Career history:

2009-2014

Member of the Advisory Council of the German Government on Global Change (WBGU)

2005-2012

Member of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Technical Group on Sustainable Development for All Director of the Global Energy Assessment

2009-2011

Member of the Scientific Steering Committee, Global Carbon Project (GCP)

1997-2000

Member of the UN Secretary General Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change

2001-2005

Convening Lead Author of the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios,
Coordinating Lead Author, IPCC Fourth and Second Assessment Report; Lead Author of Fifth and Third Assessment Report; Coordinating Lead Author of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment,
Serves on numerous advisory boards and editorial board of eight scientific journals.

Areas of expertise:

Long-term patterns of technological change, economic development and response to climate change and, in particular, the evolution of energy, mobility, and information and communication technologies

Career history:

2012-present

Director of Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology, International Energy Agency (IEA)

2007-2012

Director of Energy Markets and Security (IEA)

2004-2007

Managing Director of Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), French Geological Survey

1997-2004

Director of Energy and Mineral Resources, French Ministry of Economy and Finances

1987-1990

Held a position in European Affairs at Total, responsible for developing EU strategy.

Areas of expertise:

Energy sustainability, energy efficiency policy, energy technology policy, carbon capture storage (CCS)
Mr. Houssin graduated from the École nationale d'administration and has a Masters in International Law. He also has degrees in Philosophy from Université de Paris 1 - La Sorbonne and in Political Science from the Institut d'études politiques de Paris.

Career history:

1979-

Member of the MIT faculty

1979

Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, MIT

Author

Unlocking Energy Innovation. Innovation – The Missing Dimension. Making Technology

Work

Applications in Energy and the Environment. The Productive Edge: A New Strategy for Economic Growth. Made in America. Made By Hong Kong. Global Taiwan. The Future of Nuclear Power. Etc

Areas of expertise:

Innovation, productivity, and competitiveness. Local, regional, and national systems of innovation. Nuclear technology innovation, management, and control. Nuclear fuel and waste management and disposal. Energy policy. Electric power systems. The economic role of the university.

Career history:

2002-Present

Silver Spring Networks

1997-2002

Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Innovatec Corporation

Prior to joining Innovatec, Mr. Dresselhuys worked at Procter & Gamble, where he held a variety of sales and marketing positions.

Areas of expertise:

Mr. Dresselhuys has been involved in all aspects of the smart grid market’s development. His work has ranged from standards setting and policy development to early development of smart grid projects in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil.

Career history:

Co-Chair of WGIII of IPCC and a leading energy expert in Africa.
Co-Chair of Steering Committee of the Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development (GNESD)

2000-2003

Professor and Director of the Energy and Development Research Centre (EDRC), of University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Areas of expertise:

African Energy Systems and Policies, Power sector reform, Renewable Energy policy, Mitigation of Climate Change and on National Climate Change strategy