-Based Energy Innovation
Dr. Matthias Bichsel, Director Projects and Technology, Royal Dutch Shell
Melanie A. Kenderdine, Executive Director, MIT Energy Initiative
C. Michael Ming, President, Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America
Moderator, Michael Elliott, Deputy Managing Editor, TIME; Editor, TIME International
11:55 a.m. – 12:05 p.m
8th Floor - Conference Room
Energy Technology Showcase
Michael Rigney, VP, Marketing, EnerNOC
12:05 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
8th Floor - Conference Room
Alternative/Renewable Energies
Hydrogen Power: Jeff Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association
Nuclear Power: Marvin S. Fertel, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute
Energy Efficiency: Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy
12:30 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
8th Floor - Conference Room
Reality Check:
Alternative/Renewable Energies
Panel Discussion and Q&A with Alternative/Renewable Energies Presenters
Moderator, Bryan Walsh, Writer, TIME Magazine
1:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
LUNCH
Atrium, 2ND FLOORLunchtime Speaker – Bjørn Lomborg, Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center
2:25 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
8th Floor Conference Room
Video: One on One
Jack Johnson, Musician, Philanthropist
Bryan Walsh, Writer, TIME
2:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
8th Floor Conference Room
Energy Technology Showcase
Stephen Barry, Vice President - Corporate Development, MiaSolé
2:40 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
8th Floor - Conference Room
Energy Technology Showcase
Nicholas Moore Eisenberger, Strategy Advisor to Management Team, Global Thermostat
2:50 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
8th Floor - Conference Room
Blue Sky Technologies
Jason Pontin, Publisher & Editor in Chief, Technology Review
3:15 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
8th Floor - Conference Room
Energy Technology Showcase
Russ Conser, GameChanger Program Manager, Shell
3:25 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.
8th Floor - Conference Room
Energy Technology Showcase
Paul Steely White, Executive Director Transportation Alternatives
3:35 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Mid-Afternoon Break / Networking
4:05 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Reality Check: Financing the New Energy Environment
Tom Burton, Founder, Energy and Clean Technology Practice Group, Mintz Levin
Sheeraz Haji, President, Cleantech Group
Kevin Parker, Head of Asset Management, Deutsche Bank
Moderator: Bill Saporito, Assistant Managing Editor, TIME
4:40 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.
8th Floor - Conference Room
Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant: Asia's Leap Into Clean Technology
Jesse Jenkins, Director of Energy and Climate Policy, Breakthrough Institute
Devon Swezey, Project Manager, Breakthrough Institute
4:55 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Reality Check: Energy Policies for the Future
Travis Bradford, Founder, President and Director, Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development; COO/CFO, The Carbon War Room
Professor Graciela Chichilnisky, Architect of the Carbon Market for the Kyoto Protocol; Managing Director, Global Thermostat; Director, Columbia University’s Consortium for Risk Management
Peter Goldmark, Program Director, Climate and Air, Environmental Defense Fund
Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres
Moderator: Bryan Walsh, Writer, TIME magazine
5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
Where Do We Go From Here?
Michael Elliott, Deputy Managing Editor, TIME; Editor, TIME International
James Clark, Founder/Chairman, World Technology Network
5:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
Luce Room (2nd floor)
Kenna, Grammy-nominated Musician, Philanthropist on his recent SUMMIT ON THE SUMMIT: Kilimanjaro expedition
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