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Keynote Speaker: Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow with the Center for American Progress , co-author of "Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy " (Island Press, 2007) , and co-founder of the Apollo Alliance, a national movement for clean energy and good jobs.

Future Energy Careers - Are we on the verge of a "Green Economic Recovery" in Massachusetts? Two experts will share their analyses of the potential employment effects from state and federal clean energy investments. The panel will tackle some important questions: What will this industry look like in the future? What does it mean for our economy and our workforce? What's hot and what's hype? And, what skills will you need to get on board?

• Robert Pollin, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst Political Economy Research Institute. Author most recently of "Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy."
• Kevin Doyle, Principal, GreenEconomy
• Moderator: Alex Risley-Schroeder, Green Careers Coach, Franklin/Hampshire Regional Employment Board

Powershift: Massachusetts' New Clean Energy Landscape - A policy panel on the whirlwind of recent legislative activity that is setting the stage for a dramatic acceleration of our clean energy economy.

• The Honorable Daniel Bosley, Massachusetts State Representative
• The Honorable Benjamin Downing, Massachusetts State Senator
• Phil Giudice, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
• Moderator: M.V. Lee Badgett, Professor of Economics and Director of the UMass Amherst Center for Public Policy & Administration

Good Jobs, Green Jobs - "Green" products and services are expanding local and national economies, and growing a broad spectrum of career opportunities that offer many entry points and possibilities for advancement. This panel will address the range of clean energy job prospects and training pathways from the perspective of employers, training providers, and incumbent workers.

• Alex Risley-Schroeder, Green Careers Coach, Franklin/Hampshire Regional Employment Board & Teresa Jones, Sustainable Energy Program Coordinator, Greenfield Community College.
• Chris Cato, Green Initiative Project Manager, YouthBuild Boston.
• Mike Kocsmiersky, Vice President for Research and Development, SolarWrights.
• Steven Roberto - Re/EE student at Greenfield Community College & Residential remodeling contractor.
• Moderator: Patricia Crosby, Franklin/Hampshire Regional Employment Board

Business Success Stories - An industry panel on clean energy business development tactics that work and enterprise opportunities for entrepreneurs and innovators.

• Chris Kilfoyle, President, Berkshire Photovoltaics
• Pam Howland, Principal, Natural Siding Associates
• Mike Kocsmiersky, Vice President of Research & Development, SolarWrights
• Marc Sternic, Vice President, Dietz and Company Architects
• Moderator: John Laux, Chief Executive Officer, Greendustry Park

Invest in Our Future - A finance panel on the funding strategies and policies that support clean energy-driven economic development.

• Chris Martenson, Financial Markets Analyst, ChrisMartenson.com
• Peter Rothstein, Executive in Residence, Flagship Ventures
• Larry Union, Chief Executive Officer, Northeast Biodiesel
• Moderator: Joseph Steig, Long River Ventures

The Wellspring - Voices of clean energy innovators, entrepreneurs, and organizers in the community. A series of short presentations will feature some of the many exciting projects, programs, enterprises and initiatives that are contributing to the development of a vibrant clean energy economy.

• Master of Ceremonies: Nick d'Arbeloff, Executive Director, New England Clean Energy Council
• Presenters:
• Kirsten Bonanza, Executive Director, Gasoline Alley Foundation, Springfield, MA
  Topic: Inner-city entrepreneurship training for socially responsible and sustainable business practices.
• John Fabel, Principal, Jattra Ventures
  Topic: Generating profitable, market-driven ventures in the "green" technology sector.
• Sean Jeffords, Principal, Beyond Green Construction, Easthampton, MA
  Topic: An integrated team-work approach to high-performance building and efficiency retrofitting.
• Michael Garjian, Founder, E2M Initiative for a Sustainable Community, Easthampton, MA
  Topic: Angel Eyes Produce plan to use renewable fuels to power inner-city job creation.
• Simi Hoque, Assistant Professor, Green Building Program, UMass Amherst
  Topic: Research Efforts of the Green Building Program
• John Laux, Chief Executive Officer, Greendustry Park, Holyoke, MA
  Topic: The making of a green business incubator: Greendustry Park
• Patricia Moss, Ground Work, Springfield, MA
  Topic: Green Work's Green Collar Jobs and Brownfield Jobs Training Program
• Alan Page, Founder, StepItUp, Belchertown, MA
  Topic: Carbon-negative energy systems
• Patrick Quinlan, Managing Director, UMass Amherst Wind Energy Center
  Topic: Wind Energy Training program at UMass Amherst
• Daniel Ross, Executive Director, Nuestras Raíces
  Topic: The RootsUp Green Jobs Training Program
• Eduardo Suarez , Founder, Echo for Sustainable Development
• Catherine Miller, Principal Planner, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
  Topic: Pioneer Valley Clean Energy Plan
• Research Scientist - TBA, UMass Amherst Fueling the Future Center, a National Science Foundation Center for Chemical Innovation