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Nov. 17th Friday – Morning
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7:30am
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Continental Breakfast & Registration
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8:45am
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Opening Remarks
- Yang Yihang, Commercial Counselor, Consulate General of China in San Francisco
- Xu Heyi, Chairman of BAIC Group (Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd)
- Li Zhen, Chairman of Guoxuan High-tech Co., Ltd
- Terry Culver, Associate Dean of Columbia University SIPA
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9:00am
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Keynote: The Future of US – China Energy and Economic Cooperation
- Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate, Stanford University Professor, fmr US Energy Secretary
- Mod: David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow of Columbia University CGEP
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10:15am
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Coffee Break
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10:30am
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Session 1: Global Vision – Mobility in Transition
- David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow of Columbia University CGEP
- Zheng Gang, CEO of Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd
- Li Zhen, Chairman of Guoxuan High-tech Co., Ltd
- Michael Dunne, President of Dunne Automotive Ltd., fmr President of GM Indonesia
- Lewis Fulton, Co-Director, STEPS, Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis
- Marcial Nava, Principal Economist at BBVA Compass
- Sobhan Khani, Director of Mobility at Plug & Play
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12:00pm
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Panel Discussion 1
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12:30pm
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Innovation Talk
- Candace Widdoes, COO of Plug & Play
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12:45pm
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Lunch
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Nov. 17th Friday – Afternoon
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2:00pm
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Keynote: Energy Future in China
- Manuel Pinho, Columbia University Visiting Professor, fmr Minister of Economy and Innovation in Portugal
- Mark Levine, Guest Senior Scientist of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, founder of the China Energy Group
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3:30pm
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Session 2: National Ambitions in EV – Road to Zero Emission
- Mark Wenzel, Climate Change Adviser at California EPA
- Steven Cai, Dean of Engineering Institute, Guoxuan High-tech Co., Ltd
- Issam Dairanieh, CEO of CO2 Sciences, fmr BP Managing Director of Corporate VC
- Huanyu Mao, Chairman of Suzhou YouLion Battery Inc.
- Joel Levin, Executive Director at Plug In America
- Chris Mi, Professor and Chair of ECE Department at San Diego State University
- Ed Lovelace, CTO of XL Hybrids
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5:00pm
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Panel Discussion 2
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5:45pm
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Innovation Talk
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6:00pm
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Networking Reception
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7:00pm
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Dinner Reception Keynote
- Susan Shirk, China Expert, fmr Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
- Mod: Guang Lei, Director, 21st Century China Center, UC San Diego
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8:00pm
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Dinner
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Nov. 18th Saturday – Morning
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7:30am
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Continental Breakfast and Registration
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8:45am
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New Energy Outlook 2017
- Rob Glen, Western Market Leader, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)
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9:30am
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Keynote: US – China Energy and Environment Cooperation
- Gina McCarthy, Fellow at Harvard University, fmr Administrator of US EPA
- Mod: Manuel Pinho, Columbia University Visiting Professor, fmr Minister of Economy and Innovation in Portugal
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10:45am
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Session 3: Diverse Development – Energy Storage as a Service
- Daniel Steingart, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University
- Song Ci, Associate Professor of Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Ryan Wartena, President & Director of Product at Geli
- Jack Chen, CEO at Energport Inc.
- Wade Bitaraf, Direct of Energy at Plug & Play
- Candice Yu, Policy & Strategy at Mercedes-Benz Energy
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12:00am
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Panel Discussion 3
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12:45pm
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Closing Remarks
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