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Green Innovation and Sustainable Development Forum

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W Hotel San Francisco
181 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Goals

Accelerate technology innovation to tackling climate crisis while support economic growth.

Prioritize investment and resources in key sectors that have the greatest promise to achieve regional decarbonization and a carbon net-zero economy.

Enhance international cooperation between California and other APEC economies on clean energy transition and green technology adoption.

Connect with APEC delegates and fellow forum participants in support of deepening and expanding networks, inspiring creative thinking and pioneering partnerships.

This forum aims to share best practices for accelerating adoption of innovative policies and technologies to decarbonize APEC economies. California plays a leading role in advancing first-of-kind policies and regulations for decarbonization and clean energy transition, and implementing innovative technologies and best available solutions into practice. World’s top-tier experts, business executives, government officials, and thought leaders will be invited to present at this forum. It will facilitate open dialogue and knowledge exchange among business owners, scholars and delegates from APEC economies on decarbonization strategies and how APEC regions can achieve an inclusive, equitable and resilient clean energy transition.

Register : Free by invitation only. Request an Invitation www.ucgec.org/apec2023/request

Contact Us: : apec2023@ucgec.org

 

Forum Program


Hosts

 

Welcome & Opening Remarks

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Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria
Executive Director
APEC Secretariat, Singapore
 

Yongxin Zhan
Co-Chair
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council


 

Qi Wang
Chairman
US‐China Green Energy Council
 

Speakers

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Steven Chu
Nobel Laureate
12th US Secretary of Energy
Stanford Professor
 

David Hochschild
Chair
California Energy Commission

 

Anand Gopal
Executive Directorr of Energy Innovation


 

Robert Weisenmiller
Former Chairman of California Energy Commission


 

Patrick Burt
Council Member
City of Palo Alto

 

Yi Cui
Director of Stanford Precourt Institute of Energy
Member of National Academy of Science
 

Li Zhu
President of APEC Sustainable Energy Center
Professor of Tianjin University, China

 

Nan Zhou
Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Advisory Board Members of the APEC Energy Research Centre
 

Brad Li
President of LONGi America



 

Greg Dalton
Founder and Host
Climate One
 

More speakers to be announced soon