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2018 Appalachian Energy Summit

Energy Summit 2018 - Working Agenda

2018 Energy Summit Agenda (PDF)

Updated 2:30pm, July 31

Monday, July 30
  • Opening Plenary Session

    Speakers

    • Chancellor Sheri Everts
    • Lee F. Ball Jr. - Chief Sustainability Officer, Appalachian State University
    • Ivan Urlaub - Executive Director, NCSEA NC General Assembly Representative
    • John Szoka - NC General Assembly Representative, Senior Chairman of the Energy and Public Utilities Committee, and Chairman of the Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy
    • Janice Pope - Interim Department of Communication Chair, Appalachian State
    • Keith Benson - Director, Energy, Navy Installations Command
    • Amory Lovins - Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute
    • Jennifer Mundt - Energy Director, NC Department of Environmental Quality
    • Meghan Fay Zahniser - Executive Director, The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
    2:00pm - 4:15pm
    Holmes Convocation Center
  • Opening Reception
    5:00pm-7:00pm
    Holmes Convocation Center
  • Keynote Event
    • eTown hosted by Nick and Helen Forster, and featuring Josh Ritter and Mandolin Orange. A live recording of this nationally syndicated radio show. Event Page
    8:00pm - 10:00pm
    Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts


Tuesday, July 31
  • Breakfast
    7:00am- 8:00am
    Plemmons Student Union Parkway Ballroom
  • Registration
    8:00am - 5:00pm
    2nd Floor, Plemmons Student Union
  • Plenary Session

    Speakers

    • Ronak Bhatt – Principal, RIN Advisors
    • David Doctor – President & CEO, E4 Carolinas
    • David Orr – Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics, Oberlin College
    • Tony Cortese - Co-founder of the Crane Institute and Principal of the Intentional Endowments Network
    • Glen Macdonald - Crane Institute Board Member
    • Dennis Johnson - Chief Investment Officer, TIAA Endowment & Philanthropic Services
    • Anne Rogers - Associate Director, Office of Campus Sustainabilty, Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Shan Arora - Director, The Kendeda Building
    • Anisha Sharma - Director of Environmental Sustainability, Appalachian State University Student Government Association
    • Nicole Hagerman Miller – Managing Director, Biomimicry 3.8
    • Jeff Ramsdell - Professor and Faculty in Residence for Innovation in Teaching
    8:30am- 11:25am
    Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
  • Lunch & Poster Session
    11:50am- 1:30pm
    Plemmons Student Union
  • Working Group Sessions
    Student Summit

    • Academic Integration
    • High Performance Campus Design
    • Campus-Based Energy Efficiency
    • Finance, Regulatory, and Energy Generation
    • Transportation-Oriented Opportunities
    • Zero Waste/Waste Reduction
    • Student Summit
    1:30pm - 4:30pm
    Plemmons Student Union
  • Reception
    5:00pm - 7:00pm
    Plemmons Student Union - Parkway Ballroom
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Wednesday, August 1
  • Breakfast
    7:00am - 8:00am
    Plemmons Student Union Parkway Ballroom
  • Registration
    8:00am - 5:00pm
    2nd Floor, Plemmons Student Union
  • Plenary Session

    Speakers

    • Ashley Allen, Sustainability Senior Manager for Climate and Land, Mars Incorporated
    • Brian O’Hara – Senior Vice President Strategy & Government Affairs, Strata Solar
    • Mark Fleming – President & CEO, Conservatives for Clean Energy
    • Brad Ives – Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Enterprises and Chief Sustainability Officer, UNC Chapel Hill
    • Matt James – Environmental Specialist, NC Department of Environmental Quality
    • Reid Conway – Senior Energy Specialist, NC Department of Environmental Quality
    • Honoring Len Hoey
    • Cailin Peterson and Steven Tulevech – Student Highlight
    • Student Poster Awards
    8:30am - 11:25am
    Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
  • Gather Lunch
    11:45pm - Noon
    Plemmons Student Union
  • Working Groups & Student Summit
    Noon - 1:30pm
  • Adjourn
    1:30pm
  • Post Summit Tours
    1:45pm
    Plemmons Student Union - Locust St.