2008 ASPO-USA World Oil Conference

	Mr. Kjell Aleklett, Uppsala University, Sweden Kjell Aleklett is Professor of Physics at Uppsala University, Sweden, and leader of Global Energy Systems research and the Uppsala Hydrocarbon Depletion Study Group. He holds a doctorate degree from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and worked as a post-doctoral staff scientist, 1977-85, at the Natural Science Laboratory at Studsvik, Sweden. In 1986 he was appointed as associated professor at Uppsala University and later as full professor. In 1978-79 and again in 1983, he was invited to work with Nobel Prize winner Glenn T. Seaborg, Lawrence Berkley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA. His interest in the global energy situation started in 1995 and has since then grown dramatically. Extended Biography

	Mr. Steve Andrews, ASPO-USA Steve Andrews has been a Denver-based energy consultant and freelance writer for over 25 years. After interviewing Dr. M. King Hubbert at his home during the 1980s, Steve steadily followed the world oil picture. He began speaking and writing about world oil issues during the 1990s and he co-chaired Denver�s "World Oil Forum�When Will Global Oil Production Peak?" in 1998. After attending and presenting at previous European ASPO Conferences, he helped establish ASPO-USA in 2005. Extended Biography

	Mr. Terry Backer, State of Connecticut Terry Backer has served as a State Representative for Stratford since 1993. Terry serves currently as Assistant Majority Leader, as well as on the Energy and Technology Committee, Appropriations Committee where he is the sub committee on Conservation and Development�s House Chairman and on the environment committee. In passed years Terry has served as Vice Chair of the Appropriation Committee, Chairman of the Energy and Technology Committee, the labor Committee, Regulation Review and many working groups. Extended Biography

	Mr. Mike Boyd, The Boyd Group Mike Boyd is well known as an expert in futurist aviation issues, and is often called upon by the national media to provide input regarding events and trends affecting airlines, airports, and aircraft manufacturers. His company, The Boyd Group, is an aviation consultancy based in Evergreen, Colorado with major airlines, international airports, global aircraft manufacturers, and financial institutions as clients. Extended Biography

	Mr. Jim Buckee, Talisman Energy Inc. Dr. James W. Buckee was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer for BP Canada Inc. in September 1991 and in May 1993 was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Talisman Energy Inc. (formerly BP Canada). In October 2007 Dr. Buckee retired. Extended Biography

	Mr. Bryn Davidson, Dynamic Cities Project Bryn Davidson is a LEED accredited designer and sustainability consultant holding degrees in mechanical engineering (U.C. Berkeley) and architecture (U. British Columbia). He is the co-founder and executive director of the Dynamic Cities Project (DCP, a non-profit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia) that is working to develop energy transition strategies as a proactive response to peak oil and climate change. In parallel with his research and outreach work through the DCP, Bryn designs low-energy green homes, and works with planners and real estate developers on projects that aim to have a "net positive" impact on their community's emissions and oil dependence. Extended Biography

	Dr. Herman Franssen, International Energy Associates, Inc Dr. Herman Franssen has been the President of International Energy Associates Inc of Chevy Chase, Maryland since 1996. The group provides energy economic analysis of global oil markets; conducts political risk assessments; assists companies in establishing relationships with NOC�s and governments in the Middle East and other oil and gas producing regions; and, conducts private sector � government workshops on a variety of oil industry issues. Dr. Franssen is a Distinguished Associate of Fesharaki & Associates, an internationally well known energy consulting company. He is a Senior Fellow with CSIS and an Adjunct Scholar with the Middle Institute in Washington DC, an Associate of GDP Associates of New York, a Senior Associate with Middle East Consultants (MEC) and a Visiting Fellow with CGES (Yamani Centre) in London. He is a member of the Board of the Energy Industry Research Foundation in Washington, DC and serves on the Board and Advisory Board of a number of companies and institutions. Extended Biography

	Mr. John Geesman, California Energy Commission (retired) John Geesman has been a prime mover in California energy policy during two separate eras that saw explosive growth in renewables. In the late 1970s, he was Executive Director of the California Energy Commission. He later served as Commissioner from 2002 until earlier this year. In between, he spent 19 years as an investment banker specializing in the debt markets. He is the co-chair of ACORE, the American Council on Renewable Energy, and originator of the provocative blog and podcast, GreenEnergyWar.com Extended Biography

