Tufts Energy Conference
Location
The Evolution of Energy
Tufts Energy Conference 2010 Speakers by Event
Evolving Fossil Fuels
Howard Herzog
Program Manager, MIT Carbon Capture Initiative
Joseph Stanislaw
Co-founder, Cambridge Energy Research Associates
Moderated by Bruce Everett
Adjunct Associate Professor of International Business at the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Green Technology and Entrepreneurship
Nick D’Arbeloff
President of the New England Clean Energy Council
Radha Jalan
President and CEO of ElectroChem, Inc.
Steve Kropper
Founder and CEO of Windpole Ventures
Matthew Wolfe
Principal, Madera Energy Inc.
Moderated by Tom Vandervelde
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tufts University
Opportunities in Emerging Markets
M.L. Chan
Executive Director, JUCCCE Smartgrid Cooperative
Carter Page
Managing Partner, Global Energy Capital & Director, Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program
Moderated by Partha Ghosh
Professor of the Practice at the Tufts University Gordon Institute
Navigating the Public-Private Interface
Sue Tierney
Managing Principal, Analysis Group
Moderated by Gilbert Metcalf
Professor of Economics at Tufts University
Renewables to Scale
Stephen Champagne
Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Enel North America
Tom Drennen
Senior Economist, Sandia National Laboratories & Associate Professor of Economics, Hobart and Wiliam Smith Colleges
Richard Silkman
President of GridSolar
Moderated by William Moomaw
Professor of International Environmental Policy and Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Urban Energy and Green Design
Massoud Amin
Director, Center for the Development of Technological Leadership at the University of Minnesota
Sarah Greenbaum
Chief Strategy Officer of the Clinton Climate Initiative
Registration
General Registration: $60
Tufts Alumni: $40
Students-No Tufts Affiliation: $10
Tufts Student and Faculty: $0
Schedule
| FRIDAY, APRIL 16 | |
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| 2:00 | Registration Opens |
| 3:00 | Welcoming Remarks |
| Tufts University President Lawrence S. Bacow | |
| 3:30 | Opening Keynote (TBA) |
| 4:15 | Evolving Fossil Fuels Highlighting developments of the coal, oil, and natural gas industries in a world increasingly concerned with sustainability. More >> |
| 6:00 | Tufts Energy Exhibition |
| SATURDAY, APRIL 17 | |
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| 8:00 | Registration Opens |
| 8:30 | Morning Keynote |
| Michael Eckhart, Founder and President of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). More >> | |
| 9:15 | Urban Energy and Green Design Exploring the unique energy challenges faced by cities in a rapidly developing and urbanizing world. More >> Opportunities in Emerging Markets How can emerging countries best manage the balance between economic growth and environmental impact? More >> |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 | Navigating the Public-Private Interface Examining ways the public and private sectors can work together to create optimal conditions for investments in new energy technology. More >> Renewables to Scale Domestic perspectives on rapidly scaling up development of alternative sources for energy. More >> |
| 1:00 | Networking lunch |
| 2:15 | Afternoon Keynote |
| 3:00 | Workshop sessions |
| 4:00 | Green Technology and Entrepreneurship A discussion on the roles of technology, entrepreneurship and venture capital in the renewable energy industry from the viewpoints of innovators and financiers. More >> |
| 5:30 | Closing Remarks |
