Luka Lugaric attended the conference, as well as pre-conference workshops “Start-up Clinic for
Engineers”, “Energy Megaprojects: Scale and Complexity” and “Grid 101”.

Speakers at the conference included the US Secretary of the Navy, representatives from
Department of Energy, CEOs of utilities (especially Duke Energy), and MIT students working in
the energy field both as researchers and start-up entrepreneurs.

Topics on security of the future energy system, focusing on USA and BRIC countries have been
thoroughly covered in sessions. The Friday Energy Showcase provided insight into
developments in advanced energy systems in MIT, Masdar Institute and other highly recognized
research institutions such as ETH Zurich.

Link: MIT Energy Conference, March 04-05, Boston, United States