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Conference Program
2009 CHINA-U.S. RELATIONS CONFERENCE:
Looking Ahead After 30 Years
CONFERENCE PROGRAM AND AGENDA
Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel
61 Dongsanhuan Middle Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing, China
October 21-23, 2009
Wednesday, October 21
1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Registration Check-In
Thursday, October 22 Security measures will be in place.
7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Registration Check-In (Continued)
Exhibit Booths Open
8:30 a.m. Opening Session
• Master of Ceremonies and Introductory Remarks: Li Xiaolin, Vice President, Chinese People’s
Association of Friendship with Foreign Countries
• Remarks: Xu Kuangdi, Former Vice Chairman, Chinese People’s Political Consultative
Conference
• Introductory Remarks: Ambassador Roman Popadiuk, Executive Director, George Bush
Presidential Library Foundation
• Remarks: Bowen Loftin, Interim President, Texas A&M University
• Welcoming Remarks:
Neil Bush, Video Remarks by President George H.W. Bush
Keynote Speakers: “Looking Beyond the 30 Year Relationship”
• Introduction: Randy Pond, Executive Vice President, Cisco Systems
• Yang Jiechi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, PRC
• Introduction: TBD
• Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to China
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Plenary Session I
“China-US Relations: Working Together to Meet Global Security Challenges”
Speakers:
• Introduction: Xie Yuan, Director General, Dept. of American & Oceanic Affairs, the Chinese
People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
• General Xiong Guankai, Chairman of the Chinese Institute for International Securities Studies
and Former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Peoples Liberation Army, PRC
• Introduction: Roman Popadiuk
• General Brent Scowcroft, Former U.S. National Security Advisor and President, The Scowcroft
Group
11:45 a.m. Session Adjourns
12:15 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Address
• Introduction: Jim McIlvenny, Senior Vice President, The Dow Chemical Company
• Zhang Guobao, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission, PRC
• Introduction: Mr. Wang Dongjin, Vice President of China National Petroleum Corporation
(CNPC)
• Daniel Poneman, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy
1:30 p.m. Break
2:00 p.m. Plenary Session II
“Critical Issues in China-U.S. Relations: Energy and Climate Challenges - Response from Industry”
Moderator: Dr. Thomas J. Saparito, Chairman and CEO of RHR International
• Jim McIlvenny, Senior Vice President, The Dow Chemical Company
• Mr. Du Wei Dong, Deputy Chief Engineer of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
• Representative from CNOOC
3:30-4:00 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Plenary Session III
“Critical Issues in China-US Relations: Economic Recovery and Trade”
• Moderator: Kevin G. Nealer, Principal and Partner, The Scowcroft Group
• Introduction: Representative of Mary Kay
• Ma Xiuhong, Vice Minister of Commerce
• Introduction: Kevin G. Nealer, Principal and Partner, The Scowcroft Group
• Barbara Franklin, Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
• Introduction: Liu Erfei, Chairman, Merrill Lynch China
• Mr. David Dollar, Economic and Financial Emissary to China, U.S. Department of Treasury
5:30 p.m. Sessions Adjourn
5:30 p.m. Reception
6:30 p.m. VIP Reception
General Reception
Banquet Dinner
Keynote Address - Introduction: Brent Scowcroft
• Zeng Peiyan, Former Vice Premier, PRC
Friday, October 23 Security measures will be in place.
