LAST YEAR’S ROUNDTABLE PROGRAM (2011):
Wednesday, September 28, 2011: Afternoon arrivals, Registration & Evening Welcome, 6:00pm
Thursday, September 29, 2011:
1) Opening Keynote: LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY
8:30 – 10:30am
- California RPS and LCFS: models for a National Clean Energy Standard?
- Meeting GHG and other environmental goals in an era of uncertain incentives
- The grid and natural gas pipeline systems: changing players and supply chains
- Communicating clean energy visions and policy objectives to consumers
Speakers:
- Mary Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board, Sacramento
- Timothy Alan Simon, Commissioner, California PUC, San Francisco
- Dr Graeme Sweeney, EVP, CO2, Shell, London
- Dr Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer, S Coast Air Quality Mgmt District, Diamond Bar
- Kristin Eberhard, Western Energy & Climate, NRDC, Santa Monica
- Heather Quinley, Head of Environmental Policy, Duke Energy, Charlotte
Morning Break: 10:30 – 11:00am
Session 2) A FUTURE OF CLEAN POWER GENERATION
11:00am – 12:30pm
- Next gen power plants: digitized, connected, virtual, smarter
- Energy efficiency, large-scale DER, CCHP, and CCS
- Natural gas: matching demand with infrastructure investment
- Ranking options by energy, carbon, and water
Speakers:
- Les Starck, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, SoCal Edison, Rosemead
- William Jayne, Region Executive – West Region, GE Energy, Ontario
- Jana Corey, Director of Strategy, Customer Energy Solutions, PG&E, San Francisco
- Peter Belisle, President, Energy & Sustainability Services, Jones Lang Lasalle, Los Angeles
- Kathy Musselman, Vice President, Corporate Solutions, Swiss Re, Windsor (co-chair)
- Dave Roberts, VP Business Development & Strategic Sales, OSIsoft, San Leandro
Luncheon: 12:30 – 1:30pm
- Dian Grueneich, Partner, Morrison Foerster, San Francisco
Session 3) CAN THE AUTOMOBILE MEET U.S. FUEL ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS?
1:30 – 2:00pm
- What is the likely ICE fuel and emissions profile of the U.S. auto fleet in 2025?
- Can the U.S. Auto Market Meet Regulations in 2025?
Speakers:
- Mary Nickerson, National Marketing Manager, Adv Technologies Group, Toyota, Torrance
- Robert Gardner, Manager, Economics & Energy, ExxonMobil, Houston
Session 4) LOWER CARBON, ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION FUELS & VEHICLES
2:00 – 3:30pm
- Which new technologies can meet consumer AND fuel and emission expectations?
- How will NGVs compare and compete with biofuels/biodiesel and other alt fuels?
- Wide adoption of NGV’s in CA: the vehicles and views of home natural gas refueling
- NGV fueling and smart charging: Turning slow adopters into FAST adopters
Speakers:
- Jonathan Burke, VP, Global Market Development, Westport Innovations, Vancouver
- Steven Ellis, Manager, Fuel Cell Marketing, Honda, Torrance
- Dr Tim Brown, Technology Manager, Sustainable Transportation & Energy, UC Irvine, Irvine
- Michael Bissonette, SVP & General Manager, AeroVironment, Monrovia
- Ed Kjaer, Director, Electric Transportation, SoCal Edison, Rosemead
- Rob Bearman, Director, Global Alliances, Utilities & Energy, Better Place, Palo Alto
Break: 3:30 – 4:00pm
Session 5) GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION POLICIES TO GET US THERE
4:00 – 4:30pm
- Policies to maximize commercialization & adoption AND minimize fuel use & GHG
- Are state and federal tax incentives performance-based? Should they be?
- What policies best stimulate R&D for auto technologies?
Speaker:
- Bill Anderson, Principal/Vice President, AECOM, San Diego
Clean Energy Roundtable Discussion Sessions: 4:30 – 5:30pm
Roundtable Evening Networking Reception: overlooking the Pacific Ocean,
5:00 – 6:30pm
Keynote Speaker:
- Dr Tony Haymet, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla
Friday, September 30, 2011:
Session 6) SCALING RENEWABLE ENERGY, PAIRING WITH SMART ENERGY STORAGE
8:30 – 10:00am
- Leveraging incentives for renewables commercialization
- Grid reliability security and storage; building-scale PV and PV storage
- Renewables & NG: Friends, foes, frienemies? Waste-to-energy, RNG, biogas, biofuels
- Renewably-charged EVs: pursuing the tailpipe endgame
Speakers:
- Byron Washom, Director, Strategic Energy Initiatives, UCSD, San Diego
- David van Hoogstratten, Director, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, BP, Washington
- Tristan Grimbert, President & CEO, enXco, San Diego
- Michael O’Halloran, Director, Industrial and Advanced Technology, CH2MHILL, Portland
Break: 10:00 – 10:30am
Session 7) CA AB2514 AND ENERGY STORAGE: PATHWAYS TO IMPLEMENTATION
10:30 – 11:30am
Speakers:
- Dr Keith Casey, VP Market & Infrastructure Development, California ISO, Folsom
- Charlie Vartanian, Director, Grid Integration, A123 Systems, Waltham
Session 8) CALIFORNIA CLEAN ENERGY ROUNDTABLE LEADERSHIP PLENARY
11:30am – 1:30pm
Speakers:
- Paul De Martini, CTO & VP Innovation, Smart Grid Business Unit, Cisco Systems, San Jose
- Kat Willson, Dir, Buz Dev, and Partner, Environmental Sustainability Team, Microsoft, Redmond
- Tracey Grose, VP & Director, Research & Strategic Devel, Collaborative Economics, San Mateo
- Matt Futch, Global Policy Lead, Energy & Utilities, IBM, Denver
- Jay Kyathsandra, Mktg Mngr & Prod Strategist, Intel Data Ctr & Connected Systems Gp, San Jose
End of Roundtable: Friday 2pm
