Opening Remarks

Tom Gold, UC Berkeley
George Breslauer, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UC Berkeley

Keynote Address: China's Environment: Opportunities and Challenges for the International Community

Barbara Finamore is a Senior Attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). She founded and directs NRDC's China Program, which promotes innovative policy development, demonstration and capacity building in energy efficiency, advanced energy technologies, green buildings, environmental law and public health. Ms. Finamore has had over twenty-five years of experience in environmental law and policy. She is also co-founder and President of the China-U.S. Energy Efficiency Alliance, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote global sustainability by working with China to harness efficiency as a viable energy resource.