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2009 Regional Leadership Conference - Clean Energy

Conference Report

Conference PowerPoint Presentations

Wednesday, October 21

• Clint Wilder: Keynote: Carbon-Free Prosperity 2025

Thursday, October 22

• Rogers Weed: Washington's Clean Energy Opportunity
• David Ginger: Plastic Solar Cells? Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation in Energy
• David Kaplan: Smart Grid in Washington State
• Maud Daudon: Washington State Clean Energy Financing Tool Kit

Friday, October 23

• Donald King: Multiculturalism and Clean Energy Forum
• David Cheney: Developing a Clean Energy Blueprint for the Seattle Region

• Timeline of the Greater Seattle Chamber's action on clean energy and sustainability

Clean energy in our region and state

• Prosperity Partnership analysis of the Central Puget Sound Region's clean energy sector
• Resolution of the Central Puget Sound Economic Development District to support the clean energy sector
• Executive Summary of the Washington Energy Jobs Initiative
• Washington State University's clean technologies research
• List of Washington state companies that have received stimulus funds for clean energy
• Guest Editorial: "Seattle's opportunity emerging from the Great Recession", Bruce Katz, VP and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings in Washington, D.C.,The Seattle Times, October 11, 2009

National news and trends

• Clean Edge Report: Clean Tech Job Trends 2009
• Clean Edge Report: Five Emerging U.S. Public Finance Models: Powering Clean-Tech Economic Growth and Job Creation
• Clean-energy jobs touch off bidding wars between states USA Today, September 25, 2009

• Smart Grid Strategies: Background on smart grid
• Chicago Tonight: Smart grid A segment on smart grid projects in Chicagoland from Chicago's PBS affiliate (click on "Now Playing" to view)

About this year's topic

This year's conference focused on how our region can play to our strengths and become a world leader in energy efficiency in buildings, smart grid technology, renewable energy (like jet biofuels) and alternative energy (like wind and solar). This is not just about saving the earth. This is about jumpstarting an economic engine that can drive our prosperity and ensure our quality of life during this economic cycle and for decades to come.

Clean energy initiatives will reduce transportation and facility costs and create new opportunities for sustained economic growth. Indeed, creating an energy strategy that saves money for businesses and customers, creates jobs, and reduces carbon emissions is one of the most important economic and scientific challenges facing society today.

Speakers included Congressman Jay Inslee, WA Department of Commerce Director Rogers Weed, UW President Mark Emmert, WSU President Elson Floyd and Cascadia Capital CEO Michael Butler.

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