	Mr. Jeremy J Gilbert, Barrelmore Ltd Jeremy is the recently retired Chief Petroleum Engineer from British Petroleum (BP) where he was responsible for the company�s worldwide petroleum engineering performance and associated research and development program. He joined BP in 1964. Extended Biography

	Mr. Paul Gipe, Wind Energy Expert PAUL GIPE has written extensively about renewable energy for both the popular and trade press. He has also lectured widely on wind energy and how to minimize its impact on the environment and the communities of which it is a part. For his efforts, the World Wind Energy Association presented Gipe with their World Wind Energy Award in 2008, the World Renewable Energy Congress honored him as a "pioneer" in 1998, and the American Wind Energy Association named him as the industry's "person of the year" in 1988. Gipe'sWind Energy Comes of Age was selected by the (American) Association of College and Research Libraries for its list of outstanding academic books in 1995. His most recent book, Wind Power: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, & Business is available in both hardback and paperback and is published in French as Le Grand Livre de l'Eolien by les �ditions du Moniteur. In 2004, Gipe served as the acting executive director of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association where he created, managed, and implemented a provincial campaign for Advanced Renewable Tariffs. The campaign sought to adapt electricity feed laws to the North American market and was instrumental in placing the European concept on the political agenda in Canada and the United States. The resulting Ontario feed law is being hailed as the most progressive renewable energy policy in North America in two decades. Extended Biography

	Mr. Jim Hansen, Ravenna Capital Management Jim Hansen has been an Independent Financial Consultant based in Seattle since 1987. He has focused on issues surrounding peak oil and gas since 2003. In addition to investment consulting, he speaks frequently on peak oil and gas to both public and private groups. He also distributes a weekly report on a broad range of topics related to issues surrounding peak oil. Extended Biography

	Mr. Denis Hayes, Bullitt Foundation Denis Hayes directs The Bullitt Foundation from the perspective of a practical visionary who has devoted his life to conservation. With mixed feelings, he acknowledges that he is probably still best known for having been National Coordinator of the first Earth Day when he was 25. But he also is the seasoned veteran of many environmental, legislative, and litigation victories over the years. Extended Biography

	Mr. David Hughes, Canadian Geologic Survey David Hughes is a senior scientist and geologist with 35 years experience studying the energy resources of Canada for the Geological Survey of Canada and the private sector. He developed Canada's National Coal Inventory, which is a digital knowledge base used to determine the availability and environmental constraints associated with these resources for conventional and non-conventional uses. He is Team Leader for Unconventional Gas for the Canadian Gas Potential Committee, an organization which publishes Canada's most authoritative assessments of National natural gas potential. He is also on the Board of Directors of ASPO Canada and is a Fellow of the Post-Carbon Institute. David's evolving analysis of global and North American energy issues has been presented to high acclaim across Canada, the United States and internationally to Federal, State, Provincial and Municipal agencies, to industry groups and to the general public. Aspects of his analysis have also been taken up by the popular press and trade journals including the Toronto Star, Canadian Business Magazine, the Canadian Press wire service, GlobalPublicMedia and innumerable internet sites. Extended Biography

	Mr. Neil King, The Wall Street Journal Neil King covers oil, OPEC and international energy issues for the Wall Street Journal. He has worked since 1999 in the Journal's Washington bureau where he has also covered foreign policy, intelligence, terrorism and international trade. He became the Journal's international energy reporter in 2007. Extended Biography

	Mr. James Howard Kunstler, The Long Emergency James Howard Kunstler is the author of The Long Emergency: Surviving the Catastrophes of the 21st Century, and the post-oil novel World Made By Hand -- both from the Atlantic Monthly Press. He has published three books on the fiasco of suburbia, urban design, and architecture: The Geography of Nowhere, Home From Nowhere, and The City in Mind -- all Simon & Schuster.. He has also published nine other novels. He was a newspaper reporter and then an editor at Rolling Stone Magazine in the 1970s. His articles have been published in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, and many other magazines. His op-eds have appeared in the Times and the Washington Post. He lives in upstate New York. Extended Biography

	Mr. Atticus Lowe, West Coast Asset Management Atticus is the Chief Investment Officer of West Coast Asset Management and a founder of Black Sable Energy. He is a co-author of The Entrepreneurial Investor: The Art, Science and Business of Value Investing (Published by John Wiley & Sons), and has been profiled in Value Investor Insight and Oil & Gas Investor Magazine. Extended Biography

	Dr. Vincent Matthews, Colorado Geological Survey VINCE MATTHEWS became State Geologist and Director of the Colorado Geological Survey in 2004. He received Bachelors and Masters degrees in Geology from the University of Georgia, a Ph. D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program. Extended Biography

	Mr. Gil Mull, Alaska Geological Survey Gil Mull is a retired senior petroleum geologist who has worked for the oil industry, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys and the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas. He has over 40 years of field experience in oil and gas exploration, specializing in the geology of Northern Alaska, including the North Slope, the Brooks Range, the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Extended Biography

	Jim Puplava, Financial Sense Mr. Puplava graduated cum laude in History and Economics from Arizona State University. He then went on to graduate summa cum laude with a Master's Degree in Finance and Accounting from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). Among his many awards and achievements, Jim was honored in 1992 as one of America's top ten financial representatives by Registered Representative magazine. Extended Biography

	Mr. Robert Rapier, Accsys Technologies Robert Rapier has a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, and has devoted his career to energy-related issues. At various times he has worked on cellulosic ethanol, butanol production, oil refining, natural gas production, and gas-to-liquids (GTL). Robert has written a number of articles on energy and the environment for various web sites, but is primarily associated with The Oil Drum and his R-Squared Energy Blog. He is also the author of the chapter "Renewable Diesel" in Biofuels, Solar and Wind as Renewable Energy Systems: Benefits and Risks, edited by David Pimentel. Extended Biography

	Mr. Jeff Rubin, Author Jeffrey Rubin has been the top-ranked economist in Canadian financial markets over the last decade. Prior to joining CIBC World Markets in 1988, Mr. Rubin was a Senior Policy Advisor at the Ontario Ministry of Finance where he oversaw economic forecasting. Throughout his career, Mr. Rubin�s work has often been the subject of national headlines and has been instrumental in raising key issues to the national spotlight. The largest fund managers in North America, Europe and the Far East value his expertise in Canadian debt and equity markets. He wrote a national column in the Globe and Mail, Ahead of the Curve, for over four years and he frequently appears as a network commentator on the economy, financial markets, and federal budgets. When not forecasting, Mr. Rubin is an avid outdoorsman who has enjoyed trekking in the Himalayas and whitewater rafting down the Zambezi River in Africa. Mr. Rubin lives in Toronto with his wife and their two children. Extended Biography

	Mr. Richard Schechter, M. Gottlieb Associates Currently, as vice president of M. Gottlieb Associates and Howland International, Mr. Schechter is responsible for research in energy technology, global environmental issues, and the study of the geopolitical implications of oil and gas depletion. Along with Mr. Gottlieb, he is also involved with the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Extended Biography

	Mr. Matt Simmons, Ocean Energy Institute Matthew Simmons is Chairman of Simmons & Company International, a specialized energy investment banking firm. The firm has completed approximately 600 investment banking projects for its worldwide energy clients at a combined dollar value in excess of $65 billion. Extended Biography

	Mr. Randy Udall, ASPO-USA Randy Udall is a consulting energy analyst and one of the nation's leading activists in promoting energy sustainability. He is the former Director of the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) in western Colorado. During his tenure, CORE's partnerships with individuals, governments and utilities led to Colorado's first solar energy incentive program, the world's first Renewable Energy Mitigation Program which has raised $6 million, the world's stiffest carbon tax, and some of the most progressive green power purchasing programs in the country. Udall is a Co-Founder of ASPO-USA and was one of the peak oil experts interviewed by the National Petroleum Council when they researched their 2007 report on the Hard Truths about Energy. He writes and speaks widely on why "energy is an IQ test Americans tend to fail". Extended Biography

