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Planning Committees

The planning and execution of EE Global would not be possible without the support and hard work of the following advisory committees:

International Steering Committee
The International Steering Committee (ISC) is comprised of high-level energy efficiency professionals from five regions of the world.

Honorary Government Co-Chairs

Honorable Edward Markey (D-Mass.)

United States House of Representatives

Honorable Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

United States Senate

Honorable Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

United States Senate
   
ISC Industry Co-Chairs

James E. Rogers

Chairman, President & CEO, Duke Energy

George David

Former Chairman and CEO, United Technologies Corp.
     
ISC Vice-Chairs

Christopher B. Curtis

President & CEO, N.A. Operating Division & Buildings Business, Schneider Electric

Robert J. Dixon

Sr. VP & Global Head, Efficiency & Sustainability, Building Automation, Siemens Industry Inc.

David Szczupak

EVP, Global Product Organizations, Whirlpool Corporation

Nobuo Tanaka

Executive Director, International Energy Agency
 

African Representatives

  • Mark Gordon, Director Strategic Environmental Management, Western Cape Government - South Africa
  • Richard Ingwe, Executive Director, Centre for Research & Action on Development of Locales (CRADLE)
  • Ibrahim Salau, Managing Director, Environmental Accord Nigeria Limited

Asia / Pacific Representatives

  • Dr. Peter du Pont, Chief of Party, ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program
  • Madame Hou Dufang, President, China Household Electrical Appliances Association
  • Phil Harrington, Executive Manager – Climate Change, Pitt & Sherry
  • Mark Lister, CEO, Australian Alliance to Save Energy Limited
  • S. Ragupathy, Senior Director & Head, Green Business Centre, Confederation of India Industry
  • Professor Sirikalaya Suvachittanont, Director, Energy Engineering Institute

European Representatives

  • Jean-Pierre Benqué, Senior Executive Vice President, EDF S.A.
  • Paolo Bertoldi, Institute for Energy - Renewable Energy Unit, European Commission DG JRC
  • Henry Derwent, President & CEO, IETA
  • James Leape, Director General, World Wildlife Fund International
  • Honorable Lena Ek, Member of European Parliament (Sweden)
  • Denis Givois, Director, Renewables and Climate Change, Dalkia
  • Lars Josefsson, CEO, Vattenfall & Chairman, EURELECTRIC
  • Sumir Karayi, CEO, 1E
  • James Leape, Director General, World Wildlife Fund International
  • Benoit Lebot, Climate Change Technical Advisor, United Nations Development Programme-Global Environment Facility
  • Michael Lowak, CEO, MVV Energiedienstleistungen GmbH
  • Dr. Marianne Moscoso-Osterkorn, International Director, REEEP
  • Henrik Sundström, Vice President, Group Sustainability Affairs, Electrolux Major Appliances
  • Honorable Claude Turmes, Member of European Parliament (Luxembourg)

Latin American Representatives

  • João Carlos, President, Embraco
  • Arturo Echeverria, President, AEAEE
  • Honorable Georgina Kessel, Secretary of Energy, Mexico
  • Carlos Valdez, Vice President & Managing Director, Owens Corning Latin America

North American Representatives

  • Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  • Jared Blum, President, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)
  • Thomas K. Dreessen, Chairman & CEO, Energy Efficiency Project Investment Company, Limited (EEPIC)
  • Tom Geier, Government Affairs Manager - Federal & State, 3M Company
  • Stephen Harper, Director, Environment and Energy Policy, Intel Corporation
  • Tom Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute
  • Dave McCurdy, President & CEO, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
  • William Millar, President, American Public Transportation Association
  • John Mollet, Vice President, International Copper Association, Ltd.
  • Bill Nitze, Chairman, Oceana Energy Company
  • Honorable Mark Pryor, Senator, United States Senate
  • Dr. Steve Specker, President, Electric Power Research Institute
  • Robert Wilkins, President, Danfoss North America
  • Honorable Timothy E. Wirth, President, UN Foundation

International Program Committee
The International Program Committee (IPC) is an international group of energy efficiency experts responsible for the development of the Executive Dialogue Sessions.

  • Anne Arquit Niederberger, Owner, Policy Solutions
  • Paolo Bertoldi, Institute for Energy - Renewable Energy Unit, European Commission DG JRC
  • Jared Blum, President, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)
  • Randall Bowie, Chief Consultant, Standards/Codes/Regulations, Group Corporate Affairs, Rockwool Int. (Denmark)
  • Dr. Richard A. Bradley, Head, Energy Efficiency and Environment Division, International Energy Agency
  • Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy
  • Leslie Cordes, Director, Partnership Development – Energy and Climate, United Nations Foundation
  • Tomas Dahlman, Director, Global Energy Policy Affairs, Electrolux Major Appliances
  • Thomas K. Dreessen, Chairman & CEO, Energy Efficiency Project Investment Company, Limited (EEPIC)
  • Dr. Peter du Pont, Chief of Party, ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program
  • Benjamin Finkelor, Executive Director, UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center
  • Jeff Harris, Vice President, Programs, Alliance to Save Energy
  • Lisa Jacobson, Executive Director, Business Council for Sustainable Energy
  • Peter Love, President, Love Energy Consultants, Inc.
  • James McMahon, Head, Energy Analysis Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Alan Meier, Environmental Energy Tech, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Dr. Marianne Moscoso-Osterkorn, International Director, REEEP
  • Kate Offringa, President & CEO, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA)
  • John Powell, Jr., CEO, Corridor Transportation Corporation
  • B. Sudhakara Reddy, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Goregaon
  • John Scowcroft, Head, Environment & Sustainable Development Unit, Eurelectric
  • Suzanne Shelton, President & CEO, The Shelton Group
  • Craig Silvertooth, Executive Director, Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing
  • Harry Verhaar, Senior Director, Energy & Climate Change, Philips Lighting
  • Cynthia Wilson, Policy Analyst, Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy