Conference Multimedia

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Photos | Videos

Monday, October 22

• Conference Reception
• Congressional Reception

Tuesday, October 23

• Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address
• Break
• Plenary Session I
• Plenary Session II
• Lunch and Keynote Address
• Plenary Session III
• Plenary Session IV
• Conference Reception
• Reception - Salon IV
• Keynote Address and Banquet Dinner

Wednesday, October 24

• Joint Session for Research Roundtable Participants
• Concurrent Fora
  • Agricultural Sustainability Forum
  • Energy Forum
  • Health Forum
  • Higher Education Forum
  • People to People Exchange Forum
  • Security Forum
  • Trade and Investment Forum
• Concurrent Research Roundtable Sessions
  • Bioenergy Development, Climate Change Mitigation, and Energy Security
  • Deepwater Technology Workshop
  • Developing Institutional and Program Capacity in Student Affairs
  • Development of Biological Tools to Sustain Crop Productivity
  • Electric Energy for the 21st Century
  • Linking Global Climate Variability and Change to Coastal Ecosystem Change
  • Polar Region Partnerships - The International Polar Year 2007-08 and Beyond
• Keynote Address and Lunch
• President George Bush Meeting with Chinese Entrepreneurs
• Student Photo with President George Bush
• Conference Reception - Salon IV
• Reception Photos with President George Bush
• Banquet with President George Bush

Thursday, October 25

• Closing Ceremony and Keynote Address
• Concurrent Research Roundtable Sessions
  • Development of Biological Tools to Sustain Crop Productivity
  • Joint Research Roundtable - Bioenergy Development and Electric Energy for the 21st Century
  • Linking Global Climate Variability and Change to Coastal Ecosystem Change
  • Polar Region Partnerships - The International Polar Year 2007-08 and Beyond
• Lunch and Keynote Address

Videos | Photos

• Opening Ceremony, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Ambassador Roman Popadiuk
  

  Ambassador Roman Popadiuk, Executive Director of the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, speaks as morning master of ceremonies.

• Opening Ceremony, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Ed Davis
  

  Texas A&M University Interim President Ed Davis speaks at the Opening Ceremony.

• Opening Ceremony, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Li Xiaolin
  

  Li Xiaolin, Vice President, Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, speaks at the Opening Ceremony.

• Opening Ceremony, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - General Brent Scowcroft
  

  General Brent Scowcroft, former US National Security Advisor and President, The Scowcroft Group, speaks at the Opening Ceremony.

• Opening Ceremony, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Secretary Henry Paulson
  

  Henry Paulson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, delivers keynote speech at the Opening Ceremony.

• Plenary Session I, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - U.S. Congressman Chet Edwards
  

  U.S. Congressman Chet Edwards speaks at Plenary Session I (Trade and Investment).

• Plenary Session I, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Barbara Hackman Franklin
  

  Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Barbara Hackman Franklin speaks at Plenary Session I (Trade & Investment).

• Plenary Session I, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Wang Chao
  

  Wang Chao, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Commerce, People's Republic of China, speaks at Plenary Session I (Trade & Investment).

• Plenary Session I, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - John Foarde
  

  John Foarde, former Staff Director, Congressional-Executive Commission on China, speaks at Plenary Session I (Trade & Investment).

• Plenary Session I, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Wang Xiaoya
  

  Wang Xiaoya, Council Member, China Society of Banking and Finance, speaks at Plenary Session I (Trade & Investment).

• Plenary Session II, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Thomas McCoy
  

  Thomas McCoy, Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs and Chief Administrative Officer, AMD, speaks at Plenary Session II (Education, Science and Technology)

• Plenary Session II, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Sara Martinez Tucker
  

  Sara Martinez Tucker, Under Secretary for Education, U.S. Department of Education, speaks at Plenary Session II (Education, Science and Technology).

• Plenary Session II, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Liu Yanhua
  

  Liu Yanhua, Vice Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology, speaks at Plenary Session II (Education, Science and Technology).

• Plenary Session II, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - John Thornton
  

  John Thornton, Professor and Director of Global Leadership, Tsinghua University, speaks at Plenary Session II (Education, Science and Technology).

• Plenary Session II, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - You Shaozhong
  

  You Shaozhong, Minister-Counselor for Education Affairs, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States, speaks at Plenary Session II (Education, Science and Technology).