	Mr. Andy Weissman, Energy Business Watch Andy is Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Energy Business Watch (www.EnergyBusinessWatch.com), a highly-regarded Market Advisory Service that provides in-depth, cutting-edge analyzes of the U.S. and global oil and natural gas markets. He also is Senior Energy Advisor to FTI Consulting, Inc., a global business advisory firm listed on the NYSE. Andy has over 30 years experience as a senior-level consultant and corporate advisor on cutting edge strategic issues to more than 50 major energy companies, Hedge Funds and major financial institutions, generally at the CEO level. He is a nationally-recognized expert on the U.S. and global oil and natural gas, electricity and coal markets, commodities trading and pricing, electric utility industry restructuring, regulatory policy, Clean Air Act issues, power supply planning and the emerging technologies needed to provide alternative energy. Earlier in his career, Andy helped to pioneer the market for trading emissions credits in the U.S., negotiating most of the early, path-breaking deals. He also writes a monthly column on energy markets for American Oil & Gas Reporter, one of the most widely distributed publications in the industry. Andy graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan with an A.B. with high distinction and Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts with a J.D. cum laude. He is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court and District of Columbia Bars. Extended Biography

	Mr. Peter Wells, Neftex Petroleum Consultants, Ltd Peter Wells has more than 30 years experience in the international oil industry in the Middle East, former Soviet Union, West Africa and Europe. He brings experience and insight to developing and implementing strategies for effective business development and negotiations in the Caspian and Middle East regions. He is an internationally respected and trusted figure who speaks regularly at international conferences on Iran, Iraq, the Middle East and strategic oil supply issues. Since 2005, he has been a consultant to Toyota, developing a unique model of world oil supply and price forecasting. Extended Biography

	Mr. Bart Anderson, Energy Bulletin Bart Anderson is editor of Energy Bulletin (energybulletin.net), a clearinghouse for information about peak oil and sustainability. Energy Bulletin serves up more than 35,000 pageviews/day on weekdays and has several thousand articles in its archives. Extended Biography

	Mr. Dan Bednarz, Energy & Healthcare Consultants Dan Bednarz, PhD, is building a consortium among public health and health care stakeholders and actors to prepare for a post-peak oil world. Extended Biography

	Mr. Richard Brenne Richard Brenne has been producing and moderating panels since the price of oil was in single figures. Brenne synthesizes climate, energy, population, consumption, species loss and social justice issues in his forthcoming book with the humble title, "The Truth About Everything." He is moving from Boulder to Portland, Oregon to be closer to sponsors for his "Care for the World Tour" of town meetings discussing these issues. Brenne is an award-winning screenwriter last produced by HBO, Warner Brothers and Tri-Star whose sense of humor has been described as somewhere between Mark and Shania Twain's. Extended Biography

	Rob Collier, University of California, Berkeley Robert Collier is Global Warming Policy Fellow at the University of California (Berkley) Goldman Institute of Public Policy. For over 15 years he was a foreign affairs reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, most recently covering energy issues in South America and Asia. He won the National Press Foundation�s 2006 Thomas Stokes Award for energy reporting. Extended Biography

	Mrs. Debbie Cook, Post Carbon Institute Debbie Cook has served eight years on the Huntington Beach, California City Council, serving as Mayor in 2002 and 2008. She is currently a candidate for U.S. Congress in the 46th Congressional District. Debbie has held leadership positions on many regional boards and commissions including the Southern California Association of Governments and League of California Cities. Extended Biography

	Ms. Erica Etelson, Freelance Journalist Erica Etelson is a recovering attorney and freelance journalist whose articles have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the LA Times, the San Francisco Bay Guardian and Mothering magazine. She is also the founder of the Berkeley Oil Independence Task Force. Erica would like to focus attention on the media's failure to adequately cover the issue of peak oil and strategies for improving coverage. Extended Biography

	Mr. David Fridley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Mr. Fridley has 28 years of experience working and living in China. Prior to 1993, Mr. Fridley led the China Energy Project at the East-West Center in Hawaii primarily in the area of petroleum supply and demand, refinery analysis and modeling, international oil trade and energy policy, and concurrently was a petroleum industry consultant with Fesharaki Associates, now FACTS Global Energy. From 1993 to 1995, he was Business Development Manager in refining and marketing for Caltex China. Extended Biography

	Mr. Nate Hagens, University Of Vermont, Editor of The Oil Drum Nate Hagens is completing his Phd in Natural Resources with a specialization in Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont's Gund Institute. Formerly, Nate received an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago and had a career at Salomon Brothers, Lehman Brothers and Sanctuary Asset Management. Nate's research focuses on 'net energy' and environmental externalities on the energy supply side, and the evolutionary drivers of human conspicuous consumption on the demand side. Nate is also an editor of The Oil Drum. Extended Biography

