Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis
Boao Forum for Asia
Energy, Resources & Sustainable Development Conference
September 4-6, 2014
Seattle, Washington State, USA
|Thursday |September 4 |
|07:30 - 16:00 |Registration |
| |(Fairmont Olympic Hotel) |
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|09:00 - 12:00 |Investment Symposium |
| |(Microsoft Headquarters) |
| |A high-level workshop for investors on effective strategies for the North American market |
| |Welcome |
| |Brad SMITH, General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Microsoft Corporation |
| |Discussion Leaders |
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|12:00 - 13:30 |Luncheon |
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|13:30 - 14:30 |Tour of Microsoft Headquarters Campus |
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|14:30 |Return to Fairmont Olympic Hotel |
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|17:30 |Bus departs Fairmont Hotel for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
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|18:00 - 21:00 |Opening Reception at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters |
| |Welcome Remarks |
| |ZHOU Wenzhong, Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia (Confirmed) |
| |Bill GATES, Co-Founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Confirmed) |
| |Melinda GATES, Co-Founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| |Boao Forum Seattle Chair (Confirmed) |
|20:00 - 21:00 |Dinner |
| |(Invitation Only) |
| |Speaker |
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|Friday |September 5 |
|09:00 - 09:30 |Opening |
| |Moderator |
| |ZHOU Wenzhong, Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia (Confirmed) |
| |Speakers |
| |Yasuo FUKUDA, Former Prime Minister, Japan; Chairman, Boao Forum for Asia (Confirmed) |
| |Jay INSLEE, Governor, Washington State (Confirmed) |
| |Henry PAULSON, Former Secretary of Treasury, USA (Confirmed) |
| |Patty MURRAY, US Senator |
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|09:30 - 10:15 |Session 1 |
| |New Findings on Climate Change: What Does This Mean for the Sustainability of Planet Earth? |
| |To what extent has climate change impacted the Mankind? Are such adversities blamed on human |
| |activities or else? |
| |Given what we have done so far to reduce emissions, will the situation get worse in the foreseeable |
| |future? |
| |Why all the controversy over climate change? |
| |Latest findings of the IPCC Fifth Assessment |
| |Moderator |
| |Jonathan WOETZEL, Head of Energy and Urbanization for McKinsey & Company (Confirmed) |
| |Panelists |
| |CHEN Feng, Chairman, HNA Group (Confirmed) |
| |Henry PAULSON, Former Secretary of Treasury, USA |
| |Thomas LOVEJOY, Biodiversity Chair, the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the |
| |Environment (Confirmed) |
| |Rajendra PACHAURI, Chairman, IPCC (Confirmed) |
| |John PODESTA, Special Counselor to President Obama and Former Chief of Staff to President Clinton |
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|10:15 - 11:00 |Session 2 |
| |Sustainability of Conventional Energy and the Shale Gas Revolution |
| |Supple-demand: The gravity of production is shifting from the Middle East towards the US, Brazil, |
| |Canada and Venezuela, while that of consumption is drifting towards emerging markets such as China and|
| |India |
| |Rise of non-OPEC producers and the fall of OPEC |
| |The shale gas revolution |
| |Constants and variables on the global energy landscape: short-term & long-term |
| |The controversy over nuclear energy |
| |Moderator |
| |Jim SCIUTTO, Chief National Security Correspondent, CNN (Confirmed) |
| |Panelists |
| |Julio FRIEDMANN, Deputy Asst Secretary of Energy |
| |Jennifer HOLMGREN, CEO,Lanzatech |
| |Kazumasa KUSAKA , Chairman and CEO, the Japan Economic Foundation; Former Vice Minister for |
| |International Affairs at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (Confirmed) |
| |Ernie THRASHER, CEO, Xcoal Energy & Resources (Confirmed) |
| |Gary Yang, President & CEO, UniEnergy Technologies |
| |WANG Yilin, Chairman, CNOOC |
| |ZHANG Guobao, Chairman, the Advisory Board, National Energy Commission, China (Confirmed) |
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|11:00 - 11:15 |Coffee Break |
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|11:15 - 12:00 |Session 3 |
| |Renewable/Clean Energies: The Way Forward |
| |Clean energy and energy-saving: best practices |
| |Wind, solar and other renewable energies: potential, constraints and solutions |
| |Bio-fuel and food security |
| |Moderator |
| |Steve HOWARD, Secretary General, the Global Foundation (Confirmed) |
| |Panelists |
| |GAO Jifan, Chairman, TrinaSolar (Confirmed) |
| |Shinichi KOIZUMI, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, Toray Industries (Confirmed) |
| |David SANDALOW, Former Under Secretary of US Energy Department (Confirmed) |
| |Sumant SINHA, Co-Chairman of National Committee on Renewable Energy, Confederation of Indian Industry;|
| |Founder Chairman & CEO, ReNew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd (Confirmed) |
| |Cynthia WARNER, Chairman, Sapphire Energy (Confirmed) |
| |Jon WELLINGHOFF, Partner, Stoel Rives; Former Chairman of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| |(Confirmed) |
| |ZHONG Jun, General Manager, China Southern Power Grid (Confirmed) |
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|12:30 - 14:00 |Luncheon 1 |
| |Innovation in Managing Carbon |
| |(Georgian Room) |
