| 8:00 | Continental Breakfast / Registration Opportunity Fair Exhibit Hall Opens |
9:00 |
Welcome – Program begins The Honorable Domenic Sarno, Mayor, City of Springfield Steven Goodwin, Dean, UMass Amherst Marla Michel, Conference Chair, UMass Amherst |
9:20 |
Keynote 1 : Developing a Clean Energy Regional Innovation Cluster Introduced by Michael D. Ryan, ACTION Executive Director |
10:20 |
Networking break |
10:50 |
1A: Ramping It Up: From Marketing to Partnerships Moderator: Jef Sharp, Panève, LLC1B: A View from the Summits: The Confluence of Clean Energy Economic and Workforce Development Co-Moderators: Said Dini, Western New England University andMarybeth Campbell, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center 1C: Green Massachusetts: Policy Check-in |
12:00 |
Lunch and Networking and Poster Session |
1:15 |
Keynote 2 : Reflections from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory UMass Amherst Alumni Association first Alumni Clean Energy Awardee Award presented by UMass Amherst Alumni Association and introduced by Jim Manwell, UMass Amherst, Professor and Director, UMass Wind Energy Center |
2:15 |
Networking break / Poster Session |
2:45 |
2A: Big Time Conservation
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4:00 |
Networking break / Opportunity Fair |
| 4:15 | Session 3 Concurrent Sessions 3B: US Green Building Council - MA Chapter |
5:00 |
Conference adjourns |
Program Details:
Note: As speakers are confirmed, they will be added to this site. Click on the "SPEAKERS" tab to view biographies.
| Keynote 1: | Developing a Clean Energy Regional Innovation Cluster |
Jim Robbins, Business Cluster Development, Founder & Partner Introduced by Michael D. Ryan, ACTION Executive Director |
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| Keynote 2: | Reflections from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) |
Walter Musial, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Principal Engineer and UMass Amherst Alumni Association first Alumni Clean Energy Awardee Introduced by Jim Manwell, UMass Amherst, Professor and Director, UMass Wind Energy Center |
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| Session 1A: | Ramping It Up: From Marketing to Partnerships Moderator: Jef Sharp, Panève, LLC |
Cleantech startups are all the rage but what does it take for these companies to get to that next level? Marketing the new company's brand or partnering with a large companies with more resources? Either of these can help get innovations to market more quickly.
Speakers: Michael Mahoney, Saint-Gobain External Venturing Jonathan Edwards, SmartPower
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| Session 1B: | A View from the Summits: The Confluence of Clean Energy Economic and Workforce Development |
This session (and live-streamed webinar) will be the culmination of a year(+)long project to coalesce clean energy innovators from business, labor, government, academia and community groups to take a snapshot of where we are, share information about our projects, think about strategies and tactics for the future, and re-energize ourselves for the work ahead in support of a robust clean energy industry in Massachusetts. Attendees at this session will hear about the key recurring themes, recommendations, conclusions born from the three summits in Lowell, New Bedford and Amherst, will hear about recent actions taken based on summit discussions, results of those actions and will get a chance to brainstorm next steps as we collectively move forward to build a qualified, skilled and excited workforce for this growing industry.
To view the "Supporting and Growing the Clean Energy Sector in Massachusetts" report in advance of this session, please visit: http://www.cleanenergycouncil.org/node/6362.
Speakers: Kevin Doyle, Green Economy Madeline Snow, UMass Lowell |
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| Session 1C: | Green Massachusetts: Policy Check-in |
Landmark legislation was passed in 2008, e.g., the Green Communities Act, putting Massachusetts on the map nationally for accelerating the growth of energy efficiency and the clean energy economy. This session will feature MA elected officials in an interactive panel to reflect on the progress and challenges our state has faced these past four years. |
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| Session 2A: | Big Time Conservation Moderator: Robert Dvorchik, WMECO |
This session will cover the largest of the commercial and industrial energy conservation projects the Western Massachusetts Electric Company has evaluated. The WMECO customers behind these projects have several things in common: a local conservation "champion," a corporate commitment to reducing energy waste, and an appetite to complete multiple large conservation projects. Yankee Candle will review their campus wide LED lighting project and Trident Alloys will discuss efficiency improvements in large scale process machinery. Another perspective will be provided by the O'Connell Energy Group.
Speakers: Jeff Lubarsky, Yankee Candle James Galaska, Trident Alloys tba, O'Connell Energy Group |
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| Session 2B: | When Communities Take the Lead: Green Computing, Solar, Wind, and CHP Moderator: Brian Beauregard, Holyoke Gas & Electric |
Several exciting clean energy projects in Western MA are capturing state and national attention. The initiatives discussed in this session will demonstrate how communities are being proactive in deploying cleantech solutions, unleasing the potential of the innovation that can help our economy grow.
Speakers: Meredith Cochran, representing the Berkshire Wind project Mayor Michael Tautznik, City of Easthampton, MA Spiro Vardakas, Aegis Energy Systems |
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| Session 2C: | Growing Sustainable Communities |
Sustainable communities are an integral part of the clean energy economy – housing, jobs, innovation, growth. Several regions in Massachusetts were awarded Regional Sustainability Planning Grants in 2010 by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, including the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and 2011 Preferred Sustainability Status holder, the Institute for Energy and Sustainability. Panelists from each agency will share how these plans will improve sustainability in Massachusetts communities, what we can learn from the similarities and differences of sustainability planning in each region and how groups and individuals can connect and participate in the planning development.
Speakers: Rebecca Davis, Metropolitan Area Planning Council Peggy Sloan, Franklin Regional Council of Governments Amy Kacala, Berkshire Regional Planning Commision |
Opportunity Fair:
There were more than 60 exhibitors in last year’s Opportunity Fair. We’re expecting a larger turnout this year.
- Employers, retailers, service providers representing clean energy business of all types
- Business development service providers and agencies
Go to this year's Opportunity Fair page to see this year's exhibitors.
Poster Session: What's NEXT? New This Year!
- UMass Amherst is a powerhouse of clean energy research. Faculty and graduate students will display posters of their current research and give participants a glimpse into where clean energy technology is headed. It’s What’s NEXT at UMass Amherst.
- Energy Frontier Research Center
- Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing – R2R
- Enhanced Geothermal
- Offshore Wind
- Building Energy Efficiency
- Climate Science Research Center
- TIMBR: The Institute for Massachusetts Biofuels Research
- Urban Design Center
