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Events Sponsored by CEMTPP

 

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
IEMP Alumni Career Panel
8:00pm
Come hear what IEMP graduates are doing with their degrees!
Great networking opportunity.
International Affairs Building
Room 1512

Thursday, February 7, 2008
Innovations in Renewable Energy: The Region of Navarra, Spain
A panel presentation and wine reception hosted by:
Miguel Sanz, President of the Government, Navarra, Spain
Jose María Roig, Secretary of State for Business Development, Enterprise & Employment, Navarra
Begoña Urien, Director General of Enterprise, Navarra
Yolanda Barcina, Mayor of Pamplona
4:00pm
Columbia University International Affairs Building
Room 1501, 420 W. 118th St.

The region of Navarra, Spain meets nearly 70% of its electricity demand from green and renewable sources, and leads all Spanish public administrations in innovation and use of renewable energies. This eminent delegation will discuss the renewable energy technologies and policies of the Navarra region, as well as their successful efforts in using renewables as a mechanism for economic development. A reception featuring the wine of Navarra will immediately follow the panel discussion.

This event is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, February 05, 2008
New York Energy Forum
Commercial Evolution in the LNG Industry—Drivers, Status, and Outlook
with speakers David Nissen, Director, Program in International Energy Management and Policy, Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy, Columbia University
Ira B. Joseph, Executive Director, Petroleum Industry Research Association
Damien Gaul, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
moderated by Dermot Gately, Professor, New York University, President, The Energy Forum, Inc.
5:30-8:00pm
Room 208 of the McGraw-Hill Building
1221 Avenue of the Americas
(between 48th and 49th St.)
New York, NY 10020
Program:
5:30-6:00pm : Registration and refreshments
6:00-7:30pm : Presentation and discussion
7:30-8:00pm : Reception
Please register via the website: www.nyenergyforum.org.
This is necessary in order to facilitate building security requirements.

Tuesday January 22, 2008
Delivering a more Energy Efficient London:
Proven Policies and Innovative Modeling Techniques

with Tony Day, Professor at Southbank University, London
6:00-7:30pm
Room 1510, International Affairs Building
420 West 118th St. (corner of Amsterdam)

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
2008 World Oil Price Outlook Debate
with speakers Jan Stuart, Global Oil Economist, UBS Securities LLC
and Antoine Halff, Head of Energy Research, Fimat USA LLC
moderated by David Knapp, Senior Editor, Global Energy Market Analysis
Energy Intelligence Group
5:30-8:00pm
Room 209 of the McGraw-Hill Building
1221 Avenue of the Americas
(between 48th and 49th St.)
Program
5:30-6:00pm : Registration and refreshments
6:00-7:30pm : Presentations and discussion
7:30-8:00pm : Reception
Please register via the website: www.nyenergyforum.org.
This is necessary in order to facilitate building security requirements.

 

Monday December 10, 2007
SIPA Gabriel Silver Memorial Lecture
Co-sponsored by the Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy
"Russia and the Future of European Energy Security"
by Gerhard Schröder
Former Chancellor of Germany
6:00-7:30pm
Low Memorial Library Rotunda
535 West 116th Street, New York City

Friday, December 7, 2007
The Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy Presents:
The McKinsey Energy Demand Study
by Pedro Haas
Global Energy Materials Practice Group Leader
McKinsey Global Institute
1:00-2:30pm
Faculty House
All are welcome to attend this event.
Food will be served.

Monday November 19, 2007
As part of the International Governance Program, the Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy invites you to:
"Is Russia a Threat to European Energy Security?"
by Thane Gustafson
Senior Director for Russian and Caspian Energy at Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) and Professor at Georgetown University
1:00-2:00pm
Faculty House
Snacks will be served.

Monday November 12 and Tuesday November 13, 2007
Conference: The Pipeline Race to India and Pakistan—Is the So-Called Peace Pipeline from Iran Prospective Reality or Wishful Thinking?
(all day event)
Co-sponsored with the Harriman Institute

Friday November 9, 2007
A Brown Bag Lunch with Patrick Esteruelas
Latin America Analyst at Eurasia Group
"Venezuela: The Limits of Resource Nationalism"
11:15am-12:45pm
Faculty House

Wednesday November 7, 2007
The Outlook for Energy: A view to 2030
Jack Buono
Manager - Global Marine Transportation Optimization
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company
5:00pm
Faculty House

Tuesday November 6, 2007
Student Field trip to New York Independent Service Operator
(all day event)
Co-sponsored with the SIPA Energy Association

