On Thursday March 18, the 2010 World Energy Technology Summitwill convene in New York city. The summit will explore technologiesthat can help save the planet and shape the future. Some of the world’sbrightest minds and innovators in energy-tech will lead a daylongsummit on game-changing green technologies. Core subjects will includepower, food, heat and light.

TIME Magazine and the WorldTechnology Network are partners in this daylong gathering ofinfluential energy technology experts and stakeholders. The Summit willbring together leading experts – technologists, scientists, businessleaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs, investors, government and NGOrepresentatives, and more – each working in or deeply tied to thefields of energy, alternative energy and environmental technologies.

Throughouta day of discussions, panels and demonstrations, the Summit willexplore the role and influence of emerging energy technologies onclimate change, business, infrastructure and the environment. Speakersinclude Peter Goldmark Program Director, Climate and Air, EnvironmentalDefense Fund, and Mindy S. Lubber, President of CERES.

Guided by the theme, REALITY CHECK: Technologies Putting us on the Path to Sustainability,programming will explore long-term, short-term and game-changingtechnologies and strategies that can re-shape our lives, ourbusinesses, our policies, our planet and our future.