Kentucky Energy Summit
Thursday, October 11, 2007
(in celebration of CAER's 30th Anniversary)
Lexington Convention Center - Lexington, Kentucky
Scheduled to begin at 8:00 am
Cost: $30.00 (includes lunch)
Open to the public
Driving/Parking Directions
Co-sponsored by the
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ENERGY POLICY
This day-long energy summit will feature internationally-recognized speakers on energy issues. Topics include: coal resources and mining; synthetic natural gas; an overview of Sasol's coal to liquids work; the economics of coal to liquids; carbon capture; biomass and fuels; the future of fuel development and use; and finally, national energy security. The content is intended to provide an educated and broad perspective on current and future energy concerns affecting the state and country.
| Schedule | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am - 8:25 am | Registration |
| 8:25 am - 8:30 am | CAER Director, Rodney Andrews, Introduces Provost |
| 8:30 am - 8:40 am | Welcome UK Provost, Kumble Subbaswamy |
| 8:40 am - 9:00 am | Robbie Rudolph, Secretary of the Governor's Executive Cabinet, introduced by Talina Mathews, Director of the Governor's Office of Energy Policy |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Kentucky State Representative Rocky Adkins - Master of Ceremonies |
| 9:20 am - 9:40 am | U.S. Senator Jim Bunning |
| 9:40 am - 10:25 am | Ken Nemeth, Southern State's Energy Board (Topic: Nation's Resources & the Future) |
| 10:25 am - 10:45 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 am - 11:30 am | Jim Cobb, Kentucky Geological Survey (Topic: Coal Research and Development to Support National Energy Policy) |
| 11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Philip Gibson, Sasol (Topic: Coal to Liquids at Sasol) |
| 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch Speaker: Ann Korin, Institute for Analysis of Global Security (Topic: Oil, National Security, and What We Can Do About It) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Kevin Billings, U.S. Airforce (USAF) (Topic: Fuel Use and Security in the Military) |
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Nathan Lewis, Cal Tech (Topic: Challenges in Sustainable Energy) |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm | James Dooley, Joint Global Change Research Institute (Topic: Carbon Capture) |
| 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Kristy Allman Monk, American Electric Power (Topic: Protecting the Environment, Keeping Electricity Affordable and Reliable, and Powering State Economies) |
| 4:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks - Kentucky State Representative Rocky Adkins |