(L-R): Jim Peoples, Robert Hagerty, and Elon Musk; Jim Peoples, Robert Hagerty, and Elon Musk; Jim Peoples, Robert Hagerty, and Elon Musk...
Mark Anderson (L) and Warburg Pincus' Bill Janeway, in "The Global Economic Future: Should We Be Terrified?"
Mark Anderson (L) and Warburg Pincus' Bill Janeway, in "The Deep Lesson of the Financial Crisis: Economics Is Not a Branch of Physics"
A place of quiet, or checking in with home or home office: the back windows of the Del's Grand Ballroom, curtains raised
Q&A after "Next Up in High-Performance Computing": (background, L-R) John K. Thompson, Justin Rattner, and Larry Smarr
Mic'ing up for the "CTO Design Challenge": (L-R) Kevin Walter, Per-Kristian Halvorsen, Brian Higbee, Brent Morris, Jean Wooldridge, Ron Roberts (background), and moderator David Brin
"CTO Design Challenge": Moderator David Brin (R) hits the ground running -- the Challenge will last 3 days: (L-R) Kelly Millsaps, Brian Higbee, Ron Roberts, Larry Smarr, and Kevin Walter
Martin Tobias, past CEO, Imperium Renewables; Erik Blachford, CEO, TerraPass; and David Morris, Director, Chair, and President, EcoVerdance; in "Trading Carbon Credits: What's Next, and Who Benefits?"
Justin Rattner (Intel) and Larry Smarr (Calit2, UCSD), in "Next Up in High-Performance Computing?"
(L-R): Hugh Bradlow, Telstra; Gary Roshak, Yahoo!; Jonathan Bulkeley, Scanbuy; and Rajeev Chand, Rutberg & Co.; on "The Future of Wireless: From Mobile Ads to Mobile Purchases"
Mini-Mark: Mark Anderson is captured on video during a plenary session
Bill Budinger (in blue), The Rodel Foundations, talks with Ricardo Salinas-Pliego, Grupo Salinas
"Hotspots I" (L-R): Moderator Steve Evans, Jim Marggraff, Robert Hagerty, Rajiv Salimath, Thorgeir Einarsson, and Curtis Wong
Mark Anderson asks for a show of hands
"Hydrogen from Aluminum and Water": Host Mark Anderson (L) and Jerry Woodall, National Medal of Technology Laureate and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
Jim Marggraff, Chair and CEO of Livescribe
"Earth on FiRe: Rapid Response to Climate Crisis": Moderator Steve Evans gets a rise out of Elon Musk (SpaceX) in a session including Lyndon Rive (SolarCity)
"Earth on FiRe: Rapid Response to Climate Crisis": Moderator Steve Evans (L), of the BBC; Elon Musk, SpaceX; and Lyndon Rive, SolarCity
"FiRe CTO Design Challenge": (L-R) Kelly Millsaps, Avanade; Larry Smarr, Calit2, UCSD; and guest Ron Roberts, San Diego County Board of Supervisors
[L-R] Ricardo Salinas, CEO of Grupo Salinas, is interviewed by the BBC's Steve Evans, as Don Jones, VP of Business Development, QUALCOMM, looks on
"The Next China: Beyond the Olympics": Sidney Rittenberg and filmmaker Lucy Ostrander, who's making a documentary on Sidney's years in China
"Hotspots II": Mark Foster (L), Zimmer Gunsul, Frasca Partnership, describes architectural concerns in "net zero" green building, with David Morris, EcoVerdance, in the background
"Hotspots II" (L-R): Ricardo Salinas-Pliego, Grupo Salinas; Don Jones, QUALCOMM; Simon Hackett, Internode; and David Morris, EcoVerdance
"Hotspots II" (L-R): Ricardo Salinas-Pliego, Grupo Salinas; Don Jones, QUALCOMM; Simon Hackett, Internode; Mark Foster, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca; and David Morris, EcoVerdance
![[L-R] Ricardo Salinas, CEO of Grupo Salinas, is interviewed by the BBC's Steve Evans, as Don Jones, VP of Business Development, QUALCOMM, looks on](https://photos.smugmug.com/FiRe-2008/Wednesday-Highlights/i-rQmZq6x/0/69dcee79/S/WednesdayFire40-S.jpg)