7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Registration Check-In (Continued)
Exhibit Booths Open
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Plenary Session IV
“Critical Issues in China-US Relations: Science, Technology and Education”
Speakers:
Moderator, Wei Zhao, Rector, Macau University
• Intoduction: Zhao Guocheng Deputy Director General, Hanban
• Hao Ping, Vice Minister of Education, PRC
• Sun Jiaguang, Vice Chairman, National Natural Science Foundation of China
• Alexander P. DeAngelis, Director, Beijing Office of the U.S. National Science Foundation
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Opening Remarks of Research Roundtables and Fora
Co-Chairs:
• Jeffrey Seemann, Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University
• Bai Ge, Director, Bureau of International Cooperation, National Natural Science Foundation
of China
10:30 a.m. Research Roundtable Sessions: Building Strategic Research Collaborations
• Cross-national Comparison and Development of Equitable and Effective School LeadershipPractices
• Discovery and Conservation of Underwater Heritage: A Roundtable Proposal for TAMU and
Chinese Maritime Archaeologists
• Environmental Pollution, Food Safety and Infectious Diseases in Rural-Urban Continuum: New
Emerging Challenges and Future Collaboration between United States and China
• Grand Strategy and China-U.S. Relations
• Long-Term Disaster Recovery and Resiliency in China and the United
• States: Toward a Framework for Comparative Disaster Research
• Securing the Legacy of the International Polar Year through China-U.S. Cooperation
• The Chinese are Coming: China's Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
• Tuberculosis Epidemiology and Emerging Drug Resistance
• U.S.-China Program in Fungal Genetics and Plant Pathogenesis
• Women and HIV in China
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10:30 a.m. Forums
Co-Chairs: John Niedzwecki, Texas A&M University
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Co- Chairs: Joshua S. Yuan, Texas A&M University
Xiaolei Wu, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Peking University
12:00 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Address
“The Future of China-U.S. Relations”
Introduction: Brent Scowcroft
Speaker:
• Q and A with Stephen Hadley and Brent Scowcroft
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Research Roundtables and Forums resume
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Research Roundtables and Forums resume
5:00 p.m. Sessions Adjourn
Forum A
Future Challenges in Energy Engineering
Co-chairs: Dr. John Niedzwecki, Texas A&M University
Dr. Dan Hill, Texas A&M University
Friday, October 23
Part I: 10:30 am-12:00 pm
SPEAKERS, 10:30-11:30
Dr. Yingjin Yuan, Dean, School of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University
Topic: Energy and Environment Challenges: Chemical Engineering Solutions
Mr. James Y. Xue, Vestas China
Topic: Current and Future Wind Energy Challenges in China and Asia
Dr. Keyyong Hong, Maritime and Ocean Engineering Research Institute, KORDI
Topic: Renewable Ocean Energy from Currents and Waves
PANEL DISCUSSION & CLOSURE, 11:30-12:00
Moderator: Dr. Jun Zhang, Division Head, Coastal & Ocean Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas
A&M University
Professor Runpei Li, State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Dr. Michael Pishko, Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Dr. Martin Schoenbauer, Executive Director, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Embassy in China
Part II: 1:30-3:30 pm
SPEAKERS
Dr. Christine Economides, Chair Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University
Topic: Latest Developments & Trends in Energy Research & Technology
Dr. Laibing Zhang, President, China Petroleum University, Beijing
Topic: Building the Next Generation for Future Energy Challenges
Dr. Song Yan, RIPED-PetroChina, Member of the National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative
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Topic: The Development and Corporation of Oil and Gas between China and the U.S.
Dr. Arthur Yan, Consulting Representative and Senior Consultant, IHS Energy and Cambridge Energy Research
Associates
PANEL DISCUSSION & CLOSURE, 3:00-3:30
Moderator: Dr. Dan Hill, Chair Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University
Mr. Chengzhao Jia, President, Chinese Petroleum Society & Member, CPPCC National Committee
Dr. Zhiming Wang, Deputy Dean of Graduate School, China Petroleum University
Forum B
China-US Bioenergy
Sustainable Future through Bioenergy and Biomass Usage
Co -Chairs: Joshua Yuan, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Xiaolei Wu, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Peking University
Xiaoyu Zhang, Professor, Huanzhong University of Science and Technology
Session 1: Bioenergy: Strategic Assessment and Governmental Initiatives
Session Chair: Joshua S. Yuan (TAMU) and Xiaolei Wu (Peking University)
