Beginning at 11:30am Eastern / 8:30am Pacific, Toyota will begin their Sustainable Mobility Seminar and this year they will be broadcasting it live via USTREAM. I will be representing PriusChat during the Wednesday sessions, but I believe there will be some other familiar faces you might catch on camera during Tuesday's sessions.
Here is the information I have for the event:
This special event is designed to offer insight into the depth and complexity of challenges facing the auto industry, as it transitions into a new era where our business will no longer be about simply building and selling cars and trucks. The seminar will address:
The energy and natural resource issues that will directly affect our mobility options.
The new technologies being developed to address these energy andresource issues.
The partnerships that will need to be forged to bring these newtechnologies to market.
And how our cities will incorporate various combinations of mixed mobility in their urban design …and re-design, to accommodate regional energy, population and natural resource challenges.
The seminar will be conducted in two parts. The morning session will examine the drivers for change – the challenges we’re facing that necessitate changes in behavior. Invited panelists include:
Dr. Mickey Glantz, Director of the Consortium for Capacity Building at the University of Colorado, discussing climate change and society.
WaterKeeper Alliance, discussing water scarcity and its ties to energy.
Dr. Charles Kolstad, from the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, discussing the economics of climate change.
Gordon Feller, CEO of Urban Age Institute, discussing urban design challenges and solutions.
In response to these societal challenges, the afternoon panel will focus on technological advancements to power our future. Invited panelists include:
Dr. Jan Kreider from the University of Colorado discussing low carbon fuels.
Robert Bryce, author and editor of Energy Tribune, discussing rare earth metals and their use in advanced batteries.
Jay Whitacre, from Carnegie Melon University discussing advanced batteries.
Peter Attia from Sapphire Energy discussing algae/biogas fuels of the future.
I'll embed the feed right here on PriusChat so that you can watch it without leaving the site.
