Western U.S. Oil Sands Conference Agenda
February 27, 2009

Welcome and Introduction

Philip J. Smith, Professor & Director of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy, University of Utah

Planning for Oil Sands Development in a Changing Regulatory, Economic, and Social Environment

Ron Daniels, Energy Policy Coordinator, State of Utah

Oil Sands Leasing Opportunities on Federal Land

James Kohler Consulting Geologist, Utah Geosystems, formerly Branch Chief of Solid Minerals, U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Morning Break

Utah Science, Technology, and Research (USTAR) Initiative

Kevin Shurtleff,, USTAR Fossil Energy Focus Area

KTIA Corporate Introduction

Soung-Joon Kim - Chief Operating Officer

Earth Energy Resources, Inc. Oil Sands Production in Utah: Continued Development

Glen Snarr - President and Chief Financial Officer

Technology Commercialization Office at the University of Utah

Jack Hamilton, Program Manager, Commercial Sponsored Research and James Taylor, Business Manager for Energy, Environment, and Engineering

Lunch

Environmental Management of Alberta's Oil Sands

Preston McEachern, Head of Science, Research & Innovation, Oil Sands Environmental Management Division, Alberta Environment, Canada

Oil Sands Development in Canada: Lessons for Utah

Simon Dyer, Pembina Institute, Alberta, Canada

The Energy Industry Faces a Carbon-Constrained World

Arnold Reitze, Professor, S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah

Afternoon Break

In Situ Production of Utah Oil Sands

Milind Deo, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah

Water Management for Oil Sand and Oil Shale Development in Utah: Challenges and Solutions

Steve Burian, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: A Washington Perspective on Energy Policy

Senator Robert Bennett