What:

Leading thinkers in clean energy technology address the challenges of environmental technology innovation. The Summit will highlight a resource that can reduce clean energy development time and cost in the U.S.: High Performance Computing (HPC).  

When:

Monday, May 16 8:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (reception to follow) Tuesday, May 17 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.  

Where:

The Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC  

Who:

Participants from the Obama Administration, Capitol Hill, science and academia, venture capital and industry. Speakers will include:  

-- General Jim Jones, Former National Security Advisor

-- Dr. John Holdren, White House Science Advisor

-- Eric Spiegel, CEO of Siemens Corporation

-- Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute

-- Robert Nelsen, Co-Partner and Managing Director of Arch Venture Partners.

-- Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.)

-- Steve Koonin, Undersecretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy