@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB)
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB)
Special Screening of “Mayor Ed Lee” Documentary, Reception, and Filmmakers Q&A
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB) 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May, the Asian Alumni Chapter of the Graduate School of Business (GSB) is proud to offer an on-campus special screening of a new documentary film about the late San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee -- the first Asian American mayor of a major US city. The hour-long […]
Steven Wise on Philosophy Talk / Nonhuman Rights
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB) 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSteven Wise in conversation with Ken Taylor and John Perry, co-hosts of "Philosophy Talk." This event will be a live taping of the award-winning Stanford podcast. Steven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project, which is the subject of the new documentary Unlocking the Cage. He has practiced animal protection law […]
Navigating the Policy and Innovation Pathway
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB) 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFacility already reserved by GSB Policy and Innovation Initiative
BBL with Marcene Broadwater, Global Head of Climate Strategy, ICF
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB) 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Steyer-Taylor Center faculty and researchers in conversation with Marcene Broadwater, Global Head of Climate Strategy and Business Development for the ICF/World Bank Group Climate Business Department. Please RSVP here. Ms. Broadwater is responsible for growing IFC’s investments in sustainable business with an emphasis on renewable power, industrial energy efficiency, green buildings, urban infrastructure, climate-smart […]
BBL with Michael Skelly, President Clean Line Energy Partners
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB) 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe United States has some of the best renewable energy resources in the world. Bolstered by these resources, the advancement of renewable energy technologies and the need for cleaner energy, the U.S. is moving towards a clean energy economy. However, continued growth of renewable energy in the U.S. faces a serious challenge: the lack of […]
Lunch with Laszlo Varro, Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB) 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Laszlo Varro, Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA), for a lunchtime discussion about the IEA's inaugural annual report on energy investments around the world. The report measures the state of investment in the energy system across technologies, sectors and regions and takes a comprehensive look at the critical issues confronting investors, policy […]
The Changing Business Model for Utilities
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB) 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Sustainable Energy Initiative, led by Steyer-Taylor Center Faculty Research Director Stefan Reichelstein, will host a one-day conference to explore ongoing structural and regulatory developments in the utility industry, and to project emerging trends and their implications for the future. Sessions will cover a variety of current issues facing utilities, such as integrating distributed energy […]
Reaching India’s Audacious Solar Targets
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB) 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join us for a lunchtime presentation on recent research by the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy & Finance. Executive Director Dan Reicher and Fellow Gireesh Shrimali will discuss their in-depth study assessing the feasibility and promise of India’s ambitious solar deployment goals. Background: At the 2015 Paris COP, Prime Minister Modi committed India to dramatically increase […]
Understanding the life-cycle emissions of oil: Results from and implications of the new Oil Climate Index
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB) 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOil is changing. Tight shale oil, oil sands, heavy oils, ultra-deep oils, depleting oils, oil shale, and an expanding array of hydrocarbons are vying for market share. Consumers may not notice the transformation—aside from recent price fluctuations, little appears to have changed at the gas pump. But behind-the-scenes, the oils themselves, how they are extracted […]
Solar Energy’s Central Role in India’s Climate Strategy (Presentation and Roundtable Discussion)
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB) 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLocation: GSB (Knight Management Center) C101 The Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance is hosting a roundtable discussion on India’s solar strategy at Stanford University on Friday, October 23 from 10am to noon. The discussion will be followed by an informal lunch from noon to 1pm. Under the Modi Administration, India has set a […]