WWJ Newsradio 950 and the University Research Corridor present Embracing A Green Michigan - Carbon Culture At The Crossroads, a half day business conference highlighting the work that's being done in Michigan to develop new technologies and new thinking about the energy and environment.
Two panel discussions will explore the following concepts
- The public policies that are needed at the federal, state and local government levels to create a bioeconomy.
- How environmental concerns will change the products we use every day.
- The challenges of changing public behavior and habits to support new energy and environmental technologies.
- The infrastructure changes that will be needed to support environmentally-friendly vehicles.
Keynote Address
Skip Pruss, Office of Governor Granholm – "Michigan’s Plan for Alternative Energy"
TWO PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Matt Roush, The Great Lakes IT Report, MODERATOR
PANEL #1 - Cultural and Policy Impediments to a Green Michigan
Jim Croce, CEO, NextEnergy
Steve Forrest, Vice President for Research, University of Michigan
Randal Charlton, TechTown, Wayne State University
Soji Adelaja, Land Policy Institute, Michigan State University
PANEL #2 - Business Reacts to the Michigan Energy Plan
Mary Beth Stanek, director of GM Energy and Envionmental Policy and Commercialization
Ron Krupitzer, Vice President of AISI Automotive Applications Committee
Paul Savage, CEO, Nextek Power
Ray Siada, Corporate Energy Manager, Guardian Industries
Aaron Crum, Co-Founder, AMI Adaptive Materials
Online registration has closed. Registration at the door is $35, by cash or check only. SAE members receive a $5 discount.
For more on the future of energy in Michigan, visit WWJ's Green Page here.
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