*Agenda
Day 1: Wednesday, February 10 8:15 – 9: Registration & Breakfast 9 – 9:20: Introduction – Dave Room, Local Clean Energy Alliance (Laurel) 9:20 – 9:50: Keynote Presentation “Clean Power as a Pathway to Healthy Communities,” Bill Gallegos, Communities for a Better Environment. (Laurel) 10 – 10:50: Plenary Session 1, “A Regional Overview of Bay Area Energy Projects and Programs” (Laurel) The Effectiveness of Climate Action Plans - Renata Brillinger, Sonoma Climate Protection Campaign Does the Bay Area Need More Power Plants? – Rory Cox, Pacific Environment Community Power Purchasing – Charles McGlashan, Marin County
*Agenda as of January 21, 2010. Subject to change.
11 - 12:15: Breakout Session 1 A. The Potential of Climate Action Plans (Laurel) Timothy Burroughs, City of Berkeley Emily Kirsch, Ella Baker Center Calla Ostrander, City of San Francisco B. Community Choice Energy (Uptown) Renata Brillinger, Sonoma Climate Protection Campaign Paul Fenn, Local Power C. Stopping Dirty Energy (Lake Merritt) Bradley Angel, Greenaction Shana Lazerow, Communities for a Better Environment Torm Nompraseurt, Asia Pacific Environmental Network Rob Simpson, Citizens Against Pollution 12:15 – 1:10: Lunch (Laurel) Keynote speaker – Mark Jacobson, Stanford University 1:15 – 2:05: Plenary Session 2, “Opportunities and Threats to the Bay Area’s Clean Energy Future” (Laurel) Feed-in Tariffs for Renewable Power – Randy Hayes, World Future Council Climate Bay Area – Bruce Riordan, Climate Bay Area Public Power and Community Choice Under Fire – Mark Toney, TURN 2:10 – 3:25: Breakout Session 2 A. Comparing and Contrasting Feed in Tariffs and Net Metering (Laurel) Adam Browning, Vote Solar Paul Gipe, Wind Works Randy Hayes, World Future Council B. Clean Energy Financing (Lake Merritt) Damien Gossett, Alameda County Tom Kelly, Kyoto USA Ezra Rapport, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) C. Energy Efficiency and Community Participation (Uptown) Tara Marchant, Greenlining Institute Jodi Pincus, Rising Sun Energy Center 3:30 to 4:30: Interactive Plenary (Laurel) Stopping the PG&E Power Grab
Day 2: Thursday, February 11 8:15 – 9 AM: Registration and Breakfast 9:00 – 9:15 – Introduction to Day’s Agenda – Dave Room, Local Clean Energy Alliance (Laurel) 9:15 – 9:50 – Keynote To be Announced 10 – 10:50 – Plenary Session 3: Building an Inclusive Green Economy (Laurel) The Industry Perspective – John O’Conner, Sun Light and Power Replacing Fossil with Green Power in S.F. – Joshua Arce, Brightline Defense Creating Green Pathways out of Poverty – Ian Kim, Ella Baker Center 11 – 12:30 – Breakout Session 3 A. Creating Green Jobs for All (Laurel) Debra Chaplan, California State Building and Construction Trades Council Art Shanks, Cypress Mandela Training Center Michelle McGeoy, Solar Richmond B. A Local, Resilient Energy Grid (Lake Merritt) Kirsten Schwind, Bay Localize (Others TBA) C. The PG&E Power Grab (Uptown) Dave Room, Local Clean Energy Alliance Larry Chang, SightWorks Architecture + Interior Design/LCEA 12:30 - 1:15 PM – Lunch (Laurel) Keynote speaker – Bill Powers, Powers Engineering 2 – 4 PM - Building the Movement for Clean Energy in the Bay Area (Laurel) Facilitated Discussion for all Conference Participants