planning committee

The planning and execution of EE Global would not be possible without the support and hard work of the International Steering Committee, comprised of high-level energy efficiency professionals from five regions of the world.

International Steering Committee (ISC)

CO-CHAIRS
Jeff Drees U.S. Country President, Schneider Electric	Hon. Mark Warner United States Senate
VICE-CHAIRS
Robert J. Dixon Sr. VP & Global Head, Efficiency & Sustainability, Building Technology, Siemens Industry Inc.	Hon. Edward Markey United States House of Representatives	Hon. Jeanne Shaheen United States Senate
Hon. Paul Tonko United States House of Representatives	Dave Szczupak Executive Vice President, Global Product Organization, Whirlpool Corporation

North American Representatives

• Bob Balzar, Vice President of Energy Efficiency, Tennessee Valley Authority
• Jared Blum, President, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)
• Iain Campbell, Vice President & GM Global Energy & WorkPlace Solutions, Johnson Controls, Inc.
• Michael Howard, Sr. VP, Research and Development, Electric Power Research Institute
• Tom King, President, National Grid
• Tom Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute
• Michael Melaniphy, President, American Public Transportation Association
• Dennis V. McGinn, VADM, U.S. Navy, Ret., President & CEO, American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)
• Michael Mills, President, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
• Kate Offringa, President & CEO, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association
• Bill Ritter, Director, Center for the New Energy Economy
• James Rogers, Chairman, President & CEO, Duke Energy
• Ashok Sarkar, Ph.D., Sr. Energy Specialist & Energy Efficiency Thematic Group Leader Energy Unit; Sustainable Energy Department, The World Bank
• Robert Wilkins, Vice President, Public Affaris, Danfoss North America
• Lynda Ziegler, Executive Vice President of Power Delivery Services, Southern California Edison

European Representatives

• Sergio Andreis, Director, Kyoto Club
• Paolo Bertoldi, Institute for Energy - Renewable Energy Unit, European Commission DG JRC
• Stefan Buettner, Researcher & Advisor, The Scottish Parliament
• Nils Borg, Executive Director, European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee)
• Honorable Monica Frassoni, President, European Alliance to Save Energy
• Sumir Karayi, CEO, 1E
• Marianne Moscoso-Osterkorn, Director General, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
• Hans Ten Berge, Secretary General, EURELECTRIC
• Honorable Claude Turmes, Member of European Parliament (Luxembourg)
• Phillipe Van de Maele, CEO, ADEME
• Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director, International Energy Agency

African/Middle Eastern Representatives

• Ignatius Anyanwu, Energy Technology Specialist/Energy Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy
• Barry Brendenkamp, General Operations Manager, National Energy Efficiency Agency
• Yael Cohen Paran, Executive Director, The Israel Energy Forum
• Benoit Lebot, Climate Change Technical Advisor, United Nations Development Programme
• Joseph Oteng-Adjei, Minister for Energy, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Ghana

Asian/Pacific Representatives

• Ajit Advani, Deputy Regional Manager, International Copper Association, Asia
• Thomas K. Dreessen, Chairman & CEO, Energy Efficiency Project Investment Company, Limited (EEPIC)
• Peter du Pont, Vice President, Clean Energy – Asia, Nexant Asia
• Ajay Mathur, Director, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, India
• Samuel Tumiwa, Deputy Regional Director, Asian Development Bank

Latin American Representatives

• Odon de Buen, President, Energia, Technologia y Educacion
• Arturo Echeverria, President, AEAEE
• José Luiz Cavaretti, New Market Manager, AES Eletropaulo
• Pablo Moreno, Executive Director, ANFAD
• Carlos Valdez, Vice President & Managing Director, Owens Corning Latin America