Competing in the Low-Carbon Economy
Strategies for Energy-Intensive Firms and Their Investors
| When |
Nov 13, 2009 from 08:30 am to 04:00 pm |
|---|---|
| Where | R. David Thomas Executive Conference Center, University Room, Duke University |
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
and coffee
8:30 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Daniel Vermeer, Director, Corporate
Sustainability Initiative
Dr. Gary Gereffi, Director, Center on Globalization, Governance, & Competitiveness
8:45 a.m.
Introductions
All participants
9:00 a.m.
Presentation:
Strategic Directions in the Low-Carbon Economy
Nicole St. Clair Knobloch, Project Director,
CSI
Lukas Brun, Research Associate, CGGC
9:30 a.m.
STRATEGIC
DIRECTION I: INFORMATION
Assessing the Low-Carbon Marketplace
Introduction: Marcy Lowe, Research
Associate, CGGC
- Overcoming information costs
- Reading the marketplace
(9:35 a.m.)
Featured Case Study: Eyeing
the market for LEDs
Greg
Merritt, Cree, Inc.
(9:50 a.m.)
Moderated Discussion
Dr. Bob Clemen, Professor, Fuqua School of
Business
10:30 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:45 a.m.
STRATEGIC
DIRECTION II: INTEGRATION
Integrating low carbon considerations through traditional business
models.
Introduction: Kristen Dubay, Research Associate, CGGC
(11:20 a.m.)
Featured Case Studies: Recycling waste
energy into power
Dick Munson, Recycled
Energy Development
Allan Sears,
Capital Power Investment Group
(11:50 a.m.)
Moderated discussion
Dr. Bob Clemen, Professor, Fuqua School of Business
12:15 p.m.
Buffet
Lunch
Dining Room, R. David Thomas Conference
Center
1:00 p.m.
STRATEGIC
DIRECTION III: INVESTMENT
Attracting
early capital for future returns
Featured Case Studies
- Attracting external investment to deploy CCS
Scott Weaver, American Electric Power - Encouraging internal investment in factory efficiency
William Bailey, DuPont - Overcoming fear of risk in biomass investment
Ray Ganga, McBurney Corporation
2:00 p.m.
STRATEGIC DIRECTION IV: INNOVATION
Featured Moderated Discussion: Going Hybrid
Integrating hybrid technology into trucks, buses and delivery vehicles
Power/transportation partnerships for
hybrid batteries.
Moderator: Dr. Rick Larrick, Professor, Fuqua School of Business
John Formisano,
FedEx
David Bryant,
Freightliner Trucks
Al Abram, Daimler
Buses, North America
Keenan Tarpley,
Daimler Truck Financial
With
full group
3:00 p.m.
Key Takeaways and Looking Ahead
Dr.
Dan Vermeer, Nicole St. Clair Knobloch, & Dr. Gary Gereffi
4:00 p.m.
Adjourn
