Invited presentations

GREENTECH CAPITAL ADVISORS – CEO SUMMIT

Andermatt, Switzerland (June 2019)

Presenting: “Energy Trends in the US-China New Norm”

 

HARVARD SHANGHAI CENTER

Shanghai, PRC (October 2018)

Presented: “US-China Elite Philanthropy: Comparing the Top 100”

 

JAPAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Tokyo, Japan (October 2018)

Presented: “US Retreat, China Advance? Energy, Climate & Implications”

 

CANON INSTITUTE

Tokyo, Japan (October 2018)

Presented: “The X Factor: China & Energy”

 

ASPEN CEO FORUM – ASPEN IDEAS FESTIVAL

Aspen, CO (June 2016, 2018)

Presented: “China’s Outbound Investments and The Future of Sustainability”

 

GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPY SUMMIT

Beijing, PRC (December 2017)

Presented: “China’s Most Generous: Harvard Report on Philanthropy in China”

 

LA WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL

Los Angeles, CA (September 2017)

Presented: “China’s Most Generous: Harvard Report on Philanthropy in China”

 

CHINA MERCHANTS BANK ANNUAL MEETING

New York, NY (October 2016, 2017)

Presented: “Trends in US-China Bilateral Investment”

 

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL ASIA BUSINESS CONFERENCE

Cambridge, MA: Clean Energy in Asia: Leader or Laggard? (March 2010, October 2016)

Presented: “China Speed: Understanding China’s Role in Global Energy R+D”

Panel: “China’s Clean Tech Landscape”

 

CISCO CORPORATION

Cambridge, MA (September 2016)

Presented: “Solar Wars: China, the U.S., Trade and Climate”

 

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

New York, NY (May 2016)

Presented: “The Global Energy Transition and China’s Energy Revolution”

 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO

San Diego, CA (April 2016)

Presented: “China’s Process of Energy Reform: Opportunities and Challenges”

 

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON US-CHINA RELATIONS

New York, NY (April 2016, September 2015)

Panel: “Geopolitical and Security Ramifications of the New American Energy Outlook”

 

AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

Washington, DC (August 2014)

Panel: “Environmental Governance in China: Compliance, Monitoring and Information in the Digital Age”

 

INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Bloomington, ID (April 2014)

Presented: “Climate Negotiating Blocs: A Physical Realignment” at Research Center for Chinese Politics and Business

 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Boston, MA (April 2014) Biogeosciences Seminar

Presented: “Linking Corporate Behavior and Emissions: Is China Changing?”

 

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Cambridge, MA: 35th Anniv. Normalization of US-China Diplomatic Relations (March 2014)

Panel: “Science and Technology Cooperation?”

 

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Washington, DC (November 2013)

Panel: “China’s Emerging Role in Financing Clean Energy Technologies”

 

HARVARD ASIA VISION 21

Cambridge, MA (May 2013)

Presented: “Distributed Energy and Shale Gas: American Myths, Chinese Reality”

 

CARNEGIE-TSINGHUA GLOBAL POLICY CENTER

Beijing, China (March 2013)

Presented: “Energy Markets: American Myths, Chinese Reality”

 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BEIJING, CHINA

Beijing, China (March 2013)

Presented: “Energy Markets: American Myths, Chinese Reality”

 

 

 

M.I.T.-CHINA INNOVATION AND ENERGY FORUM

Cambridge, MA (November 2012)

Presented: “The Promise of Increments in Energy Innovation”

 

INDONESIAN INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY ECONOMICS

Jakarta, Indonesia (July 2012)

Presented: “Squaring the Circle: Politics and Energy Supply in Indonesia”

 

INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY

Paris, France (May 2012)

Presented: “Understanding China’s Energy Rise – A Portfolio Approach”

 

STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

Stockholm, Sweden (May 2012)

Presented: “Understanding China’s Energy Rise – A Portfolio Approach”

 

RUTGERS ENERGY INSTITUTE

New Brunswick, NJ (April 2012)

Presented: “Chinese Energy Security: Resource Policy and Implications for Global Coal Markets”

 

INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE

Washington, DC, (February 2012)

Presented: “Chinese Energy Governance and the Role of the State: Implications for Latin America”

 

M.I.T. ENERGY CONFERENCE

Cambridge, MA: Panel Chair, “China: The Cradle of New Energy Technology?” (March 2010)

 

KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Northwestern University, Chicago, IL: Global Initiatives in Mgmt Seminar (February 2010)

Presented: “China’s Energy Landscape: The View Post-Copenhagen”

 

M.I.T. DEPARTMENT OF EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, AND PLANETARY SCIENCE

Cambridge, MA (December 2009)

Presented: “The Governance of China’s Energy Sector: Risk and State Ownership in the World’s Largest Energy Production Market”

 

DUKE UNIVERSITY, SANFORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY

Durham, NC (December 2009)

Presented: “The Governance of China’s Energy Sector: Risk and State Ownership in the World’s Largest Energy Production Market”

 

HARVARD SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES

Cambridge, MA: Harvard China Project Seminar (November 2009)

Presented: “Governing China’s Energy Markets: How is the World’s Largest Energy Producer Managed?”

 

STANFORD PROGRAM ON ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Stanford, CA (February 2009, October 2008, November 2007)

Presented: “Pricing and Market Structure in China’s Coal Market: A Power Survey”

 

US-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION

Dirksen Senate Building, Washington, DC (August 2008)

Testified on panel China’s Energy Policymaking Structure and Reforms” for hearing on China's Energy Policies and Environmental Impacts