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Energy 2030 On the Road: Michigan

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Featuring leading experts and stakeholders in the efficiency community, Alliance events move us toward our goal of a more energy-efficient world through starting dynamic conversations on principal issues, launching new initiatives, and honoring champions.

Energy 2030 On the Road: Michigan

Start 
Monday, March 31, 2014 : 08:00am
End 
Monday, March 31, 2014 : 02:45pm
Location 
Associate Members/Invitation Only : Ann Arbor, MI

 

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Energy 2030 on the Road: A State and Local Campaign is an education, outreach and action campaign aimed at motivating communities and states across the nation to adopt the goal of doubling energy productivity by 2030. By making stops in key cities around the country, the campaign will inform participants about policies, programs and initiatives that can aid in doubling energy productivity by 2030. The Michigan event will encourage stakeholders – including state and local policymakers, business leaders and advocates – to adopt the Energy 2030 goal.

 

View Footage of the Event, Courtesy of Detroit Public Television

This event is co-hosted by:

 

About our co-host:

The Erb Institute at the University of Michigan is committed to creating a socially and environmentally sustainable society through the power of business. Building on nearly two decades of research, teaching, and direct engagement, the Institute has become one of the world’s leading sources of innovative knowledge on the culture, technologies, operations and governance of business in a changing world.

 

This event is sponsored by:

The Dow Chemical Company

Energy Institute at the University of Michigan

Johnson Controls

Masco

Whirlpool

 

Speaker bios available here

 

8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast - Blau Auditorium

 

8:30 AM Welcome Remarks 

  • Andrew Hoffman, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise
  • Alison Davis-Blake, Ross School of Business
  • Marie Lynn Miranda, School of Natural Resources and Environment

 

8:50 AM Featured Videos

  • Remarks from Governor Rick Snyder
  • Detroit Public Television Presentation

 

9:05 AM Energy 2030: A Clarion Call to Double U.S. Energy Productivity

  • Kateri Callahan, Alliance to Save Energy

 

9:15 AM Keynote Remarks 

  • Mayor John Hieftje, City of Ann Arbor
  • Mark Barteau, Energy Institute

 

10:00 AM Break

 

10:15 AM Energy 2030 Symposium Introduction 

 

10:20 AM Investing in Energy Productivity

Moderator: Chairman John Quackenbush, Michigan Public Service Commission

Panelists:

  • Patricia Poppe, CMS Energy
  • Valerie Brader, Executive Office of Governor Rick Snyder
  • Peter Gudritz, Dow Chemical Company
  • Chuck Hadden, Michigan Manufacturers Association

 

11:20 AM Break

 

11:30 AM Modernize Through Energy Efficiency

Moderator: Barry Rabe, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan

Panelists:

  • Kevin Self, Johnson Controls
  • Wade Smith, Air Movement and Control Association
  • Kevin Messner, PoliticaLogic, on behalf of Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
  • AnnaMaria Garcia, Department of Energy

 

12:30 PM Networking Lunch and Student Project Showcase - Colloquium, Sixth floor

 

1:15 PM Educating and Engaging People on Energy Productivity Gains - Blau Auditorium

Moderator: Tom Catania, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise

Panelists:

  • David Bell, Masco Contractor Services
  • Maureen Sertich, Whirlpool
  • Gale Tedhams, Owens Corning
  • Kim Wolske, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise
  • Mary Templeton, Michigan Saves

 

2:15 PM Closing Remarks

  • Mayor George Heartwell, City of Grand Rapids
  • Kateri Callahan, Alliance to Save Energy

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