PLENARY SESSIONS

EE Global will feature three plenary sessions that will bring together leaders from business, government and academia to discuss advances and insights into the global energy-efficient movement.

Opening Plenary Session

Energy Efficiency: Spurring Innovation & Driving Productivity
Tuesday, March 27th from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Across the globe countries and businesses are tackling ways to address economic crises and high unemployment - energy efficiency is an investment that yields solutions to both problems by reducing energy/operational costs and creating jobs. In this session, leading figures from business and government will discuss how they are implementing energy efficiency to spur innovation and drive productivity. In making the business case for energy efficiency, participants also will discuss how and when energy efficiency becomes mainstream and debate government\'s role in bringing energy efficiency to scale. Are standards, mandates and incentives necessary, or could the energy efficiency industry flourish in the absence of government intervention?

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Kateri Callahan President Alliance to Save Energy Read bio	Ervin Cash President & CEO Bosch Thermotechnology North America Read bio	Christian Gianni Vice President, Engineering & Technology Whirlpool Corporation Read bio	HON. Ray Mabus Secretary of the Navy The United States Navy Read bio	Michael Mills President Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance Read bio
HON. Bruce Oreck U.S. Ambassador to Finland Read bio	Andreas Schierenbeck Chief Executive Officer Siemens Building Technologies Read bio	Gregory Sebasky Chairman Philips North America Read bio

Morning Plenary Session

Energy Efficiency: The First Solution for Sustainable Energy for All
Wednesday, March 28th from 9:00 am to 11:00 am

The UN recently designated 2012 the "International Year of Sustainable Energy for All," highlighting doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvements as one of the three objectives necessary to achieve this goal. As a resource that is available today, and that can effectively address energy concerns for both highly industrialized nations and developing countries, energy efficiency should be a first solution for countries and organizations around the world. And yet, the global call to action and momentum surrounding increases in energy efficiency pales in comparison to the other two objectives - universal access and renewables. This panel will bring together the foremost thought-leaders from international agencies and organizations that can take this critical designation and turn it into action. At the EE Global morning plenary session participants will discuss the policy drivers, funding needs and public-private partnerships necessary to not only achieve, but surpass, the UN's energy efficiency objective and bring energy efficiency to scale.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Jeff Drees U.S. Country President Schneider Electric Read bio	S. Vijay Iyer Director, Department of Sustainable Energy World Bank Read bio	Ambassador Richard Jones Deputy Executive Director International Energy Agency Read bio	Ambassador Carlos Pascual Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau of Energy Resources Department of State Read bio	Ann Quon Principal Director, Department of External Relations Asian Development Bank Read bio
Dr. Kandeh Yumkella Director-General United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Read bio

EE Visionary Awards & Plenary Luncheon

Energy Efficiency: The Building Blocks for Sustainable Cities
Thursday, March 29th from 12:45 pm to 2:30 pm

The Plenary Awards Luncheon will celebrate and showcase the "best of the best" in energy efficiency by honoring the 2012 EE Visionary award winners. This year's recipients showcase the important work being done by cities large and small, new and old, to deploy energy efficiency at speed and at scale. The EE Visionary Awards are selected by the EE Global International Steering Committee and bestowed upon recipients from different regions of the world (the Americas, Africa-Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Europe) in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the advancement of energy efficiency.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany (award winner) Director of Sustainability Masdar City, UAE Read bio	Kateri Callahan President Alliance to Save Energy Read bio	Bob Dixon Vice President & Sr. Advisor to the Management Board, Infrastructure & Cities Sector, Building Technologies Division Siemens Industry, Inc. Read bio	Thomas K. Dreessen Chairman & CEO Energy Efficiency Project Investment Company, Ltd. Read bio	Matt Enstice (award winner) Chief Executive Officer Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, NY Read bio
Libby Ferguson (award winner) Director Government Liaison (Americas), Victorian Government Business Office State Government of Victoria, Australia (Department of Business & Innovation) Read bio	Jim Madej (presenter) Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer National Grid Read bio	Michael Mills President Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance Read bio	Boris Palmer (award winner) Lord Mayor Tuebingen, Germany Read bio