Due to the COVID-19 issues we have been forced to reschedule the symposium until next year on May 4-5, 2021
Title: 21st Century Energy Transition (9th annual)
Theme: Ideas. Innovation. Impact.
Location: Embassy Suites, 1420 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado
Co-Hosts: Collaboratory organizations (Colorado School of Mines, Univ of Colorado Boulder, Colorado State Univ, National Renewable Energy Lab)
2020 EnergyTransition Symposium — AGENDA We will revisit this agenda for the May 4-5, 2021 symposium.
Our symposium steering committee will assess this previously planned schedule and make necessary edits or additions based on what is happening in the country and world.
May4, 2021 — Day one
| 7:00am-7:00pm | Registration and Information Desk |
| 7:00-8:00am | Continental Breakfast and Networking |
| 8:00-8:15am | Welcome |
| 8:15-8:45am | General Session Keynote “Setting the stage for symposium: A global, national, state big picture. Climate goal setting is a disruptive driver of the energy sector – how will states, cities and corporations achieve their goals? Overview of terminology and definitions so we are all ‘speaking the same language’. How will Colorado reach their climate goals?” |
| 8:45-9:15am | General Session Keynote “Climate goals and energy transition projections: What did we get right, what did we get wrong over the years, what is the case for disruption, where do we go from here?” |
| 9:15-9:30am | BREAK |
| 9:30-10:00am | General Session Keynote “Modeling, metrics and measurements: How are we going to achieve the climate goals states, cities and corporations are setting? How can we predict the future and then measure our progress?” |
| 10:00-10:30am | General Session Keynote “Achieving a carbon-free vision” |
| 10:30-11:00am | Moderated fireside chat with the three previous keynote speakers |
| 11:00-noon | General Session Panel “Powering Women in Energy—Jobs and Careers” |
| 12:00-12:45 | LUNCH |
| 12:45-1:15pm | General Session Keynote and Moderated Fireside Chat “Colorado’s climate and clean energy goals. Our one year report card.” Colorado Governor Jared Polis (invited) |
| 1:15-2:15pm | General Session Panel “How are states planning to meet their climate goals?” |
| 2:15-3:00pm | General Session Keynote and Moderated Fireside Chat “The role of natural gas and natural gas infrastructure in the energy transition” |
| 3:00-3:15pm | BREAK |
| 3:15-4:15pm | General Session Keynotes and Moderated Fireside Chat “Commercialization opportunities in a low carbon energy future” |
| 4:15-5:30pm
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General Session Panel “Decarbonization Solutions” Five minute lightening rounds by 14 researchers & scientists on a variety of technical solutions for a low carbon future. |
| 5:30-6:15pm | PUBLIC RECEPTION (appetizers served, cash bar) |
| 6:15-7:00pm | General Session Keynote and Moderated Fireside Chat “Three Revolutions: Steering automated, shared, and electric vehicles to a better future” |
| 7:00pm | Adjourn Day 1 |
May 5, 2021 — Day two
| 7:00am-1:00pm | Registration and Information Desk |
| 7:00-8:00am | Continental Breakfast and Networking |
| 8:00-8:10am | Welcome |
| 8:10-8:40am | General Session Keynote and Moderated Fireside Chat “Decarbonization strategies for Colorado from a legislator’s perspective” |
| 8:40-9:15am | General Session Keynote and Moderated Fireside Chat “How can utilities transform their energy plans to advance clean energy?” |
| 9:15-10:15am | General Session Panel “How fast can we/should we electrify?” |
| 10:15-11:15am | General Session Panel “Electrification approaches” |
| 11:15-11:50am | General Session Keynote and Moderated Fireside Chat “Outsider’s view of the Colorado energy ecosystem” |
| 11:50-12:00pm | Adjourn 1.5 day symposium. Symposium wrap up by Bill Ritter, Honorary Chair |
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Colorado Transportation Electrification Forum
The State of Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission has recently ruled to adopt a Zero Emissions Vehicle Rule. This rule will accelerate the availability of ZEV options for Colorado consumers beginning in January 2020. Colorado already ranks 5th in the US in terms of electric vehicle adoption due in large part to the notable success in the domains of public policy, commerce, public-private partnerships, local initiatives, and public demand for these technologies. This forum seeks to engage national leadership in these domains to discuss the opportunities and challenges to the future of zero emissions transportation in Colorado. Stakeholders from across the spectrum of industry, government, and academia will be present to communicate:
— lessons learned on ZEV program implementation from across the US,
— technical and policy solutions to Colorado-centric ZEV adoption challenges,
— projections & guidance on how to maximize the benefits of accelerated ZEV adoption for consumers & industry.
| 12:00-1:00pm | LUNCH FOR FORUM ATTENDEES ONLY |
| 1:00-2:00pm | General Session Panel ”How do we get more zero emission EVs on the road?” |
| 2:00-3:00pm | General Session Panel “Innovating technologies for electrified transportation” (Roadway/IT integration, battery second use, hydrogen) |
| 3:00-3:15pm | BREAK |
| 3:15-4:15pm | General Session Panel ”Electrifying heavy-duty transportation” (Roadway integration, battery second use, hydrogen) |
| 4:15-4:45pm | General Session ”Future vision of Colorado’s electric transportation” |