Missouri S&T

Sustainable Energy Conference

Preliminary Schedule

Wednesday, April 13, 2016
9:30 am	Registration/Coffee/Social Time
10:30 am	Welcome to Saint Louis & Saint Louis University	Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D. Provost - Saint Louis University
10:40 am	Welcome to the Conference	Cheryl B. Schrader, Ph.D. Chancellor - Missouri University of Science and Technology
10:50 am	Opening Remarks	Mark Birk Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning & Oversight - Ameren Services
Panel #1: Achieving a Sustainable Balance in the Utility Industry
11:00 am	Introduction of Topic and Panel Members	Steve Whitworth Senior Director Environmental Policy & Analysis - Ameren Services
11:10 am	Panelist #1	Anda Ray Senior Vice President, Energy, Environment & External Relations and Chief Sustainability Officer - EPRI
11:25 am	Panelist #2	Mark Ahlstrom Vice President, Renewable Energy Policy - NextEra Energy Resources
11:40 am	Panelist #3	Ajay Arora Vice President, Environmental Services & Generation Resource Planning - Ameren Services
11:55 am	Q & A	All Panelists
12:15 pm	Lunch
1:10 pm	Lunch Keynote "Roadmaps for transitioning all 50 U.S. states and 139 countries to wind, water, and solar power for all purposes"	Mark Jacobson, Ph.D. Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Director of Atmosphere/Energy Program - Stanford University
1:40 pm	Keynote Q & A
2:10 pm	Break
Panel #2: Challenges of Sustainability in the Transportation Sector
2:25 pm	Introduction of Topic and Panel Members	Angela Rolufs Director, Office of Sustainable Energy & Environmental Engagement - Missouri University of Science & Technology
2:35 pm	Panelist #1	Chuck Caisley Vice President, Marketing & Public Affairs - KCP&L
2:50 pm	Panelist #2	Brian Weeks Regional Manager - Gas Technology Institute
3:05 pm	Panelist #3	Erik Bigelow Senior Project Manager, Technology Department - Center for Transportation and the Environment
3:20 pm	Q & A	All Panelists
3:50 pm	Wrap up / Schedule for Day 2	John Woolschlager, Ph.D. Director, Center for Sustainability - Saint Louis University
4:00 pm	Load Buses to Social Event	Hillman Hall - Washington University
Thursday, April 14, 2016
8:00 am	Coffee/Social Time
8:50 am	Welcome and Call to Begin	John Woolschlager, Ph.D. Director, Center for Sustainability - Saint Louis University
Panel #3: Energy Innovations in Urban Development
9:05 am	Introduction of Topic and Panel Members	Mary Ann Lazarus FAIA, LEED AP BD+C; Principal - MALeco, LLC
9:15 am	Panelist #1	Hank Webber Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration - Washington University
9:30 am	Panelist #2	Lisa Fay Matthiessen FAIA, LEED Fellow; Principal - Integral Group
9:45 am	Panelist #3	Laura Jay Manager, Sustainable Urban Development Network - C40
10:00 am mam	Q & A	All Panelists
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Day 2 Keynote "The Multi-TW Scale Future for PV"	Gregory M. Wilson, Ph.D. Director, National Center for Photovoltaics - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
11:15 am	Keynote Q & A
11:45 am	Lunch
Panel #4: Importance of Sustainability Policy Development
12:30 pm	Introduction of Topic and Panel Members	John Woolschlager, Ph.D. Director, Center for Sustainability - Saint Louis University
12:40 pm	Panelist #1	Sean Brady Regional Policy Manager - East, Wind On the Wires
12:55 pm	Panelist #2	Andrew J. Linhares, J.D. Staff Attorney - Renew Missouri
1:10 pm	Panelist #3	Kristy Manning Director, Division of Energy - Missouri Department of Economic Development
1:25 pm	Q & A	All Panelists
1:55 pm	Wrap up & Thank You	John Woolschlager, Ph.D. Director, Center for Sustainability - Saint Louis University
2:00 pm	Adjourn

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