UC Berkeley’s Center for Environmental Public Policy (CEPP) at the Goldman School of Public Policy invites you to participate in the closing event of the inaugural workshop series of the Carbon Governance Project (CGP) entitled:

Day1: March 29

8 - 8:30 am
Registration - Continental Breakfast
Monterey Room

8:30 - 9 am
Introduction to the Series, Event and Desired Outcomes
Blas Pérez Henríquez
Chair, CGP Berkeley
Director, Center for Environmental Public Policy, UC Berkeley

CGP Project Presentation

Adam Bumpus, Project Coordinator, Melbourne University

Chukwumerije Okereke, Chair, CGP United Kingdom, Oxford University

James Tansey, Chair, CGP British Columbia, Canada, University of British Columbia

Participant Introductions

9 - 9:30 am
Keynote Opening Remarks

Energy Bio Science Research for a Low Carbon Future
Chris Somerville
Director
Energy Biosciences Institute at UC Berkeley

9:30 - 10:30 am
Roundtable 1#
Technological Paths to a Green Economy

Lead speakers:
Disruptive Innovation: Science and R&D for a Low Carbon Future
Spanos J. Costas
Chair, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, UC Berkeley

Low Carbon Transformation: Clean Tech Innovation in California
Bruce Klafter
Senior Director, Environmental, Health and Safety, Applied Materials

Futures Vision of a Post Peak Carbon Economy: the World, the US and California
Dan Kammen
Professor, Energy Resources Group & Public Policy, Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, UC Berkeley

10:30 - 10:45 am
Coffee Break

10:45 am - 12:30 pm
Roundtable #2:
Climate Policy and Low Carbon Development: Regional and Global Perspectives, Collaborative Efforts and New Developments

Lead speakers:
A North American Energy Partnership: A Canadian Perspective
Cassie Doyle
Consul General, Consulate General of Canada, San Francisco

Clean Energy and Climate Policy: A US Federal and Regional Perspective
Ben Machol
Manager, Clean Energy and Climate Change Office, U.S. EPA, Region 9

Oil sands GHG Emissions, Process Innovation and Regulatory Dynamics
Harrie Vredenburg
Professor, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Paths to Low Carbon Development in the UK
Chuks Okereke
Reader in Environment & Development, Geography and Environmental Science Department,
University of Reading

Australia's New Carbon Emissions Policy
John Wiseman
Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne

Low Carbon Development and Emerging Economies
David Roland-Holst
Adjunct Professor, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Department of Economics,
University of California, Berkeley

12:30 - 2 pm
Luncheon and Keynote Remarks:
Meritage Private Dinning Room

California as a Global Clean Tech Leader: Energy, Communications & Transport
Michael H. Peevey
President, California Public Utilities Commission

2 - 3:30 pm
Roundtable #3: Energy Business Transformation and Climate Policy in California

Lead speakers:

Public Policy and Energy Low Carbon Transformation
Michael O'Hare
Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley

Energy Business Transformation in California: Limits and Opportunities
Todd Strauss
Senior Director, Energy Policy, Planning and Analysis, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Implementing the Smart Grid, End-to-End
Mason Willrich
Director, California Clean Energy Fund

Consumer Decisions about Energy Consumption
Catherine Wolfram
Co-Director, Energy Institute, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Policy Drivers for Reducing GHG emissions in California
James N. Goldstene
Executive Officer, CARB

3:30 - 4 pm
Coffee Break

4 - 6 pm
Roundtable #4: The Role of Capital: Financing Low Carbon Business Transformation

Moderator: Brian Steel, Executive in Residence,
Energy Institute, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Lead speakers:
Theme A: Financing Low-Carbon Business Transformation
Bill Shelander
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Dan Lankford
Partner, Wavepoint Ventures

Nancy Pfund
Co-founder and Managing Partner, DBL Investors

Michael Summers
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, CG Innovation Partners

Peter Liu
Clean Energy Advantage Partners

Theme B: Innovative Investment Mechanisms and Climate Policy

Ken Berlin
Senior Vice President for Policy and Planning & General Counsel, Coalition for Green Capital

Bob Epstein
Co-Founder, Environmental Entrepreneurs

Cisco Devries
President, Renewable Funding

Kristian Hanelt
SVP Renewable Capital Markets

6:30 - 9 pm
Dinner and Keynote Speaker
Horizon Room

Policy Paths to a Green Economy: Moving Forward and Future Challenges
Mary Nichols
Chair, California Air Resources Board

Day 2: March 30

8:30 - 9 am
Registration - Continental Breakfast
Horizon Room

9 - 9:30 am
Keynote Opening Remarks
The Green Economy: From Concept to Reality in California and Regions Around the World

Linda Adams
Chair, Climate Action Reserve
Founding President, R20 Regions of Climate Action
Former, Secretary of Cal EPA

9:30 - 11am
Roundtable #5: The Green Economy: A Reality Check

Lead speakers:
Score Card on Green Jobs
Carol Zabin
Director of Research, Labor Center, UC Berkeley

The Green Economy in California
Sean Randolph
President, Bay Area Council Economic Institute

The Green Economy: A Business Perspective
Kari Smith
Director, Regulatory Affairs, SunPower Corporation

11:10 - 12:30 am
Roundtable #6:  Low Carbon Transformation: Business Opportunities and Market Challenges

Lead speakers:
Managing Low Carbon Development in California
David Rosenheim
Executive Director, The Climate Registry

Waste Management and Sustainability
Chris Choate
Vice President of Sustainability, Recology

Corporate Green Energy Strategies
Ron Kalich
National Facilities Director, Kaiser Permanente Corporation

Sports Industry and Sustainability
Neill Duffy
Chairman, Tribe Management

Clean Tech and Sustainability
Laura Berland-Shane
Siemens

Electric Industry and Sustainability
Gillian Wright
Southern California Gas Company

Sustainable Business Development: A UK Perspective
Richard Miller
Head of Sustainability, Technology Strategy Board

12:30 - 2 pm
Lunch
Horizon Room

Closing Keynote Remarks
Noel Perry
Founder, Next 10

2 - 4 pm
Plenary Roundtable Discussion - Closing

4 - 5 pm
Farewell Reception

Adjourn