ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM
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SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
INDUSTRY LEADERS
LAWMAKERS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
INCLUDED:
PLENARY LUNCHES
BREAKFAST SESSION
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
WORKSHOPS
TOUR OPPORTUNITIES
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD
OPENING SESSION UNC PERFORMANCE HALL
9AM VIP REMARKS
MORNING TOPICS: INNOVATION SHOWCASE
OUTSIDE TOUR: ST VRAIN SCHOOLS MOBILE INNOVATION LAB
9AM VIP REMARKS
UNC PRESIDENT ANDY FEINSTEIN
JAIME HENNING
CONGRESSWOMAN YADIRA CARAVEO
9:20AM THE FUTURE OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
JASON SUNTYCH, COO of XTI Technologies
9:40AM WASTE MATERIAL CAN CLEAN THE ENVIRONMENT
JAMES GASPERD, CEO of Biochar Now
10:00AM THE FUTURE OF ENERGY TRANSITION & TRANSMISSION
Moderator: TOM PARKO, CEO of Spruance Consulting
CHRSITINE MIKELL, FOUNDER ENYO ENERGY
BILL GRAHAM, Director of Product Development, DVO, INC.
AMY SIMPKINS, CEO of muGRID Analytics
11:00AM WORKING FOR A GLOBAL ENERGY COMPANY IN COLORADO
--as seen through the eyes of young technical professionals
Moderator: SCOTT BRIGHT, Education Grant Advisor: The Weld Trust
NICK GONZALEZ Digital Advisor, Operations Production
ERIN DOUGHERTY Field Health & Safety Advisor, Wells
SHAUN HIGGINS, Methane Reduction Advisor,
MIYUKI MANN, Facilities Engineer, Operations
1:50AM NETWORKING BREAK
12PM LUNCH SESSION UNC BALLROOM
UNC ALUMNI PANEL & CAREER SPEED DATING
Geoff Schmidt,Chris Shaw, Costin McQueen, Baylee Evans, Curtis Crawford, David Lahowetz, Madeline Ponce
1:30PM ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES TOUR
1:45PM NETWORKING BREAK
SESSION UNC PERFORMANCE HALL
AFTERNOON TOPICS: THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
2:00PM REPURPOSED & SUSTAINABLE HOUSING
Moderator: STEVE D'ORISIO, Adams County Commissioner
MARKO MACKOVIC, Founder Mac Investment Group
JEFF HANDLIN, Chairperson Urban Cottages
3:00PM SMART CITIES OF THE FUTURE & AI PLANNING
Moderator: MARY YOUNG, State Representative
TYLER SVITAK, Executive Director, Colorado Smart Cities Alliance
BECKY DOYLE, Chief Strategic Integration Officer, City of Longmont
ADRIEN PATANE, Technology Solutions Manager of the Americas, Trimble
4:15PM NETWORKING BREAK
4:30PM OIL & GAS REGULATION & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Moderator: DAN HALEY CEO, COGA
MARCO RODRIGUEZ, PhD Managing Consultant, Ramboll
COURTNEY TAYLOR Principal, Ramboll
STEPHANIE GAUSCH Chief Development Officer, Weld Food Bank
Dr. Annareli Morales PhD Air Quality Policy Analyst, Weld County
5:30PM NETWORKING BREAK
UNC BALLROOM BOETTCHER QUAD
6:00 PM PRESIDENTS AWARDS RECEPTION
FRIDAY OCTOBER 4TH
9:00AM BREAKFAST SESSION
CAMPUS COMMONS MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
9:05AM WEATHER AND CLIMATE PANEL
MIKE NELSON Chief Meteorologist, Channel 7 News
KODY WILSON Freelance Meteorologist
PETER GOBLE, Assistant State Climatologist of Colorado
10:15AM NETWORKING BREAK
10:30AM FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING: A.I. LEARNING in K-12
AXEL REITZIG, Executive Director of Innovation at Innovation Center of the St. Vrain Valley Schools
LUNCH SESSION
11:30AM CLEAN ENERGY AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
ZACH LASEK Senior Project Manager, Scout Clean Energy
11:50AM NETWORKING BREAK
CAMPUS COMMONS MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
12:00PM INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEUR PANEL
JAMES GASPARD CEO, BIO CHAR Now
MARKO MACKOVIC Founder, MAC Investment Group
GEOFF SCHMIDT Founder, Common Good Compost
12:30PM CLEAN TECH SHARK TANK
THE SHARKS
TIM JONES COO of Innosphere Ventures
RON BRUSH Tech Entrepreneur and Angel Investor
KEVIN KUDRA Executive Director of Rocky Ventures Club
THE PITCH:
GREENSTEEL
GRADIENT GEO THERMAL
AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTAL
1:45PM FUNDING INNOVATIVE START-UPS:
VENTURE CAPITAL 101
KEVIN KUDRA Executive Director of Rocky Ventures Club
AFTER HOURS
2:30PM
G-Beta Business Accelerator: Mentor and Investor Outreach
9:00AM BREAKFAST SESSION
CAMPUS COMMONS MULTIPURPOSE ROOM