Sponsored by Johnson Controls Inc. and the United States Energy Association (USEA), the theme of this year's forum was "Energy Efficiency: Are We Getting the Job Done?" The presenters stressed that we aren't where we need to be yet regarding efficiency. But they also noted the need for additional energy resources.
The opening featured speaker was Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes Inc. and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine. The real source of capital, he said, is not physical things. It is metaphysical things, what we make of something. We've made a "glop" called oil an essential thing in our lives.