Co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy, and Israel’s Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water Resource, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Israel Business Council, the U.S.-Israel Energy & Innovation Spotlight will virtually convene government officials, business leaders, and entrepreneurs to look at ways we can expand partnerships in the energy sector and drive innovation to combat climate change.
9:30 AM Opening Remarks
- Josh Kram, Executive Director, Middle East Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Clay Neff, Chairman, U.S.-Israel Business Council, President, Chevron Middle East, Africa, South America Exploration and Production Company
9:35 AM Growing the Next Generation of U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation
- Karine Elharrar, Israel’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources
- David Turk, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy
10:00 AM Israel’s 2050 Energy Roadmap
- Udi Adiri, Director General, Israel’s Ministry of Energy
10:15 AM Natural Gas as a Bridge to a Lower Carbon Future
- Udi Adiri, Director General, Israel’s Ministry of Energy
- Brian Essner, General Manager, Eastern Mediterranean Business Unit, Chevron Middle East, Africa, and South America Exploration and Production Company
- Osama Mobarez, Acting Secretary General, EMGF, and Undersecretary, Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
- George Pickart, Managing Director, Global Government Affairs & Policy, GE Power
- Moderated by: Steve Lutes, Vice President, Middle East Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
10:45 AM Driving Innovation in Energy
- Dan Shantz, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, Director of the U.S. – Israel Center for Fossil Energy
- Or Yogev, CEO, Augwind
- Elad Shaviv, Executive Director, EnergyCom
- Moderated by: Gideon Friedman, Chief Scientist, Israel’s Ministry of Energy
11:15 AM Closing Remarks
- Josh Kram, Executive Director, Middle East Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce