(Source: Business Wire)
At the US-China
Green Tech Summit, leading green technology CEOs, venture
capitalists and academics will engage in dialogue on how U.S.-China
project-to-project partnerships can reduce CO2, generate green jobs and
ensure energy independence.
Speakers and participants will tackle key issues, form lasting
partnerships and promote U.S.-China collaboration on green tech
development, investment and implementation.
"In what is increasingly a global renewable energy market, the
interchange between China and the U.S. -- the world's largest energy
consuming nations -- is the most exciting. The Green Tech Summit sits at
the heart of the dialogue," said Summit speaker Reyad Fezzani, CEO of
BP Solar and Marley Association board member.
"The Green Tech Summit promises to bring together decision makers who
have an opportunity to make a lasting impact on our markets and our
environment, and I am greatly looking forward to the exchange of ideas
in Beijing," said Steven Chan, chief strategy officer for
Suntech Power Holdings.
"We are looking forward to working with the Summit participants from
industries, academia and governments towards a betterment of automotive
industries in both countries," said David S. Chen, vice president of
General Motors China Group.
Other speakers
include:
General Electric China - Albert Xie, Government Affairs and
Ecomagination
CREIA and NDRC - Li Junfeng, Director
Brookings Institution -- Kenneth G. Lieberthal, China Center
Director
McKinsey and Co. - Jonathan Woetzel, Director, Greater China
Office
Trina Solar - Gao Jifan, CEO
Discussions highlight prospective partner projects, cutting-edge green
technologies and practices ready for immediate commercialization. Panels
include:
Toward Utility-Scale Solar
China's Green Technology Markets: Competition and Regulation
Sustainable Development in China: Dalian Tiandi
Clean Coal Technology and CCS: Roadmap and Partnerships
Smart Grid in China
The 2009 US-China Green Tech Summit is co-organized by the Marley
Association, NDRC, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and
UC Berkeley.
Mart Bailey, founder and chairman of the Marley Association says, "This
Summit promises to see a continuation of the rich dialogue and
cross-border networking opportunities valued by participants last year."
To register, visit: http://greentechsummit.org/registration/
or contact Martha Serianz at 415.385.2384, info@greentechsummit.org.
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