2016 Summit
About
3rd Annual NC Clean Tech Summit | Hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute for the Environment and Kenan-Flagler’s Center for Sustainable Enterprise, the Summit will bring together professionals in business, policy, and academia from across the state and region for two days of discussion, problem-solving, and networking to foster leadership and growth in North Carolina’s clean tech industry.
SUMMIT THEMES
- The Internet of Things: smart cities, smart energy, smart homes, smart water, and much more
- The energy transition in the Southeast amidst a changing landscape
- Exploring new approaches and solutions to environmental challenges, including industry water usage, restoration projects, and innovations in transportation
- Advancing clean tech economic growth through the power of collaboration between industry and universities
- Innovative financing for clean tech
SPEAKERS + PANELS
The Summit will include keynote addresses by clean tech industry leaders and key government officials. In addition, the Summit will feature more than a dozen panel discussions with industry, governmental, and academic leaders. These panels will consist of big-picture trends as well as in-depth explorations of factors influencing the growth of the clean tech sector.
Agenda
Day 1
Thursday, February 18
Keynote Addresses
Grumman Auditorium
Morning Introductions by Reginald Holley, Chair of the Board of Visitors for the UNC Institute for the Environment
Welcome by UNC Chancellor Carol Folt
9:00-9:15
Remarks by Jay Faison, Founder and Managing Partner, ClearPath Foundation
9:15-9:30
Morning Keynote: David Fountain, North Carolina President, Duke Energy
9:30-10:15
Innovative Investment Approaches
Grumman Auditorium
Moderator:
Truman Semans, Element Capital Advisors
Panelists:
Jay Faison, ClearPath Foundation
Greg Gaskins, NC Department of State Treasurer
Scott Jacobs, Generate Capital
Internet of Things (IOT) Enabled Smarter Buildings
Sunflower Room
Moderator:
Nikhil Kaza, UNC Chapel Hill Department of City and Regional Planning
Panelists:
Amy Aussieker, Envision Charlotte
Keith Dickerson, Schneider Electric
Bryan Lampley, Hoffman Building Technologies
Current Trends in the Electric Vehicle Market
Redbud Room
Moderator:
Apoorv Agarwal, Ingineering Innovation LLC
Panelists:
Akhil Jariwala, Plugshare
Alex Keros, General Motors
Eric Reynolds, Proterra Inc.
Mike Waters, CTE Consulting
Lunch in Trillium with overflow in Dogwood Room
Lessons in Innovation
Introductions:
Al Segars, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Speakers:
Andrew Clinton, Deloitte Consulting: “Manufacturing 4.0: The role of IoT in the Future of Manufacturing”
Rob Glass, Cree: “Keeping Innovation Effective in a Growing Company”
Venture Capital in Clean Tech
Grumman Auditorium
Moderator:
Vice Chancellor Judith Cone, UNC-Chapel Hill
Panelists:
Lister Delgado, IDEA Fund Partners
Henrik Holland, Shell Technology Ventures
David Kirkpatrick, SJF Ventures
North Carolina’s Smart Cities
Sunflower Room
Moderator:
Maurice Ferrell, Center for Public Technology / UNC School of Government
Panelists:
Bruce Clark, Knight School of Communication at Queens University of Charlotte.
