Final Agenda
Thursday, September 4, 2008
| 7:30 a.m. |
Registration Open and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Introductions
Thomas Erickson, Associate Director for Research, Energy & Environmental Research Center |
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Welcome
Gerald Groenewold, Director, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Grand Forks, ND |
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Senator Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC
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Earl Pomeroy, U.S. Representative, Washington, DC
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Keynote - Carl Bauer, Director, U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Panel: Hydrogen from Fossil Fuels
Moderator – Dan Cicero, Technology Manager, Hydrogen and Syngas, U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV
Ned Leonard, Associate Vice President-Policy, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Alexandria, VA
Mike Holmes, Deputy Associate Director for Research, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Grand Forks, ND
David Haberman, President, IF, LLC, Delray Beach, FL
Ganesan (Subbu) Subbaraman, Program Manager, Hydrogen Programs, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., Canoga Park, CA
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| 11:45 a.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Keynote - Senator Byron Dorgan
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The Honorable Byron Dorgan, United States Senator, serves in the Democratic Leadership as an Assistant Democratic Floor Leader and is the Chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. He chairs the Indian Affairs Committee, the Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee within the Appropriations Committee, and the Energy Subcommittee within the Energy & Natural Resources Committee. He is a senior member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, where he chairs the Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee. Senator Dorgan is working to make significant long-term investments in renewable fuels, such as biofuels, wind energy, and ethanol. He is also working to develop clean coal technology and increase energy efficiency and the use of hydrogen.
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Panel: Hydrogen Infrastructure and Utilization
Moderator – Harold Sanborn, Energy Infrastructure Team Leader, Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center, U.S. Army National Automotive Center, Warren, MI
Franklin Holcomb, Project Leader, Fuel Cell Team, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Champaign, IL
Steve Ellis, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Manager, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Torrance, CA
Ethan Brown, Director, Government Business, Ballard Power Systems, Washington, DC
Edward Heydorn, Business Development Manager, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Break/Ride and Drive GM Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Keynote - Keith Cole, Director of Advanced Technology, Vehicle Strategies, and Legislative Affairs, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Panel: Hydrogen from Renewables
Moderator – Tom Erickson, Associate Director for Research, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Grand Forks, ND
JoAnn Milliken, Hydrogen Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC
Robert Friedland, President & Chief Executive Officer, Proton Energy Systems, Wallingford, CT
Jerome Hinkle, Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs, National Hydrogen Association, Washington, DC
Chris Zygarlicke, Deputy Associate Director for Research, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Grand Forks, ND
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| 5:30 p.m. |
Adjourn/Ride and Drive GM Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles |
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