	Mr. Bryan D Jungers, UC Davis Bryan was born and raised in the small desert town of Boron, CA. He later attended Humboldt State University and received a B.S. degree in Environmental Resources Engineering in 2004. Bryan is currently working to complete his graduate studies at UC Davis, where he has been specializing in plug-in hybrid vehicle design and development. Extended Biography

	Mr. John Kaufmann, Oregon Department of Energy John Kaufmann is Senior Policy Analyst for the Oregon Department of Energy. John has led energy efficiency and renewable energy efforts with the Oregon Department of Energy for 25 years, helping to make Oregon a national leader. Extended Biography

	Mr. Dick Lawrence, ASPO-USA co-founder Dick Lawrence graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a BS in Physics. For most of his professional career, he worked for Digital Equipment designing graphics workstations, and later for Intel developing processors for cellphones and PDAs. In 2005 Dick co-founded ASPO-USA with 4 others from Colorado, Texas, and California, and they organized national conferences in Denver, Boston, Houston, and this year in Sacramento. Extended Biography

	Mr. Christer Lindstrom, Institute for Sustainable Transportation Christer Lindstrom founded the Institute for Sustainable Transportation 2002 in Sweden, and is a member of the board. He was Founder and CEO of Carasoft AB 1996-2007 and is a member of the Swedish Center Party. Christer Lindstrom is currently CEO of Encitra Inc., co-founder of General Transportation Fund and is now running for the European Parliament in 2009. Christer is an autodidact since the age of 16. Extended Biography

	Ms. Lisa Margonelli, New America Foundation Lisa Margonelli writes about the global culture and economy of energy. Her book about the oil supply chain, Oil On the Brain: Petroleum's Long Strange Trip to Your Tank, was published by Nan Talese/Doubleday in 2007. Recognized as one of the 25 Notable Books of 2007 by the American Library Association, Oil On the Brain also won a 2008 Northern California Book Award for general nonfiction. Extended Biography

	Ms. Sally Odland, ASPO-USA Advisory Board Sally Odland, a former geologist and project manager, has worked in mineral exploration, oil & gas exploration, and environmental remediation. She currently administers a division of research geophysicists at Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. Sally holds advanced degrees in Geology and Business Administration. Her MBA dissertation, �Strategic Choices for Managing the Transition from Peak Oil to a Reduced Petroleum Economy� is posted at www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~odland/. She is a Board Member of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO-USA). Extended Biography

	Dr. Kyle Saunders, Colorado State University Kyle Saunders is Associate Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University, where he also serves as a member of the executive board of CSU's clean energy "supercluster" effort. Saunders' research interests include American elections, political parties, public policy (namely energy policy) and political methodology. Of late, his efforts have been directed towards composing a book which investigates the "frames" used in the persuasion efforts in public and political discourse on alternative energy in the US. Saunders is also Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future (ISEOF), which facilitates The Oil Drum, of which he is an editor. Extended Biography

	Mr. Dan Sperling, University of California, Davis Daniel Sperling is Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and Policy, and founding Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis (ITS-Davis). Dr. Sperling has led ITS-Davis to international prominence by building strong partnerships with industry, government, and the environmental community, integrating interdisciplinary research and education programs, and connecting research with public outreach and education. Professor Sperling is also acting director of the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center, the first university energy efficiency center in the country. Extended Biography

	Mr. Ron Swenson, Board Member ASPO-USA Ron Swenson is publisher and webmaster of www.oilcrisis.com (also known as www.hubbertPeak.com), the first website to present the facts and implications of peak oil. He has been a solar energy entrepreneur for 30 years and is CEO of ElectroRoof� -- a private company delivering commercial-scale solar electric systems for buildings. He is also co-founder of EcoSage, a private educational services company. EcoSage's SolarQuest� program is providing solar-powered and satellite-based productivity-centered service learning in remote areas of the world, with ongoing capacity-building projects for permanent residents of the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Ron has BS and MS degrees in Engineering from Stanford University and has served on the Board of Directors of the American Solar Energy Society. Extended Biography

	Mr. John Theobald, University of California, Davis John Theobald studied international relations and resource issues at UCLA (B.A., 1980), communication and military intervention at San Diego State (M.A., 1985), and public communication and media at the University of Texas (Ph.D. candidate). His course themes include media and globalization, technology, national security, reporting, and analysis. His seminars study peak oil, ecology and communication, tourism, and the collapse of complex societies. He runs the University of California Oil Forum, an alumni-driven group that promotes energy education. Theobald is a former television news writer and a frequent commentator for various news organizations. He lives near Calistoga. Extended Biography

