7AM REGISTRATION BEGINS

 

8:00AM-9:00AM        BREAKFAST SESSION
CAMPUS COMMONS MULTI-PURPOSE HALL

TERRY RANCH AQUIFER PROJECT PANEL:

Greeley’s acquisition of the Terry Ranch confined groundwater aquifer in Northern Weld County compliments the city’s vast system of surface water, and the asset will provide long range water storage and drought proof water supply. This type of asset provides Greeley resilience to water supply shortages on Colorado River a more variable hydraulic cycle.

Moderator: GARRETT VARRA
Panelists:    HAROLD EVANS, PE
                    COURTNEY BRAND, PG
                   JAMES SUTHERLAND, PG, PMP

 

9:15AM-10:30AM      BREAKOUT SESSIONS

CAMPUS COMMONS MULTI-PURPOSE HALL

• COLORADO AGRICULTURE-

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Reducing GHG Emissions and Sequestering Carbon in Soils

DR. GARTH BOYD

PRINCIPAL, The Context Network

 

• AGRIVOLTAICS-

State of the Art in Dual-Use Solar Development

MICHEAL BAUTE

Director of Energy and Land Management Silicon Ranch

 

• GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTATION: A PATHWAY to SIGNIFICANT, NEAR-TERM GHG REDUCTIONS

ZACH PENDLETON

CEO, FCM Carbon Solutions

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PIKES PEAK BALLROOM

• ORGANICS, RECYCLING, and the FUTURE

BOB YOST

Vice President, CTO A1 Organics

JOHN VASQUEZ

Plasma Development
P.E. Director of Engineering and Development

PAUL ROETHEL

General Manager

Green Leaf Environmental Services

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10:45AM-12:00PM     BREAKOUT SESSIONS

CAMPUS COMMONS MULTI-PURPOSE HALL

LEGALIZING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS PANEL: 

Reforms to promote affordable and sustainable housing

Moderator:  Fort Collins Mayor JENI ARNDT

Panelists:

MITCH HOLMES

Owner, Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
JOE CALLANTINE
CEO, Lifesize: Tiny Communities

ROBIN BUTLER

CEO, Noah Certified

LISSY VELEZ

Program Manager, Business Development

ASTM International

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PIKES PEAK BALLROOM

• THE ROLE OF BIOMASS IN A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE

THOMAS D. FOUST, PhD, PE
Center Director, Catalytic Carbon Transformation
and Scale-up Center
National Renewable Energy Laboratory 

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• THE CASE FOR MICROGRIDS

AMY SIMPKINS

CEO

muGRID ANALYTICS

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12:15PM-1:45PM     PLENARY SESSION and LUNCH

CAMPUS COMMONS MULTI-PURPOSE HALL

• ILLUMINATING THE RHYTHM OF LIFE:

Feeding Another Three Billion People by 2050

• JASON S. SUNTYCH
  COO, EVP
  XIANT Technologies, Inc.

 

• BIOGAS IS CHANGING THE ENERGY FUTURE AND FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE OF RURAL COLORADO

STEVE LALIBERTE
Senior Director
VANGUARD Renewables

 

• SOLAR and the FLEXIBLE ENERGY FUTURE

JAKE YUREK
COO, JORDAN ENERGY

 

• DAIRIES OF THE FUTURE ARE HERE TODAY; The What’s, Where’s, and Why’s of Dairy Sustainability

TOM HAREN
CEO, AGPROS

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2:00PM-3:00PM

2201 CONFERENCE ROOM       

RURAL CAUCUS 

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: STATE OF THE STATE BUDGET AND IMPACTS ON RURAL COLORADO

State Representative and Colorado Joint Budget Committee Member KIM RANSOM

State Senator JERRY SONNENBERG

Weld County Commissioner SCOTT JAMES

Logan County Commissioner BYRON PELTON

BARLETT CLELAND

COUNSEL, STRATEGY AND INNOVATION OFFICER

ACCE Rural Caucus

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PIKES PEAK BALLROOM

• THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT: SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS

MIZRAIM CODERO

Director, State and Local Government Affairs

UNITED AIRLINES

State Senator CHRIS HANSEN

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2:00PM-2:45PM

2202 CONFERENCE ROOM 

LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR PERMITTING POST SB181:

Contining education for attorneys

BRUCE BARKER, Weld County Attorney

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TOURS - 2:00PM-5:00PM

BIO-GAS TOUR

Vanguard Renewables, AgPro

BUS TOUR: Look for information at booth in Commons Atrium

 

SOLAR TOUR

Sunshare

Join Sunshare Community Solar for a tour of their Gilcrest V Solar Garden in Weld County! 

 

Address: 15250 County Road 46, Platteville, CO 80651. Water and bathroom facilities will be provided onsite. 

 

NOTE: This is a work site. Attendees should wear long pants and closed toe shoes.

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* All Symposium Participants will be asked to abide by The University of Northern Colorado's Health and Safety Protocols during the event, including wearing a face mask while not actively eating or drinking.