MIT – Masdar Symposium

Abu Dhabi’s Strategic Investment in Energy, Infrastructure and Education for the Future

May 5, 2008

Wong Auditorium - Tang Center

May 5, 2008 - MIT-Masdar Symposium
7:30a.m.		Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:25a.m.		Welcome and Introduction Karl Koster, Executive Director, MIT Office of Corporate Relations/ ILP
8:30a.m.		Keynote Address Susan Hockfield, President, MIT
8:40a.m.		The Masdar Initiative Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company/Masdar
8:50a.m.		Plan Abu Dhabi 2030: Urban Structure Framework Plan Falah M. Al Ahbabi, General Manager, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council
9:15a.m.		Session I: Energy Technology and Investment
9:15a.m.		The MIT Energy Initiative Ernest Moniz, Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, Co-Director, Laboratory for Energy and the Environment (LFEE); Director, MIT Energy Initiative
9:45a.m.		A Vision for Solar Energy Daniel G. Nocera, Dreyfus Professor of Energy, MIT Department of Chemistry
10:15a.m.		Break
10:30a.m.		The Emerging Engineering Research Frontier Subra Suresh, Dean, MIT School of Engineering; Ford Professor Engineering, MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering
11:00a.m.		Integrated Approaches to Commercializing Clean Energy Technologies Paul Dickerson, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
11:20a.m.		Investment Opportunities in Alternative Energy - Panel Discussion Charles Cooney – Panel Chair, Robert T. Haslam (1911) Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Faculty Director, Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation; MIT Department of Chemical Engineering Matthew Nordan, President, Lux Research Inc Noubar Afeyan, Managing Partner and CEO, Flagship Ventures
12:30p.m.		Lunch
1:45p.m.		Session II: Sustainable Development/The Masdar Zero Carbon City
1:45p.m.		The Future of Sustainable Development, Global Challenges and Opportunities Gerard Evenden, Senior Partner, Foster + Partners
2:15p.m.		The Masdar Zero Carbon City Khaled W. Awad, Director of Property Development, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company/Masdar
2:45p.m.		Break
3:15p.m.		Session III: The Masdar Institute and Joint Research Centers
3:15p.m.		The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Dr. Russel Jones, President, Masdar Institute of Science & Technology
3:40p.m.		MIST: A Unique Science and Technology Infrastructure in the Middle East Fred Moavenzadeh, James Mason Crafts Professor; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems, Director, Technology and Development Program (TDP); MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
4:00p.m.		MIT-MIST Joint Research Program – Panel Discussion Dr. Steven W. Griffiths – Panel Chair, Executive Director, MIT/Abu Dhabi Program; Technology and Development Program, MIT
4:15p.m.		Technology Dr. Marwan Khraisheh, Professor, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
4:30p.m.		Policy Dr. Toufic Mezher, Professor, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
4:45p.m.		Systems Dr. Youssef Shatilla, Professor, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
5:00p.m.		Closing Remarks Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
5:00p.m.		Networking Reception