December 7-8, 2010 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC An ACEEE 30 th Anniversary Policy & Analysis Conference: Energy Efficiency Advancing Our Economy, Environment and Security Policy Conference Tuesday, December 7 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Registration Thurgood Marshall NE Foyer 7:30 am to 8:30 am Breakfast Thurgood Marshall NE Ballroom 8:30 am to 9:30 am Plenary Topic Session: Role of Energy Efficiency in Achieving Energy Security, Environmental Protection and Economic Strength Welcome: Lead Presenter: Carl Blumstein, Board Chair, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Ernest Moniz, MIT Department of Physics Peter Smith, Pataki-Cahill Associates 9:30 am to 10:00 am ACEEE: 30 Years of Energizing Efficiency Steven Nadel, Executive Director, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) 10:00 am to 10:15 am Break Thurgood Marshall NE Ballroom Sponsored by: ICF International 10:15 am to 12:00 pm Policymaker Perspectives Lead Presenters: Gov. Edward G. Rendell, D-PA Rep. Bob Inglis, R-SC Peter Molinaro, Dow Chemical Company 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch Administration Perspective Thurgood Marshall NE Ballroom Steven Chu, U. S. Department of Energy Secretary Art Rosenfeld, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm Breakout Sessions What role should energy efficiency play in climate policy? Thurgood Marshall South Ballroom Patrick Woodcock, Senator Snowe s Staff Elizabeth Craig, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency David Littell, Maine Public Utility Commission Stephen Wiel, Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)
Session 2: Thurgood Marshall West Ballroom How can we increase innovation (R&D) around new technologies and processes, including best roles for the public and private sectors? Arun Majumdar, Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E) John Wall, Cummins Power Generation Inc. Carl Blumstein, California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) Clay Nesler, Johnson Controls Maxine Savitz, Honeywell (Ret.) 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm Break Thurgood Marshall NE Ballroom Sponsored by: Johnson Controls 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm Breakout Sessions Thurgood Marshall South Ballroom What is needed to make big improvements by 2050 in the efficiency of our buildings, factories, transportation and utility systems? What are the near-term steps? David Greene, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Melissa Lavinson, Pacific Gas & Electric Company R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Dominic Vergine, ARM Session 2: Thurgood Marshall West Ballroom Innovative State, Utility and Local Programs and Integration of These Programs with Federal Efforts Frank Murray, NYSERDA Scott Bernstein, Center for Neighborhood Technology Roland Risser, U.S. Department of Energy Tim Stout, E Source 4:15 pm to 5:00 pm Concluding Panel Discussion Key thought leaders give their opinions as well as comment on the day s discussion Heather Zichal, White House Chris Miller, Senator Reid s staff Jason Grumet, Bipartisan Policy Center Kate Offringa, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association 5:00 pm to 5:15 pm Closing and Transitional Remarks Introduction: John I. Taylor, LG Electronics USA, Inc. Dan Reicher, Stanford University 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm ACEEE 30 th Anniversary Gala Reception Thurgood Marshall NE Ballroom Welcome: Alison Silverstein, Board Chair, ACEEE 30 th Anniversary Remarks: Cathy Zoi, U.S. Department of Energy, others forthcoming Presentation of ACEEE 30th Anniversary Awards
Analysis Conference Wednesday, December 8 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Registration Thurgood Marshall NE Foyer 7:30 am to 8:30 am Breakfast Thurgood Marshall NE Ballroom 8:30 am to 9:15 am Introduction & Welcome: What Information and Analysis Policymakers Need Welcome/ Suzanne Watson, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Fred Upton (R-MI), House of Representatives [Invited] 9:15 am to 10:45 pm Breakout Sessions Data Needs Stephanie Battles, Energy Information Administration Marvin Horowitz, Demand Research LLC John Collins, Senator Carper s office Elizabeth Hicks, KEMA Session 2: Jobs Analysis Coolidge Bob Pollin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Jim Barrett, Clean Economy Development Center Chad Stone, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Skip Laitner, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Session 3: Technical, Economic and Achievable Energy-Efficiency Potential Wilson B Mike Messenger, Itron Maggie Molina, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Danny Harvey, University of Toronto Angie Kline, CenterPoint Energy 10:45 am to 11:00 am Break Thurgood Marshall NE Ballroom 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Breakout Sessions National Energy Models John Conti, Energy Information Administration Michael Davis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Skip Laitner, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Jud Virden, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Session 2: Climate Analysis and the Role of Energy Efficiency Coolidge Hill Huntington, Stanford University Reid Harvey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mark Levine, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Session 3: Scoring/Assessing Policy Proposals Wilson B Erin Boedecker, Energy Information Administration Steven Nadel, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Allen Stayman, Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Steve Morgan, Clean Energy Solutions, Inc. 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm Lunch Keynote Presentation Thurgood Marshall NE Ballroom Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Rose McKinney-James, Energy Works Consulting 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Plenary Topic Session: Analysis and the Public Perception Edward Maibach, George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication Gwynne Rogers, The Natural Marketing Institute Scott Stapf, The Hastings Group Alexandra von Meier, Sonoma State University and California Institute for Energy & Environment 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm Break Thurgood Marshall NE Ballroom 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Concluding Discussion and Closing Remarks Art Rosenfeld, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Neil Brown, Senator Lugar s office John Jimison, House Energy and Commerce Committee, R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Gene Rodrigues, Southern California Edison 5:00 pm End Of Conference
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