STANFORD UNIVERSITY PIE, Precourt Institute of Energy, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Connecting the Dots 2012

Agenda

Welcome: Stacey Bent

Director, TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy, Stanford University

The Global Freshwater Challenge: Jeff Koseff and Buzz Thompson

Africa: Water, Nutrition, Health, and Poverty
Moderator: Jenna Davis
Panelists: Eran Bendavid, Rosamond Naylor, and Amy Pickering, Managing Director, Newport Consulting Group

Water in the West: Groundwater, Energy, Ecosystems, and Infrastructure
Moderator: Richard Luthy
Panelists: Craig Criddle, Andrew Fahlund, David Freyberg, and Buzz Thompson

The Global Freshwater Challenge (cont.):

China: Water, Food, Climate, and Policy
Moderator: James Leckie
Panelists: Noah Diffenbaugh, David Lobell, and Jie Wang

4:15 - 5:15 Breakout Sessions - led by graduate students will include

  • "Implications and Opportunities for China's Mass Urbanization"
  • "Global Access to Safe Water: Where Do We Go From Here?"
  • "To Pump or Not to Pump: The Groundwater Question"
  • "Dammed If You Do, Dammed If You DonĂ•t: The Challenges of Dam Removal"
  • "What's your role Mr. CEO? Water stewardship in the private sector"

5:15 - 6:30 Reception