Guest Thinkers — March 25, 2010

Live-Streamed Energy Roundtable on Bigthink.com: Friday, March 26th at 1:30 PM EST

A select group of thought leaders from around the world will come together tomorrow, Friday March 26th, for a live-streamed discussion surrounding “Our Energy Future,” at 1:30 PM EST. You can tune in to watch the exclusive conversation on Bigthink.com.

The roundtable, entitled “Post-COP15: The Road to Mexico,” will be moderated by Tom Stewart, Chief Knowledge Officer at Booz & Co. and former editor of Harvard Business Review. Panel participants include Shell CEO Peter Voser; founding CEO of Sun Microsystems Vinod Khosla; Co-Founder of EcoSecurities Marc Stuart; and Norberto Terrazas of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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