	Ms. Pamela L Tomski, EnTech Strategies, LLC Pamela Tomski is Managing Partner of EnTech Strategies, LLC, a consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. that designs and helps clients implement energy technology commercialization and carbon management strategies. One of Pamela's key focus areas for over a decade has been carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems. She works both domestically and internationally on multiple facets of CCS technologies from the establishment of research and development (R&D) collaborations and funding strategies to education and capacity building, public outreach, policy and regulatory framework development and carbon management planning. Extended Biography

	Ms. Gail E Tverberg, The Oil Drum Gail Tverberg is a writer, consultant, and speaker on peak oil-related subjects. She writes as "Gail the Actuary" on The Oil Drum; many of her articles are also published on the Energy Bulletin. Ms. Tverberg is known for her writing on the expected financial impacts of peak oil; her peak oil educational materials; her writing for actuarial and insurance audiences; and her many investigative articles. Some of these include "The US Grid: Will It Be Our Undoing?"; "The Path from Petroleum Shortages to Electricity Shortages"; "Hawaii: Peak Oil Canary in a Coal Mine"; and "The Disconnect Between Reserves and Production". Extended Biography

	Mr. Jeff Vail, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP Jeff Vail works in the trial department of the law firm of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP in Denver, Colorado and is a contributor to The Oil Drum website. He is a former Air Force intelligence officer and Department of the Interior counter-terrorism analyst where he specialized in energy infrastructure protection. Jeff has spoken extensively on energy and infrastructure security to audiences including the FBI's Anti-Terrorism Advisory Committee, the Interagency Forum on Infrastructure Protection, the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy and the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law. Extended Biography

	Mr. Ken Verosub, University of California, Davis Distinguished Professor; Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's 1997 California Professor of the Year; 1996 recipient of the UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement. Extended Biography

	Mr. Richard Vodra, Spire Investment Partners Richard (Dick) Vodra, JD, CFP, has been a financial planning practitioner in Northern Virginia since 1985. He is a graduate of the College of Wooster and the Yale Law School. He is an active member of the Financial Planning Association. He has been following the Peak Oil and Global Climate Change issues carefully since 2002, and has been an ASPO member since 2006. Extended Biography

	Mr. Geoffrey P Wardle, Art Center College of Design With a bachelor�s degree in vehicle and mechanical engineering and a master�s degree in automotive design from London�s Royal College of Art, Geoff Wardle has spent nearly 30 years as a professional designer and a design educator. Extended Biography

	Mr. Charles C Watson, Watson Technical Consulting Chuck Watson is a specialist in the application of satellite remote sensing and computer models to natural and human hazards. He has published over 70 articles and papers in the fields of meteorology, engineering, computer science, satellite remote sensing, and emergency management. He is currently involved in several hurricane related projects, including improved real time hurricane damage forecasts and improving insurance models of hurricane damage, incorporating hurricane hazard data in the coastal planning process, and the potential impact of climate change on hurricane frequencies. Mr. Watson's academic background includes a BS in Electrical Engineering with minors in geophysics and computer engineering from the University of Maryland. In addition to hurricane related work, Mr. Watson has been involved in other natural hazard studies including tsunami and earthquake research, environmental impact assessments, and studies relating to the impact of terrorist attacks and weapons of mass destruction. Extended Biography

	Dr. Michael Webber, University of Texas, Austin Michael Webber is the Associate Director of the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy in the Jackson School of Geosciences, Fellow of the Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where he trains a new generation of energy leaders through research and education. Prior to joining UT Austin, Michael was a principal investigator for analytical studies of policy issues relevant to energy, innovation, the U.S. industrial base, and national security at the RAND Corporation. Previously, he was a Senior Scientist at Pranalytica, a startup making high-fidelity sensors for homeland security, industrial and environmental monitoring applications. Michael has published more than a dozen peer-reviewed scientific articles; been awarded two patents; and given dozens of lectures, speeches, and invited talks in the U.S. and Europe, including briefings for members of Parliament, senior decision makers in Government, and executives in the private sector. Extended Biography

