Experts from The Oil Drum are represented in a The Oil Drum focused breakout session ( Sunday 10:15 to 12:00 ) and throughout the program. The Oil Drum breakout session includes

• Kyle Saunders (Prof. Goose)
• Gail Tverberg (Gail the Actuary)
• Dave Murphy
• Jeff Vail
• Brian Maschhoff (Joules Burn)
• Rembrandt Koppelaar (Rembrandt)

Jason Bradford and Nate Hagens are speaking in other sessions.

Things to Remember:

• Hotel Room Block Closes Sept 29, 2009
• Special Monday Evening Speakers dinner is filling up and may sell out

ASPO 2009 International Peak Oil Conference

System Reset: Global Energy and the New Economy
Sheraton Hotel, Denver, Colorado
Sunday, October 11- Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Saturday, October 10, 2009

1:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Pre-Conference Workshop: Survive and Thrive After Peak Oil Creating Personal Plans for the Coming Decades The Challenge:  How should we plan our lives in the face of peak oil, global climate change, and the ongoing financial crisis?     Much thought has gone into policy questions around energy, but less attention has been given to helping people prepare their own plans for such concerns as finance, careers, education, nutrition, community, housing, and transportation.  It’s time for all of us to help fix that! Continued “business as usual” planning for individuals, families, and communities will not be good enough any more. Cost: $95 Learn More

 
 

