1:00 pm

Registration

1:30 pm

Welcome
Master of Ceremonies Dr. Albert Teich Senior Policy Advisor American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Opening Remarks
Strobe Talbott President The Brookings Institution
Takashi Hatchoji Group Chairman for the Americas Chairman of the Board of Hitachi America, Ltd.
Dr. Alan Leshner Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher, Science American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1:45 pm

Keynote Presentation
The Honorable Stephen Chu U.S. Secretary of Energy

2:15 pm

Panel Discussion Eco-Engineering: Building Sustainable Cities
Moderator
Dr. Vaughan Turekian Chief International Officer American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Panelists
Dr. Matthew Fraser Associate Professor School of Sustainability Arizona State University
James Hunt Chief of Environment and Energy City of Boston, MA
Michinaga Kohno Senior Chief Engineer Smart City Business Management Hitachi, Ltd.
Robert Puentes Senior Fellow Metropolitan Policy Program The Brookings Institution
Tom Shircliff Chairman Envision: Charlotte Steering Committee Intelligent Buildings, LLC

3:40 pm

Coffee Break

4:10 pm

Conversation with Mayors: Sustainable Redevelopment
Moderator
Amy Liu Co-Director and Senior Fellow Metropolitan Policy Program The Brookings Institution
Mayors
Dwight C. Jones Mayor of Richmond, VA
Roy D. Buol
Mayor of Dubuque, Iowa

5:20 pm

Closing Remarks
Takashi Kawamura Chairman of the Board Hitachi, Ltd.

5:25 pm

Adjourn

5:30 pm

Reception