USD to Host Charged 2020: The Global Renewable Energy Forum

Is Japan's nuclear accident a perfect storm for a surge in renewable energy? According to the U.N.'s environmental unit (UNEP), renewable energy investment reached $200 billion in 2010 and is expected to reach $240 billion in 2011. There is no better time than now to collaborate, strategize, and innovate to create a sustainable energy future.

Charged2020, an annual senior executive summit, will bring together key business leaders, researchers, technologists, policy makers, entrepreneurs and investors along the renewable energy generation, storage and smart grid value chains. These leaders will discuss strategic challenges and opportunities for creating a sustainable energy future through developing cutting-edge technologies and innovative leadership practices. 
 
Apart from interactive panel discussions and best practice cases studies led by key players of the renewable energy industry, this summit will provide a unique and exciting opportunity for delegates to network with their peers across multiple industries along the value-chain.
 
Experts will address:
 
-Developing cutting-edge energy generation, storage and smart grid innovations
-Designing high-performance energy storage technologies that are safe, low-cost and reliable
-Establishing successful strategies for the commercialization of renewable energy technologies
-Identifying the next breakthrough technology
-Commercializing cleaner petroleum substitutes
-Modernizing power grids to increase safety , reliability and efficiency
-Developing a successful strategy to attract venture capital financing 
 

WHO: University of San Diego & DestinHaus LLC
 
WHAT: Charged2020: The Global Renewable Energy Forum
 

WHERE: The University of San Diego
School for Leadership and Education Sciences
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 
 
WHEN: July 11-12
8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 
 
COST: $595 (reduced fee of $495 until May 31, 2011)
Faculty and Staff, Non-Profits: $295
Students: $195
University of San Diego Students: $150
 
 
For more information, including the speakers scheduled to present, and to register for the conference, please visit our website at: http://www.sandiego.edu/about/news_center/events/events_detail.php?_focus=38412 or
http://www.charged.2020.com
 
 
 

About the University of San Diego

Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we confront humanity’s challenges by fostering peace, working for justice and leading with love. With more than 8,000 students from 75 countries and 44 states, USD is among the Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact according to The Princeton Review. USD’s eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Knauss School of Business, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. In 2021, USD was named a “Laudato Si’ University” by the Vatican with a seven-year commitment to address humanity’s urgent challenges by working together to take care of our common home.