XYNTEO

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, 2 NOVEMBER

1. WELCOME TO GLTE SAN FRANCISCO
   Moderator: Dr Gabrielle Walker, Chief Scientist, Xyntéo
   

   Osvald Bjelland

   Welcoming remarks on behalf of the GLTE Low-Carbon Leadership Board Executive Committee:

   1. Dr Osvald Bjelland, Chairman and CEO, Xyntéo [PDF]
2. WORKING SESSION 1
   Changing Times
   Moderator: Dr Gabrielle Walker, Chief Scientist, Xyntéo
   

   Rick Duke

   

   Kai Johan Jiang

   1. The Arab Spring, Anwar Fekini, lawyer and leading Libyan
   2. Fiscal Crises and Low-Carbon Implications, Michael Eckhart, Global Head of Environmental Finance and Sustainability, Citigroup
   3. US Low-Carbon Policy Landscape, Dr Rick Duke, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy, US Government Department of Energy
   4. Kai Johan Jiang, President, Chairman and CEO of Dragon Power [PDF]
3. WORKING SESSION 2
   Solutions From Traditional Energy Sources
   Moderator: Johan Nic Vold, Senior Advisor, Xyntéo
   

   Harry Brekelmans

   

   Kjell Eriksson

   1. Shale gas in US, China and Europe, Harry Brekelmans, Executive Vice President Russia and Caspian, Shell
   2. Water Impacts on Energy Strategy, Kjell Eriksson, Head of Energy, DNV
   3. Minimising CO₂ in Challenging Environments--CCS in the Barents Sea, Halvor Engebretsen, Senior Vice President, Statoil
   4. Carbon Decision Making in Megaprojects, Ivar Valstad, Project Manager, Xyntéo [PDF]
4. WORKING SESSION 3
   Mobility
   Moderator: Stephen Cadden, Managing Director for Mobility, Xyntéo
   

   Ryan McCarthy

   1. Fuel Cells and Hydrogen, Bob Byron, Director of Business Development, United Technologies
   2. Supporting Infrastructure for Electrification, Saul Zambrano, Senior Director of Products, PG&E
   3. Enabling policies, Dr Ryan McCarthy, Science and Technology Adviser to the Chair, California Air Resources Board

DAY TWO: THURSDAY, 3 NOVEMBER

1. WORKING SESSION 4
   Delivering Low-Carbon Infrastructure
   Moderator: Ashish Bhatt, Managing Director for Infrastructure, Xyntéo
   

   Paul Westbrook

   

   Helen Burt

   1. A Low-Carbon Case Study for Creating American Jobs, Paul Westbrook, Sustainability Development Manager, Texas Instruments
   2. New Business Models: ESCOs and Biogas, Kevin Best, CEO, Real Energy Inc.
   3. Changing Behaviour for Energy Efficiency, Helen Burt, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, PG&E
2. WORKING SESSION 5
   Game-changing Energy Technologies
   Moderator: Ann Cormack, Managing Director for Energy, Xyntéo
   

   Richard Sassoon

   1. Overview of Renewables, Dr Richard Sassoon, Managing Director, Global Climate and Energy Project, Stanford University [PDF]
   2. Biofuels, a Key Part of the Solution, Dr Paul Willems, Associate Director, Energy Biosciences Institute at Berkeley and Technology Vice President for Energy Biosciences, BP
   3. Cellulosic biofuels, now and next, Brian Foody, President and CEO, Iogen Corporation
3. WORKING SESSION 6
   Financial Health of the Green Tech Frontline
   Moderator: Odd-Even Bustnes, Managing Director for Technology, Xyntéo
   

   Carter Shoop, Adam Bergman, Steven Fawkes and Odd-Even Bustnes (left to right)

   1. Global Green Tech Equities Overview: Taking the Temperature, Adam Bergman, Director, Global Clean Tech Corporate Coverage, Deutsch Bank
   2. Smart Grid: Innovation and Implications, Carter Shoop, Director, KeyBanc Capital Markets
   3. The Efficiency Overhang: Business Models and Capital Implications, Steven Fawkes, Head of New Energy and Clean Technology, Matrix
4. WORKING SESSION 7
   Leadership Panel: Practical steps for a new kind of growth
   Moderator: Dr Gabrielle Walker, Chief Scientist, Xyntéo
   

   Leo Hindery

   

   Amory Lovins

   1. Welcoming remarks by Dr Osvald Bjelland, Chairman, Xyntéo
   2. Keynote introduction by Leo Hindery, Managing Partner of Intermedia Partners, member of the US Council on Foreign Relations and former CEO of AT&T Broadband
   3. Dr Amory Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute