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Planning Committees

The planning and execution of EE Global would not be possible without the support and hard work of the following advisory committees:

International Steering Committee
The International Steering Committee (ISC) is comprised of high-level energy efficiency professionals from five regions of the world.

ISC Government Co-Chairs
Lena Ek
Lena Ek

Member of European Parliament (Sweden)
Nobuo Tanaka
Nobuo Tanaka

Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Claude Turmes
Claude Turmes

Member of European
Parliament
(Luxembourg)
ISC Industry Co-Chairs
Mark Bitzer
Marc Bitzer

President, Whirlpool Europe
EVP, Whirlpool Corporation
Jean-Pascal Tricoire
Andreas Schierenbeck

CEO, Building Automation, Siemens
Jean-Pascal Tricoire
Jean-Pascal Tricoire

President and CEO, Schneider Electric

African Representatives

  • Mark Gordon, Director Strategic Environmental Management, Western Cape Government - South Africa
  • Richard Ingwe, Executive Director, Centre for Research & Action on Development of Locales (CRADLE)
  • Ibrahim Salau, Managing Director, Environmental Accord Nigeria Limited

Asia / Pacific Representatives

  • G.C. Datta Roy, CEO, DSCL Energy Services Company Ltd
  • Peter du Pont, Chief of Party, ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program
  • Hou Dufang, President, China Household Electrical Appliances Association
  • S. Raghupathy, Senior Director and Head, Confederation of India Industry - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
  • Sirikalaya Suvachittanont, Director, Energy Engineering Institute

European Representatives

  • Peter Bach, Chair / Senior Policy Advisor, ECEEE / Danish Energy Authority
  • Igor Bashmakov, Director, Center for Energy Efficiency, Russia
  • Paolo Bertoldi, I.E.S. – Renewable Energies Unit, European Commission DG JRC
  • Horst Biedermann, CESARUS Sprl
  • Richard A. Bradley, Head, Energy Efficiency and Environment Division, International Energy Agency
  • Henry Derwent, President and CEO, IETA
  • Denis Givois, Director Renewables and Climate Change, Dalkia
  • David Green, Chief Executive, UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy
  • Frederic Hug, Director of Environment, Elyo Suez
  • Benoit Lebot, Climate Change Technical Advisor, United Nations Development Programme-Global Environment Facility
  • Tony Long, Director of European Policy Office, World Wildlife Fund
  • Michael Lowak, CEO, MVV Energiedienstleistungen GmbH
  • Francois Moisan, Executive Director of Strategy and Research, ADEME
  • Hans Nilsson, Principal Administrator, Energy Efficiency and Policy Analysis Division
  • Francesco Olivieri, Advisor to Enel, Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Strategy Function, Enel SpA
  • Marianne Osterkorn, International Director, REEEP
  • Simon Patten, Global Sustainability Programme Manager, BP
  • Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission
  • Mykola Raptsun, President, Agency for Rational Energy Use and Ecology (Arena-Eco)
  • Bernd Reuter, Ministry for Environment, State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Federal Republic of Germany
  • Gianluca Sambucini, Energy Efficiency 21 - Sustainable Energy Division, UN Economic Commission for Europe
  • John Scowcroft, Head, Environment & Sustainable Development Unit, Eurelectric
  • Gianni Silvestrini, Advisor of the Italian Minister of Economic Development, Italian Government

Latin American Representatives

  • Odon de Buen, President, Energy, Technology and Education (ENTE)
  • Arturo Echeverria, President, AEAEE
  • Janine Ferretti, Environment Division Chief, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Ernesto Heinzelmann, President, Embraco
  • Georgina Kessel, Secretary of Energy, Mexico
  • Mark Lambrides, Project Manager, Department of Sustainable Development, Organization of American States
  • Pablo Realpozo, General Director, Trust Fund for Electrical Energy Savings-FIDE
  • María Elena Sierra, Executive Secretary, Comisión Nacional para el Ahorro de Energía (CONAE)

