Agenda
8:15am to 8:45am
Check-in & Coffee
8:45am to 9:00am
Welcome & Purpose
Sally Benson, Professor, Energy Resources Engineering; Co-Director, Precourt Institute for Energy; Director, Global Climate & Energy Project, Stanford University
9:00am to 9:40am
Fireside chat - The View From The Top
The Honorable John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State; Chairman, Bank of America Global Advisory Council
Anne Finucane, Vice Chairman, Bank of America
Interviewed by Jeffrey Ball, Scholar-in-Residence, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance; Lecturer, Stanford Law School
9:40am to 10:30am
Framing the Challenge
Moderator: Dan Reicher, Executive Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance; Lecturer, Stanford Law School
Panelists:
- Jeremy Carl, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution
- Raymond Wood, Managing Director, Global Head of Power, Utilities & Renewables, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- The Honorable Betty T. Yee, California State Controller
10:30am to 10:50am
Networking Break
10:50am to 11:35am
Where it Matters Most: Clean Energy Finance in the Developing World
Moderator: Cathy Zoi, Co-Founder & President, Odyssey; Precourt Energy Scholar, Stanford University
Panelists:
- Priscilla Lu, Managing Director, Sustainable Investments Alternatives & Real Assets, Deutsch Bank
- Purna Saggurti, Chairman of Global Corporate & Investment Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO, ReNew Power
11:35am to 12:20pm
Breaking the Barriers: Innovative Clean Energy Finance Solutions
Moderator: Alicia Seiger, Deputy Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance; Managing Director, Precourt Institute Clean Energy Finance Project; Lecturer, Stanford Law School
Panelists:
- Ashby Monk, Executive Director, Stanford Global Projects Center, Stanford University
- Neha Palmer, Head of Energy Strategy, Global Infrastructure, Google Inc.
- Theresa Whitmarsh, Executive Director, Washington State Investment Board
12:20pm to 12:45pm
Transition to Solutions Workshops & Lunch
Brief solution presentations, followed by facilitated brainstorming, case studies and problem-solving.
12:45pm to 2:30pm
Solutions Workshops
Each workshop will run two consecutive 45-minute sessions providing participants an opportunity to attend two sessions of their choice. Session descriptions are here. Break for transition 1:30pm - 1:45pm.
Investing in Off-Grid Systems: Achieving Energy Access Without Increasing Carbon
· Cathy Zoi, Co-Founder & President, Odyssey; Precourt Energy Scholar, Stanford University
Making a Carbon Tax Politically Viable
· Jeremy Carl, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution
· David Fedor, Research Analyst, Shultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy, Hoover Institution
Measuring and Unlocking Value from Power System Innovation
· Sila Kiliccote, Managing Director, Grid Innovations at Stanford; Staff Scientist, Grid Integration, Systems and Mobility at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
· Arun Majumdar, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Co-Director, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
Reducing Risks and Enabling Returns for Clean Energy Investments
· Ashby Monk, Executive Director, Stanford Global Projects Center, Stanford University
· Jeffrey D. Brown, Research Fellow, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance; Lecturer in Management, Stanford GSB
· Dan Reicher, Executive Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance; Lecturer, Stanford Law School
Where It Matters Most: Cutting Carbon in China and India
· Jeffrey Ball, Scholar-in-Residence, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance; Lecturer, Stanford Law School
· Gireesh Shrimali, Faculty Fellow, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford University
2:30pm to 2:45pm
Break (transition to main hall)
2:45pm to 3:30pm
Getting Climate Action in a Partisan World
The Honorable Kelly Ayotte, former U.S. Senator, New Hampshire; Senior Advisor, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions
The Honorable George Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution
Interviewed by Sally Benson, Professor, Energy Resources Engineering; Co-Director, Precourt Institute for Energy; Director, Global Climate & Energy Project, Stanford University
3:30pm to 4:15pm
Pathways to 2050
Moderator: Kate Gordon, Senior Advisor, Paulson Institute
Panelists:
- Spencer P. Glendon, Senior Managing Director, Partner, and Macroanalyst, Wellington Management
- Thomas Heller, Lewis Talbot and Nadine Hearn Shelton Professor of International Legal Studies, Emeritus, Stanford Law School
- Joaquim Levy, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group
4:15pm to 4:30pm
Wrap-up & closing remarks
Sally Benson, Professor, Energy Resources Engineering; Co-Director, Precourt Institute for Energy; Director, Global Climate & Energy Project, Stanford University
Alicia Seiger, Deputy Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance; Managing Director, Precourt Institute Clean Energy Finance Project; Lecturer, Stanford Law School
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Reception
The Hoover Tower Rotunda