Tom D’Alesandro, Blakefield LLC
Les Hamashima, Durham County Government
Steven Wysmuller, IBM
The Path Forward for NC’s Emerging Wind Industry
Redbud Room
Moderator:
Katherine Ross, Parker Poe
Panelists:
Paul Friday, Marine Corps Installations East
Don Giecek, Apex Wind Energy
Wayne Harris, Pasquotank County Economic Development Commission
April Montgomery, Renewable Energy and Preservation
Craig Poff, Ibredrola Renewables
New Technology and the Future of Energy
Grumman Auditorium
Moderator:
Chris Wedding, IronOak Energy
Panelists:
Brian Dalgetty, IBM Analytics
Kellan Dickens, GE Renewable Energy at GE Power & Water
Perry Smith, AIMSCO
Aleksandar Vukojevic, Duke Energy
Renewable Energy and Rural Development
Sunflower Room
Moderator:
Peden Harris, Birdseye Renewable Energy
Panelists:
Melissa Malkin-Weber, Self-Help Credit Union & Ventures Fund
Joel Olsen, O2 EMC
Angelo San Fratello, Landowner
Paul Sherman, NC Farm Bureau
Connecting Veterans with Clean Energy Jobs
Redbud Room
Moderator:
Maggie Clark, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
Panelists:
Maria Barker, Strata Solar
Stephanie Kline, Department of Energy
John Szoka, NC General Assembly
Kimberly Williams, North Carolina for Military Employment
The Value of Water: an Industry Perspective
Grumman Auditorium
Moderator:
Greg Characklis, UNC Chapel Hill Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Panelists:
Bob Farren, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
Wayne Flournoy, Entex
Jon Radtke, Coca-Cola North America
Art Van Wingerden, Metrolina Greenhouses
Kevin Wheeler, Highland Brewing Company
Day 2
Friday, February 19:
Keynote Addresses
Grumman Auditorium
Morning Introductions by Markus Wilhelm, CEO, Strata Solar
Remarks by The Honorable Janet Cowell, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
8:30-8:45
Keynote address by Jim Hughes, CEO, First Solar
8:45-9:30
Renewable Energy Financing
Grumman Auditorium
Moderator:
Steve Arbogast, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Panelists:
RD Gauss, Morgan Stanley
John Hackney, Energy & Power Investment Banking Group – Wells Fargo Securities
Rory Huntly, Jacobs Capital
Patrick McConnell, Cypress Creek Renewables
New Research in Predictive Analytics for Utilities
Sunflower Room
Moderator:
Arcot Rajasekar, Renaissance Computing Institute
Panelists:
Kyle Bradbury, Duke University Energy Initiative
Tim Driscoll, Itron
Ozge Kaplan, Office of Research and Development US Environmental Protection Agency
Rudy Shankar, UNC Charlotte Energy Production Infrastructure Center
Clean Energy in the Media: Trends from the Reporter’s Notebook
Redbud Room
Moderator:
Tom Linden, UNC School of Media and Journalism
Panelists:
Dave DeWitt, WUNC
Jim Pierobon, Southeast Energy News
Kristi Swartz, E&E’s EnergyWire
Storage Solutions on the Horizon
Grumman Auditorium
Moderator:
Gary Rackliffe, ABB
Panelists:
Scott Baker, PJM
Randell Johnson, Alevo
Milissa Marona, Sonnenbatterie
Larry Monroe, Southern Company
Justin Sabrsula, GE Renewable Energy at GE Power & Water
Renewable Energy Postcards from the Future
Sunflower Room
Moderator:
Chris Vlahoplus, ScottMadden
Panelists:
Henry Campen, Parker Poe
Gary Freeman, Duke Energy
Cristin Lyons, ScottMadden
Andreas Von Schoenberg, ANDREAS VON SCHOENBERG CONSULTING
Environmental Restoration and Economic Growth
Redbud Room
Moderator:
Todd BenDor, UNC Chapel Hill Department of City and Regional Planning
Panelists:
Jeff Hughes, UNC Environmental Finance Center
Sara Lawrence, RTI International
Tom Looney, NC Economic Development Partnership
David Peart, Department of Biological Sciences Dartmouth College
John Preyer, Restoration Systems
Networking Lunch in Trillium with overflow in Dogwood Room (12:15-1:15) and
For Students: Career Panel 1:15-2:00
Trillium
Remarks by Kevin Guskiewicz, Dean, UNC College of Arts and Sciences and Jenn Bosser, Executive Director, Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster
Moderator:
Hilary Davidson, Duke Energy
Panelists:
Cindy Holmes, City of Raleigh
Maria Kingery, Southern Energy Management
Cristin Lyons, ScottMadden
Samantha Sloan, First Solar
Clean Energy Policies in the Southeast
Grumman Auditorium
Moderator:
Stuart Pearman, ScottMadden
Panelists:
Kendal Bowman, Duke Energy
Jennifer Bumgarner, Energy Foundation
James Kerr, Southern Company
Brian O’Hara, Strata Solar
Ivan Urlaub, NC Sustainable Energy Association
Closing Speaker
Grumman Auditorium
Larry Band, UNC Institute for the Environment
Networking
One of the unique aspects of the Summit is the substantial student participation from UNC and other universities across North Carolina. For some students the Summit serves as an introduction to clean tech and its potential as an economic driver in our region. For other students the event serves as a springboard to internships and job opportunities. As in past years, the Summit will provide sessions specifically targeted to student attendees and potential employers.
“One of the most rewarding aspects of attending the NC Clean Tech Summit was talking with the students. Their ideas and enthusiasm were energizing and I was thrilled to share my experiences and mentor future leaders in the clean tech sector.”