Symposium

Executive Dialogue Sessions: BUILDINGS

Sessions are color coded to indicate their focus as follows:

Policy Focus
Finance Focus
Market Transformation Focus
Technology Focus

Tuesday, April 28
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	1A	Best Energy-Efficiency Building Practices from Around the World	From zero energy building codes in the United States to eco-housing projects in Europe, to national codes in Mexico, this session will explore new policies that are effectively driving residential and commercial buildings to carbon neutrality.
		Moderator	Barry Lynham, Head of Public Affairs Europe & CIS, Knauf Insulation
		Rapporteur	Jared Blum, President, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)
		Speakers	Alexandre Fernandes, Director General, Portuguese Energy Agency (ADENE) David Green, Chief Executive, UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy Hon. Dian Grueneich, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission Satish Kumar, Chief of Party, USAID, ECO-III Project, International Resources Group Stina Soewarta, Deputy Head of Cabinet, Energy Commissioner A. Piebalgs
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	2A	Mobilizing Public and Private Investments in the Built Environment	This session will feature a diverse group of speakers representing multinational and private financial institutions, as well as government officials and others, who will explore best practices from across the globe in mobilizing public and private investments in energy efficiency.
		Moderator	Robert Dixon, Sr. Vice President & Global Head, Energy & Environmental Solutions, Building Automation, Siemens Building Technologies Inc.
		Rapporteur	Peter Love, Chief Energy Conservation Officer, Ontario Power Authority
		Speakers	Vincent Berrutto, Head of Unit Energy Efficiency, Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) Evangelina Hirata, Deputy Director General, National Housing Commission (CONAVI) Thomas Lowery, Vice President, Service & Solutions - Europe & Africa, Johnson Controls, Inc. Grammatiki Tsingou, Director General Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank (EIB)
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	3A	Energy Efficiency and Renewables: Competing or Complementary Technologies?	Often renewable energy technologies receive greater policy support than do energy-efficiency technologies. This session will feature a discussion of why and how policies need to support them both.
		Moderator	Dr. Marianne Moscoso-Osterkorn, Director General, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
		Rapporteur	James "Jim" McMahon, Head, Energy Analysis Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
		Speakers	Kent Anson, Vice President, Global Energy & Environment, Honeywell Buildings Solutions Lisa Jacobson, Executive Director, Business Council for Sustainable Energy Dr. Nitin Pandit, President, International Institute for Energy Conservation Thomas Weirich, Vice President of Corporate Relations, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
Wednesday, April 29
9:00 am - 10:30 am	4A	Are Carbon Neutral Buildings a Goal for Today or the Future?	Offering a variety of academic, government, and business perspectives, this session will discuss whether today’s technologies allow for the construction of carbon neutral buildings, or if further development and commercialization are needed to achieve this goal.
		Moderator	Craig Silvertooth, Executive Director, Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing
		Rapporteur	Randall Bowie, Chief Consultant, Standards/Codes/Regulations, Group Corporate Affairs, Rockwool International
		Speakers	Tom Arnold, Vice President of Energy Efficiency and Carbon Solutions, EnerNOC, Inc. Pascal Eveillard, Director, Sustainable Construction, Public Affairs & Communication Strategy, Saint-Gobain Group - Insulation Activity Dr. David H. Fisher, Chairman, Dynamic Architecture Group Ken Mentzer, President & CEO, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA)
10:45 am - 12:15 pm	5A	Unleashing the Power of Energy Efficiency in Buildings	High level speakers from organizations and institutions that are leading the charge toward carbon neutral buildings will discuss and explore effective initiatives and efforts underway to overcome barriers to energy efficiency in the built environment.
		Moderator	William Sisson, Director of Sustainability, United Technologies Research Center
		Rapporteur	Benoit Lebot, Climate Change Technical Advisor, United Nations Development Program - Environment Finance Group
		Speakers	Tan Tian Chong, Director, Technology Development Division, Building and Construction Authority, Singapore Brandi McManus, Global Energy Services Officer, TAC LLC Philip Mihlmester, Co-Chairman, Energy, Climate, & Transportation, ICF International Constant Van Aerschot, Director, Construction Trends, Lafarge Larry Wash, President, Trane Global Services
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm	6A	Wrap-up Session	A unique feature to the Executive Dialogue program, designed for those not able to attend all of the sessions within the Buildings track, this final session is a wrap-up of all of the cross-cutting discussions held over the course of the two days. Presented by a panel of rappateurs, this session will provide attendees a second opportunity to hear the innovative and important conclusions drawn in the sessions they missed.
		Moderator	Kate Offringa, Vice President, Public Affairs, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA)
		Rapporteurs	1A: Policy Jared Blum, President, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) 2A: Finance Peter Love, Chief Energy Conservation Officer, Ontario Power Authority 3A:Policy James "Jim" McMahon, Head, Energy Analysis Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 4A: Technology Randall Bowie, Chief Consultant, Standards/Codes/Regulations, Group Corporate Affairs, Rockwool International 5A: Market Transformation Benoit Lebot, Climate Change Technical Advisor, United Nations Development Program - Environment Finance Group

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