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16th UCGES Program

Oct. 19, 2024 
Faculty Club, Stanford University

8:00
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9:00
Registration
9:00
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9:20

Opening Remarks 

  • Zhang, Jianmin, Consular-General, China Consulate General in San Francisco 
  • Craig Allen, President of US-China Business Council
  • Zhang, Mingkang, Mayor of Yancheng City, China (video)
  • Qi Wang, Chairman and CEO of US-China Green Energy Council

MC: Wei-tai Kwok, Board Member of US-China Green Energy Council

9:20
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9:50

Keynote Speech

  • Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate, Former U.S. Secretary of Energy, Professor at Stanford University
9:50
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10:40

High-end Dialogue: Climate and Green Energy Investment 

Panelists: 

  • Tom Steyer, Co-Executive Chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions 
  • Rodi Guidero , Executive Director of Breakthrough Energy 

Moderator: 

  • Yi Cui , Faculty Director of Sustainability Accelerator, Stanford University
10:40
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11:00
Coffee break
11:00
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11:30

Keynote Speech 

  • Arun Majumdar, Dean of School of Sustainability, Stanford University
11:30
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12:00

Fireside Chat with California Climate Policy Leader 

  • Liane Randolph, Chair of California Air Resource Board

Moderator

  • Fan Dai, Director of California-China Climate Institute
12:00
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13:15
Networking Lunch
13:20
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13:40

Keynote Speech 

  • Wan, Gang, Chair of China Association for Science and Technology, Former Minister of Science and Technology of China (Video)
13:40
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14:30

Panel Discussion 1:  Pathway to 100% clean electricity

Panelists: 

  • Carla Peterman, EVP and Chief Sustainability Officer of PG&E 
  • Xiangyang Li, President of China State Grid - North America 
  • Amit Narayan, Founder and CEO of Climate-AI Ventures 

Moderator: 

  • Liang Min, Managing Director of the Bits & Watts Initiative at Stanford University
14:40
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15:20

Fireside Chat with National Climate Leader

  • John Kerry, Former Presidential Climate Envoy, Former US Secretary of State (online)

Moderator

  • Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate, Former U.S. Secretary of Energy, Professor at Stanford University
     
15:20
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15:35
Coffee break
15:35
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15:45

Keynote Speech

  • William Chueh, Director of Precourt Institute for Energy , Stanford University
15:45
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16:30

Top Talk: The Future of Energy

Panelists:

  • Robert Laughlin, Nobel Laureate, Professor of Physics, Stanford University 
  • Amory Lovins, Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, Rocky Mountain Institute

Moderator: 

  • William Chueh, Director of Precourt Institute for Energy , Stanford University
     
16:30
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17:15

Panel Discussion 2: Accelerating decarbonization of our economies 

Panelists

  • Patty Monahan, Commissioner of California Energy Commission 
  • Tianzhn Hong, Deputy Director of Energy Technology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 
  • Ganesh V. Iyer, CEO, NIO US 

Moderator

  • Michael Hsieh, VP of US-China Green Energy Council
17:15
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17:20

Closing Remarks

  • Qi Wang, Chairman and CEO of US-China Green Energy Council