2011 Plenary Speakers
Tuesday, September 13 - Energy Production and Policies
Charles McConnell
Chief Operating Officer, Fossil Energy, DOE
"Coal in a Carbon-Constrained Future"
Thomas J. Bonner
President, Cogentrix Energy, LLC
"Consideration of Coal and other Fuels in the Development and Operation of a Power Generation Portfolio in the United States"
Steve Herman
Managing Director, Energy Capital Partners
"Private Equity and Coal Infrastructure"
Wednesday, September 14 - International Issues
Yuzhuo Zhang
CEO
Shenhua Group, CHINA
"The Cleaner Coal Conversion & Utilization Technologies in Shenhua and China"
Steve Orlins
President
National Committee on US-China Relations, USA
"U.S.-China Relations: A Vision for the Future"
Mustafa Ziypak
Head of Research and Development Department
Turkish Coal Enterprise (TKI), TURKEY
“Development of Gasification and Activities in Turkish Coal Enterprises”
Thursday, September 15 - Environmental Issues
Anthony Cugini
Director
Department of Energy, USA
“Emerging Fossil Energy Technologies”
Steven Winberg
Vice President, R & D
CONSOL Energy Inc., USA
"The Future of Coal - It Is Up To Us!"
Frank Princotta
Director, Air Pollution Prevention and Control
Division, USEPA, USA
“ The Role of Coal in a Carbon Constrained World”