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• Opening Session
• Session Moderators
• Funding Session
• Utility Session
• Policy Leaders and Government Officials Track Speakers
• Business Owners and Facility Managers Track Speakers
• Trade Allies and Industry Infrastructure Track Speakers

Opening Session

1. Welcome and Call to Order
   Jeanne M. Fox
   President, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
2. Welcome by Conference Chairs
   William G. Dressel, Jr. - NJ State League of Municipalities
   Joan Verplanck - NJ Chamber of Commerce 
3. Opening Remarks
   Jon S. Corzine
   Governor, New Jersey
   
4. Keynote Address
   Steven Chu
   Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
   
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Session Moderators

1. Creating Green Jobs
   Nicholas Asselta
   Commissioner, NJ Board of Public Utilities
   
2. Charting a Course for Savings
   Melanie Willoughby
   Senior VP - Government Affairs - NJBIA
   
3. Building a Successful Business
   Kathleen Coviello
   Director of Technology and Life Sciences - NJEDA
   
4. Building Community Partners
   Elizabeth Randall
   Commissioner - NJ Board of Public Utilities
   
5. Examining Proven Solutions
   Joseph Fiordaliso
   Commissioner - NJ Board of Public Utilities
   
6. Building a Trained Workforce
   David Socolow
   Dept. of Labor, Workforce Development (LWD)
   
7. Public Policy and Local Government Trends
   Timothy McDonough
   President, NJ State League of Municipalities
   
8. Innovative Approaches for the Commercial & Industrial Sector
   Michael Muller
   Rutgers Center for Advanced Energy Systems
   
9. Business Opportunities for the Future
   Peter Reczek
   Executive Director, NJ Commission on Science & Technology

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Funding Session

1. Introduction
   Jeanne Fox
   President, NJ BPU
   
2. Moderator
   Caren Franzini
   CEO, NJEDA
   
3. Panelists
   1. Michael Winka
      Director, Office of Clean Energy - NJ BPU
   2. Lance Miller
      Chief of Policy & Planning - NJ BPU
   3. Maureen Hassett
      Sr. Vice President, Governance & Public Information - NJ EDA
   4. Joseph Sullivan
      Business Energy Ombudsman - NJ BPU
   5. Mary Sheehy
      Green Homes Administrator - NJ HMFA
   6. Peter Reczek
      Executive Director - NJ CST
   7. Marc Pfeiffer
      NJ Department of Community Affairs

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Utility Session

1. Introduction
   Jeanne Fox
   President, NJ BPU
2. Sam Wolfe
   Chief Counsel
   NJ Board of Public Utilities
3. Moderator
   Kenny Esser
   Chief Energy Officer, Office of the Governor

4. Panelists
   
   
   1. Atlantic City Electric
      Vincent Maione
      President
   2. Board of Public Utilities
      Sam Wolfe
      Chief Counsel
   3. Elizabethtown Gas
      Mary Patricia Keefe
      VP and Assistant Corporate Secretary
   4. New Jersey Natural Gas
      Linda Kellner
      Chief of Staff-New Jersey Resources
   5. Public Service Electric & Gas
      Al Matos Vice President of Renewable Energy Solutions
   6. Rockland Electric
      Jane J. Quin
      Director - Customer Energy Services
   7. South Jersey Gas
      Edward Graham
      President
      
   1. Jersey Central Power & Light
      John Paganie
      Vice President of Customer Service and Energy Efficiency - First Energy

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 Policy Leaders and Government Official Track Speakers

1. Green Collar Training Initiatives
   Marty Johnson
   President, Isles, Inc., Trenton
   
2. Meeting Demand for a Wide Range of Clean Energy Jobs
   Ana Montero
   Assistant Director, NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development
   
3. Staff Training for a Green Workforce
   Al Matos
   Vice President of Renewable Energy Solutions, PSE&G
   
4. Community Partner Update
   Michael Winka
   Director, Office of Clean Energy, NJ BPU
   
5. Building a Shared Vision of Sustainability
   Lori Braunstein
   Executive Director of Sustainable Cherry Hill
   
6. Investment Grade Energy Audits for Government Facilities
   Mathew Goss
   Project Manager, Camp Dresser & McKee
   
7. Certifying Municipalities with Sustainable Jersey
   Pam Mount
   Mayor of Lawrence Township
   
8. The County-Wide Approach to Clean Energy
   James Polos
   Freeholder, Middlesex County
   
9. Implementing the Small Wind Model Ordinance
   Scott Hunter
   Renewable Energy Program Administrator, NJ BPU
   
10. Green Performance Contracting: Funding your Sustainability Programs
    Matt Short
    Regional Sales Manager – Local Government - Johnson Controls, Inc.
    