Tuesday October 30, 2007
Nabucco, European Energy Supply Diversification and Russia with
Vladimir Milov
President, Institute of Energy Policy (Moscow)
Former Deputy Energy Minister, Russian Federation
4-6pm
Faculty House of Columbia University, Randolph Room (First Floor)
map | event flyer

Friday October 26, 2007
A Brown Bag Lunch with Trevor Houser
"China's Evolving Energy Sector: Implications for
International Energy Security and Global Climate Change"

11:15am-12:45pm
Room 1510

Wednesday Oct. 24, 2007
"The U.S. Stake in the Law of the Sea"
Judge Tuerk
Law of the Sea Tribunal
Former Austrian Ambassador to the U.S. and the UN Security Council
4:15pm
Room 1510, International Affairs Building
420 West 118th St. (corner of Amsterdam)

Wednesday October 24, 2007
Brownbag presentation by Steven LeVine, author of The Oil and the Glory
12:30-2pm
Room 1512 IAB
Co-sponsored with the Middle East Institute and the Harriman Institute

Friday, October 19, 2007
A talk on Energy Geopolitics: "The Role of Eurasian Petroleum"
by Alan Hegburg, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
11:15am-12:45pm
Faculty House

Saturday September 29 and Sunday September 30, 2007
IEMP Students Welcome Retreat

Tuesday August 28, 2007
IEMP Concentration Detailed Briefing
11am-12pm and 12-1pm (two sessions)

Monday August 27, 2007
IEMP Concentration Overview
-for MPA Students: 10-11am, IAB Room 1501
-for MIA Students: 1:30-2:30pm, Altschul Auditorium (IAB)

 

Archived event list in development.

 

Fall 2006Return to top of page
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Date(video)
Title(slides)
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11/30/06 - 12/1/06 
Colloquium: Eurasian Pipelines and East Asia: A Path to Integration or a Marriage of Convenience (produced in conjunction with the Harriman Institute) 
(various speakers) 

 
11/30/06 
Realism on Caspian Energy: Overhyped & Underrisked 
Maureen Crandall,Professor of Economics, Industrial College of the Armed Forces

 
11/16/06 
World Energy Outlook 2006
Dr. Fatih Birol,Chief Economist, International Energy Agency (IEA) 

 
11/10/06 
The Geopolitics of Energy: Experiences of a Veteran Reporter 
Adam Smallman, Managing Editor, Commodities Desk, Dow Jones Newswires in London 

 
11/9/06 
Energy and the Elections: Priorities, Prospects & Policy
Shirley Neff,President, United States Association of Energy Economists
Former Chief Economist, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Faculty Member, Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs
 

 
10/27/06 
Energy on the Move: Recent Developments in the Oil Industry 
John Scelfo, Senior Vice President, Finance & Corporate Development, Hess Oil Company
David Kirshner, Vice President, Supply & Trading, Hess Oil Company
 

 
10/19/06 
Electric Power in Italy: Reliability and Renewables 
Carlo Andrea Bollino,Chairman, Electric Service System Operator (GSE), Italy
Professor of Economics, University of Perugia
 

 
10/13/06 
High Oil Prices: OPEC and Petrobras 
Rafael Resende Pertusier,Economist, Petróleo & Gás Brasil (Petrobras) 

 
9/29/06 
Electricité De France as an International Energy Player 
Jean-Paul Bouttes,Executive Vice President of International Affairs and Long-Term Strategic Planning, EDF
Christin Nadal,Chief Executive Officer, EDF North America
Assaad Saab,Vice President for International Affairs, EDF
 

9/29/06 
Geopolitics of Energy: A Policymaker's Perspective
Tatsuo Masuda,Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Visiting Professor, Université Paris Dauphine, Center of Geopolitics of Energy and Raw Materials
 

9/28/06 
Energy, Oil and Gas in General: Consumption, Future Needs, Production, Reserves, Oil Price, Current Issues
Jean Pierre Favennec,Director, Center for Economics and Management, Institut Francais du Petrole 
Spring 2006Return to top of page
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5/2/06 
Saudi Aramco's Downstream Interests 
Abdulaziz Al-Khayyal, Senior Vice President, Refining, Marketing and International, Saudi Arabian Oil Company 

 
5/2/06 
Can Anyone Save This Marriage?  Russia and China as Energy Partners 
Stephen J. Blank, Research Professor of National Security Affairs, Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College 

 
4/21/06 
Second Annual China Symposium:
Feeding the Giant: The Domestic and Global Impact of China's Energy Needs
 
Sponsored by The Columbia Center for Chinese Economy and Society, the Harriman Institute and The Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy 

