Agenda
Day One: Monday, March 27
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Keynote: Robert Blue, Chair, President, and CEO of Dominion Energy [moderated by Miki Deric of Accenture]
[Grumman Auditorium]10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break
Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Retrofitting Existing Assets with CCUS
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
Transmission Infrastructure
[Windflower room]
Track: Hydrogen and Other Long-term Storage Technologies
Policy Support for Hydrogen and Long-duration Storage
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Building the New economy in the Mid-Atlantic Region
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
Moving from ESG Integration to Sustainability Investing
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
Fireside Chat: CEO of Thomas Built Buses and other EV Manufacturers
[Azalea room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Sustainable Intensification
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Fireside Chat: CEO of Thomas Built Buses and other EV Manufacturers
[Azalea room]*All lunch programming is open to all Summit registrants. All ticket types include daily lunch with the exception of the student $30 ‘without lunch’ ticket. Your lunch tickets will be located in your name badge based on the type of Summit ticket purchased. For those students who purchased the ‘without lunch’ student ticket, designated seating may apply in both lunch rooms.
(A) Cleantech Pioneer, Cleantech Entrepreneur, and Cleantech Trailblazer Award presentations with keynote speaker, Chris Castro, Chief of Staff, Office of State and Community Energy Programs, U.S. Department of Energy
[Trillium room](B) Emily Solomonson, Field Marketing Specialist at Guayaki Yerba Mate
[Dogwood Room]12:35 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Break
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break
Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Blue Carbon: Established Solutions
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
Nuclear Power and the Energy Transition
[Windflower room]
Track: Hydrogen and Other Long-term Storage Technologies
Deployment of Long-term Storage
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Evolving High-tech transportation corridor Between Charlotte and Raleigh along H-64
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
Blended Finance and Green Banks
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
Building the Ecosystem for Large Electric Vehicles
[Mountain Laurel room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Regenerative Aquaculture
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Battery Production and Lifecycle
[Azalea room]2:35 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break
Jeff Guldner, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (3:30 – 4:15 p.m.)
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Alternate Approaches with CCUS
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
North Carolina’s Offshore Wind Future – Where We Stand and The Steps Ahead
[Windflower room]
Track: Hydrogen and Other Long-term Storage Technologies
The Many Colors of Hydrogen
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Growing the Region’s Foreign Direct Investment in Cleantech
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
Financing Cleantech in a High Interest Rate Market
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
Infrastructure, IRA Bill, and Charging
[Mountain Laurel room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Sequestration and Regenerative Agriculture
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Federal Policy Supporting Manufacturing
[Azalea room]5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Women in Clean Energy (WICE) Reception co-sponsored by Dominion Energy and the UNC Cleantech Summit at the Courtyard by Marriott, Chapel Hill. This event is open to industry professionals who must separately register for this event. [NOTE: Information has been emailed to Summit registrants. Registration is required, space is limited.]
Day Two: Tuesday, March 28
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Keynote: Arshad Mansoor, President, and CEO at Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
“A Climate-Ready Power System: Resilient and Affordable Decarbonization”
[Grumman Auditorium]9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Keynote: Elizabeth Curmi, Director, Global Thematic Analyst at Citi
[Grumman Auditorium]10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Forestry and Carbon Offset
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
Nuclear Power and energy transition II: Alternative Applications
[Windflower room]
Track: Energy Policy
Europe’s Rapidly Evolving Energy Strategies
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Building a Complete Battery Supply Chain in North Carolina
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
Voluntary Carbon Market Structures
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
Vehicle to Grid Solutions
[Mountain Laurel room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Fertilizer Solutions
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Deep Sea Mining
[Azalea room]
*All lunch programming is open to all Summit registrants. All ticket types include daily lunch with the exception of the student $30 ‘without lunch’ ticket. Your lunch tickets will be located in your name badge based on the type of Summit ticket purchased. For those students who purchased the ‘without lunch’ student ticket, designated seating may apply in both lunch rooms.
(A) Innovative Carbon Removal Products (panel)
[Trillium room](B) Clay Grubb, CEO of Grubb Properties, and Tiffany King, Regional Director of Sustainability at Samet Corporation
[Dogwood Room]“Financing the Climate Future: Government Style”
[Grumman Auditorium]Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Carbon Removal (1)
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
Data Science and Energy
[Windflower room]
Track: Energy Policy
State Energy Policy
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
The Inflation Reduction Act and New Opportunities for Tax Equity Investing
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
Smart Mobility and Emerging Technologies
[Mountain Laurel room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Drought Resilience
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Battery Materials and Supply Chains
[Azalea room]3:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Break
Dan Shugar, CEO and founder, Nextracker (3:20 p.m.- 4:05 p.m)
Lachlan Carey, senior associate, US Program, Rocky Mountain Institute, RMI (4:05 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.), “The Economic Opportunities of Biden’s Green Industrial Strategy for the Midatlantic Region”
[Grumman Auditorium]4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Break
Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Blue Carbon: Emerging Solutions
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
Technology and Opportunities In the Offshore Wind Space
[Windflower room]
Track: Energy Policy
Federal Energy Policy
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Workforce Development
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
Energy Storage Investments
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
Decarbonizing the Marine Space
[Mountain Laurel room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Venture and Startups
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Barriers to Battery Manufacturing
[Azalea room]