As of July 14, 2014
Boao Forum for Asia
Energy, Resources & Sustainable Development Conference
September 4-6, 2014
Seattle, Washington State, USA
Thursday / September 407:30 - 16:00 / Registration
(FairmontOlympicHotel)
09:00 - 12:00 / Investment Symposium
(Microsoft Headquarters)
- A high-level workshop for investors on effective strategies for the North American market
Welcome
- Brad SMITH, General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Microsoft Corporation (Confirmed)
Discussion Leaders
12:00 - 13:30 / Luncheon
13:30 - 14:30 / Tour of Microsoft Headquarters Campus
14:30 / Return to FairmontOlympicHotel
17:30 / Bus departs Fairmont Hotel for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
18:00 - 21:00 / Opening Reception at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters
Welcome Remarks
- ZHOU Wenzhong, Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia (Confirmed)
- Bill GATES, Co-Founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Confirmed)
- Melinda GATES, Co-Founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Boao Forum Seattle Chair (Confirmed)
20:00 - 21:00 / Dinner
(Invitation Only)
Speaker
Friday / September 5
09:00 - 09:30 / Opening
Moderator
- ZHOU Wenzhong, Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia (Confirmed)
Speakers
- Yasuo FUKUDA, Former Prime Minister, Japan; Chairman, Boao Forum for Asia (Confirmed)
- Jay INSLEE, Governor, Washington State (Confirmed)
- Henry PAULSON, Former Secretary of Treasury, USA (Confirmed)
- Patty MURRAY, US Senator (Confirmed)
09:30 - 10:15 / Session 1
New Findings on Climate Change: What Does This Mean for the Sustainability of Planet Earth?
- To what extent has climate change impacted the Mankind? Are such adversities blamed on human activities or else?
- Given what we have done so far to reduce emissions, will the situation get worse in the foreseeable future?
- Why all the controversy over climate change?
- Latest findings of the IPCC Fifth Assessment
Moderator
- Jonathan WOETZEL, Head of Energy and Urbanization for McKinsey & Company (Confirmed)
Panelists
- CHEN Feng, Chairman, HNA Group (Confirmed)
- Thomas LOVEJOY, Biodiversity Chair, the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment (Confirmed)
- Rajendra PACHAURI, Chairman, IPCC (Confirmed)
- XIE Zhenhua, Vice Minister, National Development and Reform Commission of China
10:15 - 11:00 / Session 2
Sustainability of Conventional Energy and the Shale Gas Revolution
- Supple-demand: The gravity of production is shifting from the Middle East towards the US, Brazil, Canada and Venezuela, while that of consumption is drifting towards emerging markets such as China and India
- Rise of non-OPEC producers and the fall of OPEC
- The shale gas revolution
- Constants and variables on the global energy landscape: short-term & long-term
- The controversy over nuclear energy
Moderator
- Jim SCIUTTO, Chief National Security Correspondent, CNN (Confirmed)
Panelists
- Julio FRIEDMANN, Deputy Asst Secretary of Energy
- Jennifer HOLMGREN, CEO,Lanzatech
- Kazumasa KUSAKA , Chairman and CEO, the Japan Economic Foundation; Former Vice Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (Confirmed)
- Ernie THRASHER, CEO, Xcoal Energy & Resources (Confirmed)
- WANG Yilin, Chairman, CNOOC
- ZHANG Guobao, Chairman, the Advisory Board, National Energy Commission, China (Confirmed)
11:00 - 11:15 / Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:00 / Session 3
Renewable/Clean Energies: The Way Forward
- Clean energy and energy-saving: best practices
- Wind, solar and other renewable energies: potential, constraints and solutions
- Bio-fuel and food security
Moderator
- Steve HOWARD, Secretary General, the Global Foundation (Confirmed)
Panelists
- Shinichi KOIZUMI, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, Toray Industries (Confirmed)
- Sumant SINHA, Co-Chairman of National Committee on Renewable Energy, Confederation of Indian Industry; Founder Chairman & CEO, ReNew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd (Confirmed)
- Cynthia WARNER, Chairman, Sapphire Energy (Confirmed)
- Gary Yang, President & CEO, UniEnergy Technologies (Confirmed)
12:30 - 14:00 / Luncheon 1
Innovation in Managing Carbon
(Georgian Room)
Moderator
Speakers
- John GILLELAND, CEO, Terrapower
- Eric REDMAN, CEO, Summit Power (Confirmed)
12:30 - 14:00 / Luncheon 2
Zero-Carbon Buildings
(Palm Court)
Moderator
Speakers
- Denis HAYES, President and CEO, Bullitt Foundation (Confirmed)
- Zhen YU, Associate Professor, Chinese Academy of Building Research (Confirmed)
- ZHOU Nan, Director, US-China Clean Energy Research Center – Building Energy Efficiency Consortium (Confirmed)
12:30 - 14:00 / Luncheon 3
Networking Lunch
(Spanish Ballroom Foyer)
14:00 - 14:30 / Dialogue1
Strengthening Global Partnerships
- From a long-term and strategic point of view, what can major countries do to forge global partnerships for peace and sustainable development of the world?
