Apr 11 2008 - 9:00am
Apr 11 2008 - 5:00pm
Location:
Law School Room 184
1st Annual - Sustainable Business Symposium
University Of Oregon School Of Law
April 11, 2008
Room 184
No charge for admission.
Directions to the event
9:00-10:35
Renewable Energy Policy Panel
Challenges and Opportunities in Renewable Energy Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Moderator: Erin Anderson, Attorney, Stoel Rives
* Michael Grainey, Director, Oregon Dept. of Energy
* State Representative Kathleen Law, Michigan
* Toan Nguyen, Lead Development Attorney, PPM Energy
* Steven Schell, Partner, Black Helterline
* Dick Varner, Power Management & Planning Supervisor, EWEB
10:35-10:45
Break
10:45-12:20
Sustainable Development and Green Building
Creating Communities and Buildings that
Embrace the New Green Ethos
Moderator: Hon. Kitty Piercy, Mayor of Eugene
* Dr. Ihab Elzeyadi, Associate Professor of Architecture, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon
* Dr. Marc Schlossberg, Dept. Head, School of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, University of Oregon
* Aaron Whitney, Principal, Habitats Inc. of Eugene
* Dennis Wilde, Principal, Gerding Edlen Development
12:20-1:00
Lunch Buffet
1:00-2:35
Green Venture Capital Investment Panel
Fueling the Engines of Innovation
Moderator: Robert Illig, Professor, University of Oregon School of Law
* Ted Bernhard, Managing Director, Cascadia Capital, LLC
* Caroline Cummings, CEO, OsoEco
* Wayne Embree, Founder & Managing Partner, Reference Capital
2:35-2:45
Break
2:45-4:20
Carbon Policy Panel
Environmental, Economic, and Legal Impacts: Climate Initiatives in a Carbon-Conscious World
Moderator: Nancy Shurtz, Professor, University of Oregon School of Law
* Lucy Brehm, Senior Manager, Business Development, Climate Trust
* Bill Drumheller, Senior Policy Manager, Oregon Dept. of Energy
* Kelly Hoell, Associate, Good Company
* Roberta Mann, Professor of Law, Widener Law
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