GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ENERGY SYMPOSIUM: CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE – APRIL 25, 2019
Keynote Speaker: Jack Goldstone: China’s BRI. What is it? What to Expect? – Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Professor of Public Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government, Mason ; Senior Fellow, Mercatus Center; Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center
Panel I – Belt and Road Initiative and Energy
Moderator: Rich Kauzlarich, Schar School, Mason
- Robert Sutter – Professor of Practice of international Affairs, Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University. China’s Belt and Road – an Overview
- Ed Chow – Senior Associate, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies. China’s Energy Focus – Where does Belt and Road Fit in?
- Geoffrey Lyon – International Energy Consultant; formerly U.S. Department of Energy, and Energy Attaché at US Embassies Moscow and Beijing. Russia/China – Impact on US Energy Priorities
Panel II — Belt and Road: Global to Regional Perspectives
Moderator: Rich Kauzlarich, Schar School, Mason
- Andrew Small, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund. View from Europe and South Asia
- Scott Morris: Is the Belt and Road Initiative Sustainable?, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development. Belt and Road and Multilateral Development Banks
- Alan Ahn: The Korean Perspective on Belt and Road
From an Energy Security Lens – Global America Business Institute. Korean Perspective on Belt and Road
Panel III – From Green Belt and Road Initiative to Water
Moderator: Paul Houser, College of Science, Mason
- Lihuan Zhou: Moving the Belt and Road Initiative – From Words to Actions, Associate, World Resources Institute, Sustainable Finance Center. China’s Green Belt and Road
- Omid Shokri Kalehsar, Senior Energy Security Analyst and Visiting Research Scholar, Schar, School of Policy and Government, George Mason University. Water, Environment, and Energy – a View from Iran and Turkey
- Hong Zhang – PhD Candidate, Schar School of Policy and Government. China’s Shifting Infrastructure Priorities
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ENERGY SYMPOSIUM: THE ENERGY-WATER NEXUS – APRIL 26, 2018
Panel I: Wind Energy Panel Discussion 8:45am – 10:00am
- Jim Bennett: U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy
– Chief of Office of Renewable Energy Programs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, US Department of Interior - Darryl Francois: Offshore Wind Energy Development – Technical Challenges – Department of Interior, Chief of Engineering and Technical Review, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, US Department of Interior
- Remy Pangle: Land-Based Wind – Associate Director and Director of Education and Outreach, Center for Wind Energy, James Madison University
Panel II: Energy-Water Panel Discussion 10:20am – 12noon
- Efghan Nifitiyev: Caspian Region Key Issues – Director, Caspian Policy Center
- Mariya Pak: Energy-water Nexus in Central Asia: Returning to Soviet Energy-Water Management Framework? – Consultant World Bank, Central Asia Water Issues
- Dr. Robert Domaingue – Renewable Energy Officer, Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, US Department of State
- Paul Bubbosh: Energy Water Nexus – Domestic View – EVPP Adjunct Professor – Former Director of Energy Security Division, US Department of Energy
Keynote Speaker
Ambassador (ret) Mary Warlick: U.S. Leadership in Addressing Global Energy Challenges – former Acting Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Department of State
Student Faculty Engagement 1:20pm – 2:20pm
- GMU Housing Conservation Project: Behavioral Interventions in Energy Consumption
- Joel Hicks, – PhD Student, Schar School of Policy and Government and Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Energy Science and Policy
- Mason Green Roof Project
- Various George Mason University Students
- Hydropower Micro-turbine Project: Empowering Energy-Water Nexus Resilience: Addressing Hydroelectric Micro-turbine Barriers
- Jennifer Sklarew, Lead Principal Investigator and Adjunct Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University
- Heather Nortz, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, GMU
- Zoe Waide, Volgenau School of Engineering, GMU
Panel III : Mason Energy-Water Research Opportunities 2:40pm – 4:00pm
- Joel Hicks: Mason Energy-Water Research Opportunities – Ph.D Student, Schar School of Policy and Government and Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Energy Science and Policy
- Massimiliano Albanese – Associate Professor, Department of information Sciences, George Mason University
- Behzad Esmaeli: Predicting Miscellaneous Electrical Loads (MELs) in Commercial Buildings: A Time Series Analysis – Assistant Professor, Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering, Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University
Webinar: Strategic International Ties at the Local Level: The Case of Northern Virginia and Region Stuttgart – June 24, 2021
Panelists:
Nicola Schelling, Regional Director of the Stuttgart Region Association
John Chapman, City of Alexandria Councilman
Mr. Robert Lazaro, Executive Director, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Richard Kauzlarich, CESP Co-Director, Schar School of Policy and Government
Moderator:
Mr. Dale Medearis, Senior Regional Planner, Northern Virginia
Webinar: Public-Private Partnership for Sustainable Development: The View from Stuttgart, Germany – May 6, 2021
Panelists:
Mr. Michael Roessler, Deputy Director, Handwerk International – Stuttgart, Germany
Mr. Robert Lazaro, Executive Director, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Mr. Michale Rosenow, Senior Director for Membership, Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Moderators:
Richard Kauzlarich, CESP Co-Director, Schar School of Policy and Government
Mr. Dale Medearis, Senior Regional Planner, Northern Virginia
Webinar: Clean Energy: Low-Income Populations and Environmental Justice – March 24, 2021
Panelists:
Richard Kauzlarich, CESP Co-Director, Schar School of Policy and Government
Scott Sklar, President, The Stella Group, Ltd. and Energy Director at GWU’s Environment and Energy Management Institute (EEMI).
Mark Wolfe, Executive Director, National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA)
CESP Fellows “in conversation” on Arlington Independent Media – January 15, 2019
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ttik0fq3Oqo%3Ffeature%3Doembed
George Mason University Energy Symposium: The Energy-Water Nexus – April 26, 2018
Part 1 (Morning Session)
Part 2 (Afternoon Session)
CESP on Emerald Planet – May 14, 2017
Guests:
Dr. Jennifer F. Sklarew, Senior Fellow for Energy Policy, Center for Energy Science and Policy (CESP), George Mason University, (In-Studio)
Dr. Saifur Rahman, Joseph R. Loring Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Founding Director, Advanced Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Founder & President, BEM Controls, LLC, (In-Studio)
Michael Herod, EMSL, Building & Facilities Sustainability Advisor & Principal, GOEFER (In-Studio)
Joel Hicks, Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Energy Science and Policy (CESP), George Mason University, (In-Studio)
Cracking a Frozen Debate: Where’s the Political Consensus on Clean Energy Policy? – April 27, 2017
CESP affiliated faculty members Dr. David Hart and Dr. Ed Maibach head a panel of policy experts representing both major political parties:
Robert Cowin, Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
Rich Powell, Executive Director, ClearPath
Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure – December 1, 2015
Key Role for U.S. in Bolstering EU Energy Infrastructure
Panelists:
Amb. Richard Kauzlarich, Amb. Andras Simonyi, Douglas Hengel, Peter Zelenak, Mindaugas Zickus
Global Energy Policy Conference – April 21, 2015
Local and Global: Energy Policy in Virginia
Keynote Address
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)