Energy and Environment Program

2008 Forum on Global Energy, Economy and Security Agenda

2008 Forum on Global Energy, Economy and Security Agenda
The Aspen Institute
June 26-29, 2008

 

"How Will Supply Match Demand?"

Chair: John Deutch, Institute Professor, MIT

Thursday, June 26

6:30 p.m. Opening Reception and Dinner, Aspen Meadows

Address

Marvin Odum, President-elect, Shell Oil

 

Friday, June 27

 

 

SESSION I: Oil Supply

 
8:30 – 9:45 Hard Truths About Energy
U.S. National Petroleum Council Report
Lee Raymond, former CEO, ExxonMobil
Interviewed by John Deutch
10:15 - noon

Technical Constraints

Rodney Nelson, VP Innovation & Collaboration, Schlumberger
  Russia and Central Asia Ray Leonard, VP (Eurasia)
Kuwait Energy Company
  Energy and Environment Lynn Coleman, retired partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
1:30 – 5:00 p.m.

SESSION II: Demand and Economic Impacts

 
  Global Oil Demand Roberta Luxbacher, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, ExxonMobil Corporation
  Innovation and Oil Demand Amory Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute
  Chinese Oil Demand Kang WU, Senior Fellow, East-West Center; Senior Director, FACTS Global Energy
  Economic Effects of High Prices Chris Varvares, President, Macroeconomic Advisers



7:00 p.m. Forum Dinner
Sponsored by Victus Capital, LLC

 

Saturday, June 28

 

8:30 – noon

SESSION III: Transportation and Alternative Fuels

 
  Manufacturer’s Outlook Reginald R. Modlin, Director - Environmental Affairs, Chrysler
  Manufacturer’s Outlook Bill Reinert, National Manager, Advanced Technology Group,Toyota Motor Sales USA
  Penetration of Alternatives
(plug-in hybrids, biofuels, hydrogen)
Kevin McMahon, The Martec Group
 

Production of Alternatives
(biofuels and unconventional oil)

Richard Hamilton, President & CEO, Ceres, Inc.
1:30-5:00

SESSION IV: Natural Gas

 
  Global Gas Outlook Edgard Habib, Chief Economist, Chevron 
  Gas Pricing Jim Jensen, Jensen Associates
 

Politics and Gas Supply

Amy Myers Jaffe, Fellow for Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University

LNG Trade Octavio Simoes, VP Commercial/ Development
Sempra LNG

 

Sunday, June 29

 

8:00 – 9:30

SESSION V: Energy Security

 
  Major Risks Ernie Moniz, Director, MIT Energy Initiative 
10:00 – 11:30

SESSION VI: Conclusions

 
 

Key points of discussion

Herman Franssen, President, International Energy Associates