National Clean Energy Summit 5.0: The Power of Choice

August 7th, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT
Bellagio Las Vegas
3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South

High-level industry leaders, policy experts, investors, and public officials, along with citizens and the media, will gather in Nevada for a day-long summit hosted by the Center for American Progress, Clean Energy Project, MGM Resorts International, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. National Clean Energy Summit 5.0: The Power of Choice, the fifth annual summit, will bring together top minds to discuss energy options that will improve quality of life, save money and grow the economy.

Agenda

General Program

7:30 AM          Doors Open
9:00 AM          Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Harry Reid
9:15 AM          Keynote Address by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
9:35 AM          Video Segment
9:40 AM          Optimizing Renewable Energy Development Panel

                          Rose McKinney-James, Clean Energy Project, Moderator
                          Denise Bode, American Wind Energy Association
                                Tom Husted, Valley Electric Association
                                Doug Larson, Western Interstate Energy Board
                          Kevin Smith, Solar Reserve

10:35 AM         Video Segment: Pattern Energy
                           Introduced by Mike Garland, Pattern Energy

10:40 AM          Moving Off of Oil
                           Introduction by Chris Paine, Director of 'Revenge of the Electric Car,'
                           Elon Musk, Tesla Motors
                           Introduction by James Collier, FedEx
                           Frederick W. Smith, FedEx

11:15 AM          The Innovation Edge - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
                           Dr. Arun Majumdar, Former ARPA-E Director
                           Peder Marrbjerg, ARPA-E, Moderator
                           Corwin Hardham, Makani Power
                           Michael Lynch, OPX Biotechnologies
                           Primit Parikh, Transphorm, Inc.

12:00 PM          Lunch
                           Presentation by Bellagio on sustainable lunch

1:30 PM            Keynote Address by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley

1:55 PM            Video Segment

2:00 PM            Empowering Consumers with More and Better Energy Choices Panel

                           Kristin McMillan, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Moderator
                           Peter Fox-Penner, Brattle Group
                           Phil Giudice, Liquid Metal Battery Corp
                           Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
                           Audrey Zibelman, Viridity Energy

2:45 PM           Video Segment

2:50 PM           Presentation on UNLV Solar Decathlon

                          Introduction by U.S. Representative Shelley Berkley
                          Neal Smatresk, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
                          Alexia Chen, Graduate Student at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

3:15 PM           Moving Money and Human Resources Toward a Clean Energy Economy Panel

                         John Podesta, Center for American Progress, Moderator
                         Wendy Arienzo, Array Power
                         Leo W. Gerard, USW International President
                         Jim Murren, MGM Resorts International
                         Hemant Taneja, General Catalyst Partners

4:00 PM           Break

4:30 PM           Keynote Address by President Bill Clinton

4:45 PM           Fireside Chat with President Bill Clinton and John Podesta

5:30 PM           Closing Remarks by U.S. Senator Harry Reid


Itinerary subject to change