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2018 Program Agenda
Thursday November 1
9am
David and Joan Traitel Building of Hoover Institution
435 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Session I
Welcome to Stanford University
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
, Stanford University
Stanford Global Energy Forum Opening Remarks
Arun Majumdar
, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
Gamechanger: What’s New in an Old Industry: Oil & Gas in the Era of Decarbonization
Mark Zoback
, Stanford University
Global Oil & Gas Dialogue
Sally Benson
(Chair), Co-director, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
Philippe Sauquet
, Total
David Hager
, Devon Energy Corporation
Andrew Swiger
, ExxonMobil
Session II
Entrepreneur Panel
Ira Ehrenpreis
(Chair), DBL Partners
KR Sridhar
, Bloom Energy
Richard Swanson
, SunPower
Etosha Cave
, Opus 12
Innovation Break
Session III
Welcome
Michael C. Morgan
, Triangle Peak Partners
Middle East Dialogue
Condoleezza Rice
(Chair), Stanford University
Abdallah Al-Mouallimi
, Saudi Arabia
North American Dialogue
Condoleezza Rice
(Chair), Stanford University
Peter MacKay
, Baker McKenzie
Jamie Parada
, Institute of Innovation and Technology Transfer, Nuevo Leon
Session IV
Global Energy Transformations Dialogue
Steven Chu
(Chair), Stanford University
Lisa Davis
, Siemens AG
Isabelle Kocher
, Engie
Energy Policy, China Viewpoint
Tao Zhang
, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Session V
Gamechanger: Digital Automation - The Future of Machine Intelligence
Jeff Dean
, Google Inc.
Digitalization of Energy Dialogue
Ashok Belani
(Chair), Schlumberger, LTD.
Jeff Dean
, Google Inc.
Patricia Poppe
, CMS Energy
Future of Energy Dialogue
William Perry
, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Jerry Brown
, Governor, State of California
Networking Reception
Session VI
Dinner: Food for Thought
Arun Majumdar
, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
Lisa Murkowski
, US Senator; Chair, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
, Stanford University
Friday November 2
8:30am
David and Joan Traitel Building of Hoover Institution
435 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Session VII
Welcome
Sally Benson
, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
Changing US Electricity Landscape
Doug Kimmelman
(Chair), Energy Capital Partners
Anne Pramaggiore
, Exelon Utilities
Thad Hill
, Calpine Corporation
Gamechanger: How Far Can Batteries Go?
Yi Cui
, Stanford University
Gamechanger: Autonomous Mobility
Chris Urmson
, Aurora
Future of Mobility Dialogue
Cathy Zoi
(Chair), EVgo
Mike Ableson
, General Motors Company
Session VIII
Global Energy Transformations Dialogue
Kate Gordon
(Chair), RIDGE-LANE Limited Partners
Abhijeet Sathe
, SoftBank Energy
Lei Zhang
, Envision Group
Climate Change Talk: Knowns and Unknowns About Climate Change
Chris Field
, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
Networking Lunch
Session IX
Welcome by Lynn Orr
Lynn Orr
, Stanford University
Cybersecurity Dialogue
John Hennessy
(Chair), Alphabet; Stanford University
David Goeckeler
, Cisco, Inc.
Susan Gordon
, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Natural Gas & Energy Transition
Mark Zoback
(Chair), Stanford University
Sara Ortwein
, XTO Energy
Francesco Mele
, Francesco Mele, Azimuth Capital Management
David Carroll
, Gas Technology Institute
Energy Investments Dialogue
Thomas Heller
(Chair), Stanford University
Joaquim Levy
, World Bank Group
Session X
Welcome by Lynn Orr
Lynn Orr
, Stanford University
Energy Investments Talk
Alastair Bishop
, BlackRock
Energy Investments Dialogue
Sally Benson
(Chair), Co-director, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
Brian Moynihan
, Bank of America
Energy Investments Dialogue
Arun Majumdar
(Chair), Co-director, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
Bill Gates
, Breakthrough Energy Coalition
Reflections from Stanford Energy
Arun Majumdar
(Chair), Co-director, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
William Perry
, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Steven Chu
, Stanford University
Closing Remarks
Arun Majumdar
, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
Sally Benson
, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University