The Morris Series: Leadership and Innovation, featuring James Reardon-Anderson, Jeffrey Ball, Wade Crowfoot, and David Monsma

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Date

Thu Apr 16, 2015
6:00pm – 7:30pm

Location

San Francisco, CA, United States
The Walt Disney Family Museum

Hosts

A Look at China: Advancing Energy Innovation

Featuring:

  • James Reardon-Anderson, Interim Dean, Walsh School of Foreign Service, and Sun Yat-sen Professor of Chinese Studies, Georgetown University;
  • Jeffrey Ball, Scholar-in-Residence of Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford University; Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School;
  • Wade Crowfoot, Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Senior Advisor, Office of California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.

Moderated by:

  • David Monsma, Executive Director, Energy & Environment Program, The Aspen Institute

Made possible by a generous donation from Aspen Institute Trustee Diane L. Morris, this series brings the mission and work of the Institute to an invited group of supporters, friends, and new audiences in the San Francisco area. The Series addresses innovation and technology with an underlying theme of leadership based on enduring values and nonpartisan exchange.

Featuring James Reardon-Anderson, Interim Dean, Walsh School of Foreign Service, and Sun Yat-sen Professor of Chinese Studies, Georgetown University; Jeffrey Ball, Scholar-in-Residence of Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford University; Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School.

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