Schedule of Online Events
EVENT # 1
Thursday, September 24
10 AM – noon
Welcome to the Maine Climate Table’s Fall Climate Summit
John Hagan, Chair, Maine Climate Table
KEYNOTE: Business Principals for Confronting Climate Change
Adam Lee, Chairman, Lee Auto Malls
Climate and the Economy: A Conversation with Charles Colgan
Charles Colgan, University of Southern Maine
The Future of Affordable Electric Vehicles in Maine
Moderator: Adam Lee, Chairman, Lee Auto Malls
Panelists:
Jennifer Brennan, Electric Vehicle Initiative, California
Jeff Turner, Dunsky Energy, Montreal
Barry Woods, Revision Energy
EVENT # 2
Thursday, October 1
10 AM – noon
Confronting Climate Change in Maine’s Natural Resource Sectors:
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Moderator: Andy Whitman, Manomet
Panelists:
Greg Adams, Irving Woodlands
Bill Mook, Mook Sea Farms
Jenni Tilton-Flood, Flood Brothers Farm
Climate Preparedness on the Corporate Stage: in Maine and Beyond
Moderator: Cathy Lee, Lee International
Panelists:
Megan Hellstedt, Ahold/Delhaize (Hannaford)
John Fitzpatrick, The Jackson Laboratory
Lydia Covert, UNUM
Ethan Austin, Sugarloaf USA
EVENT # 3
Wednesday, October 7
10 AM – noon
Maine Businesses on Main Street
Moderator: Marty Grohman, E2Tech
Panelists:
Shanna Cox, L-A Metro Chamber of Commerce
Shawn Moody, Moody’s Collision Centers
Gene Geiger, Geiger Brothers
Phil Coupe, Revision Energy
Building Maine’s Climate Workforce
Welcome: Steve Ward, Steering Committee, Maine Climate Table
Moderator: John Dorrer, Center for Workforce Research and Information
Panelists:
Dan Belyea, Maine Community College System
Matt Kearns, Longroad Energy
Gilda Nardone, New Ventures
Vaughan Woodruff, Insource Renwables
EVENT # 4 (final)
Thursday, October 15
10 AM – noon
How to Finance our Climate Future
Moderator: Michael Stoddard, Efficiency Maine
Panelists:
Sara Lewis, Spinnaker Trust
Robert Montgomery-Rice, Bangor Savings Bank
Steve Clemmer, Union of Concerned Scientists
The Vital Role of Maine’s Business Community
Hannah Pingree, Director, Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future
Conclusions: Fall Climate Series
John Hagan, Chair, Maine Climate Table
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