Agenda
This year, the symposium features Keynotes, Panel discussions and Fireside chats in line with our theme, The Clean Energy Transition: What's next for Policy, Business & Tech?
Virtual Symposium
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Opening Remarks
Jason Bordoff, Co-Founding Dean, Columbia Climate School
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Keynote Address
Tim Gould, Chief Economist, IEA
MODERATOR: Robert J. Johnston, Senior Adjunct Research Fellow, CGEP
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
Panel A: Batteries - Electrifying the Energy Transition
Albert Gore, Policy & Business Development, Tesla
Julia Poliscanova, Senior Director, Vehicles and E-Mobility, T&E
Maggie Teliska, Innovation, Enel Green Power
Rajat Verma, CEO, Lohum Cleantech
MODERATOR: Dr. Simon Engelke, Founder & Chair, Battery Associates
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
BREAK
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Panel B: Climate Finance
Patrick Bydume, Director, Renewables, BlackRock
Eric Eyberg, VP, Wood Mackenzie
Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor, Columbia SIPA
Melany Vargas, Director, Americas Head of Hydrogen Consulting, Wood Mackenzie
MODERATOR: Bruce Usher, Co-Director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise, Columbia Business School
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Panel C: Renewables - The Race to Net Zero
Dan Kammen, Professor of Sustainability, University of California - Berkeley
Tyler Lancaster, Partner, Energize Ventures
Neeraj Nandurdikar, Senior VP, Wood Mackenzie
Michael Parr, Executive Director, Ultra Low Carbon Solar Alliance
MODERATOR: Harrison Fell, Senior Research Scholar, Columbia SIPA
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
BREAK
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Keynote Address 2
Kleber Costa, Chief Commercial Officer, AES Clean Energy
MODERATOR: Paul Clifford, Adjunct Professor, Columbia Business School
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Panel D: Role of Latin America in Global Energy Transition
Leonardo Beltrán, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Columbia SIPA
Juan Carlos Jobet, Ministerio de Energía Chile
Nelson Narciso, President, NNF Energy Consultancy
Maria Fernanda Suarez, Country Manager, Accenture
MODERATOR: Luisa Palacios, Senior Research Scholar, Columbia SIPA
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM
BREAK
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Policy Fireside Chat: Russia and the Geopolitics of Energy Security
Olivia Lazard, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Europe
MODERATOR: Richard Nephew, Senior Research Scholar, CGEP
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Business Fireside Chat: Energy Hardware Meets Software
Ellen Carey, Vice President, Global Policy and Public Affairs, Circulor
MODERATOR: Dr. Joshua Rhodes, Research Associate, UT Austin
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
Closing Remarks
David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Columbia SIPA
Energy Case Competition: Global Decarbonization
Columbia Energy Symposium, in collaboration with NYPA, EPRI and YPE NYC, invites you to the Columbia Energy Case Competition aimed at bringing together some of the brightest minds in Graduate Schools across the world in tackling the problem of Climate Change.
Cash Prize Awards
Winner: $3,500
Runner-Up: $1,500
12:00 PM- 1:30 PM
Final Presentations by selected teams
In-Person Networking Social
In-person networking drinks in Manhattan to meet fellow energy enthusiasts