Federico Pe帽a will give a talk about 鈥淎chieving U.S. Energy Independence in our Lifetime鈥� at the 麻豆影院 on Tuesday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m. in room 180 of the Benson Earth Sciences Building. The Leeds School of Business and the College of Engineering and Applied Science are co-sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public.
The event had been postponed because of an illness in听Pe帽a's family.听
Pe帽a, a former U.S. secretary of energy and secretary of transportation during the Clinton administration, will address recent progress in reducing America鈥檚 dependence on foreign oil, as well as outline additional steps that can be taken to achieve energy independence within two decades. He also will discuss economic benefits to the U.S. economy, impacts on traditional and clean energy sources and the growing role of clean energy sources.
鈥淎chieving energy independence is a realistic objective,鈥� said Pe帽a. 鈥淏usiness and engineering students need to anticipate the opportunities available to them by thinking and planning for a changing energy future.鈥�
The jointly hosted event represents CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 expanding interdisciplinary offerings and marks a growing collaboration between the Leeds School and the College of Engineering and Applied Science. In the fall of 2013, the two academic units are launching a construction management track that can be taken by both business and engineering students.
Pe帽a, who was the first Hispanic mayor of Denver from 1983 to 1991, is a senior adviser at Vestar Capital Partners, a global private equity firm based in New York City with offices in Boston and Denver.听He currently serves on Toyota鈥檚 Diversity Advisory Board among other boards.听He recently completed his term as national co-chair of COMPETE, an organization dedicated to fostering competition in the electricity market.听He has practiced law and served in the Colorado Legislature.
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