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Columbia University's Annual Energy Symposium is a student-run event, established to foster exchange of ideas between industry professionals, students and members of the academic body. The Symposium is jointly organized by the School of International and Public Affairs' Student Energy Association and the Columbia Graduate School of Business' Energy Club to offer a wide spectrum of perspectives that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the energy industry today. Unlike the previous symposia, the 8th Symposium will take place in Lerner Hall to accommodate the growing demand of students and professionals.
Today’s energy landscape is dominated by two emerging forces, shale gas and China’s demand for resources. Both have broad reaching implications affecting renewable technologies, traditional fossil fuel generation, crude oil prices and energy security. Tomorrow’s energy landscape will be determined by today’s innovation and financing decisions, both of which are subject to the decisions of policymakers and the agendas of the various industry players. Please join us for this exciting day of discussion as we delve into these topics and more.
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The SIPA Energy Association is a student-run organization at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. SEA is dedicated to building relationships among SIPA students and energy sector practitioners in the field.
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The Columbia Business School Energy Club is committed to educating Columbia Business School students about the energy industry, increasing awareness regarding career opportunities, and helping members take advantage of those opportunities.
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Michael Boswell
MBA Candidate, 2013, Columbia Business School
Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Michael Boswell
MBA Candidate, 2013,
Columbia Business School
Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Mike Boswell is a second year student at Columbia Business School where he has a focus in Business Economics. He will begin a career in management consulting after graduation. At CBS, Mike serves as a team leader for the Small Business Consulting Program, the VP of Symposium in the Energy Club, and is a member of the Military in Business Association as well as various social clubs on campus. Prior to business school, Mike completed an internship at PowerAdvocate, a boutique consulting firm focused on the energy industry where he performed client-facing analysis of supply chains to identify inefficiencies.
Prior to PowerAdvocate, Mike served in the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer for five years, and his most recent assignment was on the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77). After graduation, Mike would like to work at a management consulting firm.
Mike received a B.S.F.S. in Science, Technology, and International Affairs from the Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
Benjamin Martinez Newman
MIA Candidate, 2013, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs
Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Benjamin Martinez Newman
MIA Candidate, 2013,
School of International and Public Affairs
Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Benjamin is a second-year MIA candidate focusing on Energy and Environment. Prior to SIPA he was the Project Manager for Presence Switzerland at the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington D.C., where he organized high-level events and coordinated Switzerland's public diplomacy outreach in the United States. This past summer he worked on the program management team of NYC Business Solutions at the Department of Small Business Services.
Tristan Wallace
MPA Candidate, 2013, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs
Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Tristan Wallace
MPA Candidate, 2013,
School of International and Public Affairs
Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Tristan is a second-year MPA candidate focusing on Sustainable Energy. This summer he interned as an energy consultant at Synapse Energy Economics, working on energy models and environmental regulatory projects.
Prior to coming to Columbia, he worked at Ventyx, a firm specializing in software solutions for electric utilities where he conducted projects focusing on integrated resource planning and financial analysis.
Fernando Arias
MPA Candidate, 2013, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs
Director of Communications, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Fernando Arias
MPA Candidate, 2013,
School of International and Public Affairs
Director of Communications, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Fernando is a Public Administration degree candidate in Environmental Science and Policy [MPA_ESP] at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs [SIPA], with a focus on natural gas and hydraulic fracturing regulation policies that maximize the utility of upstream supply of energy resources to downstream consumers.
Formerly a practicing architect and military technician in both the United States Army and Navy, with a Master of Architecture and Urban Design from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation [GSAPP] at Columbia, Fernando is passionately committed to long-term strategic solutions toward timely, policy-relevant science that can be applied in the development of technologies that support sound policy decisions and regulations by state and Federal agencies, which are responsible for ensuring the prudent development of unconventional energy sources while protecting the natural environment and public health.
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Ellie Maruyama
MPA Candidate, 2013, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs
Assistant Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Ellie Maruyama
MPA Candidate, 2013,
School of International and Public Affairs
Assistant Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Ellie is a first year Master of International Affairs (MIA) candidate at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) concentrating in Energy and Environment.
Prior to SIPA, she interned at the European Union Delegation in Washington, DC, where she covered Security and Home Affairs issues of transatlantic concern. She also worked in the Office of the Executive Director for Japan at the World Bank. In addition to acting as point of contact for Bank management, staff and Japanese Ministries, she helped coordinate high-level events, including the Annual Meeting of the World Bank and IMF.
Florian Reber
MPA Candidate, 2013, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs
Assistant Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Florian Reber
MPA Candidate, 2013,
School of International and Public Affairs
Assistant Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Florian has several years of experience in the public and private sector, working for a leading European management consultancy in energy markets and as a Senior Associate for Environment and Sustainability at the World Economic Forum. At the Forum, he orchestrated multi-stakeholder councils convening global thought-leaders on sustainability to forge new coalitions and shared agendas for sustainable development.
Florian has earned a Masters in Political Science from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and is currently a MPA Candidate at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. He is the author and co-author of several publications on sustainability and environmental issues as well as United Nations politics.
Stephanie Weichsel
MBA Candidate, 2014, Columbia Business School
Assistant Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Stephanie Weichsel
MBA Candidate, 2014,
Columbia Business School
Assistant Director, 8th Annual Energy Symposium
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Stephanie Weichsel graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2007 with a degree in Quantitative Economics, and was immediately commissioned into the United State Marine Corps. Upon graduation Capt. Weichsel attended The United States Marine Corps Basic School where she was awarded the “Steele Susan Award” as the most physically fit Female in the USMC. Upon graduation from The Basic School, Capt Weichsel attended Communications Officer School and then was assigned a Communications Squadron as a platoon Commander. For the next five years Capt. Weichsel served in various billets, both in 1st Marine Air Wing and on the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
In 2010 Capt. Weichsel served as Aide de Camp to General O’Donohue where she assisted him as chairman in charge of the United States Marine Corps Force draw down. After his tour as an aide she served on a Joint Billet doing force protection in Kuwait, Jordan and Afghanistan.
Currently Capt. Weichsel has transitioned to the USMC reserve and is pursuing a MBA from Columbia Business School.
