2020 Congressional Clean Energy EXPO and Policy Forum

• Panel 1:
  Training a 21st Century Clean Energy Workforce
• Panel 2:
  Macro Benefits of Microgrids
• Panel 3:
  Advancing Climate Solutions Through Environmental Justice
• Panel 4:
  Efficient Buildings as Energy Grid Resources
• Panel 5:
  Sustainable Transportation
• Panel 6:
  New Frontiers in Clean Energy Research and Development
• Participants
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• Honorary Co-Hosts
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10:00 AM – 10:55 AM

Panel 1—Training a 21st Century Clean Energy Workforce

Daniel Simmons, Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy

Eric Belair, Director General of the Energy Policy and International Affairs Branch (EPIB), Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada

Neil James, Vice President, Operations and Maintenance, Apex Clean Energy on behalf of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)

Hillary Bright, Director of Special Projects, Building Clean (BlueGreen Alliance)

11:00 AM – 11:55 AM

Panel 2—Macro Benefits of Microgrids

Introductory Remarks [prerecorded]:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (Maine)

Joy Ditto, President and CEO, American Public Power Association (APPA)

Timothy D. Unruh, Executive Director, National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO)

Haresh Kamath, Senior Program Manager, Distributed Energy Resources, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Doug Vine, Senior Energy Fellow, Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Panel 3—Advancing Climate Solutions Through Environmental Justice

Introductory Remarks [prerecorded]:
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (Maryland)

Paula Glover, President & CEO, American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE)

Abby Ross Hopper, President & CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO, Energy Storage Association (ESA)

John Bowman, Managing Director, Government Affairs, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

Stephanie Chen, Senior Policy Counsel, MCE

1:30 PM – 2:25 PM

Panel 4—Efficient Buildings as Energy Grid Resources

Introductory Remarks [prerecorded]:
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (Rhode Island)

David Nemtzow, Director, Building Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy

Becca Trietch, Administrator, Energy Efficiency Programs, Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources

Justin Koscher, President, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)

Keith Dennis, Vice President, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

2:30 PM – 3:25 PM

Panel 5—Sustainable Transportation

Introductory Remarks [prerecorded]:
U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack (Iowa)

Genevieve Cullen, President, Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA)

Jordan Solomon, President and CEO, Ecostrat

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Art Guzzetti, Vice President, Mobility Initiatives and Public Policy, American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

Chris Bliley, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Growth Energy

3:30 PM – 4:25 PM

Panel 6—New Frontiers in Clean Energy Research and Development

Introductory Remarks [prerecorded]:
U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (Idaho)

Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton, Ph.D., National Technical Director, Integrated Energy Systems, Idaho National Laboratory

Lisa Jacobson, President, Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE)

Bill Elrick, Executive Director, California Fuel Cell Partnership

Dennis Cakert, Manager of Regulatory Affairs and Markets Policy, National Hydropower Association (NHA)