On September 28th and 29th, the first-ever U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Forum was held in Beijing, China. The Forum brought together more than 140 U.S. and Chinese officials from government, industry, academia and advocacy groups to discuss progress made in the electric vehicle industry to date and opportunities for collaboration and progress moving forward.  DOE Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs David Sandalow joined with Minister Wan Gang of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology to co-host the event and highlight the rapidly growing electric vehicle industry in both countries.

To view the official DOE press release, click here.

The forum's agenda is listed below.  To view any of the presentations, please click on the highlighted names. Additional presentations will be posted as they become available.

U.S.-CHINA ELECTRIC VEHICLES FORUM
DIAOYUTAI HOTEL – BEIJING, CHINA

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Dinner and welcoming remarks
• Minister Wan Gang, Ministry of Science and Technology
• David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Industry Keynotes: Opportunities and Challenges for EVs
• Kevin Wale, President, GM China
• Zhu Huarong, Vice President, Chongqing Chang’an New Energy Automobile

Presentations: U.S. and China EV Policy Landscapes
• Dan Sperling, Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
• Ouyang Minggao, Professor, Tsinghua University

Roundtable I: Technology Advancement and Infrastructure Development
• Moderator: ZHANG Jinhua, Vice Secretary General, SAE-China
• Patrick Davis, Vehicle Technologies Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
• Henrik Fisker, CEO, Fisker Automotive
• Wu Zhixin, General Manager, Tianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle
• Lai Xiaokang, Senior Research Fellow, China Electric Power Research Institute

Roundtable II: Specific Technologies
• Moderator: LI Kaiguo, Vice President, China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd.
• Mark Duvall, Director of Electric Transportation, EPRI
• Ric Fulop, Founder and Vice President, Business Development, A123Systems
• Xiao Chengwei, Senior Research Fellow, 18th Institute, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation
• Gong Jun, General Manager, Shanghai Kinway Technologies

Lunch keynote speeches
• Jody Freeman, Counselor for Energy and Climate Change, The White House
• Zhang Zhihong, Deputy Director-General, Department of High and New Technology Development and Industrialization, MOST

Roundtable III: Economics of EV Market/Future of EV Industry
• Moderator:  Scott Jacobs, Cleantech Practice Manager,  McKinsey & Company
• Kevin Czigner, President and CEO, Coda Automotive
• Brian Wynne, President, Electric Drive Transportation Association
• Yu Zhuoping, Director, Clean Energy Automotive Development Center, Tongji University
• Liao Yuefueng, Chief Engineer, Automotive Center Research Institute, Chery Automotive

Roundtable IV: Opportunities for U.S.-China Collaboration and Policy Steps Forward
• Moderator: Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
• Roland Hwang, Vehicles Policy Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Dan Kammen, Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy, University of California, Berkeley
• Feng Fei, Director General, Development Research Center of the State Council
• Li Zheng, Professor, Tsinghua University

Synthesis, next steps and thank you
• David Sandalow, U.S. Department of Energy
• Zhang Guobao, Administrator of the National Energy Administration
• Cao Jianlin, Vice Minister of Science and Technology

(Assistant Secretary David Sandalow and Minister Wan Gang)

(EV Forum Participants)

  
(Assistant Secretary David Sandalow)              (Administrator Zhang Guobao)

(Vice Minister Cao Jianlin and White House Counselor for Energy & Climate Change Jody Freeman)