Sunday, October 11, 2009

8:30 AM to 7:30 PM	Day 1 - Concurrent Sessions
7:30 AM to 7:30 PM	Conference Registration
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM	Concurrent Sessions 1 Two concurrent sessions: TRACK A: Peak Oil: Train The Trainers Moderator: Debbie Cook, ASPO-USA Board of Directors Presented by Robert Hirsch, Senior Energy Advisor, MISI TRACK B: Charting a Sustainable Future ( Part 1 of 2 ) Moderator: Dave Bowden, Executive Director, ASPO-USA - David Wann, author, Affluenza, Superbia "Building Sustainable Communities" - Pat Murphy, Community Solutions - Jason Bradford, Founder, Willits Economic Localization
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM	Break
10:15 AM to 12:00 PM	Concurrent Sessions 2 Three concurrent Sessions TRACK A: Analyses from The Oil Drum Moderator: Kyle Saunders ("Professor Goose") - Gail Tverberg, Editor, The Oil Drum "What's Ahead? Two Scenarios" - David Murphy, Lead Researcher, EROI Institute "Recent Advances in EROI Research" - Jeff Vail, Associate, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP "The Renewables Gap" - Brian Maschhoff, Contributor, The Oil Drum "More Saudi Oil? Really?" - Rembrandt Koppelaar, Contributor, The Oil Drum "Oil Megaprojects: A Quarterly Approach" TRACK B: Charting a Sustainable Future ( Part 2 of 2 ) Moderator:Dave Bowden, Executive Director, ASPO-USA - David Wann, author, Affluenza, Superbia "Building Sustainable Communities" - Pat Murphy, Community Solutions - Jason Bradford, Founder, Willits Economic Localization TRACK C: International Perspectives Moderator: Dick Lawrence, Board member, co-founder, ASPO-USA - Kjell Aleklett, President, ASPO International, Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden "The Peak of the Oil Age" - Paul Sears, Systems Research Analyst, Natural Resources Canada - Carlos Rossi, Venezuelan Hydrocarbon Association - Daniel Gomez, President, ASPO Spain "Renewable Energy in Spain - Update"
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM	Break and Networking Sunday lunch break will not be hosted. You may visit one of the many Denver restaurants outside the hotel.
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions 3 Three concurrent sessions: TRACK A: Energy and Investment Moderator: Jim Hansen, Independent Financial Consultant - Nate Hagens, Editor, The Oil Drum "Why We Invest: Some Foundational Tenets" - Richard Vodra, Vice President, Spire Investment Partners - Byron King, Whiskey & Gunpowder - Allen Stevens, Stifel-Nicolaus TRACK B: North American Energy System Vulnerabilities Moderator: Sally Odland, ASPO-USA Advisory Board - Jeffrey Brown, Independent petroleum geologist "Are We in the Early Stages of a Permanent Net Oil Export Crisis?" - Rick Munroe, Energy Security Analyst, National Farmers Union of Canada "Government plans for liquid fuel emergencies" - Scott Pugh, US Department of Homeland Security "Protecting America's Electric Grid" TRACK C: International Perspectives ( Part 2 of 2 ) Moderator: Dick Lawrence, Board member, co-founder, ASPO-USA - Hannes Kunz, President, IIER, Zurich "Economic Scenarios for an Age of Declining EROIs" - Richard Meyer, EPURON GmbH "Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Helps Offset Fossil Fuel Depletion" - Feng Lianyong, Professor, School of Business Administration in the University of Petroleum "Progress of the Peak Oil Debate in China" - Bengt Söderbergh "Coming European Gas Crisis? - Future Supply from Norway and Russia"
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM	Extended Networking Break with Topic Table Discussions
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM	Concurrent Sessions 4 Three concurrent sessions: TRACK A: Stalking the Wild Taboo: The Missing Discussions About Population and Energy Moderator: John Theobald, UC Oil Forum, University of California, Davis - Hon. Richard Lamm, former Governor of Colorado, Co-Director of the Institute for Public Policy Studies, University of Denver - Albert Bartlett, Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado, Boulder TRACK B: Connecting Peak Oil and the Recession Moderator: Robert Hirsch, Senior Energy Advisor, MISI - Terry Backer, State Representative, State of Connecticut "Promoting Sound Energy Policy in Cash-Crunched Governments" - Steven Kopits, Managing Director Douglas-Westwood LLC, New York "A Peak Oil Recession" - Nate Hagens, Editor, The Oil Drum "Abstract Energy Gain and the Permanent Recession" TRACK C: The Economics of Climate Change and Atmospheric Carbon Reduction Moderator: Randy Udall, Energy Analyst & Co-Founder, ASPO-USA - Heidi VanGenderen, Climate Change Analyst - Chuck Kutscher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Susan Capalbo, Chair, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University "Economic Dimensions of Carbon Sequestration: How Does It Stack Up?"
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM	Meet and Greet Opening Reception Join the conference speakers; network. Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar.
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM	Evening Keynote Super Giant Pre-Salt Petroleum Systems recently discovered in Offshore Greater Campos Basin, Brazil Marcio Rocha Mello, President HRT Petroleum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Introduced by Vince Matthews, Director, Colorado Geological Survey

 
 

