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Forging Global Cooperation and Partnership
The final panel of the day:Walter P. Havenstein — CEO, Science Applications International Corp.Charles O. Holliday, Jr. — Chairman, DuPont; Chairman, Council on CompetitivenessHon. Shirley Ann Jackson, PhD — University Vice Chair and Co-Chair, Energy Security, Innovation & Sustainability Initiative, Council on Competitiveness; President, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteLee A. McIntire — President and…Read More
Roundtable IV: Enabling Technology Cooperation and Deployment to Achieve Energy Security, Sustainability and Competitiveness
On this panel:Hon. Timothy E. Wirth — President, United Nations FoundationDr. Dan E. Arvizu — Director, National Renewable Energy LaboratoryHis Excellency Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson — President of IcelandRobert Edward "Ted" Turner, III — Chairman, Turner Enterprises, Inc.Timothy Wirth: Our job isn't describing the problem, but to figure out what we do next and how to mobilize our resources to make a difference.…Read More
Roundtable III: Strategies to Drive Investment in Sustainable Energy Solutions
On this panel:Rana Foroohar — Senior Editor, Business, Newsweek InternationalHelmy Abouleish — Chairman, Board of Directors, Egyptian National Competitiveness Council; Managing Director, Sekem Group Meyer S. "Sandy" Frucher — Vice Chairman, The NASDAQ OMX GroupDr. Susan Hockfield — President, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyH.E. Kandeh Yumkella —…Read More
Presentation: James Clifton
Gallup CEO James Clifton gave a presentation of exclusive polling data on energy. Here is a summary.We don't always take into consideration what the country and the world think. Thomas Jefferson said "we can't expect to be ignorant and free." I'm not sure if he was talking about the general public or the leaders.29% of the public think the economy is the most important problem facing the country today (read: jobs). 26% healthcare (costs, and relation to jobs), unemployment 15%, dissatisfaction w/ government 10%, federal deficit 9%, Iraq war 8%. Before the economy melted down, the environment…Read More
Lunch Keynote: US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke
US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke spoke to the lunchtime crowd. Here is a summary of his remarks:This summit comes at a fortuitious time. America is making groundbreaking decisions that will affect us for decades to come. What's at stake is nothing less than America's continued status as the world's leading economic superpower. Through all the tech change of the last century, America made great strides, but we ran on fossil fuels and emissions weren't a concern. That's no longer the case. If we don't curb carbon emissions, the consequences for the environment and our economy will be…Read More
