Re-Powering Our Region Conference:
Building Profit by Being Green

Agenda with links to available presentations and websites

	8:00 - 9:00 am Registration / Continental Breakfast
	9:00 am Welcome – “Why are We Here?” Bob Floyd, Chairman - Caldwell County Economic Development Commission
	9:10 am Starting with the Basics Ged Moody, Director of Sustainability -Appalachian State University
	9:45 am Energy Efficiency Equals Increased Profits Moderator – Rocky Brooks, 1340 WJRI
	Scott Suddreth, Building Performance Engineering Charlie Nobles, North American Sales Manager, Tyco Electronics- "Products and Services for Alternative Energy Markets" presentation Quint David, ASU Renewable Energy Initiative Len Hoey, North Carolina State Energy Office Brian Crutchfield, Director of Sustainable Development, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp - "ENERGY SMART" presentation Spencer Hanes, Manager of Renewable Energy and Carbon Markets, Duke Energy - "Renewable Energy Opportunities" presentation
	11:15 am Moderated Question & Answer Session for the Panel Moderator – Jason Hoyle, Research Analyst, Appalachian State Energy Center What five things can businesses do in terms of energy to improve the bottom line in the next five months?
	Noon Lunch - Sponsored by Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation Keynote Address: Local and Global Perspectives on Green Economy Introduction: Tom Jacobik, Operations Manager, Google, Lenoir, NC Speaker: Harry Wingo, Policy Counsel for Cybersecurity & Energy, Google, Washington, DC
	1:30 pm Local Companies are Going Green – Who, How, and Why? Moderator – Jason Hoyle, Research Analyst, Appalachian Energy Center
	Randy Dellinger, Foothills Bio-Energies - "The Role Biodiesels Can Play" presentation Ethan Anderson, DwellBox Alvin Daughtridge, Fairfield Chair Andrew Watson, 3TEX
	3:00 pm Leveraging Regional Resources to Build Profit by Being Green Education, Resources, Finance, Economic Development & Jobs of Tomorrow Moderator – Ben Willis, Institute for Sustainable Technology, CCC&TI
	David Waechter, Small Business Center and Institute for Sustainable Technology, CCC&TI Ged Moody, Director of Sustainability, Appalachian State University Bryan Toney, Center for Entrepreneurship, Appalachian State University - "Center for Entrepreneurship" presentation Pam Carpenter, STEM Education, NCSU Solar Center Pam Lewis, Senior Vice President of Entrepreneurial Development, Advantage West Sharlini Sankaran, NC Green Business Fund , NC Dept. of Commerce - "Leveraging Regional Resources to Build Profit by Being Green" presentation

“Re‐Powering Our Region: Building Profit By Being Green” was sponsored by Appalachian State University, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp., Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce, Duke Energy, Economic Development Commission of Caldwell County and Google.

Re-Powering Our Region Conference: Building Profit by Being Green

Agenda with links to available presentations and websites

Re-Powering Our Region Conference:
Building Profit by Being Green