Monday, October 12, 2009

7:00 AM to 5:00 PM	Day 2: Linking Energy Supply and the Economy
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM	Conference Registration
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM	Welcome and Introductions Kjell Aleklett, President, ASPO International, Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden Steve Andrews, Senior Analyst & Co-Founder, ASPO-USA Mayor John Hickenlooper, Denver, Colorado
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM	The Future of Oil Supply in an Unpredictable-Price Environment Moderator: Steve Andrews, Senior Analyst & Co-Founder, ASPO-USA Randy Udall, Energy Analyst & Co-Founder, ASPO-USA Chris Skrebowski, Energy Institute in London, Editor of Petroleum Review Jeremy Gilbert, Barrelmore, Ltd., formerly BP Chief Petroleum Engineer "Why won't they listen to us?" Question & Answer
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM	Break and Networking
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM	Natural Gas Game Changers? Moderator: Randy Udall, Energy Analyst & Co-Founder, ASPO-USA Peter A. Dea, President & CEO, Cirque Resources LP "Abundant Natural Gas Supply, An American Treasure" Arthur Berman, Director, Labyrinth Consulting Services, Inc. "Cautionary Lessons from the Barnett Shale" Edward Warner, Founder, Expedition Oil Company "No Guts, No Glory: The Discovery of Jonah Field" Question & Answer
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM	Lunch Keynote and Awards Presentation of M.K. Hubbert and Whipple awards The Nexus of Energy, the Economy and Politics Kevin Phillips, Commentator and Author of Bad Money
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM	The Great Recession and Energy Markets Moderator: Dave Cohen, ASPO Writer and Analyst Adam Robinson, Director of Commodities, Armored Wolf, LLC Eric Janszen, Investor and founder of the website iTulip.com Question and Answer ( including Kevin Phillips )
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM	Break and Networking
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM	Energy and the Media: On the Watch or Asleep at the Wheel? Moderator: John Theobald, UC Oil Forum, University of California, Davis Peter Maass, Author Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil, Contributing Writer, The New York Times Magazine "Crude and Confusing: Why Oil Is Harder to Write About Than Any War I Covered" Tom Whipple, Writer, Editor ASPO-USA's Peak Oil News, Peak Oil Review Lisa Margonelli, Author, Oil On The Brain, New America Foundation Richard Heinberg, Author, Blackout: Coal, Climate and the Last Energy Crisis, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute "Report from the Front: A Peak Oil Educator Reflects on What's Worked and What Hasn't" Question and Answer
5:00 PM to 5:30 PM	Summary / Responder and Wrap-Up
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM	Networking Reception Please join us for hors d'oeuvres and cash bar.
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM	Evening Keynote Matthew Simmons, Simmons & Company International
7:30 PM to 10:00 PM	Speakers Dinner Advanced registration and payment required

 
 

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM	Day 3: Reactions, Challenges, and Opportunities
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM	Conference Registration
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM	Tuesday Opening Remarks Kjell Aleklett, President, ASPO International, Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden Steve Andrews, Senior Analyst & Co-Founder, ASPO-USA
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM	Eastern Hemisphere: Perspectives and Outlook Moderator: Kjell Aleklett, President, ASPO International, Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden Ray Leonard, CEO and President, Hyperdymanics Corp; former VP of Exploration, Kuwait Energy Simon Ratcliffe, Energy Advisor, department for international development, government of the United Kingdom Michael Rodgers, PFC Energy Partner based in Asia; senior member PFC Upstream and Gas practice Question and Answer
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM	Break and Networking
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM	Western Hemisphere: Perspectives and Outlook Moderator: Dick Lawrence, Co-Founder, ASPO-USA David Shields, journalist and author of the book Pemex: The Oil Reform "Outlook for Mexican oil production" Vince Matthews, Director, Colorado Geological Survey RoseAnne Franco, South America Analyst, PFC Energy "Outlook for Oil & Gas in South America" Question and Answer
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM	Lunch and Keynote Alternative Transportation Energy - A Major Game Changer or Overrated Strategic Option? Tom Petrie, Founder, Petrie, Parkman, Inc. / Merrill Lynch
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM	Navigating Competing Priorities in Energy, Food, and Water Policy Moderator: Debbie Cook, ASPO-USA Board of Directors Larry Irving, Former Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, Policy Challenge "Making Sausage: An insider's perspective on the evolution of a bill" Michael Webber, Associate Director, Center for International Energy & Environmental Policy, University of Texas, Austin "Thirst for Power: The Global Nexus of Energy & Water" Jason Bradford, Founder, Willits Economic Localization U.S. Senator Mark Udall, Colorado Question and Answer
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM	Break and Networking
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM	Strategies from the Forefronts of the Transition Moderator: Sally Odland, ASPO-USA Advisory Board Chris Martenson, Creator, The Crash Course Ken Eklund, Creator of the alternate reality game World Without Oil Robert Hirsch, Senior Energy Advisor, MISI Question and Answer
5:00 PM to 5:30 PM	Special Guest Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM	Networking Reception Please join us for hors d'oeuvres and cash bar.
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM	Closing Remarks Nate Hagens, Editor, The Oil Drum " Chicken Little at A Crossroads"

 
  Sunday, October 11 - Tuesday, October 13, 2009