Cathy Zoi, a Partner at Silver Lake Kraftwerk and former Acting Undersecretary / Assistant Secretary of the Department of Energy, will offer her view of the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of energy technology, policy, and politics. Part of the Energy@Stanford&SLAC 2012 conference, with sponsorhip from the Precourt Institute for Energy, the Stanford Linear Accelerator, the Stanford Global Climate and Energy Project, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.