SESSION I: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES


Session and Conference Co-Chairs:

Barbara McKee, Director Office of Coal and Power Import and Export, US Department of Energy; and Chair, IEA Working Party on Fossil Fuels
-and -
Andy Lloyd, Mining Executive, Energy Services, Rio Tinto Ltd

Opening Comment and Welcome

Opening Address
• Andy Lloyd, Rio Tinto Ltd

The Growing Importance of Zero Emissions
Barbara McKee, US Department of Energy

The Future of Zero Emissions Technology
The Hon Ian Macfarlane, MP
Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, Australia

Energy and the Future Role of Fossil Fuels
• The Hon Georg-Wilhelm Adamowitsch
Vice Minister, Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour, Germany

Making the case for ZETs
Dr Antonio Pflüger
Head, Energy Technology Collaboration Division International Energy Agency

Challenges to Zero Emission Technology, including technical and policy issues, constituency acceptance and economics
• The Hon Carl Michael Smith
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy US Department of Energy

SESSION II: TOWARDS THE VISION OF A ZETs FUTURE

Session Co-Chairs:

Vision and ZETs Networks
Jostein Dahl Karslen, Advisor, Oil and Gas Department Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norway; and Vice Chairman, IEA WPFF
-and -
Malcolm Keay, Chief Executive Officer, World Coal Institute, UK

The Zero Emission Vision -A Concept Within Reach
Dr Robin Batterham
Chief Scientist of Australia

Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies
Dr Peter Cook, Executive Director,
Australian CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies

What does the Technology Roadmap mean?
Dr John Topper, Managing Director
IEA Clean Coal Centre, UK

CSIRO Flagship Program and its Role in Delivering ZETs
Dr John Wright
Director, CSIRO Energy Flagship Transformed


SESSION Ill: INNOVATIVION INITIATIVES TOWARD ZERO EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGIES

Session Chair:

Tohmei Takekawa, Chief Representative in Jakarta and Sydney
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan

Future Gen
John McCutcheon II, President, Resource Associates, USA

Outcomes from the Coal 21 Programme
Mark O'Neill, Executive Director
Australian Coal Association

The Sleipner Project
Olav Kaarstad, Manager
Statoil New Energy, Norway

The Weyburn Project
Kelly Thambimuthu, Senior Research Scientist, CANMET, Canada; and Chairman, IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme

SESSION IV: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO MEET THE CHALLENGES

Session Chair:

Howard Bamsey, Chief Executive, Australian Greenhouse Office

Report back on the APEC/IEA ZETs Technical Workshops
Scott Smouse, Senior Management and Technical Advisor International, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US Department of Energy; and Chair, APEC EWG Expert Group (presentation)
-and -
Dr John Topper, Managing Director, IEA Clean Coal Centre, UK (presentation)

Key Challenges in Moving to ZETs, including perspective of the World Bank and developing economies
Kui Nang 'Peter' Mak, Chief, Energy and Transport Branch
Department of Economics and Social Affairs, United Nations

Making New Development Sequestration Ready
Jeffrey Price, Managing Partner
Bluewave Resources, USA


SESSION V: ZERO EMISSIONS TECHNOLGOIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT


Session Chair:

Taufik Sastrawinata, Director of Technology and Business Development, PT Advance Technology Indonesia

The Queensland Perspective on Zero Emissions Technologies
The Hon Tony McGrady MP
Minister for State Development and Innovation, Queensland

The Victorian Perspective on Zero Emissions Technologies
The Hon Theo Theophanous MP
Minister for Energy Industries and Resources, Victoria

ZETs and their Role in Sustainable Development
JoAnne Disano, Director, Division of Sustainable Development
Department of Economics and Social Affairs, United Nations

Asia Pacific Perspectives -China's priorities and opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Madam Yu Zhufeng, Clean Coal Engineering and Research Centre; and Director of the US/China Clean Coal Technology Centre, PR China

SESSION VI: MOVING FORWARD

Session Chair:

Jacek Podkanski, Energy Technology Collaboration Division, IEA;

Satisfying Environmental Criteria
David Hawkins, Director of Climate Centre
Natural Resources Defense Council, USA

Issues and Planning for Local Communities
Ray Hornery, Principal
Hornery & Associates Consulting Pty Ltd, Australia

Role of Government (slides | text)
Tania Constable, Resources Development Branch
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Australia


SESSION VII: RISK, ECONOMICS AND FINANCE: PANEL DISCUSSION
..addressing risks and reward in new technology deployment, legal and regulatory issues; finance for incremental costs of advanced technology

Session Chair:

Tim Warren, Chairman, Shell Australia

Expert panellists:

Dr George Marsh, Head, Cleaner Fossil Fuels Unit
Department of Trade and Industry, UK (presentation)
Dr Sung-Chul Shin, Senior Adviser
Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea (presentation)
Barry Worthington, Executive Director
United States Energy Association, USA (presentation)
Jim Dooley, Carbon Management Solutions, Director, Private Energy
Sector; Co-Director, Public-Private Partnerships, Battelle USA (presentation)
Larisa Dobriansky, Deputy Assistant Secretary
US Department of Energy (presentation)

SESSION VIII: CONFERENCE CONCLUSION

Conference Co-chairs:

Barbara McKee, Director Office of Coal and Power Import and Export, US Department of Energy; and Chair, IEA Working Party on Fossil Fuels
-and -
Andy Lloyd, Mining Executive, Energy Services, Rio Tinto Ltd

Summary

Ken Humphreys, Carbon Management Solutions Director, Public-Private Partnerships;
Co-Director, Private Energy Sector, Battelle, USA (presentation)

Closing Address

Barry Jones, Executive Director,
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) (presentation)

Conference Close

Barbara McKee
US Department of Energy
-and -
Closing Address
Andy Lloyd, Rio Tinto Ltd