Sponsored by the United States Energy Association and
Johnson Controls, Inc., the program theme for the 19th Annual Energy Efficiency
Forum, "What’s Happening Now and What’s Next," should provoke an
interesting discussion on how the public and private sectors can initiative
large-scale energy-efficiency programs that will have immediate economic and
environmental impact.
The activities begin on June 10, at 11:30 a.m., when Johnson
Controls will host a luncheon and World Café session at the JW Marriott Hotel,
kicking off with a keynote from Charlie Cook, a nationally known non-partisan
political commentator and publisher of The Cook Political
Report. The World Café Session that follows features an innovative,
collaborative approach to help you explore challenges, define solutions and
move your organization along the path to sustainability. To better match the
interests and experiences of participants, the session will be divided into two
tracks: operational/technical and executive/non-technical.
Following this special event will be a Congressional
Reception scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at the Rayburn House Office Building. The
Energy Efficiency Forum begins at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the National Press
Club.
Confirmed speakers include:
Thomas Friedman, New York
Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author;
Robert Watson, founder of the U.S. Green Building
Council’s LEED Green Building Rating System;
David B. Goldstein, co-director of the Natural
Resources Defense Council’s Energy Program; and
Steven Specker, president, Electric Power
Research Institute.
