ASPO 2009 International Peak Oil Conference

It’s been a tumultuous year for the price of oil and the worldwide economy in general. While the signature issue of oil depletion has faded from the headlines, and demand dropped due to economic malaise, the bottom line remains unchanged: our world may be at, or very close to, peak oil production. What are the next steps for the industry and for peak oil advocates?

Marshalling the expertise of key financial analysts, international oil industry executives, and peak oil observers, the 5th annual ASPO-USA 2009 International Peak Oil Conference in Denver presents three days of information-packed events plus a Saturday pre-event workshop designed to stimulate discussion amongst a wide audience of people in business, public policy, and anyone concerned with resource supply issues.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Mr. Kjell Aleklett, Uppsala University, Sweden
• Mr. Terry Backer, State of Connecticut
• Dr. Albert Bartlett, University of Colorado, Boulder
• Mr. Arthur E Berman, Labyrinth Consulting Services, Inc.
• Dr. Jason Bradford, Vital Farmland LP
• Mr. Jeffrey J Brown, Independent Petroleum Geologist
• Dr. Susan Capalbo, Oregon State University
• Mr. Dave Cohen, ASPO-USA
• Mr. Peter A Dea, Cirque Resources LP
• Mr. Jeffrey S Dunn, Southern California Association of Governments
• Mr. Ken Eklund, Writerguy
• Ms. RoseAnne Franco, PFC Energy
• Mr. Jeremy J Gilbert, Barrelmore Ltd
• Mr. Daniel Gomez, President of ASPO Spain
• Mr. Nate Hagens, University Of Vermont, Editor of The Oil Drum
• Mr. Jim Hansen, Ravenna Capital Management
• Mr. Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute
• Mayor John Hickenlooper, Denver, Colorado
• Dr. Robert Hirsch, MISI
• Mr. Eric Janszen, iTulip, Inc.
• Mr. Byron W King, Agora Financial, LLC
• Dr. Tom Konrad, AltEnergyStocks.com
• Mr. Steven Kopits, Douglas Westwood LLC
• Mr. Rembrandt Koppelaar , The Oil Drum
• Mr. Hannes Kunz, IIER, Zurich
• Dr. Chuck Kutscher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Hon. Richard D Lamm, University of Denver
• Mr. Ray Leonard, Hyperdynamics Corporation
• Dr. Feng Lianyong, School of Business Administration in the China University of Petroleum, Beijing(CUPB)
• Mr. Peter Maass, The New York Times Magazine
• Ms. Lisa Margonelli, New America Foundation
• Dr. Chris Martenson, Creator, "The Crash Course"
• Dr. Brian Maschhoff, The Oil Drum
• Dr. Vincent Matthews, Colorado Geological Survey
• Dr. Marcio R Mello, HRT Petroleum
• Mr. Rick Munroe, National Farmers Union of Canada
• Mr. David J Murphy, The Oil Drum, EROI Institute, SUNY-ESF
• Mr. Pat Murphy, Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions
• Mr. Thomas A Petrie, Merrill Lynch
• Mr. Kevin Phillips, Commentator and Author of Bad Money
• Mr. Scott Pugh, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Mr. Simon Ratcliffe, Department for International Development
• Governor Bill Ritter, State of Colorado
• Mr. Adam Robinson, RBS Sempra Commodities
• Mr. Mike Rodgers, PFC Energy
• Mr. Carlos Rossi, Venezuelan Hydrocarbon Association (AVHI)
• Dr. Kyle Saunders, Colorado State University
• Dr. Paul Sears, Natural Resources Canada
• Mr. David Shields, Pemex: The Oil Reform
• Mr. Matt Simmons, Simmons & Co. International
• Mr. Chris Skrebowski, Energy Institute, London
• Mr. Bengt Soderbergh, Global Energy Systems
• Mr. Allen Stevens, Stifel-Nicolaus
• Mr. John Theobald, University of California, Davis
• Ms. Gail E Tverberg, The Oil Drum
• Mr. Randy Udall, ASPO-USA
• Mr. Jeff Vail, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
• Ms. Heidi VanGenderen, Worldwatch Institute
• Mr. Richard Vodra, Spire Investment Partners
• Mr. David Wann, Affluenza; Superbia
• Mr. Edward Warner, Expedition Oil Company
• Dr. Michael Webber, University of Texas, Austin
• Mr. Steve Andrews, ASPO-USA
• Mr. David L Bowden, ASPO-USA
• Mrs. Debbie Cook, City of Huntington Beach
• Mr. Dick Lawrence, ASPO-USA co-founder and Board member
• Ms. Sally Odland, ASPO-USA Advisory Board