Location: Event DetailsDate/Time: Monday April 16, 2012 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center Contact: snforum12@inta.gatech.edu Description: This year, the Sam Nunn Bank of America Policy Forum will focus on "Energy and Security: Global Challenges/Local Opportunities."9:00 – 9:30 a.m. — Introductions and Welcoming Remarks Adam Stulberg, Associate Professor and Co-Director, Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy, The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJacqueline Jones Royster, Dean, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Georgia Institute of TechnologyRafael Bras, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe Honorable Sam Nunn, Distinguished Professor, The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology; Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Threat Initiative9:30 – 10:30 a.m. — Keynote Address; Questions and Answers Daniel Yergin, Executive Vice President, Chairman and Founder, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates10:30 – 10:45 a.m. — Break and Book Signing 10:45 a.m. – Noon — Panel Discussion: U.S. Choices in a Changing International Energy Landscape Moderator: Frank Verrastro, Center for Strategic and International StudiesJohn M. Deutch, Institute Professor, MIT General USMC (Ret.) James L. Jones, President, Jones Group InternationalCaptain Wayne Porter, Naval Post-Graduate SchoolPhil Sharp, President, Resources for the FutureJames N. Suciu, President, Global Sales and Marketing, GE EnergyNoon – 1:30 p.m. — Luncheon Keynote Address U.S Defense Policy, Operations and Energy Security Ashton B. Carter, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense1:45 – 3:00 p.m. — Panel Discussion: U.S. Energy Security, the Southeast Region, and New Initiatives Moderator: Marilyn Brown, Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of TechnologyRobert McGrath, Director, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Georgia Institute of TechnologyMajor General Robert H. McMahon, Warner Robins Air Logistics CenterColonel USMC (Ret.) Mark "Puck" Mykleby, Ethics and Leadership at LRN and Senior Fellow at New America FoundationThomas E. Noonan, Chief Executive Officer, JouleX, Inc.3:00 p.m. — Closing Remarks The Honorable Sam NunnRelated Links Sam Nunn Policy Forum