Game Changers and Visionaries

Role of Breakthrough Technologies and Innovative Strategies
  • Wednesday, May 12, 2010

  • With all the excitement and concern about the future of energy resources and opportunities going forward, a number of truly unconventional thinkers have emerged with ideas for transforming the current energy system. This event will present some of these visionaries to explain their game changing concepts or technologies and explore the challenges and obstacles to success.

    Agenda
    9:00 – 9:15 am:  Welcome and Introduction
    Sarah Ladislaw
    Senior Fellow, CSIS Energy and National Security Program

    9:15 – 9:45 am:  Keynote Address
    Arun Majumdar
    Director, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)

    10:00 – 11:20 am:  Panel Presentations
    Michael Granoff
    Head of Oil Independence Policies, Better Place

    Josh Richman
    Director, Business Development, BloomEnergy

    Craig Hansen
    Vice President, Nuclear Manufacturing, Babcock & Wilcox

    William B. Bonvillian
    Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Washington Office

    11:20 – 12:00 pm:  Questions and Discussion
     

    Programs
    Energy and National Security, Opportunity Tipping Point
    Topics
    Energy and Climate Change

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B1 Conference Level,
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1800 K Street, NW
Washington DC, 20006

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