JHU SAIS to Host 12th Annual Washington Energy Policy Conference

The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will hold a one-day conference, "Integrating Energy Policy and Climate Policy," on Tuesday, 04/22 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The SAIS International Energy and Environment Program is co-sponsoring this Earth Day event with the National Capital Area Chapter of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics (USAEE).

Phil Sharp, president of Resources for the Future, will give the keynote address about "The U.S. Policy Challenge" at approximately 9:15 a.m. Expert speakers from industry, government, consulting firms and academia will speak throughout the day in the following panel sessions:

• 9 a.m., Welcoming Remarks
• 9:15 a.m., Keynote address by Phil Sharp
• 10 a.m., "Energy Security"
• 12:15 p.m., Luncheon address by David Thomas, first secretary at the British Embassy, on "Climate and Energy Policy in the U.K. and the European Union"
• 2 p.m., "Climate Policy Options"
• 5 p.m., Concluding Remarks and Reception

The complete agenda and list of speakers are below. The conference will be held in the Kenney Auditorium, first floor of the SAIS Nitze Building at 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Admission to the conference by members of the public requires registration and there is a fee of $130 for USAEE members and $150 for nonmembers. To register, contact anorris9@jhu.edu or 202.663.5786. NOTE TO REPORTERS: There is no fee for reporters covering the conference except for $25 if you want to have lunch.

Media who want to cover the event should contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Communications Office at 202.663.5626 or fklubes@jhu.edu.

CONFERENCE AGENDA:

8:30 AM Registration

9:00 AM Welcoming Remarks

Michael Canes, President, NCAC-USAEE

Prof. Wil Kohl, Johns Hopkins IEEP

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "The U.S. Policy Challenge"

Hon. Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future

10:00 AM ENERGY SECURITY

Chair: Glen Sweetnam, EIA

Moving Toward "Energy Independence:" Myth and Reality

Herman Franssen, International Energy Associates

10:30 AM Coffee

10:45 PM Future Auto Technology:

Prospects for plug-in hybrids, fuel cells, fuel efficiency

Keith Cole, General Motors

Increasing Ethanol/Bio Fuels

Marvin Duncan, USDA

Unconventional Fuels

Roger Bezdek, Management Information Services, Inc.

12:15 PM Lunch and Luncheon Speaker

VIEW FROM EUROPE: Climate and Energy Policy in the UK and EU

David Thomas, First Secretary, British Embassy

2:00 PM CLIMATE POLICY OPTIONS

Chair: Andrew Knox, Booz Allen

Nuclear Power Revival

Dr. Richard Meserve, President, Carnegie Institution

Storing CO2 with Enhanced Oil Recovery

Vello Kuuskraa, Advanced Resources International

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Pascal Delaquil, International Resources Group

3:30 PM Break

3:45 PM Review of Cap and Trade Regulation

Michael Mondshine, SAIC

Costs of Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Scott Nyquist and Matthew Parsons, McKinsey and Co.

5:00 PM CONCLUSION

Adam Sieminski, Deutsche Bank

5:15 PM Reception