| |Speakers |
| |John GILLILAND, CEO,Terrapower |
| |Eric REDMAN, CEO, Summit Power (Confirmed) |
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|12:30 - 14:00 |Luncheon 2 |
| |Zero-Carbon Buildings |
| |(Palm Court) |
| |Speakers |
| |Denis HAYES, President and CEO, Bullitt Foundation (Confirmed) |
| |Zhen YU, Associate Professor, Chinese Academy of Building Research (Confirmed) |
| |ZHOU Nan, Director, US-China Clean Energy Research Center – Building Energy Efficiency Consortium |
| |(Confirmed) |
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|12:30 - 14:00 |Luncheon 3 |
| |Networking Lunch |
| |(Spanish Ballroom Foyer) |
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|14:00 - 14:30 |Dialogue1 |
| |Strengthening Global Partnerships |
| |From a long-term and strategic point of view, what can major countries do to forge global partnerships|
| |for peace and sustainable development of the world? |
| |Speakers |
| |Henry PAULSON, Former Secretary of Treasury, USA (Confirmed) |
| |ZHOU Wenzhong, Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia (Confirmed) |
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|14:30 - 14:40 |Future Flash 1 |
| |The Question of Water |
| |Speaker |
| |MA Jun, Director, Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (Confirmed) |
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|14:40 - 15:25 |Session 4 |
| |Intelligent Cities & Sustainable Urban Living |
| |Worldwide migration trends are hastening the need for more sustainable urban cities. China alone will |
| |add more than 350 million people to its urban population by 2025. What are the implications for |
| |environment, health and urban/rural development? |
| |Definition and DNA of an intelligent city |
| |Intelligent cities vs. digital cities |
| |Case study: successes and failures |
| |Moderator |
| |RUI Chenggang, Anchor, CCTV(Confirmed) |
| |Panelists |
| |LAURA IPSEN, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft(Confirmed) |
| |Jiang LIN, Senior Vice President, Energy Foundation |
| |David NIEH, CEO, Lend-Lease China |
| |QIU Baoxing, Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Housing and Urban/Rural Development(Confirmed) |
| |WANG Lu, Vice Governor, Hainan Province(Confirmed) |
| |FENG Lun, Chairman, Vantone |
| |ZHANG Xin, CEO, SOHO |
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|15:25 - 15:45 |Coffee Break |
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|15:45 - 16:30 |Session 5 |
| |Health, Inclusive Growth and Human Development |
| |Economic prosperity and sustainability require a healthy population, healthy workforce and control of |
| |public health threats. How can scientific breakthroughs and new forms of global collaboration deliver |
| |better health outcomes and ensure sustainable development around the world? |
| |Moderator |
| |Chris MURRAY, Director, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) |
| |Panelists |
| |YAN Xijun, President, TASLY Group(Confirmed) |
| |Susan Desmond-Hellman, CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| |Steve DAVIS, CEO, PATH |
| |Alex GORSKY, CEO, Johnson & Johnson |
| |BGI |
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|18:30 - 20:00 |Reception & Dinner |
| |(Chihuly Glasshouse, Seattle Centre) |
| |Speakers |
| |Maria CANTWELL, US Senator (Confirmed) |
|Saturday |September 6 |
|09:00 - 09:15 |Future Flash 2 |
| |The Future of Technology, Innovation and Sustainability |
| |Speaker |
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|09:15 - 10:00 |Session 7 |
| |The Mobile Solution for a Sustainable Future |
| |What’s next in mobile: smart phones, tablets, wearables or more? |
| |Killer applications |
| |Mobile solutions to health, education, commerce, etc.? |
| |Moderator |
| |James FALLOWS, Author and National Correspondent, Atlantic Monthly(Confirmed) |
| |Panelists |
| |Kris GOPALAKRISHNAN, Executive Co-Chairman, Infosys Technologies |
| |LI Yanhong, Chairman and CEO, Baidu |
| |LEE Jay-yong, Vice Chairman of the Board, Samsung |
| |Pony MA, Chairman, Tencent Technologies |
| |Marrisa MAYER, CEO, Yahoo! |
| |Vanghn SMITH, Senior Vice President, Facebook(Confirmed) |
| |Wang Jian, CTO, Alibaba(Confirmed) |
| |US CEO of ZTE |
|10:00 - 10:45 |Session 8 |
| |Re-imagine Relations across the Pacific |
| |American and Asian markets |
| |TPP: Setting the New Trade Agenda across the Pacific |
| |Two-way investment: Potential, obstacles & innovative solutions |
| |Case study: successes and failures |
| |Moderator |
| |John HOLDEN, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace(Confirmed) |
| |Panelists |
| |CUI Tiankai, Chinese Ambassador to the US |
| |HAN Duck-soo, President, KITA(Confirmed) |
| |Gary LOCKE, Former US Ambassador to China(Confirmed) |
| |Kevin RUDD, Former Prime Minister, Australia(Confirmed) |
| |Josette Sheeran, President, Asian Society(Confirmed) |
| |YANG Xiyu, Executive Vice President, Boao Forum for Asia Research Institute(Confirmed) |
|10:45 - 11:00 |Coffee Break |
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|11:00 - 11:45 |Session 9 |
| |New Alliances: West Coast States and Chinese Provinces |
| |Moderator |
| |TIAN Wei, Anchor, CCTV(Confirmed) |
| |Panelists |
| |Jerry BROWN, Governor, State of California |
| |CHEN Wenhua, Vice Governor, Sichuan Province (Confirmed) |
| |Christy CLARK, Premier, British Columbia |
| |Jay INSLEE, Governor, State of Washington(Confirmed) |
| |Ed MURRAY, Mayor, Seattle |
| |WANG Lu, Vice Governor, Hainan Province(Confirmed) |
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