Speaker 1: Dr. Lee R. Lynd – Paul E. and Joan H. Queneau Distinguished Professor in Environmental Engineering Design, Dartmouth College; Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Mascoma Corporation
Title: The Role of Biofuels in a Sustainable World
Speaker 2: Dr. Lilan Zhu – Former Minister of Science and Technology, People’s Republic of China
Title: To be announced
Session 2: Next Generation Bioenergy: Feedstock and Crop Residuals, Environmental Remediation, Biocatalyst System Development, and Future Biofuels
Session Chair: Michael F. Thomashow (MSU and USDOE) and Yuanchu Shi (China Agriculture University)
Speaker 1 : Michael F. Thomashow – Member of National Academy of Sciences, Director and Professor, MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab, Former President of American Society of Plant Biology
Title: Improving the Abiotic Stress Tolerance of Plant Bioenergy Feedstocks for Increased Yield and Broader Environmental Adaptation
Speaker 2: Yuanchu Shi – Member of Chinese National Academy of Science, Member of Chinese National Academy of Engineering, Former President of China Agriculture University
Title: To be announced
Speaker 3: Joshua S. Yuan – Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Title: Novel Solutions to Enable the Second and Third Generation Biofuels
Speaker 6: Yibo Qu – Professor and Dean, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University
Title: To be announced
Speaker 5: Nikos Kyrpides – Group Leader, Genome Biology Group, Joint Genome Institute and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, US Department of Energy
Title: To be announced
Speaker 4: Jianzhong Sun – Professor and Center Director, Jiangsu University
Title: Termite Gut as the Natural Biocatalyst System
Speaker 7: Xiaoyu Zhang – Professor and Director, Huanzhong University of Science and Techology
Title: To be announced
Session 3: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
Session Chair: Shengli Yang (Jiaotong University and Michael WW Adams (University of Georgia)
Speaker 1: Shengli Yang – Professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Title: To be announced
Speaker 2: Michael WW Adams – Distinguished Professor and Co-Director, Center for Metalloenzyme Studies, University of Georgia
Title: Strategies for Solar-Driven Biofuel Production
Speaker 3: Xiaolei Wu – Professor and Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Peking University
Title: To be announced
Speaker 4: Shulin Chen – Professor and Director, Washington State University
Title: To be announced
Speaker 5: Tianwei Tan – Professor and Vice President, Beijing University of Chemical Engineering
Title: To be announced
Speaker 6: Mark Holtzapple (or Represented by Aron Smith), Professor, Texas A&M University
Title: MixAlco Process for the Biomass Processing
Speaker 7: Yanhe Ma – Senior Researcher, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology
Title: To be announced.
Session 4: Closed Door Discussion – Future of Bioenergy in China: Government Policy Development, Funding Opportunities, and Technology Commercialization
Moderator: Xiaolei Wu (Peking University) and Joshua S. Yuan (TAMU)
7:00pm Banquet Dinner and Continued Discussion (Host: Drs. Xiaolei Wu and Xiaoyu Zhang)
Research Roundtable Sessions:
Building Strategic Research Collaborations
• Cross-national Comparison and Development of Equitable and Effective School Leadership Practices
Roger D. Goddard, Texas A&M University
Runcheng Jin, Tianjin Education Commission
Louis Tzeching Yen, University of Michigan
• Discovery and Conservation of Underwater Heritage: Exploring Collaborations Among Texas A&M and Chinese Maritime Archaeologists
Donny Hamilton, Texas A&M University
Qu Jinliang, Ocean University of China
• Environmental Pollution, Food Safety and Infectious Diseases in Rural-Urban Continuum: New Emerging Challenges and Future Collaboration between United States and China
Yanan Tian, Texas A&M University
Zhijun Zhou, Fudan University
• Grand Strategy and China-U.S. Relations
Andrew Scobell, Texas A&M University
Zhu Feng, Peking University
• Long-Term Disaster Recovery and Resiliency in China and the United States: Toward a Framework for Comparative Disaster Research
Walter Peacock, Texas A&M University
Yu Xiao, Texas A&M University
• Securing the Legacy of the International Polar Year through China-U.S. Cooperation
Mahlon C. Kennicutt II, Texas A&M University
Lifan Wang, Texas A&M University
Huigen Yang, Director, Polar Research Institute of China
• The Chinese are Coming: China's Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
Lorraine Eden, Texas A&M University
Zhang Yichi, Peking University
• Tuberculosis Epidemiology and Emerging Drug Resistance
Jeffrey D. Cirillo, Texas A&M Health Science Center
Guohua Liu, Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
Kanglin Wan, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
• U.S.-China Program in Fungal Genetics and Plant Pathogenesis
Daniel J. Ebbole, Texas A&M University
You-Liang Peng, China Agricultural University
• Women and HIV in China
Yan Hong, Texas A&M Health Science Center
Dudley Poston, Texas A&M University