• Plenary Session II, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Questions
  

  Questions at Plenary Session II (Education, Science and Technology).

• Lunch, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Steve Van Andel Introduction
  

  Steve Van Andel, Chairman of Alticor, Inc., and Chairman of Amway Corporation, and Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Department of Commerce, provide introduction and keynote address at Tuesday lunch.

• Plenary Session III, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Andrew Liveris
  

  Andrew Liveris, Chairman and CEO, Dow Chemical Company, speaks at Plenary Session III (Meeting Energy Demands).

• Plenary Session III, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Guy Caruso
  

  Guy Caruso, Administrator, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, speaks at Plenary Session III (Meeting Energy Demands).

• Plenary Session III, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Zheng Hu
  

  Zheng Hu, Counselor of State Council, People's Republic of China, speaks at Plenary Session III (Meeting Energy Demands).

• Plenary Session III, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Alan Kelly
  

  Alan Kelly, Project Director, National Petroleum Council, speaks at Plenary Session III (Meeting Energy Demands).

• Plenary Session III, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Yang Hua
  

  Yang Hua, CFO and Executive Vice President, China National Offshore Oil Company Ltd., speaks at Plenary Session III (Meeting Energy Demands).

• Plenary Session III, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Chen Zhaobo
  

  Chen Zhaobo, Independent Director, Board of Directors, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corp., speaks at Plenary Session III (Meeting Energy Demands).

• Plenary Session IV, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - William Cohen
  

  William Cohen, Chairman and CEO, The Cohen Group, speaks at Plenary Session IV (New Approaches to Security Relationship).

• Plenary Session IV, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - General Brent Scowcroft
  

  General Brent Scowcroft, former U.S. National Security Advisor and President, The Scowcroft Group, speaks at Plenary Session IV (New Approaches to Security Relationship).

• Plenary Session IV, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Zheng Zeguang
  

  Zheng Zeguang, Charge d'Affaires Interim, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States, speaks at Plenary Session IV (New Approaches to Security Relationship).

• Plenary Session IV, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Ambassador Ma Zhengang
  

  Ambassador Ma Zhengang, President, China Institute of International Studies, speaks at Plenary Session IV (New Approaches to Security Relationship).

• Plenary Session IV, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - David Sedney
  

  David Sedney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense, speaks at Plenary Session IV (New Approaches to Security Relationship).

• Plenary Session IV, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Major General Ding Jingong
  

  Major General Ding Jingong, Deputy Chief, Foreign Affairs Office, Ministry of National Defense, speaks at Plenary Session IV (New Approaches to Security Relationship).

• Plenary Session IV, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - William Cohen (Followup)
  

  William Cohen, Chairman and CEO, The Cohen Group, gives followup remarks at Plenary Session IV (New Approaches to Security Relationship).

• Dinner, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Introductions
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  Introductions at banquet dinner, Tuesday, October 23, 2007.

• Dinner, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Ambassador Susan Schwab Introductions
  

  Introductions for Ambassador Susan Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative, at banquet dinner.

• Keynote Introductions, Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - Introductions for Secretary Samuel Bodman
  

  Introductions for keynote address by Secretary Samuel Bodman, U.S. Department of Energy, at Wednesday keynote address.

• Keynote Address, Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - Secretary Samuel Bodman
  

  Secretary Samuel Bodman, U.S. Department of Energy, gives Wednesday keynote address.

• Dinner, Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - Stephen Simon Introduction
  

  Stephen Simon, Senior Vice President, Exxon Mobil Corporation, gives introductory remarks at Wednesday dinner.

• Dinner, Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - President George Bush
  

  George Bush, Former President of the United States, speaks at Wednesday banquet dinner.

• Dinner, Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - Minister Li Zhaoxing
  

  Li Zhaoxing, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China, speaks at Wednesday banquet dinner.

• Dinner, Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - Gift Exchange
  

  Gift exchange at Wednesday banquet dinner.

• Keynote Address, Thursday, October 25, 2007
  

  Professor Chuck Hermann, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, introduces Thursday keynote speaker Secretary Michael Leavitt.

• Keynote Address, Thursday, October 25, 2007 - Secretary Michael Leavitt
  

  Secretary Michael Leavitt, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, delivers Thursday keynote address.