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The Silicon Valley Leadership Group convened its seventh annual CEO Business Climate Summit on April 19 in Menlo Park. One panel discussion on America's competitiveness first featured White House senior energy adviser Matt Rogers and venture capitalist John Doerr, focusing on energy policy. They were then joined by CEOs Aart de Geus of Synopsys and Dave DeWalt of McAfee. This is an edited transcript of the discussion.

Panel members

Matt Rogers, senior adviser to the secretary for Recovery Act Implementation, U.S. Department of Energy

John Doerr, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Aart de Geus, CEO and co-founder, Synopsys

Dave DeWalt, CEO, McAfee

Barbara Marshman, editorial page editor, San Jose Mercury News, moderator


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Author: Mercury News