7th Annual Sustainable Energy Conference
April 20-21, 2010
McKimmon Center
Raleigh, NC

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7th Annual Sustainable Energy Conference April 20-21, 2010
Daily Agenda with Speaker Presentation Links

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
8:30 a.m.	Welcoming Remarks: Ward Lenz, Director, NC Energy Office
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Opening Keynote Address by Harry Wingo, Policy Counsel for Google, Inc. Youtube video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4UZh8JZnIc&feature=channel
10:30 a.m. to Noon	Breakout Session A - Room 5 Business-Lead Incentives Eric Henry, TS designs Thomas Fitz, Consultant Dennis Quaintenance, Proximity Hotel Kurt Creamer, Novozymes Dan Estes, Weaver Cooke Construction	Breakout Session B- Room 4 Recovery Act Ward Lenz, NC Energy Office TBA	Breakout Session C -Room 3 Solar Energy Steve Kalland, NC Solar Center Link to WUNC radio interview with Steve Kalland Michael Shore, FLS Energy Bob Kingery, Southern Energy Management Markus Wilhelm, Solar Tech South	Breakout Session D - Room 6 Green/Sustainable Policy Tim Toben, NC Energy Policy Council Joe Sam Queen, NC State Senator Libby Smith, NC Dept. of Commerce Anne Tazewell, N.C. Solar Center
Noon to 1:30 p.m.	Luncheon Keynote Speaker Dr. Henry Kelly, US Department of Energy Link to Dr. Kelly's Slide Presentation Link to Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYDvRTah8LA&feature=channel
1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.	Breakout Session E - Room 5 Small / Emerging Business Assistance Scott Daugherty, Small Business Technology and Development Center John Hardin, N.C. Green Business Fund Egle Thomas, Biofuels Center of North Carolina Paul Quinlan, NC Sustainable Energy Association	Breakout Session F - Room 4 Government Incentives William Volker, Efficiency Energy Brian Lips, NC Solar Center Rusty Hayes, Craven County Water System	Breakout Session G - Room 7 NC's Renewable Portfolio Standard Jo Anne Sanford, N.C. Energy Policy Council Sam Watson, N.C. Utilities Commission Ivan Urlaub, NC Sustainable Energy Association	Breakout Session H - Room 6 Smart Grid - Session 1 Dan Woodall, Progress Energy James K. Spainhour, Duke Energy Mike Caranfa, Elster Solutions	Breakout Session I - Room 3 Wind Energy Henry Campen, Parker Poe Glenn Cannon, Waverly Power & Light Dennis Scanlin, Appalachian State University Craig Poff, Iberdrola Renewables Tim Conboy, Acciona Spencer Hanes, Duke Pamlico Sound Project
3:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Breakout Session J - Room 5 Manufacturing Opportunities Neal Elliott, ACEEE Garald Cottrell, Wellons Energy Keith Debbage, UNC Greensboro Paul Quinlan, NC Sustainable Energy Association	Breakout Session K - Room 4 Performance Contracting Joe Christie, Pepco Mike O’Connor, Appalachian State University Phil Dickerson, Pitt County Government Walter Simmons, City of Greensboro Engineering and Inspections	Breakout Session L - Room 3 Residential Retrofit Ward Lenz, NC Energy Office Matt Keeler, Advanced Energy David Nestor, Piedmont Natural Gas	Breakout Session M - Room 6 Smart Grid - Session 2 Chuck Sathrum, Elster Solutions Mark Otersen, ElectriCities Ewan Pritchard, FREEDM Systems Center Datta Godbole, Honeywell Bob Gary, Breezeplay
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
9:00 a.m. to10:00 a.m.	Morning Session with remarks from Governor Bev Perdue Keynote Speaker Etan Gumerman, Duke University Link to Etan Gumerman's Slide Presentation
10:30 a.m. to Noon	Breakout Session N - Room 5 Workforce Development Rick Angeli, Elster Solutions John Delafield, Central Carolina Community College Janice Ivey, NC Commerce Department Norman Smit, Biofuels Center of North Carolina	Breakout Session O - Room 6 Utility Incentives Chris Edge, Progress Energy Chris Jacobi, Duke Energy	Breakout Session P - Room 7 Advanced Lighting Dan Mull, Carolina Consulting Group Bob Henderson, Progress Energy	Breakout Session Q - Room 4 Biomass Dennis Hazel, NC State University Steven Burke, Biofuels Center of North Carolina Kurt Creamer, Novozymes Lyle Estill, Piedmont BioFuels	Breakout Session R - Room 8A Transportation Kathy Boyer, Triangle J C.O.G. Julian Prosser, City of Raleigh Ewan Pritchard, FREEDM Systems Center
Noon to 1:30 p.m.	Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Nate Hurst, Walmart - Director of Sustainability Youtube video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Cw3PoGWj4&feature=channel
1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.	Breakout Session S - Room 4 Green Building Advances Dona Stankus, NC Solar Center Bae-Won Koh, Triangle Green Building Coalition Jonah Butcher, Mathis Consulting Myron Taschuk, Duke University	Breakout Session T - Room 6 Financing Green Initiatives Paul Herman, HIP Investor Jeff Hughes, UNC Center for Environmental Finance Henry McKoy, Forth-Sector Financial Jennifer Hatch, Facility Strategies Group	Breakout Session U - Room 5 Power Transmission Ed Finley, NC Utilities Commission Samuel Waters, Progress Energy Jeff Phillips, Siemens	Breakout Session V - Room 7 Case Studies / USI C.C. Maurer, Advanced Energy Lee DuVall, Guilford Tech Chris Martin, UNC-Chapel HillS
2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Wrap-up Session - Sustainablity: Moving Beyond the Federal Stimulus

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