Symposium

Executive Dialogue Sessions: TRANSPORTATION & URBAN PLANNING

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	1C	Creating Livable Cities with Energy Efficiency as the Foundation	This unique session will feature insight from cities and regions of the world who are using energy efficiency to improve the quality of life for the citizens in their constituency.
		Moderator	Peter Van den Bossche, Prof. Dr. Ir., Erasmus University College, Brussels
		Rapporteur	Ben Taube, Executive Director, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
		Speakers	Dr. Arun Jhaveri, Certified Sustainable Development Professional, Seattle, Washington Kerstin Kallmann, Department Manager Consulting InformE, Berliner Energieagentur GmbH (Berlin Energy Agency) Peter Rathje, Managing Director, ProjectZero, Denmark
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	2C	The Road Ahead: Designing the Next Generation of Transportation	This session will feature leading researchers and technology officers from the business, academic, and government sectors discussing how technology will improve the efficient movement of people and goods in the years ahead.
		Moderator	David P. Bailey, Manager, Climate Policy, Public Affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation
		Rapporteur	Jacquelin Ligot, Independent Consultant
		Speakers	Pierpaolo Cazzola, Energy & Transport Analyst, International Energy Agency Anthony Greszler, Vice President, Government & Industry Relations, Volvo Powertrain North America Sal Scuderi, President, Scuderi Group
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	3C	Financing Strategies for Energy-Efficient Cities	This session will explore best practices implemented in leading cities around the world that have effectively funded more livable communities through energy efficiency.
		Moderator	Gianluca Sambucini, Project Manager, Global Energy Efficiency 21, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
		Rapporteur	Francois Moisan, Executive Director of Strategy and Research, ADEME
		Speakers	Paolo Bertoldi, Institute for Energy - Renewable Energy Unit, European Commission José Luiz Cavaretti, Director of Marketing and Customer, AES Eletropaulo Vollrad Kuhn, European Project Development Manager, William J. Clinton Foundation / Clinton Climate Initiative Feng Liu, Senior Energy Specialist, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), World Bank
Wednesday, April 29
9:00 am - 10:30 am	4C	Moving and Living Efficiently: Policies that are Making it Happen	This session will highlight policy strategies and government actions that have been effective in increasing the efficiency of light, medium and heavy duty vehicles.
		Moderator	Bertrand Deprez, Senior Consultant, The Centre
		Rapporteur	Gail Hendrickson, Executive Vice President, External Communications and Operations, Alliance to Save Energy
		Speakers	Günter Hörmandinger, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission Akihiko Hoshi, Deputy Director, Environment Division, Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan Takao Onoda, Policy Analyst, International Energy Agency John Scowcroft, Head, Environment & Sustainable Development Unit, Eurelectric
10:45 am - 12:15 pm	5C	CROSS-SECTOR FINANCE Financing the Future: The Role of Creative Structures	From credit risk guarantee programs to energy service companies (ESCOs), this session looks closely at the financial structures being created to advance energy efficiency and reduce climate emissions.
		Moderator	Thomas K. Dreessen, Chairman & CEO, EPS Capital Corp.
		Rapporteur	Anke Sofia Meyer, Senior Consultant, Energy, Transport and Water Department, World Bank
		Speakers	Henry Derwent, President & CEO, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) Dr. Peter du Pont, Chief of Party, ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program Craig O’Connor, Director, Office of Renewable Energy and Environmental Exports, Export-Import Bank of the United States Alain Streicher, Managing Director, FACETS LLC
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm	6C	Wrap-up Session	A unique feature to the Executive Dialogue program, designed for those not able to attend all of the sessions within the Transportation & Urban Planning 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	Jacquelin Ligot, Independent Consultant
		Rapporteurs	1C: Market Transformation Ben Taube, Executive Director, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance 2C: Technology Jacquelin Ligot, Independent Consultant 3C: Finance Francois Moisan, Executive Director of Strategy and Research, ADEME 4C: Policy Gail Hendrickson, Executive Vice President, External Communications and Operations, Alliance to Save Energy 5C: Cross-Sector Finance Anke Sofia Meyer, Senior Consultant, Energy, Transport and Water Department, World Bank

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