Speakers

The conference will feature leading voices on U.S.-China cooperation from academia, government, and the private sector. The conference is divided into six panels in three time slots, so each attendee will have a choice of panels.

Keynote Speakers

Sue TierneySusan Tierney, Managing Principal of Analysis Group

Sue Tierney is Chairman of the Board of the Energy Foundation and a member of the National Commission on Energy Policy and the Secretary of Energy’s Advisory Board. For the past 15 years, she has consulted to electric utilities, other energy companies, large energy customers, government agencies, and other organizations on energy markets, the structure and regulation of the electric industry in the U.S. and other countries. She has been an advisor, observer or policy maker involved in renewable energy market developments and relevant national/state policies for many decades. She also served as the Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy under President Clinton; was the Secretary for Environmental Affairs in Massachusetts and a Commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. For the past 10 years, she has been involved with the China Sustainable Energy Program and its interactions with Chinese government agencies and non-governmental organizations on renewable energy issues, among other energy topics.

Secretary Steven Chu , Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy

Due to several unforeseen logistical difficulties, including the incredible government shutdown that may affect large parts of government, we regretfully inform that CEEC can no longer broadcast the webcast keynote by Secretary Steven Chu that was scheduled from 3:35-5:00pm on April 6th. In its place, we will move up closing remarks and have an extended networking reception.

Panel Session 1: 10:20-11:40 a.m

Rural Environmental Issues: Coping with Rapid Development

Moderator

Charles Chester, Lecturer in Environmental Studies, Brandeis and Tufts University

Panelists

  • Diane Gold, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard University
  • Saleem H. Ali, Director of the Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security, The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont
  • Rachel Stern, Harvard Society of Fellows, Harvard University
  • Ma Haibing, China Program Manager, WorldWatch Institute

Doing Business with China: Bilateral Energy Investment

Moderator

Regina Abrami, Professor, Harvard Business School

Panelists

  • Peter Evans, Director of Global Strategy and Planning, GE Energy
  • David Mohler, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Duke Energy
  • Tim Rosenzweig, CEO, Goldwind USA
  • Daniel Goldman, Executive Vice President and CFO, GreatPoint Energy

Panel Session 2: 12:40-2:00 p.m

The Future of Transportation: Motor Vehicles

Moderator

Henry Lee, Senior Lecturer at Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Panelists

  • Lucia Green-Weiske, Program Manager, Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (ICET)
  • Hongyan Oliver, Former Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Pricilla M. Lu, Chairwoman, Zap Jonway Electric Vehicle

Shifting from Coal: The Future of Renewable Electricity

Moderator

Joel Eisen, Professor of Law, University of Richmond

Panelists

  • David Mohler, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Duke Energy
  • David Lam, Managing Partner, WI Harper
  • Mitchell Dong, Serial Entrepreneur and CEO, Mohave Sun Power
  • Chris Dann, Managing Partner of Energy Practice, Booz & Company

Panel Session 3: 2:15-3:35 p.m

Green from the Bottom Up: Energy and Environmental Entrepreneurs
Working language: Chinese, with simultaneous translation into English on screen

Moderator

Tao Zhang, COO of New Ventures at World Resources Institute

Panelists

  • Yucheng Yang, Chairman, Sinen En-Tech
  • Guoqiang Gao, Founder and Board Chairman, Ecostar
  • Zheng Liu, Director, Shenyang SMEs Credit Guarantee Center
  • Walter Ge, Director, New Ventures China

The Built Environment: Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Moderator

John Macomber, Senior Lecturer in Real Estate, Harvard Business School

Panelists

  • Taryn Sullivan, President, Efficiency Exchange (EEx)
  • Julian Wong, Policy Advisor, Department of Energy
  • Colin Rohlfing, Senior Associate, Group Sustainable Design Director, HOK
  • Chris Schaffner, Founder and Principal, The Green Engineer, LLP
  • Eric Johnson, Executive Cost Manager, Gardiner & Theobald s.r.o.