North American Representatives

  • Tom Dreessen, President & CEO , EPS Capital Corporation – Chairman of the North American Delegation
  • Jay Bhalla, Principal, Business Development, Intergy Corporation
  • Douglas V. Bloss, Corporate Vice President, Armstrong International, Inc.
  • Jared Blum, President, PIMA (Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Assoc.)
  • William Chandler, President, Transition Energy International, Ltd.
  • Scott DeShetler, Director, Marketing Communications, Building Insulation Division, Johns Manville
  • Robert Dixon, Sr. Vice President & Global Head, Energy & Environmental Solutions, Building Automation, Siemens Building Technologies Inc.
  • Cheryl English, Vice President, Technical Services & Industry Relations, Acuity Brands Lighting
  • Stephen Farrar, Director of International Business, Guardian Industries Corporation
  • Tom Geier, 3M Government Affairs Manager - Federal & State, 3M
  • David Goldstein, Energy Program Director, NRDC
  • Dian Grueneich, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
  • Stephen Harper, Director, Environment and Energy Policy, Intel Corporation
  • Steve Heins, Vice President of Communication & Government Affairs, Orion Energy Systems
  • Geoffrey Hunt, Senior Vice President, Communications & Human Resources, OSRAM SYLVANIA
  • Douglas Johnson, Senior Director, Technology Policy & International Affairs, Consumer Electronics Association
  • Tom Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute
  • Andrew Liveris, President, CEO and Chairman , The Dow Chemical Company
  • Peter Love, Chief Energy Conservation Officer, Ontario Power Authority
  • Julie McCombs, Director, Global Policy, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Inst.
  • Jim McMahon, Head, Energy Analysis Department, LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Ken Mentzer, President & CEO, NAIMA
  • John Mollet, Vice President, International Copper Association, Ltd.
  • Bill Nesmith, Assistant Director for Conservation, Oregon Department of Energy
  • Bill Nitze, Chairman, Oceana Energy Company
  • Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, Chair, California Energy Commission
  • Mark Pryor, Senator, United States Senate
  • Suzanne Shelton, President & CEO, Shelton Group
  • Craig Silvertooth, Executive Director, Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing
  • Susan Strong, Executive Director, XPSA (Extruded Polystyrene Foam Association)
  • Mark Thompson, President, CEO and Director, Fairchild Semiconductor
  • Barbara Tyran, Director, Washington Relations, Electric Power Research Institute
  • Thomas Weber, Vice President, Jupiter Oxygen
  • Carl Wehmeyer, Executive Vice President, Niagra Conservation
  • Hon. Timothy E. Wirth, President, UN Foundation

International Program Committee
The International Program Committee (IPC) is an international group of energy-efficiency experts responsible for the development of the Executive Dialogue Sessions.

IPC Chair
Paolo Bertoldi
Paolo Bertoldi

I.E.S - Renewable Energies Unit
European Commission DG JRC
   
  • Anne Arquit Niederberger, Owner, Policy Solutions
  • Paul Baudry, Research and Development Division, Electricite de France
  • Ronnie Belmans, Professor, University of Leuven (Belgium)
  • Jared Blum, President, PIMA (Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Assoc.)
  • Randall Bowie, Advisor, Rockwool International (Denmark)
  • Richard A. Bradley, Head, Energy Efficiency and Environment Division, International Energy Agency
  • Tom Catania, Vice President Government Relations, Whirlpool Corporation
  • Leslie Cordes, Director, Partnership Development – Energy and Climate, UN Foundation
  • Tomas Dahlman, Director, Global Energy Policy Affairs, Electrolux Major Appliances
  • Tom Dreessen, President & CEO , EPS Capital Corporation
  • Peter du Pont, Chief of Party, ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program
  • Christiane Egger, Deputy Manager, O.Oe. Energiesparverband
  • Ken Mentzer, President & CEO, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association
  • Marianne Osterkorn, International Director, REEEP
  • B. Sudhakara Reddy, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Goregaon
  • John Scowcroft, Head, Environment & Sustainable Development Unit, Eurelectric
  • Daniel Sperling, Member, California Air Resources Board and Director, Institute of Transportation Studies; Acting Director, Energy Efficiency Center; Professor of Transportation Engineering and Environmental Policy, University of California Davis
  • Jan te Bos, General Director, European Insulation Manufacturers Association (EURIMA)
  • Maria-Albertina Veiga, International Programs/Business Operations, Edison Electric Institute
  • Andrew Warren, Director, Association for the Conservation of Energy
  • Cyndy Wilson, Policy Analyst, Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Michele Wyman, Executive Director, Local Governments for Sustainability, USA Inc.