The second annual climate change forum sponsored by Hitachi, featuring panels organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and The Brookings Institution.
| Date: | Thursday, May 27, 2010 |
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| Venue: | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Auditorium |
| Address: | 1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005 |
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Registration Opens
Welcome and Opening Remarks
| Master of Ceremonies | - Dr. Vaughan Turekian, Chief International Officer, AAAS |
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| Opening Remarks | - Dr. Alan Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, AAAS and Executive Publisher, Science - Bruce Katz, President and Director of Brookings' Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution - Tadahiko Ishigaki, Chief Executive for the Americas, Hitachi, Ltd. |
Panel One: "Electricity/Energy"
| Moderator | - Dr. Charles Ebinger, Senior Fellow and Director, Energy Security Initiative, The Brookings Institution |
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| Panelists | - Michael Miller, Director, Environment and Renewables, Electric Power Research Institute - William Parks, Senior Technical Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy - Naofumi Sakamoto, Chief Researcher, Hitachi Research Institute |
Coffee Break
Keynote Presentation by the Honorable Lisa Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Panel Two: "Transportation"
| Moderator | - The Honorable Dave McCurdy, President and CEO, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (former Congressman) |
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| Panelists | - Matthew J. Klein, President, Akridge - Dr. Michael Meyer, Director, Georgia Transportation Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology - Robert Puentes, Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution |
Closing Remarks
Sushi and Sake Reception