2022 IGES Program

Day 1

Date: Dec. 1st, 2022
Time: 5:30-8:30PM PST
Venue: online zoom meeting
 
17:30-17:50
Opening remarks:
  • Congratulatory Letter from Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California
  • Presented by Mengning Zhou, Senior VP of US-China Green Energy Council
  • Congratulatory Letter from Jianmin Zhang, Consul General of China at San Francisco
    Presented by Pengfei Gao, Science and Technology Counselor,Consul General of China at San Francisco
  • Chongqing Kang, Dean of Energy Internet Research Institute, Tsinghua University
  • Qi Wang, Chairman and CEO of US-China Green Energy Council
17:50-18:00
UCGEC & Tsinghua new book release
  • “The Energy Technology Innovation on the Path towards Carbon Neutrality”
 
Keynote
18:00-18:30
Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate, Former US Secretary of Energy, Professor of Stanford University
18:30-19:00
Yinbiao Shu, President of International Electrotechnical Commission, President of Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering,
19:00-19:30
Yi Cui, 2021 Global Energy Prize Laureate, Member of National Academy of Science, Director of Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy
19:30-20:00
Timur Gül, Head of Energy Technology Policy, International Energy Agency
 
Fireside Chat
20:00-20:30
Jingdong Xie, Power Inovition Center of Shanghai University of Electric Power
Yulei Liu, POWERCHINA Shanghai Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd.
Xiang Gao, Researcher of Shanghai Jiaotong University
Qian Ai, Professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University
Tong Wang, Director of Strategy Center of Huadian Electric Power Research InstituteLunch Break

Day 2

Date: Dec. 2nd, 2022
Time: 5:00PM-8:00PM PST
Volta Institute of DBES, Shanghai, China
 
9:00-9:20
Opening remarks
 
Keynote
9:20-10:20
Stanley Whittingham, 2019 Nobel Laureate, Member of American Academy of Engineering,Distinguished Professor of State University of New York
Guanhua Chen, Professor of Hong Kong University,CUSPEA Scholar, Director of HK QAI Lab, Co-Convenor of HKX
Yang Pang, Vice President of CUSPEA Scholar Association, Director of Carbon Neutral Institute of China Chief Economist Forum, Chairman of Chelion Renewables Group
Xiao Yan, CUSPEA Scholar, Founder & Chief Scientist of MS Energy, Chairman of Shanghai Volta Institute of Digital Battery Energy Storage
10:20-10:40
Tea Break
 
Roundtable Discussion
10:40-12:00
  • Jingdong Xie, Power Inovition Center of Shanghai University of Electric Power
  • Yulei Liu, POWERCHINA Shanghai Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • Xiang Gao, Researcher of Shanghai Jiaotong University
  • Qian Ai, Professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University
  • Tong Wang, Director of Strategy Center of Huadian Electric Power Research InstituteLunch Break

Day 3

Date: Dec. 3rd, 2022
Time: 1:30-5:00PM PST
Venue: Shriram Center Room 104
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Moderator: Liang Min, Board Member of US-China Green Energy Council
 
 
Opening remarks
13:30-13:40
Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate, Former US Secretary of Energy, Professor of Stanford University
 
Keynote
13:40-14:05
Robert Weisenmiller, Former Chairman of California Energy Commission
14:05-14:30
Xiaoxin Zhou, Honorary Chairman of China Electric Power Research Institute,Member of Chinese Academy of Science,  International Member of US National Academy of Engineering
14:30-15:00
Break
15:00-15:25
Larry Goulder, Director of the Stanford Center for Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis
 
New book/new report release
15:25-15:45
UCGEC New Book “The Energy Technology Innovation on the Path towards Carbon Neutrality”
  • Qi Wang, Chairman and CEO, US-China Green Energy Council
15:45-16:05
Stanford University New Report “Accelerating Decarbonization in China and the United States and Promoting Bilateral Collaboration on Climate Change”
  • Shiran Victoria Shen, China Program Director, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy
16:05-16:25
LBNL New Article, “Achieving 80% Carbon Free Electricity System in China by 2035”
  • Jiang Lin, Nat Simons Presidential Chair in China Energy Policy at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
16:25-17:00
Roundtable Discussion