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Thursday, November 3, 2011
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| Thursday, November 3, 2011 |
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| 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM |
Registration |
| 8:30 AM to 8:45 AM |
Welcome, Opening Remarks |
| Jim Baldauf, President and Co-Founder, ASPO-USA |
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| 8:45 AM to 9:00 AM |
Overview, Concepts and Principles |
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| A review of goals, key questions to be addressed, and principles that will guide discussion throughout the conference.Jan Mueller, Executive Director, ASPO-USA |
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| 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM |
2011 Peak Oil Update: Timing, Implications, Responses |
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An up-to-date synopsis of the fundamental economic, energy, and geologic issues that underlie the Peak Oil problem and our overall energy challenges.Roger Bezdek, President, Management Information Services Inc.
Jean Laherrere, Consultant, former Petroleum Engineer, Total S.A. (France)
Chris Skrebowski, Founding Director, Peak Oil Consulting; Consulting Editor, Petroleum Review, Energy Institute (UK) |
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| 10:30 AM to 10:45 AM |
Break and Networking |
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| 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM |
Oil, Energy and the Economy |
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An in-depth look at the relationship between energy and the economy, and how changes in energy supply, demand, and sources can affect fundamental economic parameters.Jeff Rubin, Former Chief Economist, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Author, Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller
Chris Martenson, Former Vice-President, Science Applications International Corporation; Creator “The Crash Course”
Lester Brown, President and Founder, Earth Policy Institute (Invited) |
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| 12:15 PM to 1:45 PM |
Networking Lunch |
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| 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM |
Out of Gas: Implications for Transportation |
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Transportation accounts for 70% of U.S. oil use, and depends on oil for nearly all its energy needs. This session examines scenarios of how passenger and freight travel are likely to respond as Peak Oil unfolds.Mort Downey, Senior Advisor, Parsons-Brinkerhoff (invited)
Mark DeLucchi, Research Scientist, Institute for Transportation Studies, University of California-Davis (invited)
Charles Schlumberger, Lead Air Transport Specialist, The World Bank
Moderator: Joshua Schank, President, Eno Transportation Foundation |
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| 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM |
Of Wells and Wall Street: Implications for Businesses and Investors |
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The current environment for businesses and investors is fraught with uncertainty. Learn how Peak Oil and other major shifts in energy market dynamics alters the calculus for business and investment strategies.Jim Hansen, Ravenna Capital Management
Robert Rapier, Chief Technology Officer, Merica International |
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| 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM |
China and the Middle East: Implications for U.S. Energy Security |
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Dynamic changes in China and the Middle East, including rapidly rising energy demand, has huge consequences for the United States and other industrial economies. This session examines major trends in global energy demand and supply, and ripple effects for the U.S. economy.Jeffrey Brown, Independent Consulting Petroleum Geologist
Michael Klare, Five Colleges Professor of Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College
Minqi Li, Professor of Economics, University of Utah |
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| 3:45 PM to 5:00 PM |
The End of Growth? |
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The spectacular economic growth experienced by the United States and other industrial nations over the last 100 or more years was made possible in large part by access to abundant, affordable energy, principally from fossil fuels. Can growth as we have known it continue in the face of accelerating depletion of global energy resources?William Catton, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Sociology, Washington State University; Author, Overshoot: The Ecological Basis for Revolutionary Change
John Michael Greer, Author, The Long Decline
Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute: Author, The End of Growth
Robert Hirsch, Senior Energy Advisor, MISI
Dmitry Orlov, Engineer; Writer, ClubOrlov.com |
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| 5:15 PM to 7:00 PM |
Dinner on your own |
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| 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM |
The Shale Gas Rush: Boom or Bust? |
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Massive expansion of shale gas development has been touted as a cure-all for America’s energy challenges. This special feature session takes a hard look at the prospects and pitfalls for shale gas.Anthony Ingraffea, Professor of Engineering, Cornell University
Rob Jackson, Professor, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
Robert Howarth, Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology, Cornell University
Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, NRDC
Moderator: Art Berman, Labyrinth Consulting Services, Inc.; ASPO-USA Board Member |
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This week, we would like to present our agenda for the 2011 ASPO-USA Conference – Peak Oil, Energy & the Economy to be held November 2-5 (Wednesday – Saturday) in Washington DC.