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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM MT
Registration Open
Location: International Center
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM MT
Networking Breakfast & Exhibits
Location: Broadmoor Hall B
8:30 AM – 9:35 AM MT
Accelerating Development of Renewables in Underserved Communities
Location: International Center North
Moderator: Hilary Clark (she/her/hers) – American Clean Power Association
Speaker: Cari Collins – Recurrent Energy
Speaker: Tom Figel (he/him/his) – Reactivate
Speaker: Clara Houghteling, MS (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Speaker: Erin Hutson (she/her/hers) – Laborers International Union of North America "LIUNA"
Speaker: Annie Lappe (she/her/hers) – Pivot Energy
Community Engagement & Communication
8:30 AM – 9:35 AM MT
Establishing Vegetation at Utility-Scale Solar Sites
Location: International Center South
Moderator: Carla DeMasters, MS, CERP (she/her/hers) – Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)
Speaker: Nathan J. Wojcik, PhD (he/him/his) – SWCA Environmental Consultants
Speaker: Jonathan Thompson, AICP, CESCL (he/him/his) – Tetra Tech
Speaker: Caitlin Cyrus – Verdantas
Speaker: Chris Loebach (he/him/his) – Invenergy
Wildlife, Land & Tech
9:35 AM – 10:05 AM MT
Networking Break & Exhibits
Location: Broadmoor Hall B
10:05 AM – 10:35 AM MT
Meet EPA’s RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative
Location: International Center South
Moderator: Lora Strine (she/her/hers) – EPA’s RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative
Wildlife, Land & Tech
10:05 AM – 10:35 AM MT
State of the Science—Leading Research on Avian & Solar Interactions
Location: International Center North
Moderator: Michele Boyd – US Department of Energy
Speaker: Yuki Hamada, PhD – Argonne National Laboratory
Speaker: Danny Riser-Espinoza, MS – Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.
Wildlife, Land & Tech
10:35 AM – 10:45 AM MT
Transition Break
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM MT
Capitalizing on Incentives for Disturbed Lands
Location: International Center South
Moderator: Allen Wynn – Pattern Energy
Speaker: Ben Cowan, J.D., M.A. – Locke Lord LLP
Speaker: Gregory T. Dutton – Frost Brown Todd
Speaker: Lily Henning – R3 Renewables
Speaker: Rebecca Powell – Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc.
Wildlife, Land & Tech
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM MT
How to Meet Clean Energy Goals with Limited Regulator Resources
Location: International Center North
Moderator: Brad Norton (he/him/his) – ICF
Speaker: Jeremy Bluma – Bureau of Land Management
Speaker: Karen Herrington, MS (she/her/hers) – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Speaker: Jennifer Loeffler (she/her/hers) – Energy Renewal Partners
Community Engagement & Communication
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM MT
Eagle Subcommittee
Location: Broadmoor West Ballroom A
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM MT
Networking Lunch (Ask the Experts) & Exhibits
Location: Broadmoor Hall B
12:45 PM – 1:55 PM MT
Managing & Promoting Biodiversity at Solar Sites
Location: International Center South
Moderator: Jamie Wilson – Invenergy
Speaker: Jordan C. Martin, MS (she/her/hers) – NREL
Speaker: Nick Morgan – The Conservation Fund
Speaker: Misti Sporer, MSES (she/her/hers) – Deriva Energy
Speaker: Bridgette Valeron – Lightsource bp
Speaker: Michael Van Laeken – Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)
Wildlife, Land & Tech
12:45 PM – 1:55 PM MT
Siting & Permitting on Federal Lands
Location: International Center North
Moderator: Devon Muto – EDF Renewables
Speaker: Andrew Bell, JD (he/him/his) – Bell Kearns, Ltd.
Speaker: Sara Moffat (she/her/hers) – Bureau of Land Management
Speaker: Charlotte Overby (she/her/hers) – Conservation Lands Foundation
Speaker: Tom Vinson (he/him/his) – American Clean Power Association (ACP)
Wildlife, Land & Tech
2:05 PM – 2:35 PM MT
Breaking News—Implications of the Final Eagle Rule Revisions
Location: International Center South
Moderator: Christopher Farmer, PhD (he/him/his) – Orsted North America
Speaker: Brooke M. Marcus – Nossaman LLP
Speaker: Kenton Taylor – Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)
Wildlife, Land & Tech
2:05 PM – 2:35 PM MT
Improving Dialogue with States—AFWA-Industry Communications Protocols
Location: International Center North
Moderator: Stu S. Webster – Triple Oak Power
Speaker: Meaghan Gade, PhD (she/her/hers) – Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Speaker: Deron Lawrence, MS, MA – Longroad Energy
Speaker: Karen Voltura, PhD – Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Community Engagement & Communication
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT
Alternative Approaches—Programmatic Agreements to Voluntary Conservation
Location: International Center South
Moderator: Brooke M. Marcus – Nossaman LLP
Speaker: Holly Keifer – The AES Corporation
Speaker: Dan Salas, CSE – Stantec
Speaker: David Young – Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.
Wildlife, Land & Tech
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT
Collaborating with Fire Officials on Energy Storage Projects
Location: International Center North
Moderator: Noah Roberts – American Clean Power Association (ACP)
Speaker: Kara Gerczynski
Speaker: Bobby Ruiz, MA – Hiller Companies Wilmington
Speaker: Lakshmi Srinivasan (she/her/hers) – EPRI
Community Engagement & Communication