New Additions to Program: Austan Goolsbee of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisors and Tom Donohue, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce will join lineup of Finance, Political, Business and Industry Leaders
WHAT:The National Clean Energy Summit 3.0 hosted at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) by Nevada Senator Harry Reid and Center for American Progress Action Fund President and CEO John Podesta, will include roundtable discussions with industry leaders from Nevada and across the country, esteemed business leaders and respected policy experts, followed by a public town hall forum. Some of the distinguished guests joining Senator Reid and Mr. Podesta to discuss the importance of developing the clean energy industry to create jobs and fuel our economic recovery include Matt Rogers, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy, Austan Goolsbee, President’s Council of Economic Advisors, Tom Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Peter Darbee, President and CEO of PG&E and T. Boone Pickens, energy executive.
The National Clean Energy Summit will feature the following panel discussions:
- Clean Energy Booming in Nevada
- Connecting Capital with Ideas
- Growing Clean Energy Jobs in the Silver State
For a detailed agenda, including panel moderators and participants, visit http://www.cleanenergysummit.org/agenda.html
To recap and conclude the day’s discussions, Reid and Podesta will host a news conference at 5 p.m.
WHO: Speakers and Panel Participants:
- John Podesta
- Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)
- Matt Rogers, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy
- Austan Goolsbee, President’s Council of Economic Advisors
- Tom Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Peter Darbee, President and CEO of PG&E
- Boone Pickens,Energy Executive
- Michael Yackira, President and CEO, NV Energy
- Puon Penn, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo
- John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins
- John Berdes, President and CEO, Enterprise Cascadia
- Terry Copeland, CEO, Altairnano
- Lyndon Rive, Founder and CEO, Solar City
- Kevin Smith, CEO, SolarReserve
- Anne Stausboll, CEO, CalPERS
- Rose McKinney James, Energy Foundation
- Matt Crosson, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
- Jim Groth, Nevada State Office of Energy
- Mayor Susan Holecheck, City of Mesquite, Nevada
- Neal Smatresk, President, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Jim Murren, CEO, MGM Resorts International
- Nat Simons, Elan Management LLC
- Danny Thompson, AFL-CIO
- Frank Woodbeck, Nevada Commission on Economic Development
- Jaime Cruz, Workforce Connections
WHEN
National Clean Energy Summit 3.0
Tue., Sept. 7, 2010 at 9 a.m. PT
Media check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. PT
All media must be in place by 8:30 a.m. PT
Closing news conference begins at 5 p.m. PT
Cox Pavilion, UNLV: 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, 89119
MORE: Please visit www.cleanenergysummit.org for more information on National Clean Energy Summit 3.0.
MEDIA: Media shouldcontact Wendy Zamaripa, 702-737-3100 or [email protected] to request media credentials or to schedule one-on-one interviews.
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