Energy 2007- US Capitol





Frank Sesno, CNN, moderates symposium discussion with David Austin, Congressional Budget Office, Robbie Diamond, Securing Amerca's Energy Future, Beth Lowery, General Motors, John Rice, GE Vice Chairman, and Professor Paul Ronney, University of Southern California (Left to Right)


The National Symposium on

America's Energy Future


December 7, 2006

House of Representatives
United States Capitol
Washington, D.C.

Cosponsored by

University of Southern California
Penn State
Institutes on Energy and the Environment
RAND Corporation
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Sandia National Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Congressional Quarterly
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
The Communications Institute
with support from Thomas R. Brown Foundations

Agenda - Faculty/Panelists

As a newly elected United States Congress tackles a host of critical national and global issues, it’s clear that 2007 will be a vital year in dealing with the future of energy. Confronting the challenges of adequate energy supplies, building a strong economy, and dealing with risk issues ranging from national safety to global climate change, the energy debate will be more complex than ever. Policy makers and citizens need to make smart choices based on accurate economic and scientific analyses that approach energy’s problems and opportunities realistically and objectively.

Congressional staff, media, federal goverment officials, foreign government officials, and business leaders took part in Energy 2007 on Capitol Hill December 7th. The event featured more than 20 top experts from throughout the nation. A complete report will be available on this website and our content website www.analysisonline.org.


Moderators: The Symposium was moderated by two veteran Washington journalists with deep experience covering the nation’s capitol:

                        

Frank Sesno - CNN                                  David Rapp - CQ

Frank Sesno – CNN/George Washington University

Frank Sesno, a CNN special correspondent and former CNN Washington, D.C. bureau chief, will moderate the program. An Emmy-award winning journalist, Sesno reported on global oil production and consumption for CNN Presents: "We Were Warned – Tomorrow’s Oil Crisis." He is also a Professor of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University.

David Rapp – Congressional Quarterly

David Rapp , Executive Editor of Congressional Quarterly, heads the company's print and online editorial operations, including CQ Weekly, CQ Today, CQ.com. A 20-year veteran of the CQ newsroom, Rapp oversees a staff of more than 110 correspondents, editors, and researchers who report and analyze the inner workings of Congress and the federal government.

Faculty: The following is partial list of faculty and speakers.

* Doug Arent, Director of Strategic Analysis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
* David Austin, Economic, Congressional Budget Office (expert on CAFE standards analysis)
* Robbie Diamond, President, Securing America's Future Energy
* William Halsey, Associate Program Leader, Lawrence Laboratory
* Mark Helmke, Senior Staff Member, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
* James M. Kendell, Director of the Natural Gas Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration
* Henry Lee, Director, Environment and Natural Resources Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
* Nathan S. Lewis, Ph.D., George L. Argyros Professor and Professor of Chemistry, Caltech
* Beth Lowery, Vice President, Environment and Energy, General Motors
* John G. Rice, Vice Chairman, GE; President & CEO, GE Infrastructure
* Paul D. Ronney, Ph.D., Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering; Former NASA Astronaut
* Susan Ruth, Senior Director, Global Energy Advisory Service, Cambridge Energy Research Associates
* Les E. Shephard, Vice President for Energy, Resources and Nonproliferation, Sandia National Laboratories
* Robert M. Simon, Democratic Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
* Jeff Tollefson, Energy Reporter, Congressional Quarterly
* Mike Toman, Director, Environment, Energy and Economic Development, RAND Corporation
* Robert Watson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Penn State
* Michael A. Wermuth, Director of Homeland Security, RAND Corporation
* R. James Woolsey, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency; Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton