VGEF Event Agenda

2012 VAIL GLOBAL ENERGY FORUM AGENDA:
Saturday, March 3 - Sunday, March 4, 2012 Purchase Tickets
The Future of Energy In A Global Economy
The Vail Global Energy Forum is dedicated to the search for sustainable solutions to one of the most pressing issues of our era – how to produce enough clean, cost-efficient energy from reliable sources to power our global economy while we “bridge” the transition to the breakthrough renewable energy solutions of the future. VGEF will examine the combined challenges of energy supply, energy security and the impacts of energy use that will shape energy transitions now underway and in the decades to come.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
11:30am – 12:30pm		Registration at Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek
11:30am – 12:30pm		Signature Package light lunch in Lower Lobby of the Vilar Performing Arts Center.
12:30pm – 12:35pm		Introduction by Harry Frampton Chairman Vail Valley Foundation, who will welcome the speakers, panelists, and audience
12:35pm –12:55pm		Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper Keynote Speaker

OVERVIEW AND KEY THEMES
12:55pm – 1:25pm		Opening Remarks on “The Future of Energy” by Secretary George P. Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Labor. Secretary Shultz will speak on the importance of energy to the future from an economic, national security and climate perspective. He will set the theme of this conference and describe Stanford's steadfast commitment in this energy arena.
1:25pm – 1:55pm		"The Energy Challenge" (Overview) Dr. Franklin Orr, Director, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford. Dr. Orr will set out the overall challenge, communicate the scale of the energy systems we now take for granted, outline projections of U.S. and global energy demand through 2030 and set the stage for the subsequent speakers. Dr. Orr will describe issues of innovation, energy use and energy supply.
1:55pm – 2:00pm		Secretary Shultz will return to the podium and introduce Tom Petrie, Vice Chairman, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Co-Founder of Petrie Parkman & Co.
2:00pm – 2:30pm		Speaker: Tom Petrie, will speak to the challenges faced by industry and American society in creating energy solutions for the future from an investment and economic perspective. Followed by Q&A
2:30pm – 3:00pm		Break: Coffee and Tea in the Lobby of the Vilar Performing Arts Center

ENERGY EFFICIENCY
3:00pm – 3:15pm		"Energy Efficiency: The Unpicked Low Hanging Fruit": Dr. James Sweeney Dr. Sweeney will focus on how there is real measurable potential for improved energy efficiency to substantially reduce projected demand in ways that will pay for themselves. Dr. Sweeney will lead off with remarks that lay out the case for energy efficiencies that exist now. He will also discuss barriers to implementing energy efficiency improvements and will discuss approaches to reducing these barriers, including “behavioral” changes that can result in increased energy savings and efficiencies.
3:15pm – 4:15pm		Following Dr. Sweeney, we will hear from a panel including: Dian Grueneich, former Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission Dr. Dan Arvizu, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO Cathy Zoi, former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Energy Admiral Gary Toughead, US Navy Followed by Q&A
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY OPTIONS
4:15pm – 4:40pm		"The Future of Natural Gas", Dr. Ernest Moniz, Director, Energy Initiative, MIT Dr. Moniz will describe recent breakthroughs and developments in the exploration and extraction of natural gas and what it means for the expanded use of this readily available fuel for electric power generation and transportation.
4:40pm – 4:55pm		Gregory Ebel, President and CEO, Spectra Energy Mr. Ebel will discuss the economics of providing reliable natural gas and electrical supply.
4:55pm – 5:10pm		Bert Valdman, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, Edison International
5:10pm – 5:30pm		Panel discussion and Q&A
5:30pm		Close of Day 1 Sessions
Sunday, March 4, 2012
9:00am – 9:25am		Remarks on “The Global Energy Challenge” by U.S. Senator Mark Udall of Colorado; Member, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Senator Udall will relate the energy challenge to pressing geo-political and global security issues and the necessity to maintain a stable worldwide economy during the needed transition period (2012 - 2030). He will speak to the state of global energy.
ENERGY INNOVATION PANEL
9:25am – 10:30am		This panel will discuss the future of energy innovation. What are the most promising technologies for the future (e.g. wind, solar, biofuels, electricity storage, nuclear power, and smart grids)? What – and who – will power this new global economy? What policy options are available to foster more innovation in the energy sector? Dr. Jim Sweeney will moderate this discussion and Q&A. Erik Straser, Mohr Davidow Ventures Dr. Dan Arvizu, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO Cathy Zoi, former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
10:30am – 11:00am		Break: Coffee, Tea and Light Breakfast Items in the Lobby of the Vilar Performing Arts Center
ENERGY OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
11:00am – 12:15pm		This session will focus on options for transforming the energy landscape in the decades to come through the development of sustainable future energy supply sources, including near-term breakthroughs in wind, solar, biofuels, electricity storage and transmission, nuclear power, and the evolution of smart grids. A panel discussion will follow moderated by Dr. Lynn Orr: Sally Benson, Director, Global Climate and Energy Project, Stanford Dr. Nathan Lewis, Director, Lewis Research Group, Caltech Dr. Burton Richter, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Professor of Physics, Stanford Followed by Q&A
12:15pm – 12:25pm		Closing Remarks by Dr. Franklin M. Orr, Director, Precourt Institute for Energy
12:30pm – 1:30pm		Panel Discussion hosted by Jeffrey Ball, Scholar-in-Residence, Stanford's Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance. Stanford; Former Environment Editor The Wall Street Journal Panelists TBA
1:30pm		Close of Conference

**Schedule subject to change