 | Barry Asmus, Ph.D -- Arizona USA, 10.0k to 15.0k 
Dr. Barry Asmus has been named by USA Today as one of the five most requested speakers in the United States. As a Senior Economist for the prestigious National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), Dr. Asmus does more than just speak on policy, he is actively involved in its implementation both in the U.S. and abroad. On recent trips to Romania, Albania, China and Peru, Dr. Asmus has encouraged government leaders to pass free-market, low tax, protected property rights and free trade policies. He is a recognized thinker who delivers his ideas in an enthusiastic and energy filled presentation.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Fatih Birol -- France France, Contact for fee schedule
Dr. Fatih Birol is the Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency, with overall responsibility for the organisation’s economic analysis of energy and climate change policy. He oversees the annual World Energy Outlook which is the flagship publication of the IEA and is recognised as the most authoritative source for energy analysis and projections. He is also responsible for the IEA Energy Business Council which provides policymakers with a business perspective on energy market issues. He is a frequent contributor to media and delivers numerous speeches each year at major international summits and conferences.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Christine Ervin -- Oregon USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
A major force in today’s vibrant green building markets, Christine Ervin is an environmental leader with a career spanning executive positions across national, state, and nonprofit sectors. As an author, her book, Certified Green, explores the dynamic world of green market transformation. As first President and CEO of the US Green Building Council, Ervin led its growth from 200 members and three staff in 1999 to become a highly influential coalition of 4,500 companies and organizations, 50 staff and 70 local chapters and affiliates. During her tenure, the Council launched the LEED green building rating system, the Greenbuild Conference and Expo which drew 12,000 attendees in 2006, and numerous governance enhancements to help reach mainstream markets.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | John Hofmeister -- Texas USA, 25.0k to 30.0k
John Hofmeister, upon retirement from Shell Oil Company in July, 2008, founded and heads the not-for-profit (501(c)(3) pending), nation-wide membership association, Citizens for Affordable Energy. This Washington, D.C.-registered, public policy education firm will exist to promote sound U.S. energy security solutions for the nation, including a range of affordable energy supplies, efficiency improvements, essential infrastructure, sustainable environmental policies and public education on energy issues.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Ray Kurzweil -- Massachussetts USA, 30.0k to 50.0k
Ray Kurzweil was the principal developer of the first omni-font optical character recognition, the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, the first CCD flat-bed scanner, the first text-to-speech synthesizer, the first music synthesizer capable of recreating the grand piano and other orchestral instruments, and the first commercially marketed large-vocabulary speech recognition. Ray has successfully founded and developed nine businesses in OCR, music synthesis, speech recognition, reading technology, virtual reality, financial investment, cybernetic art, and other areas of artificial intelligence . All of these technologies continue today as market leaders. Ray's Web site, KurzweilAI.net, is a leading resource on artificial intelligence.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Amory Lovins -- Colorado USA, 30.0k to 50.0k
Amory Lovins, a MacArthur Fellow and consultant physicist, has advised the energy and other industries for 35 years as well as the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense. His work in 50+ countries has been recognized by the “Alternative Nobel,” Blue Planet, Volvo, Onassis, Nissan, Shingo, and Mitchell Prizes, the Benjamin Franklin and Happold Medals, ten honorary doctorates, the Heinz, Lindbergh, and World Technology Awards, honorary membership of the American Institute of Architects, and Foreign Membership of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. A consultant to major firms and governments worldwide, he has briefed 19 heads of state.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Tony Seba, MBA -- California USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Tony Seba is the author of Solar Trillions - 7 Market and Investment Opportunities in the Emerging Clean-Energy Economy and Winner Takes All - 9 Fundamental Rules of High Tech Strategy. He is a lecturer in entrepreneurship and clean energy at Stanford University and a serial cleantech and high-tech entrepreneur. Seba is an inspiring and engaging speaker on The Future of Energy, Growth Opportunities in The Clean Energy Economy, Electricity 2.0, Entrepeneurship, Innovation, and building a winner in uncertain times.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | David Wann -- Colorado USA, 2.5k to 5.0k
Wann has spoken to a wide variety of audiences over the years, from small, informal groups of 20 to large conferences of 500 or more. He strives for authenticity, using many concrete examples as well as a rich array of wisdom gleaned from cultural mentors and role models. Wann likes to engage his audiences with personal recollections, stories and dry humor, with an over-arching theme of bad news/good news. Though his talks are both entertaining and filled with content, he especially enjoys spontaneous interaction with the audience. He has also produced 20 videos and TV programs, including the award-winning TV documentary "Designing a Great Neighborhood," and "Building Livable Communities," for then-Vice President Al Gore. David is the father of two children, president of the Sustainable Futures Society, and a Fellow of the national Simplicity Forum. He co-designed the cohousing neighborhood where he lives, has taught at the college level, and worked more than a decade as a policy analyst for
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Daniel Yergin, Ph.D., B.S.E.E -- District of Columbia USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
Daniel Yergin is a highly respected authority on energy, international politics, and economics. Dr. Yergin is a Pulitzer Prize winner and recipient of the United States Energy Award for “lifelong achievements in energy and the promotion of international understanding.” He is both a world-recognized author and a business leader, as chairman of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA), one of the world’s leading consulting and research firms in its field. He is also executive vice president of IHS, the parent company of IHS CERA.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
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