8:00 – 9:00 |
Registration |
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MORNING PLENARY SESSIONS
International Ballroom – East |
9:15 – 9:30 |
Opening Welcome |
Thomas Cromwell
President, East West Communications |
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9:30 – 10:45 |
Plenary Session I
Energy independence: Rhetoric or Real Possibility? | |
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Can major energy-consuming nations like the U.S., China and India attain energy self-sufficiency? If big, net-consumers remain energy interdependent, how will government policies ensure mutually beneficial relationships between producers and consumers? |
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Can new technologies open up large-scale, environmentally responsible development of fossil fuels both onshore and offshore? Should government policies encourage development of traditional fuels or direct investment in alternative fuels? |
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Moderator: |
Fareed Mohamedi |
Partner and Head of Markets & Country Strategies Group
PFC Energy |
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Panel: |
Catherine Cesarsky |
High Commissioner for Atomic Energy
France
David W. Kreutzer |
Research Fellow, Energy Economics and Climate Change
The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis
Gal Luft |
Executive Director
Institute for the Analysis of Global Security |
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10:45 – 11:15 |
BREAK |
11:15 – 12:30 |
Plenary Session II
Diversifying world energy supplies through global distribution networks |
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How will relatively new producers of traditional fuels in Central Asia, Africa and South America (e.g., Kazakhstan, Ghana and Brazil) contribute to the diversification of global energy supplies? How can government policies most effectively support development of these countries’ resources for the mutual benefit of both producers and consumers? |
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How do cross-national, multi-regional pipelines contribute to energy security? How can these pipelines be insulated from disruptions caused by political and pricing disputes? |
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12:30 – 2:15 |
LUNCH
International Ballroom – West |
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Lunch Address
The Growing Role of Africa in Global Energy Security |
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Introduction: |
Eunice de Carvalho
General Manager – Policy, Government and Public Affairs
Chevron |
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Speaker: |
Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos |
Minister of Petroleum
Angola |
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Lunch Keynote
UAE Perspectives on Energy Diversification |
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Speaker: |
Mohamed Bin Dha’en Al Hamli |
Minister of Energy
United Arab Emirates |
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2:20 – 4:00 |
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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Breakout Session A
Georgetown – East
Responsible Development of Onshore and Offshore Resources |
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Can offshore drilling be done in an environmentally responsible way? |
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Does offshore drilling require additional government regulation? |
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Do the risks associated with deepwater drilling merit government support for onshore exploration and production of oil and gas in Alaska, oil shale in the Rocky Mountain region, oilsands in Canada, as well as enhanced recovery of resources from existing fields once considered depleted? |
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Moderator: |
Susan Farrell |
Senior Director of Upstream and Gas
PFC Energy |
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Panel: |
Steve Black
Counselor to the Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior
James Noe
Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Hercules Offshore
Lou Pugliaresi
President
Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc.
Glenn Vawter
Executive Director
National Oil Shale Association
Tony Dammer
Senior Vice President
Red Leaf Resources |
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Breakout Session B
Georgetown – West
Unthawing the nuclear freeze |
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What role can nuclear fuel play in world energy generation? |
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Can new tech address environmental concerns? Are smaller, modular reactors better? |
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Should government policies and programs, such as loan guarantees, favor nuclear power? |
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What can the nuclear experiences of France offer the world? |
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Breakout Session C
Jefferson – West
Can alternative fuels overtake oil usage in transportation? | |
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Can greater use of biofuels, CNG, hydrogen or electric vehicles reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil? |
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Should government policy favor natural gas and other alternative transportation fuels? |
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Can biomass, including algae and garbage, become widely used biofuels? |
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Moderator: |
Jake Caldwell
Program Director, Agriculture, Trade and Energy
Center for American Progress |
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Panel: |
Byron Dorgan |
Senator
U.S. Senate
Jerry Hinkle
Vice President of Policy
American Clean Skies Foundation
John Hatley
Vice President – Ship Power
Wärtsilä North America
Tom Buis |
CEO
Growth Energy
Joel Velasco
Chief Representative for North America
Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) |
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4:00 – 5:00 |
Closing Plenary
International Ballroom – East
Finding the right balance to the energy mix |
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Can alternative fuels substitute for fossil fuels absent large government subsidies? |
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Will new fuels become viable, stand-alone alternatives or will they only serve as supplements to petroleum-based fuels for the foreseeable future? |
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Should government policies explicitly favor alternative fuels, discouraging use of fossil fuels, or should policies encourage a broader mix of traditional and alternative fuels? |
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Are alternatives so vital to national welfare and security that governments must invest in them? |
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Moderator: |
Kevin Massy
Assistant Director, Energy Security Initiative
The Brookings Institute |
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Panel: |
Brian Baird |
Congressman
U.S. House of Representatives
Jeffrey A. Leahey |
Director of Government Affairs
National Hydropower Association
Elizabeth Salerno |
Director of Industry Data & Statistics
American Wind Energy Association |
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Questions and Answers I
Questions and Answers II |
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5:00 – 6:30 |
RECEPTION
Cabinet Room |