 
4/20/06 
Exxon Mobil Corporation: The Outlook for Energy - A View to 2030 
Robert W. Haines, Manager, International Relations, Exxon Mobil Corporation 

 
4/18/06 
Energy Leadership Forum: A Conversation with Lee R. Raymond 
Lee R. Raymond, Chairman and CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation, 1993-2005
Interviewer: Maria Bartiromo, Host & Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal Report; Host, CNBC's Closing Bell
 

 
4/13/06 
Creating Multinational Organizations to Handle Energy Exchanges — Case Study: Central America 
Fiona Woolf 

 
4/13/06 
Clean Technology Venture Financing 
Mark F. Huang, Senior Vice President, GE Commercial Finance Technology Lending 

 
4/5/06 
The Russian-Ukranian Gas Crisis of January/February 2006 
Jonathan Stern, Director of Gas Research, Oxford Institute of Energy Studies 

 
3/9/06 
Evolution of the Electricity Sector in Ontario: Encouraging Investment and Price Stability 
Paul J. Bradley, Vice President for Generation Development, Ontario Power Authority 

3/9/06 
Meeting the Energy Security Challenge: The Kuwait Case
Nawaf Al-Sabah, Deputy Managing Director and General Counsel, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation 

3/8/06 
China Motorization Trends: Policy Options in a World of Transport Challenges
Related reading:
http://www.embarq.wri.org/en/Article.aspx?id=51
http://embarq.wri.org/documentupload/China_Motorization.pdf
Lee Schipper, Chief of Research, EMBARQ 
Fall 2005Return to top of page
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Date(video)
Title(slides)
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12/1/05 
China Energy Forum 
Michael Yahuda, Professor Emeritus of International Relations, London Schoolof Economics
Huaibin Lu, President and Founder, 3-E Information Developmentand Consultants(Beijing, China)
Discussant: AdamL. Shrier, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University School of Internationaland Public Affairs bio
 

11/30/05 
Energy Policy Roundtable: Market Opportunities for New Vehicle Technologies 
Charles Ing, Toyota Motor North America
Genevieve Cullen, Vice President, Electric Drive Transportation Association
Discussant: Robin Segal, PhD, Transportation Economist and Consultant
Moderator: Shirley Neff, Associate Research Scholar, CEMTPP
 

11/15/05 
GAZPROM: What's Ahead For Russia's Largest State-Owned Natural Gas Company (and its Biggest Investor)?
Jonathan Stern, Director of Gas Research
Oxford Institute of Energy Studies
Click here for the paper by Professor Stern
 

11/9/05 
Energy and Security (book signing and discussion) 
David Goldwyn 

10/27/05 
The Saudi Strategy for Dominace of the Petrochemical Markets 
Jean-Francois Seznec bio 

10/26/05 
Energy in Brazil 
Antonio Carlos Pereira Maia, Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Manager, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 

10/24/05 
Recycling Energy: Growing Income While Mitigating Climate Change 
Thomas R. Casten, Chairman and CEO, Primary Energy Ventures LLC 

10/21/05 
Petroleum and Alternative Energy 
Bruce M. Everett 

10/17/05 
Energy Policy Roundtable: Refining and Fuels, including the Renewable Fuels Standard: Implications for the Northeast and Fuel Imports 
Thomas O’Connor, Jay Saunders and Shirley Neff (moderator) bio 

10/4/05 
Economics of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
Michael Grubb, Chief Economist, UK Carbon Trust  

10/3/05 
The Energy Impacts of the Recent Hurricanes
Shirley Neff, Adjunct Lecturer and Associate Research Scholar, CEMTPP 

 9/27/05 
Colombia 2019: A Vision for Colombia's Second Century 
Santiago Montenegro, Director, Department of National Planning, Republic of Colombia 

9/15/05 
Energy Policy Roundtable: Initial Implementation Changes: Timetables and Implications for the Utility Sector, the Nuclear Power Industry, LNG Terminal Siting and Climate Change 
Nora Brownell, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Peter Lyons, Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Shirley Neff (Moderator)
 
Spring 2005

DateTitleSpeaker(s) audio
video
February 22, 2005Venezuela, China and the Rebirth of Resource Nationalism: A Roundtable DiscussionEd Morse, Roy Nersesian, Thomas Trebat and Fadi Kabboul 
Moderator: Hurst K. Groves
March 31, 2005Saudi-China RelationsJean-Francois Seznec
April 1, 2005Energy Prospects for China and India:
THE NEW CONSUMER GIANTS
Huaibin Lu, President, 3-E Consultants, Beijing, China
April 6, 2005

"The End of Oil and Geopolitics"

 

Fareed Mohamedi
April 13, 2005

"The Iraqi Elections: Insignificant?"

