2020 IGES Program

* The time is U.S. Pacific Standard Time

December 4th (Friday)

Opening Session

Moderator: Michael Hsieh, Vice President of UCGEC

17:00-17:40

Opening Remarks

  • Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California
  • Shu, Yinbiao, President of International Electrotechnical Commission, Chairman of China Society for Electric Engineering, Chairman of China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd
  • Jeffrey Sachs, President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Former Advisor to UN Secretary-General, Professor at Columbia University
  • Kang, Chongqing, Chairman of Energy Internet Research Institute, Tsinghua University
  • Paolo Frankl, Head of the Renewable Energy Division of International Energy Agency
  • Qi Wang, CEO of US-China Green Energy Council
17:40-18:40

Keynote Speech Session
Moderator: Liang Min, Board Director of UCGEC

Keynote Speech:

  • Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate, Former U.S. Secretary of Energy, President of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Professor at Stanford University
  • Stanley Whittingham, Nobel Laureate, Member of National Academy of Engineering, Distinguished Professor at Binghamton University (SUNY)
18:40-19:10

Fireside Chat with Nobel Laureates

Moderator: Qi Wang, CEO of UCGEC
19:10-20:10

Keynote Speech:

  • Shi, Dinghua, Former President of China Renewable Energy Society, Former Counsellor of the China State Council
  • Huang, Qili, Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Senior Advisor to China State Grid Corp.

December 5th (Saturday)

Forum 1: Global Decarbonization Forum

Moderator: Michael Hsieh, Vice President of UCGEC

16:00-17:00

Keynote Speech:

  • Robert Weisenmiller, Former Chairman of California Energy Commission, Senior advisor to US-China Green Energy Council
  • Paolo Frankl, Head of the Renewable Energy Division of International Energy Agency
17:00-18:15

Panel Speeches:

  • Zhang, Xiliang, Executive Director of the Institute of Energy, Environment and the Economy, Tsinghua University.
  • Kaina Pereira, Senior Advisor, Business Development and International Trade, California State Government
  • Gao, Feng, Deputy Director of Energy Internet Research Institute, Tsinghua University
  • Ma, Zhao, Chair Professor of Shandong University, Special Expert of China EPRI
  • James Caldwell, President of E3 Regenesis Solutions, Inc, Chair of Smart Eco-city Task Force, US-China Green Energy Counci
18:15-19:00

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Liang Min, Board Director of UCGEC

December 6th (Sunday)

Forum 2: Clean Transportation and Energy Storage Forum

Moderator: Mengning “Frank” Zhou, Vice President of UCGEC

16:00-17:00

Keynote Speech:

  • C.C. Chan, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K. and the Chinese Academy of Engineering
  • Drew Kodjak, Executive Director of International Council on Clean Transportation
17:00-18:15

Panel Speeches:

  • Tyson Eckerle, Deputy Director of Zero-Emission Vehicle, California Governor’s Office
  • Tony Han, CEO and co-founder of WeRide.ai
  • Rajit Gadh, Founder & Director, UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center and UCLA Connected Autonomous Electric Vehicle Consortium
  • Yunshi Wang, Director of the China Center for Energy and Transportation, University of California at Davis
  • Sean Yan, CUSPEA Institute of Technology
18:15-19:00

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Qin Wang, Vice President of UCGEC