CSR Event

Smart Grid Solutions for Power Delivery

As America continues to expand its energy appetite, businesses and governments are constantly challenged to not only provide an ample and dependable energy source, but also a cleaner energy source to our cities and communities. Meanwhile, the rapidly increasing energy consumption level in the developing countries of Asia, which includes China and India, is expected to increase by more than 100% by 2025. The clean energy sector has taken off and the U.S. is in a heated global race to become the clean technology exporter to the world. Worldwide, the International Energy Agency estimates that achieving a 50% reduction in emissions by 2050 will require total additional global investments of $45 trillion.

During 2010, The Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership at the Maryland Clean Energy Center are coming together to conduct a four-part energy outreach series. The goal of the forums, is to provide insights from top energy experts on approaches to addressing increased energy needs and the viability of various energy options under consideration to meet the region's energy crunch. This first forum will set the stage for the series as senior energy executives will address how electric power is generated, distributed and managed and how smart grid can improve the energy management process.

Agenda

9:00 a.m. Registration

9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions: Peter Gourlay, President, Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership

9:45 a.m. MD-AEP Featured Partner: The Maryland Clean Energy Center, Kathy Magruder, Executive Director

10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker: James L. Connaughton, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Public and Environmental Policy, Constellation Energy. (Former Chairman at The White House Council on Environmental Quality from 2001-2009).

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. "China-U.S. Renewable Energy Opportunities," Zhao Junjie, First Secretary for Science and Technology, Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China

11:00 a.m. "The Many Faces of Smart Grid: Lessons Learned in the Field on Value Extraction," Ray Gogel, Group President and Chief Operating Officer, The Current Group

11:30 a.m. Questions & Answers

12:00 p.m. Program Ends