Speakers
- Henry PAULSON, Former Secretary of Treasury, USA (Confirmed)
- ZHOU Wenzhong, Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia (Confirmed)
14:30 - 14:40 / Future Flash 1
The Question of Water
Speaker
- MA Jun, Director, Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (Confirmed)
14:40 - 15:25 / Session 4
Intelligent Cities & Sustainable Urban Living
- Worldwide migration trends are hastening the need for more sustainable urban cities. China alone will add more than 350 million people to its urban population by 2025. What are the implications for environment, health and urban/rural development?
- Definition and DNA of an intelligent city
- Intelligent cities vs. digital cities
- Case study: successes and failures
Moderator
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Panelists
- FENG Lun, Chairman, Vantone
- LAURA IPSEN, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft(Confirmed)
- Jiang LIN, Senior Vice President, Energy Foundation
- David NIEH, CEO, Lend-Lease China
- QIU Baoxing, Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Housing and Urban/Rural Development(Confirmed)
- WANG Lu, Vice Governor, Hainan Province(Confirmed)
- YU Liang, President, Vanke
- AECOM
- SOM
- Gasler
15:25 - 15:45 / Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:30 / Session 5
Health, Inclusive Growth and Human Development
- Economic prosperity and sustainability require a healthy population, healthy workforce and control of public health threats. How can scientific breakthroughs and new forms of global collaboration deliver better health outcomes and ensure sustainable development around the world?
Moderator
- Steve DAVIS, CEO, PATH (Confirmed)
Panelists
- YAN Xijun, President, TASLY Group (Confirmed)
- Susan Desmond-Hellman, CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Confirmed)
- Alex GORSKY, CEO, Johnson & Johnson
- BGI
16:30 - 17:15 / Session 6
Energy Internet and The Third Industrial Revolution
Moderator
- Jon WELLINGHOFF, Partner, Stoel Rives; Former Chairman of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Confirmed)
Panelists
- David SANDALOW, Former Under Secretary of US Energy Department (Confirmed)
- Kimberly HARRIS, CEO, Puget Sound Energy
- ZHONG Jun, General Manager, China Southern Power Grid (Confirmed)
- Gold Wind
18:30 - 20:00 / Reception & Dinner
(Chihuly Glasshouse, Seattle Centre)
Speakers
- Maria CANTWELL, US Senator (Confirmed)
- Dale CHIHULY, Artist (Confirmed)
Saturday / September 6
09:00 - 09:15 / Future Flash 2
The Future of Technology, Innovation and Sustainability
Speaker
09:15 - 10:00 / Session 7
The Mobile Solution for a Sustainable Future
- What’s next in mobile: smart phones, tablets, wearables or more?
- Killer applications
- Mobile solutions to health, education, commerce, etc.?
Moderator
- James FALLOWS, Author and National Correspondent, Atlantic Monthly(Confirmed)
Panelists
- Kris GOPALAKRISHNAN, Executive Co-Chairman, Infosys Technologies
- LI Yanhong, Chairman and CEO, Baidu
- Pony MA, Chairman, Tencent Technologies
- Marrisa MAYER, CEO, Yahoo!
- Vanghn SMITH, Senior Vice President, Facebook(Confirmed)
- Wang Jian, CTO, Alibaba
- US CEO of ZTE
10:00 - 10:45 / Session 8
Re-imagine Relations across the Pacific
- American and Asian markets
- TPP: Setting the New Trade Agenda across the Pacific
- Two-way investment: Potential, obstacles & innovative solutions
- Case study: successes and failures
Moderator
- John HOLDEN, Senior Dean of Yanching Academy, Peking University (Confirmed)
Panelists
- CUI Tiankai, Chinese Ambassador to the US (Confirmed)
- HAN Duck-soo, President, KITA(Confirmed)
- Gary LOCKE, Former US Ambassador to China(Confirmed)
- Kevin RUDD, Former Prime Minister, Australia(Confirmed)
- Josette Sheeran, President, Asian Society(Confirmed)
- YANG Xiyu, Executive Vice President, Boao Forum for Asia Research Institute(Confirmed)
10:45 - 11:00 / Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45 / Session 9
New Alliances: West Coast States and Chinese Provinces
Moderator
- TIAN Wei, Anchor, CCTV(Confirmed)
Panelists
- Jerry BROWN, Governor, State of California
- CHEN Wenhua, Vice Governor, Sichuan Province (Confirmed)
- Christy CLARK, Premier, British Columbia
- Jay INSLEE, Governor, State of Washington(Confirmed)
- Ed MURRAY, Mayor, Seattle
- WANG Lu, Vice Governor, Hainan Province(Confirmed)
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