11. Off Shore Wind
    Jim Lanard
    Managing Director, Deepwater Wind
12. Trade Union Preparedness to Meet Green Job Demand
    Edward Gant
    President, IBEW

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Business Owners and Facility Managers Track Speakers

1. Energy Auditing - from Walk Through to Investment Grade
   Ryan Merkin
   Consultant, Steven Winter Associates
   
2. Where to Look for Immediate Upgrades
   David Klockner
   VP Operations, Eneractive Solutions
   
3. Performance Contracting for Energy Savings
   David Anderson
   Executive VP, Ameresco
   
4. A Six sigma Approach to Energy Management
   Larry Raymond
   Integrated Supply Chain Leader for Green Initiatives, IBM
   
5. Implementing Clean Energy Projects
   Michael Fischette
   Corporate Principal, Concord Engineering
   
6. Applications for Distributed Generation and Combined Heat & Power
   Gearoid Foley
   Integrated CHP Systems Corp and President of NJ AEE
   
7. Successful SREC - Solar Installations Financed with Trade-able Credits
   Tom Hunton
   CEO of American Capital Energy
   
8. Lighting Retrofits - Current & Emerging Technologies
   Meredith Nole
   American Efficient Lighting
   
9. Performance Based Incentives and Custom Measure Applications
   Joseph Pessa
   Energy Project Developer, Tozour Energy Services
   
10. Advanced Measurement Technologies
    Edward Brzezowski
    President and Founder, Noveda Technologies
    
11. Integrated Benchmarking and Carbon Management in Industry
    Henri van Rensburg
    Senior Consultant, Marbek Resource Consultants
12. Private Sector Financing for New Ventures
    Bill Kingsley
    Managing Partner, EnerTech Capital

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Trade Allies and Industry Infrastructure Track Speakers

• Benchmarking as a Tool to Win New Clients
  Tracey Narel
  Project Manager, EPA
  
• Partnering with the NJ Clean Energy Program
  Eric Monsen
  Monsen Engineering
  
• Whole-house Contracting - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Installations
  John Hooper
  Chair, Green Housing Task Force
  
• Environmental Sciences Options for NJ College Students
  Deane Evans
  Research Professor, NJIT
  
• Credit Certificate Programs in Solar and Energy Efficiency
  Gary Perryman
  Professor, Mercer County Community College
  
• Developing a Green Program for NJ's County Vocational - Technical Schools
  Judy Savage
  Executive Director of NJCCVTS
  
• Green-collar Training for the Construction Industry
  Wayne Richardson
  President, Laborers Local 55
  
• NJ's Green Job Training Program
  Baye Wilson
  Executive Director, Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District
  
• The Future of Energy Efficiency Technology
  Klas Haglid
  President, Haglid Engineering
• The Future of Photovoltaic Technology
  Vishal Shah
  Research Analyst, Barclays Capital
• The Future of LED Lighting
  Scott Mitchell
  Chief Operating Officer, Veteran Energy Technology
• Getting the Chief Financial Officer's Approval
  Eric Dominguez
  Corporate Director of Energy & Environmental Services, Harrah's
• Marketing Strategies for Positioning & Differentiating
  Jennifer Barr
  Associate Professor of Business Studies, Richard Stockton College

  • Opening Session
  • Session Moderators
  • Funding Session
  • Utility Session
  • Policy Leaders and Government Officials Track Speakers
  • Business Owners and Facility Managers Track Speakers
  • Trade Allies and Industry Infrastructure Track Speakers