A discussion of the role of Islamic fundamentalism in Iraqi political discourse, the U.S. occupation, and the potential for civil war in Iraq:

 

Nir Rosen
April 19, 2005

"Twilight in the Desert: The Fading of Saudi Arabia’s Oil"

Matthew R. Simmons -Chairman, Simmons and Company listen
April 21, 2005

"Sustainable Energy for New York City"
How do we define it? How do we achieve it?

 

Andy Darrell - Director NYC Office, Environmental Defense
Mike Gordon - President, Consumer Powerline Inc.
David Manning - Vice President for Government Affairs
David Hepinstahl - Executive Director, Alliance for Energy Affordability
Ariella Rosenberg - Senior Project Manager, Energy Division NYC Economic Development
Tom Thompson - Former Vice President for Sustainable Energy 1st Rochdale Cooperative
Stephen Hammer (Moderator) , Lecturer, School of International and public Affairs
watch
April 26, 2005

Energy Career Symposium

April 27, 2005

 

 

Spring 2005 Energy Leadership Forum
"A Conversation With His Excellency CHAKIB KHELIL"

H.E. Chakib Khelil, Minister of Energy and Mining, Peopls's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Edward L. Morse (Interviewer)
Executive Advisor, Hess Energy Trading Co., LLC
Chair, Energy Forum Advisory Board
Member, Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy Advisory Council

Fall 2004
DateTitleSpeaker(s)
September 20, 2004The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power 
The PBS Series based on the book by Daniel Yergin 
Program 1: "Our Plan"
September 21, 2004Electricity and Natural Gas in Colombia: A Regulatory Success Story with Sandra Fonseca ArenasSandra Fonseca Arenas, Executive Chief and Commissioner, CREG (Energy and Gas regulatory Commission of Colombia)
September 27, 2004The Prize -Program 2: "Empires of Oil"
Monday October 4The Prize -Program 3: "The Black Giant"
October 11, 2004The Prize -Program 4: "War and Oil" 
6:15-7:30 pm, Room 1118 IAB
October 18, 2004The Prize -Program 5: 
"Crude Diplomacy"
October 25, 2004The Prize -Program 6: "Power to the Producers"
November 8, 2004The Prize -Program 7: "The Tinderbox"
November 11, 2004The Past, Present and Future of Oil: 
Some Brief Remarks
Francisco Parra
November 22, 2004Film Screening and Discussion:
Power Trip
Paul Devlin and 
Dennis Bakke
(Guest Participant),
Co-founder and former president and CEO,
AES Corporation
December 8, 2004 The Three Giants of the World Energy Market
(The U.S., Saudi Arabia and China):
What do They Fear From One Another?
Edward L. Morse,
Executive Director, Hess Energy Trading Company
December 9, 2004Energy Leadership Forum withLord John Browne,
Chief Executive of BP plc
Spring 2004
DateTitleSpeaker(s) 
February 12, 2004Kuwait, Petroleum and the International Oil Market Post-Saddam: A Conversation with Nader SultanNader Sultan, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, Kuwait Petroleum Company (Moderator: Edward L. Morse, Executive Advisor, Hess Energy Trading Co., LLC)
March 2, 2004Oil Trading Under the UN's Oil for Food ProgramMorten Buur-Jensen, consultant to Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) and the Coalition Provisional Authority
March 3, 2004Resource Revenue ManagementPetter Nore, Vice President for Business Development, Hydro Oil
April 13, 2004Recent Developments and Prospects for Change in Saudi ArabiaThuraya Al-Arrayed, Senior Advisor, Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Fall 2003

DateTitle Speaker(s)
September 23, 2003Our Energy ChallengeRichard E. Smalley, Nobel Laureate, Professor of Chemistry, Rice UniversityLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
October 8, 2003Corporate Citizenship: Challenges and OpportunitiesWilliam T. Flis, Senior Issues Advisor, Exxon Mobil CorporationSIPA's Human Rights Program
October 17, 2003Chinese Oil Security and Chinese Competition for Global ResourcesXiaojie Xu, Senior Research Fellow, Petroleum Economics & Technology Research Center, China National Petroleum CorporationThe Weatherhead East Asia Institute
October 30, 2003Power to the PeopleVijay V. Vaitheeswaran, Energy and Environment Correspondent for The EconomistThe Earth Institute and the Graduate School of Journalism
October 30, 2003Shocked by the Dark (The Great Blackout of August 14, 2003)Roger N. Anderson, Doherty Senior Scholar, Lamont-Doherty Earth ObservatoryLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory