Short talks, a panel, and a data jam lead the discussion of the use of information technology, exploring the role of data in the energy space by focusing a discussion on the software side of things.

Short talks and panel discussion on the process of prioritizing needs and decision making when it comes to budgeting energy sustainability in various societies.

Philip Farese discusses multiple methods for decision making by highlighting a tool recently developed to inform Department of Energy decision making.

Ted Hessor discusses how the diminishing poverty line is leading to the increase of global markets and energy development.

Hillard Huntington discusses a study that evaluates the channels through which shale formations and new natural gas supplies can change energy, economic and environmental opportunities within North America.

Robert takes the audience past contemporary politics through a mental journey to a time, several centuries from now, when nobody uses carbon-based fuel out of the ground anymore, either because they have banned the practice or it is gone.

Eric Pop discusses how energy use and conversion are important for the design of low-power electronics and energy-conversion systems, and are also a rich domain for both fundamental discoveries as well as technological advances.

The top technology officer from China’s largest power company, Shisen Xu, discusses the state of cleaner coal-burning technology and its prospects for real-world rollout in China and around the globe.