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Sunday, September 21, 2008
Time Session
11:00 AM to 7:30 PM
Conference Registration
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions 1

Three concurrent sessions:

TRACK A: Reporting the Oil Story Room: Regency D
- Erica Etelson, San Francisco Chronicle
- Bart Anderson, Energy Bulletin
- Neil King, Wall Street Journal
- Moderator: John Theobald, University of California, Davis

TRACK B: Investing in the New Energy Economy Room: Regency EF
- Jim Hansen, independent financial consultant
- Richard Vodra, Spire Investment Partners, LLC, Something’s Coming: Surmises, Surprises and Scenarios Planning
- Jim Puplava, Financial Sense, Wall Street Bull
- Moderator: Rick Schechter, M. Gottlieb Associates

TRACK C: Analyses from The Oil Drum I Room: Carmel A & B
- Gail Tverberg, The Oil Drum, Peak Oil and the Economy
- Chuck Watson, The Oil Drum, Assessing the Vulnerability of the Oil and Gas Industry to Hurricanes and Other Hazards
- Moderator: Kyle Saunders, (Prof. Goose) Colorado State University

 
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Break and Networking
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions 2

Three concurrent breakout sessions

TRACK A: Reporting the Oil Story - Part 2 Room: Regency D
- Robert Collier University of California, Berkeley
- Lisa Margonelli New America Foundation
- Tom Whipple ASPO Peak Oil Daily News, Peak Oil Review
- Moderator: John Theobald, University of California, Davis

TRACK B: Scenarios Planning for State and Local Government Room: Regency EF

- Bryn Davidson, Dynamic Cities Project, The Nexus of Peak Oil, Climate Change & Infrastructure
- Dan Bednarz, Energy & Healthcare Consultants
- Rep. Terry Backer, Connecticut Legislature
- John Kaufmann, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Energy
- Dick Lawrence, ASPO-USA
- Moderator: Debbie Cook, Mayor Huntington Beach, CA

TRACK C: Analyses from The Oil Drum II Room: Carmel A & B

- Robert Rapier, EIA, IEA and CERA
- Jeff Vail, Geopolitical Feedback Loops & Disruptions in Global Oil Supply
- Moderator: Nate Hagens, The University of Vermont (Gund Institute)

 
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Meet and Greet Opening Reception
Join the conference speakers; network. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. Room: Vines Restaurant-Inside & Outside
 
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Special Evening Speaker

OPEC - Dilemmas, Issues and Responses
Peter Wells, Neftex Petroleum Consultants, Ltd
Introduction by Steve Andrews

 

 
Monday, September 22, 2008
Time Session
7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
DAY 1: DEMAND, MEET SUPPLY
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Conference Registration
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM
Welcome and Introductions

Welcome from conference hosts
Steve Andrews Co-Founder ASPO-USA; Debbie Cook ASPO-USA Board Member
Brief Remarks from Kjell Aleklett (President, ASPO-International)

 
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Oil: Once Cheap, Never Easy

Moderator: Sally Odland, ASPO-USA Board Member

  • Petroleum 101
    Ken Verosub, Professor of Geology, University of California, Davis
  • Alaskan Oil: Prudoe Bay Discovery and Outlook for North Slope Oil
    Gil Mull, Alaska Geological Survey, retired
  • Peak Oil Global Overview, An American Wake Up Call
    Jeremy Gilbert, Barrelmore, Ltd., formerly BP Chief Petroleum Engineer
  • Question & Answer
 
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Break and Networking
10:15 AM to 11:45 AM
Pipedreams: Oil & Gas Delivery Bottlenecks

Moderator: Randy Udall, ASPO-USA Board Member

  • Google Earth Fly-over Global Energy Infrastructure
    Morey Wolfson, ASPO-USA Board Member
  • Aging Infrastructure, Workforce, et al.
    Matthew Simmons, Simmons & Co., International
  • Peak Everything - Water, Raw Materials, Other Constraints
    Nate Hagens, The University of Vermont (Gund Institute)
  • Question & Answer
 
11:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Short Break Before Lunch
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Lunch and Awards
M. King Hubbert Awards.

The Shifting Playing field. Big Oil and Resource Nationalism
- Jim Buckee retired CEO, Talisman Energy
- Introduction by Jeremy Gilbert

 
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Economic Impacts of $100 Oil: Energy is the Original Currency

Moderator: Jim Puplava, Financial Sense "Wall Street Bull"

  • Triple Digit Oil Prices Will Reverse Globalization
    Jeff Rubin, Chief Economist, CIBC World Markets
  • Adjusting to a High Cost Energy Economy: Winners and Losers
    Herman Franssen, International Energy Associates
  • Question & Answer

 
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Break and Networking
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
4 Billion New Consumers: What Asian Growth Means For East, West, and The World

Moderator: John Theobald, University of California, Davis

  • China and Energy in the 21st Century
    David Fridley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - China Energy Group
  • Asia's Impacts on Commodities and Minerals
    Vince Matthews, Colorado State Geologist
  • Question & Answer
 
5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Summary/ Responder and Wrap-Up
Conference "guest responder" Robert Hirsch will offer comments. Hosts preview the evening and Tuesday, and adjourn.
 
