Event summary

Energy is the lifeblood of the economy. The recourse to all available options and technologies in the field of energy is key element to properly address the growing challenges of achieving balanced and sustainable growth, and global energy security, and to tackle climate change issues.

Scientific research and the acceleration of marketable technology play essential roles. The challenge for industrialized countries is to adapt their energy infrastructures and regulations to a new environment that demands clean and efficient use of energy. Emerging economies face both growing populations and growing energy needs. These issues cannot be solved by individual countries but must be addressed globally in a framework of cooperation of Governments, scientists, and industry leaders.

There will be an opening plenary session with senior energy officials from Italy and the United States followed by

Four expert panels on:
          
1. The Future of Hydrocarbons
2. Towards Large-Scale Deployment of Renewable Energies
3. The Renaissance of Nuclear Energy
4. The Promise of Nuclear Fusion

Preview of Conference Highlights:

• The Return of Natural Gas;
• Infrastructures for Energy Supply;
• Renewable Energy at Home and Abroad;
• Challenges and Opportunities in the Nuclear  Renaissance;
• Translational Technology: from the Laboratory to the Factory

Program

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Acknowledgement

Special thanks to the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea and the Italian Trade Commission

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Event information

When
March 29, 2011
9AM – 1:45PM
(Followed by a lunch)

Where
Embassy of Italy
3000 Whitehaven St, NW
Washington DC, 20008 (Map)

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Contact information

Organizing secretary
Ms. Vittoria Isac,
Embassy of Italy
E-mail:
Vittoria.isac@esteri.it
Tel: (202) 612-4438
Fax: (202) 518-2147