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Presentation Date:
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Presentation Time:
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Rahm Emanuel was confirmed in a bipartisan vote as the 31st United States Ambassador to Japan on December 18, 2021. Previously, Ambassador Emanuel was the 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago, where he made it a priority to bring global companies to the city, helping Chicago to lead the U.S. in corporate relocations and foreign direct investment for seven consecutive years. Prior to becoming Mayor, Ambassador Emanuel served as President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff. Ambassador Emanuel was also elected four times as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois’s 5th Congressional District (2002-2008). From 1993 to 1998, Ambassador Emanuel was a key member of President Bill Clinton’s administration, rising to serve as Senior Advisor to the President for Policy and Politics.
Alaska Energy Authority
Presentation Date:
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Presentation Time:
11:05 AM – 12:05 PM
Presentation Title:
Training and Technical Assistance to Grow Capacity and Improve Utility Performance
Justin Tuomi joined the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) in 2012, and has been the Rural Assistance Manager since 2021. In this role, Tuomi leads the Circuit Riders and Rural Electric Utility Workers who train and provide technical assistance to rural power plant and bulk fuel operators. This ensures that energy infrastructure lasts its full economic life, preventing catastrophic electrical emergencies, and building self-sufficiency.
Previously, Tuomi served as a Rural Electric Utility Worker for AEA, where he was responsible for constructing new rural power plants, providing technical assistance, and advising and performing routine maintenance and operations and minor repairs on rural energy infrastructure.
Prior to joining AEA, Tuomi worked as a welder on a team of construction workers to build rural power plants in remote communities throughout Alaska.
ACEP / UAF
Presentation Date:
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Presentation Time:
11:05 AM – 12:05 PM
Presentation Title:
Training and Technical Assistance to Grow Capacity and Improve Utility Performance
U.S. Department of Energy – Office of Indian Energy
Presentation Date:
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Presentation Time:
1:50 PM – 2:50 PM
Presentation Title:
Prioritization and Preparation: The Role of Data
Renewable Energy Alaska Project
Presentation Date:
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Presentation Time:
11:05 AM – 12:05 PM
Presentation Title:
Training and Technical Assistance to Grow Capacity and Improve Utility Performance
Chris McConnell works to maximize energy literacy and training opportunities at the K-12, vocational, and University levels so that Alaskans can more easily identify and embark on career pathways in the energy sector.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Presentation Date:
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Presentation Time:
1:50 PM – 2:50 PM
Presentation Title:
Decarbonizing Marine Shipping
United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
Presentation Date:
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Presentation Time:
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
An agribusiness leader who transformed a seventh-generation farm into a scaled commodity and value added businesses in the midwestern United States while launching international operations and deploying new technologies. Kip is recognized by multinational businesses, financial firms, humanitarian organizations and national press as an individual who can explain global agribusiness trends to farmers and corporate board members. So as a family farmer, serving as the US Ambassador in Rome has been a privilege to bring the realities of production agriculture and food systems to the multilateral policy arena. While the slow pace of reaching consensus can be frustrating, the past year has seen the Rome-based UN Agencies effectively act at lightning speed in responding to the global pandemic, reforming themselves to improve governance and resource stewardship, and positioning themselves to be more agile and prepared for future challenges.
S&P Global
Presentation Date:
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Presentation Time:
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM
Daniel Yergin is a respected authority on energy, international politics, and economics, and a Pulitzer Prize winner. He is Vice Chairman of S&P Global, and is chairman of S&P Global’s CERAWeek conference, which CNBC has called “the Super Bowl of energy”. Dr. Yergin’s book The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations is described by NPR as “a master class on how the world works.” He is the author of the bestseller The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World. Dr. Yergin’s book The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil Money and Power was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was a number one New York Times bestseller, and has been translated into 20 languages.
Pasteur Labs & Inst for Simulation Intelligence
Presentation Date:
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Presentation Time:
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Presentation Title:
AI and its Role in the Energy Transition
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Presentation Date:
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Presentation Time:
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM
Presentation Title:
Rising Tide
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Presentation Date:
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Presentation Time:
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM
Presentation Title:
Rising Tide
Twelve
Presentation Date:
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Presentation Time:
11:05 AM – 12:05 PM
Presentation Title:
Decarbonizing Aviation
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Presentation Date:
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Presentation Time:
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Presentation Title:
Decarbonizing Ground Transportation
Chris Gearhart was appointed director of CIMS after joining NREL as director of the Hydrogen Technologies and Systems Center in late 2012. In more than 16 years with Ford Motor Company, Gearhart led research and development teams in that company’s Fuel Cell System, Stack, and Hydrogen Storage division as well as playing pivotal roles in product development, safety research, and quality assurance programs. Gearhart has also served on the faculty of Michigan State University and the School for Renewable Energy Science in Akureyri, Iceland. He holds doctorate and master’s degrees in physics from Washington University in St. Louis, and a bachelor’s degree in physics and math from Drake University.