Summit Program

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Liu Zhenmin - China's Special Envoy for Climate Change (Pre-recorded remarks)
• Zhang Jianmin - Consul General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco
• Yi Cui - Summit Vice Chair; Professor, Stanford University

UCGEC Opening Research Presentation

Powering the Next Phase of the U.S.-China Energy Transition

• Qi Wang - Chairman and CEO, U.S.-China Green Energy Council

Featured Fireside Conversation

Energy Innovation and Global Collaboration

• Steven Chu - Nobel Laureate; former U.S. Secretary of Energy; Professor, Stanford University
• Moderator: Yi Cui - Professor, Stanford University; Faculty Director, Stanford Sustainability Accelerator

Keynote Address

• Li Junfeng - Founding Director General, China National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC); Executive Council Member, China Energy Research Society

Featured Conversation

The Next Phase of the Global Energy Transition: Innovation, Scale and International Cooperation

• Erik Solheim - Former UN Under-Secretary-General; Former Norwegian Minister of Environment and International Development 
• Li Junfeng - Founding Director General, National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC); Executive Council Member, China Energy Research Society 
• Ali Zaidi - Professor of Practice, University of Pennsylvania; Former White House National Climate Advisor
• Moderator: Thomas Heller, Faculty Director, Sustainable Finance Initiative, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy

Keynote Address

• Nancy Skinner - Commissioner, California Energy Commission

Featured Address

A US–China Grand Bargain for the AI and Clean Energy Era

• Steve Westly - Founder and Managing Partner, The Westly Group, Former California State Controller

Keynote Address

Incentive Auctions: Lessons from Radio Spectrum and Applications to Water

• Paul Milgrom - Nobel Laureate in Economics; Professor, Stanford University

Featured Fireside Conversation

• John Reynolds - President, California Public Utilities Commission
• Moderator: William Chueh - Director, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy; Professor, Stanford University

Plenary Panel I

Power Systems for the Age of Electricity: High-Renewable Integration, Grid Flexibility, and Innovation

• Li Xiangyang - General Manager, China State Grid North America
• Scott Murtishaw - Executive Director, California Energy Storage Alliance
• Haresh Kamath - Director of Cross-Cutting Technologies and Solutions, Electric Power Research Institute
• Moderator: Liang Min - Managing Director, Bits & Watts Initiative, Stanford University

Keynote Address

AI, Data Centers and the Energy Transition: Is Space the Next Frontier?

• David Sandalow - former Acting U.S. Under Secretary of Energy

Featured Conversation

AI & Energy: Powering AI, Transforming Energy

• Lin Qiao - Co-Founder and CEO, Fireworks AI
• David Sandalow - Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University; Former senior official, the White House, State Department and US Department of Energy
• Moderator: Jenny Park - Executive Director, Climate One
• Session Introduction: Mengning "Frank" Zhou - Senior Vice President, US-China Green Energy Council

Plenary Panel II

Clean Energy Supply Chains: Resilience, Security and Global Competitiveness

• Craig Allen - U.S. Ambassador (ret) and Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group; Former President, U.S.-China Business Council
• Brian Hardin - CEO, Photara
• Roger Zhang - Co-founder, Persimmon Systems
• Zhang Xuming - Deputy Secretary-General, China Society of Automotive Engineering
• Moderator: Shanjun Li - Professor, Stanford University; Director, Sustainability and Energy Transition Program

Closing Remarks

• Qi Wang - Chairman and CEO, U.S.-China Green Energy Council