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Networking Reception
Please join us for hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. Room: Pool Deck and Amourath Patios
 
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Special Evening Panel
Visions of a Post-Peak Oil Future
A Conversation with Dennis Hayes, James Howard Kunstler and Randy Udall, Moderated by Richard Brenne
 

 
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Time Session
7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
DAY 2: NOW WHERE? CHOICES FOR THE LONG HAUL
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Conference Registration
8:15 AM to 9:45 AM
Fuel Substitutes: Reality Check On The Prime Candidates

Moderator: Steve Andrews, Co-Founder, ASPO-USA

  • Coal: Peak, Flows, Prices, Bottlenecks, Carbon Regulation
    David Hughes, Canadian Geological Survey, retired
  • Natural Gas
    Andy Weissman, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, Energy Business Watch
  • Biofuels:Facts and Fallacies
    Rob Rapier, Director, Projects, Engineering, and Development for London-based Accsys Technologies PLC
  • Question & Answer
 
9:45 AM to 10:15 AM
Break and Networking
10:15 AM to 11:45 AM
Burn, Baby, Burn: Fossil Fuels and Climate Change

Moderator: Sally Odland, ASPO-USA Board Member

  • Coal-to-Liquids: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    Michael Webber, Associate Director, Center for International Energy & Environmental Policy, University of Texas, Austin
  • Commercial Deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage Systems: Current Status and Reality Check
    Pamela L Tomski, Managing Partner, EnTech Strategies, LLC
  • Peak Oil & Global Warming: What's Missing From the Climate Debate
    Randy Udall, Energy Analyst, Co-Founder, ASPO-USA
  • Question & Answer

 
11:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Short Break Before Lunch
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Lunch

The Power of Flight: The Future of Aviation
Michael Boyd, President, The Boyd Group Inc.
Introduction by Randy Udall

 
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
From Fuels to Flows: Is the Future Electric?

Moderator: Morey Wolfson, ASPO-USA Board Member

  • Renewable Energy: From a Nation of Consumers to a Nation of Producers
    Paul Gipe, Wind-Works.org
  • Revolutionizing the Entire US Energy Strategy: What Will it Take?
    Denis Hayes, President, The Bullit Foundation
  • Feed-in Tariff Initiative
    John Geesman, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
  • Question & Answer
 
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Break and Networking
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Sustainable Mobility

Moderator: Ron Swenson Solarevolution, ASPO-USA Board Member

  • Future of Mobility (Overview)
    Dan Sperling, Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
  • 100 MPG or Bust
    Bryan Jungers University of California, Davis
  • Car Design
    Geoff Wardle, Director of Advanced Mobility Research, Art Center College of Design
  • What's Happening in Europe? Broad Picture, Including Pod Car
    Christer Lindstrom CEO, Encitra Corp.
  • Question & Answer

 
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Networking Reception
Please join us for hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. Room: Pool Deck and Amourath Patios
 
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Our Energy Challenge: A Dialogue with Conference Speakers

We will close the 2008 Peak Oil Conference with an interactive panel discussion. Conference speakers will form our panel and respond to your questions.

 

 
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Speakers

Kjell Aleklett
President, ASPO International

Steve Andrews
ASPO-USA

Terry Backer
State of Connecticut

Mike Boyd
The Boyd Group

Jim Buckee
Talisman Energy Inc.

Bryn Davidson
Dynamic Cities Project

Herman Franssen
International Energy Associates, Inc

John Geesman
California Energy Commission (retired)

Jeremy Gilbert
Barrelmore Ltd

Paul Gipe
Wind Energy Expert

Jim Hansen
Ravenna Capital Management

Denis Hayes
Bullitt Foundation

David Hughes
Canadian Geologic Survey

Neil King
The Wall Street Journal

James Howard Kunstler
The Long Emergency

Atticus Lowe
West Coast Asset Management

Vincent Matthews
Colorado Geological Survey

Gil Mull
Alaska Geological Survey

Jim Puplava
Financial Sense

Robert Rapier
Merica International

Jeff Rubin
Former CIBC Chief Economist

Richard Schechter
M. Gottlieb Associates

Matt Simmons
Ocean Energy Institute

Randy Udall
ASPO-USA

Andy Weissman
Energy Business Watch

Peter Wells
Neftex Petroleum Consultants, Ltd

Bart Anderson
Energy Bulletin

Dan Bednarz
Energy & Healthcare Consultants

Richard Brenne

Rob Collier
University of California, Berkeley

Debbie Cook
Post Carbon Institute

Erica Etelson
Freelance Journalist

David Fridley
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nate Hagens
University Of Vermont, Editor of The Oil Drum

Bryan Jungers
UC Davis

John Kaufmann
Oregon Department of Energy

Dick Lawrence
ASPO-USA co-founder

Christer Lindstrom
Institute for Sustainable Transportation

Lisa Margonelli
New America Foundation

Sally Odland
ASPO-USA Advisory Board

Kyle Saunders
Colorado State University

Dan Sperling
University of California, Davis

Ron Swenson
CEO, Swenson Technology; ASPO-USA Board Member

John Theobald
University of California, Davis

Pamela Tomski
EnTech Strategies, LLC

Gail Tverberg
The Oil Drum

Jeff Vail
The Law Office of Jeff Vail, LLC

Ken Verosub
University of California, Davis

Richard Vodra
Spire Investment Partners, LLC

Geoffrey Wardle
Art Center College of Design

Charles Watson
Watson Technical Consulting

Michael Webber
University of Texas, Austin

Tom Whipple
ASPO-USA's Peak Oil Review

Morey Wolfson
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter's Energy Office