China, the West, and the Challenge of Alternative Energy Innovation Workshop Agenda
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Thursday, June 26
| 08:30am – 09:00am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 09:00am – 09:10am | Welcome and opening remarks from Adam Posen, President, Peterson Institute for Economics (5 minutes) and Conference Organizers Inês Azevedo, Carnegie Mellon University and Lee Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University, NBER, and Peterson Institute (5 minutes) |
| Session 1: Alternative Energy Innovation and Development in China | |
| 09:10am – 10:10am | David Popp, Syracuse University and NBER, “The Importance of Spillovers for Green Technology Innovation: Evidence from Wind and Solar in China” [Paper 1] [Paper 2] [Presentation] |
| 10:10am – 10:20am | Break and informal discussion |
| 10:20am – 11:20am | Yuan Zhou, Tsinghua University, “Innovation Paths in the Chinese Wind Power Industry” [Paper] [Presentation] |
| 11:20am – 11:30am | Break and informal discussion |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | Lee Branstetter, “Too Fast, Too Soon? The Rise of the Chinese Wind Power Industry” [Paper] [Presentation] |
| Session 2: Towards a Global Market for Clean Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges | |
| 12:30pm – 01:30pm | Lunch |
| 12:45pm – 01:00pm | Lunchtime Presentation (1): Cathleen Cimino, Peterson Institute, “Trade Frictions in Alternative Energy: A Background Report.” [Presentation] |
| 01:00pm – 01:15pm | Lunchtime Presentation (2): Meera Fickling, ECODIT, “Alternative Energy and Local Content Requirements: The Case of India.” [Presentation] |
| 01:30pm – 02:30pm | Roundtable Discussion: Trade Frictions in Alternative Energy Industries [Paper] |
| Chair: Jeffrey Schott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics | |
| Remarks by: John Smirnow, Vice President, Solar Energy Industries Association Edward Steinfeld, Brown University Jacob Kierkegaard, Peterson Institute |
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| 02:30pm – 02:40pm | Break and informal discussion |
| Session 3: Financial, Technological, and Policy Challenges in Alternative Energy | |
| 02:40pm – 03:40pm | Promoting Alternative Energy in the United States: Progress and Challenges |
| Presentation by Minh Le, Director, Solar Energy Technologies Office, U.S. Dep. of Energy | |
| 03:40pm – 03:50pm | Break and informal discussion |
| 03:50pm – 04:50pm | Ramana Nanda, Harvard Business School and NBER, “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy” [Paper] [Presentation] |
| 04:50pm – 05:00pm | Review of the agenda for June 27 |
| 07:00pm | Conference Dinner, Morton’s Steakhouse, 1050 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20036, 202-955-5997 |
Friday, June 27
| Session 3: Financial, Technological, and Policy Challenges in Alternative Energy (cont.) | |
| 08:30am – 09:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 09:00am – 09:50am | Inês Azevedo, Carnegie Mellon University, “Recent Developments in Energy Policy in the U.S., Europe and China“ |
| 09:50am – 10:00am | Break and informal discussion |
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Valerie Karplus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Patterns of Innovation in China’s Energy Sector” [Paper] [Presentation] |
| 11:00am – 11:10am | Break and informal discussion |
| 11:10am – 12:00pm | General Roundtable Discussion: Where Do We Go From Here? |
| Chair: Ines Azevedo | |
| 12:00pm – 01:30pm | Public Panel Luncheon: China, the West, and the Alternative Energy Innovation Challenge |
| Luncheon Panelists: | |
| Gilbert Metcalf, Professor of Economics, Tufts University, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy and the Environment, U.S. Treasury Department [Presentation] | |
| Lee Branstetter, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Carnegie Mellon University, and former Senior Economist for International Trade and Investment, Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President | |
| Granger Morgan, Thomas Lord University Professor of Engineering, and Department Head of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University [Presentation] | |
| 01:30pm | Adjourn |
