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ESD Alternative Energy Conference:
Creating Solutions, Driving Change

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Doubletree Dearborn Hotel, Detroit

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DOWNLOAD PRESENTATIONS BELOW:

8:30 AM
Welcome Address and Keynote Presentation
Chris Webb, JD, Co-Director, ESD Institute

8:45 AM
Community Leadership Address
Robert Ficano, Wayne County Executive

9:00 AM
Morning Keynote Presentation
Ann Marie Sastry, CEO and co-Founder, Sakti3

9:30 AM
Panel Discussion #1: Success Stories and Opportunities
Moderator: Beth Gotthelf, Attorney, Butzel Long

PANELISTS:

• Chris Long, President and CEO, Global Wind Systems
• Dan Radomski, Vice President of Industry Service, Next Energy
• Dave Prouty, President & CEO, Heat Transfer International, LLC - Turning Waste to Energy, Liabilities to Assets and Visions into Reality — DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION
• Scott Mabie, Danotek
• Thom Pendergest, CEO, Lake Front Capital

11:15 A.M.
Panel Discussion #2: Global and National Policy Benchmarking
Moderator: Matt Roush, WWJ 950 Newsradio, IT Report, Technology Editor

PANELISTS:

• Liesl Clark, Deputy Director, Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
• Dr. Soji Adelaja, Director, Michigan State University Land Policy Institute
• Karen Slawner, Coordinator-Renewable Energy Facilitation Office, Ontario – “Green Energy Act” — DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION
• Irene Dimitry, Director, DTE Renewable Energy

1:45 p.m.
Luncheon Keynote Speaker
Stanley "Skip" Pruss, Director, Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG) and Michigan's Chief Energy Officer — DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION

Afternoon Breakout Sessions: Attendees can select from three educational tracks featuring topics on: Funding, Renewable Economy and Technology.

2:25 PM
Breakout Session #1:

Funding Track
Jeff Bocan, Managing Director, Beringea, LLC

Renewable Energy Track
Chris Detjen, Program Development Manager, Next Energy

Technology Track
Robert Yackel, CEO/President, Merrill Technolgies Group
Advanced Manufacturing for Green Energy

3:25 PM
Breakout Session #2:

Funding Track
Nate Jonker, Owner, Nate Jonker & Associates and Genessee Grant Writers
Building Partnerships with the Public Sector: Or It's About the Money — DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION

Renewable Energy Track
John Thomas

Technology Track
Joe Petrosky, Dean, Engineering, Renewables and Advanced Technologies, Macomb College
Alternative Fuels and Renewable Energy programs at Macomb Community College and use of community colleges as a community resource. — DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION
Dr. Simon Ng, Interim Associate Dean for Research and Director of Alternative Energy Technology, Wayne State University — DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION

Breakout Session #3: 4:25 PM

Funding Track
Mike Finney, CEO, Ann Arbor Spark — DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION

Renewable Energy Track
Jim Hardin, Hardin GeoTech

Technology Track
Mary Templeton, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Wind Energy Consulting & Contracting, Inc.
Wind Energy as a Revenue Generator — DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION

For more information, contact Cathy Ross at 248-353-0735, ext. 149, or cross@esd.org.