Date
October 8-11, 2019
Location
The Lodge at Torrey Pines
La Jolla, CA
Energy
Energy
Perhaps the first team to unveil the Enron scandal, SNS has a long history of accurate predictions of oil pricing and energy outcomes. FiRe explores related areas, from alternative energy and energy markets to energy’s connection to climate change.
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Topics in This Focus Channel
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Building Elon Musk’s Hyperloop
September 6, 2015
Bibop Gresta, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies’ Deputy Chairman and COO
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Planning the Earth’s Energy Sourcing
May 23, 2013
"Planning the Earth's Energy Sourcing": A conversation with Michael Shellenberger, President, Breakthrough Institute; Kevin Surace, CEO, Appvance; Tom Arnold, CEO, Gridium.com; Stefano Poli, CEO, Electro Power Systems; and Michael Pfeffer, CEO, Ibis Networks; Hosted by Ed Butler, Senior Broadcast Journalist, BBC
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“Re-Inventing FiRe: Selecting a Preferred Energy Future”
May 25, 2012
A conversation with Amory Lovins, Author, and Co-Founder, Chair, and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute; hosted by Scott Foster, Senior Analyst (Sustainability), BNP, Paribas (Tokyo)
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“The Future of Cleantech”
May 25, 2012
A Conversation with Tom Matzzie, Founder and CEO, Ethical Electric Company; Dan Kapp, Director, Powertrain Research & Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Co.; and Tony Lammers, President and CEO, MAR Systems; hosted by Sheeraz Haji, CEO, Cleantech Group
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“From Carbon to Carbon”
May 24, 2012
With David Sarna, CEO, WoodallTech; and Dan Simon, President and CEO, Heliae; hosted by Glen Hiemstra, Founder, Futurist.com
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“Changing Our Buildings vs. Our Climate: From Data Centers to Residences”
May 27, 2011
With Jason Green, Director, Vantage Data Centers; Hank Louis, Founder and Director, DesignBuildBLUFF, College of Architecture+Planning, University of Utah; and Bradley Peacock, Principal, DwellTek; hosted by Cynthia Figge, Co-founder and COO, CSRHUB
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Dinner Presentation: “Scaling Alternative Energy: The Key to Survival”
May 11, 2010
Nathan Lewis, George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology
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“Blast Off! From Launching Private Rockets to the Next Electric Cars”
May 20, 2009
A conversation with Elon Musk, CEO, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Tesla Motors; hosted by Mark Anderson
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Dinner Presentation: “Identifying Tomorrow’s Energy Sources”
May 22, 2008
Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures
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“Trading Carbon Credits: What’s Next, and Who Benefits?”
May 21, 2008
A panel with Erik Blachford, CEO, TerraPass; and David Morris, EcoVerdance; hosted by Martin Tobias, past CEO, Imperium Renewables
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“Russia’s Future: From Military Superpower to Energy Superpower”
May 24, 2007
A conversation with Bob Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International; hosted by Mark Anderson
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“Tesla Motors: The Cars of Tomorrow, Today”
May 24, 2007
A panel discussion with Martin Eberhard, CEO, Tesla Motors; Nate Lewis, George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry, Caltech; and Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Environment and Energy Correspondent, The Economist; hosted by Elon Musk, Chair, Tesla Motors
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“Energy Technology: The Next Wave?”
May 16, 2006
A conversation with Bob Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International; hosted by Mark Anderson
Leaders in This Focus Channel
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Michael Shellenberger
President, Breakthrough Institute
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Tom Matzzie
Founder and CEO, Ethical Electric Co.
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Elena Polyakova
CEO, Graphene Labs; and COO, Graphene 3D Lab
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Hank Louis
Founder and Director, DesignBuildBLUFF
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Kevin Surace
CEO, Appvance
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Tara Lemmey
Chairman, LENS Ventures; and CEO, Net Power & Light
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Mark Gaalswyk
Founder and Chairman, Easy Energy Systems Inc.
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Bradley Peacock
Principal, DwellTek
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Keith Blakely
Chairman and CEO, The InVentures Group Inc.
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Sheeraz Haji
CEO, Cleantech Group
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Tom Arnold
CEO, Gridium
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Daniel Kapp
Director, Powertrain Research & Advanced Engneering, Ford Motor Co.
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Jerry Woodall
Distinguished Professor, College of Engineering, University of California-Davis
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Bibop Gresta
Chairman, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies
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Cynthia Figge
CEO and Co-Founder, CSRHub
