Agenda

• Dr. John HAMRE, President and CEO, CSIS
• Mr. WU Zhuo, Vice President, CASC

Panel: Global Cooperation in a New Space Era

Moderated by Mr. Arnaud DE BORCHGRAVE, Director, Transnational Threats, CSIS

Speakers include:

• Mr. Carlos BULGHERONI, Senior Advisor, CSIS
• Mr. LI Hong, General Secretary, China Arms Control Association
• Dr. V.P. VAIDIK, Chairman, Council for Indian Foreign Policy
• Dr. Raymond KROMMENACKER, Regional Coordinator for Asian and Pacific Economics, WTO
• Mr. Pierre BETIN, Senior Advisor, CSIS
• Question and Answer

Moderated by Mr. Brendan CURRY, Vice President for Government Affairs, Space Foundation

Speakers include:

• Dr. Jim Reilly, Dean of the School of Science and Technology, American Public University System, Former NASA Astronaut
• Mr. JIA Yang, Director, China Lunar Exploration Program, China Academy of Space Technology
• Mr. Deviprasad KARNIK, Counsellor (Space), Embassy of India
• Dr. John OLSON, Exploration Transition Manager, NASA
• Dr. Bernard FOING, Executive Director, International Lunar Exploration Working Group
• Question and Answer

Moderated by Mr. Robert Dickman, Executive Director, AIAA

Speakers include:

• Mr. Brewster SHAW, Vice President & General Manager, Space Exploration, The Boeing Company
• Mr. YIN Liming, President, China Great Wall Industry Corp
• Mr. Michel LAROCHE, Senior Vice President for Research and Technology, Safran Corporation
• Mr. David THOMPSON, AIAA President 2009-2010; Chairman & CEO, Orbital Sciences Corporation
  
• Question and Answer

Moderated by Mr. Ken HODGKINS, Office of Space and Advanced Technology, US Department of State

Speakers include:

• Mr. Francois RIVASSEAU, Deputy Chief of Mission, French Embassy to the US
• Mr. JIN Ju, Minister Counselor, Chinese Embassy to the US
• Mr. Damon WELLS, Senior Policy Analyst, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Question and Answer

• Dr. John HAMRE, President and CEO, CSIS

Keynote:  Ms. Shere ABBOTT, Associate Director, Energy and Environment, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Panel: The Value of Earth Observations for Achieving Climate and Energy Policy Goals
Moderator:  Ms. Helen WOOD, USGEO Co-Chair (NOAA)

Speakers include:

• Dr. Amy LUERS, Environment Program Manager, Google.org - Earth Observation and IT for Climate Risk Management
• Ms. Lindene PATTON, Chief Climate Product Officer, Zurich Financial Services - Planning for Disaster: Perspectives of the Insurance Industry
• Dr. Compton TUCKER, Senior Earth Scientist, Earth Sciences Division, NASA - Prediction of a Rift Valley Fever Outbreak using Earth Observation
• Dr. Leonard HIRSCH, Senior Policy Advisor, Smithsonian Institution - Aligning the Stars for Earth Observation
• Question and Answer

Moderator: Mr. Gregory WITHEE, Director, International Programs, USGS

Speakers include:

• Dr. Anthony JANETOS, Director, Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/University of Maryland - National Academies Earth Science and Applications Decadal Survey
• Ms. Lyn WIGBELS, Senior Associate, Space Initiatives, CSIS - CSIS Earth Observation and Global Change Study
• Dr. Philip DECOLA, USGEO Co-Chair (OSTP)
• Dr. Dixon BUTLER, Professional Staff, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives - Congressional Prospective
• Question and Answer

Moderator: Dr. Philip DECOLA, USGEO Co-Chair (OSTP)

Speakers include:

• Dr. Michael FREILICH, Director, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
• Ms. Mary KICZA, Assistant Administrator for Satellite & Information Services, NOAA
• Dr. Bryant CRAMER, Associate Director for Geography, USGS
• Dr. Gary FOLEY, Earth Observation Systems Executive, USEPA Office of the Science Advisor
• Question and Answer (questions submitted in advance)

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), Moderator: Dr. José ACHACHE, GEO Secretariat Director

Speakers include:

• Dr. Zoran STANCIC, Former GEO Co-Chair for the European Commission
• Ms. Shere ABBOTT, GEO Co-Chair for the United States
• Mr. ZHAO Datong, GEO Co-Chair Alternate for China

• Question and Answer