	Mr. Tom Whipple, ASPO-USA Tom Whipple publishes a daily newsletter on energy under the ASPO-USA banner that is read and quoted widely throughout the energy-aware world. He also writes a weekly Peak Oil column for the (Virginia) Falls Church News-Press which is routinely circulated through web portals and links onto some of the world's most popular sites discussing the subject. Whipple, a North Arlington (VA) resident, is a former career CIA analyst whose thoroughly-documented and prescient insights into the "peak oil" phenomenon published in the News-Press every week are in the forefront of this global dialogue. Extended Biography

	Mr. Morey Wolfson, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter's Energy Office Morey Wolfson is a Member of the the Board of Directors of ASPO-USA. Aside from his interest in the peak oil and gas topics, his primary work focuses on electricity policy issues in Colorado. He recently consulted with a prominent Denver architectural firm and the Colorado Energy Science Center. From 2000 to 2004, he was the Utilities Team Leader, Federal Energy Management Program, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. From 1985 until 1999 he was the Executive Assistant to the Commissioners at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. From 1970 to 1985 he served as a consultant to a wide variety of energy and environmental clients, primarily in the renewable energy and energy efficiency fields. He is a member of several industry and policy electric power committees, including the National Electricity Policy Council, the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation, the High Plains Express, and several initiatives at the Western Governors' Association. He earned his Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning/Community Development from the College of Environmental Design at the University of Colorado. Extended Biography

Mr. Kjell Aleklett, Uppsala University, Sweden

Mr. Steve Andrews, ASPO-USA

Mr. Terry Backer, State of Connecticut

Mr. Mike Boyd, The Boyd Group

Mr. Jim Buckee, Talisman Energy Inc.

Mr. Bryn Davidson, Dynamic Cities Project

Dr. Herman Franssen, International Energy Associates, Inc

Mr. John Geesman, California Energy Commission (retired)

Mr. Jeremy J Gilbert, Barrelmore Ltd

Mr. Paul Gipe, Wind Energy Expert

Mr. Jim Hansen, Ravenna Capital Management

Mr. Denis Hayes, Bullitt Foundation

Mr. David Hughes, Canadian Geologic Survey

Mr. Neil King, The Wall Street Journal

Mr. James Howard Kunstler, The Long Emergency

Mr. Atticus Lowe, West Coast Asset Management

Dr. Vincent Matthews, Colorado Geological Survey

Mr. Gil Mull, Alaska Geological Survey

Jim Puplava, Financial Sense

Mr. Robert Rapier, Accsys Technologies

Mr. Jeff Rubin, Author

Mr. Richard Schechter, M. Gottlieb Associates

Mr. Matt Simmons, Ocean Energy Institute

Mr. Randy Udall, ASPO-USA

Mr. Andy Weissman, Energy Business Watch

Mr. Peter Wells, Neftex Petroleum Consultants, Ltd

Mr. Bart Anderson, Energy Bulletin

Mr. Dan Bednarz, Energy & Healthcare Consultants

Mr. Richard Brenne

Rob Collier, University of California, Berkeley

Mrs. Debbie Cook, Post Carbon Institute

Ms. Erica Etelson, Freelance Journalist

Mr. David Fridley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mr. Nate Hagens, University Of Vermont, Editor of The Oil Drum

Mr. Bryan D Jungers, UC Davis

Mr. John Kaufmann, Oregon Department of Energy

Mr. Dick Lawrence, ASPO-USA co-founder

Mr. Christer Lindstrom, Institute for Sustainable Transportation

Ms. Lisa Margonelli, New America Foundation

Ms. Sally Odland, ASPO-USA Advisory Board

Dr. Kyle Saunders, Colorado State University

Mr. Dan Sperling, University of California, Davis

Mr. Ron Swenson, Board Member ASPO-USA

Mr. John Theobald, University of California, Davis

Ms. Pamela L Tomski, EnTech Strategies, LLC

Ms. Gail E Tverberg, The Oil Drum

Mr. Jeff Vail, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Mr. Ken Verosub, University of California, Davis

Mr. Richard Vodra, Spire Investment Partners

Mr. Geoffrey P Wardle, Art Center College of Design

Mr. Charles C Watson, Watson Technical Consulting

Dr. Michael Webber, University of Texas, Austin

Mr. Tom Whipple, ASPO-USA

Mr. Morey Wolfson, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter's Energy Office