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Energy Summit 2019 - Working Agenda

2019 Energy Summit Agenda (PDF)

Updated July 29

Monday, July 29
  • Registration
    1:30pm - 5:00pm
    Valborg Theatre

    7:00pm - 8:00pm
    Valborg Theatre
  • Check-In
    11:00am - 2:00pm
    Living Learning Center

    7:00pm - 11:00pm
    Living Learning Center
  • Opening Plenary Session

    Speakers

    • Chancellor Sheri Everts - Welcome to Appalachian
    • Lee F. Ball Jr., Chief Sustainability Officer, Appalachian State University
    • Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk, Interim Director, Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics - Speaker Introduction
    • Jeremy Tarr, Policy Advisor for Environment, Energy and Transportation, Office of Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina
    • Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk - Speaker Introduction
    • Todd Roberts, Chancellor, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
    • Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk - Speaker Introduction
    • Scott Tew, Executive Director Center for Energy Efficiency & Sustainability at Ingersoll Rand
    • Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk - Speaker Introduction
    • Zoë Gamble Hanes - Energy Attorney, Nelson Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLP
    2:30pm - 5:00pm
    Valborg Theatre
  • Opening Reception
    5:30pm - 7:00pm
    Plemmons Student Union, Parkway Ballroom
  • *Keynote Event

    Speakers

    • Lee F. Ball Jr., Chief Sustainability Officer, Appalachian State University
    • Amory Lovins, Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute - Keynote Speaker
    • Jeff Ramsdell, Professor and Faculty in Residence for Innovation in Teaching, Appalachian State University - Panel Moderator
    • Amory Lovins - Panel Member
    • Sushma Masemore, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment & State Energy Director, North Carolina - Panel Member
    • Representative John Szoka, NC General Assembly Representative, Chairman of the Energy and Public Utilities Committee and Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy - Panel Member

    *This event is by invitation only for summit attendees.
    7:30pm - 9:00pm
    Valborg Theatre


Tuesday, July 30
  • Breakfast & Poster Judging
    7:00am - 8:30am
    Plemmons Student Union, Parkway Ballroom
  • Registration
    8:00am - 5:00pm
    2nd Floor, Plemmons Student Union
  • Working Groups & Student Summit
    8:30am - 12:30pm
    Plemmons Student Union
  • Lunch & Poster Viewing
    12:30pm - 1:45pm
    Plemmons Student Union, Parkway Ballroom & Solarium
  • Plenary Session

    Speakers

    • Lee F. Ball, Jr. - Welcome & Speaker Introduction
    • David Orr, Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics, Oberlin College
    • Lee F. Ball, Jr. - Introduction to UNC Sustainability Panel
    • Miriam Tripp, Special Projects Officer, UNC System Office - Panel Moderator
    • Kathryn Pohlman, Chief Sustainability Officer, UNC Wilmington - Panel Member
    • Cindy Shea, Director of Sustainability, UNC Chapel Hill - Panel Member
    • Lindsay Batchelor, Interim Sustainability Director, NC State University - Panel Member
    • Lauren Bishop, Chief Sustainability Officer, Western Carolina University - Panel Member
    • Jamie Russell, Director, Appalachian Energy Center - Speaker Introduction
    • Sushma Masemore, Deputy Assistant for Environment and State Energy Director, North Carolina
    • Jamie Russell - Speaker Introduction
    • Reid Conway, Senior Energy Specialist, NC DEQ - NC Utility Savings
    • Jamie Russell - Speaker Introduction
    • Emily Burnett, Environmental Specialist, NC DEQ - NC Recycling
    • Jamie Russell - Speaker Introduction
    • Steve Kalland - Exec. Director, NC Clean Energy Tech Center
    • Steffey Guigou, Student Summit Coordinator, Senior, Community and Regional Planning major
    • Sarah Sutton, Physical Chemistry Ph.D. Student, UNC Chapel Hill - Student Presentation
    • Jamie Russell, Director, Appalachian Energy Center & Janet Miller, Outreach Manager, Appalachian Energy Center - Poster Awards
    • Lee F. Ball, Jr. - Closing Comments
    2:00pm - 6:00pm
    Valborg Theatre


Wednesday, July 31
  • Breakfast
    7:00am - 8:30am
    Plemmons Student Union, Parkway Ballroom
  • Post-Summit Tours & Meetings
    • The Nexus Project - Leaders: Jeremy Ferrell & Dr. Ok-Youn Yu
    • Beech Mountain Small Wind Research and Demonstration Site - Leader: Johnny Bumgardner
    • Sustainable Campus Gardens at AppState - Leader: Cullen Beasley
    • AppState Compost Initiative and Facility - Leader: Max Alff
    • Renewable Energy Initiative Campus Systems - Leaders: Jim Dees & Leila Jackson
    9:00am - Noon