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Powering California USC Forum Agenda
Preliminary Agenda
November 10, 2011
USC Radisson Hotel
Los Angeles
The following is the preliminary agenda for the forum with additional experts to be added.
8:00 am
Welcome
Jack Knott, Ph. D.
Dean, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, USC
Chairman, The Communications Institute
Yannis Yortsos, Ph.D.
Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
Jack Cox
President, The Communications Institute
8:15 am
Our Energy Future: Summing Up the Options
Our Energy Future: Summing Up the Options
Comprehensive summary of the current state of energy supply and demand
Nathan S. Lewis, Ph.D.
George L. Argyros Professor and Professor of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
9:00 am
California’s Energy Future
Nathan S. Lewis, Ph.D.
George L. Argyros Professor and Professor of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
9:00 am
California’s Energy Future
Report on the Powering California Research
Craig Smith, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Department of Physics, Naval Postgraduate School
Former Deputy Associate Director, Energy Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Craig Smith, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Department of Physics, Naval Postgraduate School
Former Deputy Associate Director, Energy Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Timothy J. Considine, Ph.D.
Director, Center on Energy Economics and Public Policy, University of Wyoming
Kevin Hopkins
Director of Research, The Communications Institute
Contributing Editor, Bloomberg
10:00 am Break
10:15 am
Confronting Economic and Technological Challenges
Conference attendee discussion with the experts led by Moderator
Donald Paul, Ph.D.
Director, USC Energy Institute
Research Professor of Engineering, Earth Sciences and Policy, Planning and Development
William Keck Chair of Energy Resources
Timothy J. Considine, Ph.D.
Director, Center on Energy Economics and Public Policy, University of Wyoming
Nate Lewis, Ph.D.
California Institute of Technology
Richard Little
Director of the Keston Institute for Public Finance
and Infrastructure Policy, USC
Joe Nation, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Stanford University
Former Member of the California State Assembly
Co-author of AB 32
Craig Smith, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Naval Post Graduate School
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ronald Stoltz, Ph.D.
Senior Energy Systems Advisor
Sandia National Laboratory
US Department of Energy
11:30 am
Forum Participant Luncheon
Participants will be seated at assigned tables and asked to discuss proceedings and the make recommendations for next steps out of the conference to entire group in wrap up session
Recommendations for the Future: Wrap Up Discussion
Conference Co-Chairs with Moderator
1:30 pm Adjournment