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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Registration Open
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
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Registration Open
Location: International Center
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Networking Breakfast & Exhibits
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Networking Breakfast & Exhibits
Location: Broadmoor Hall B
8:30 AM - 9:35 AM
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Accelerating Development of Renewables in Underserved Communities
8:30 AM - 9:35 AM
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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
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Establishing Vegetation at Utility-Scale Solar Sites
8:30 AM - 9:35 AM
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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
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Networking Break & Exhibits
9:35 AM - 10:05 AM
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Networking Break & Exhibits
Location: Broadmoor Hall B
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
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Meet EPA’s RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
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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
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State of the Science—Leading Research on Avian & Solar Interactions
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
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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
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Transition Break
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM
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Transition Break
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Capitalizing on Incentives for Disturbed Lands
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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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
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How to Meet Clean Energy Goals with Limited Regulator Resources
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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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
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Eagle Subcommittee
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
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Eagle Subcommittee
Location: Broadmoor West Ballroom A
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
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Networking Lunch (Ask the Experts) & Exhibits
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
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Networking Lunch (Ask the Experts) & Exhibits
Location: Broadmoor Hall B
12:45 PM - 1:55 PM
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Managing & Promoting Biodiversity at Solar Sites
12:45 PM - 1:55 PM
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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
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Siting & Permitting on Federal Lands
12:45 PM - 1:55 PM
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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
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Breaking News—Implications of the Final Eagle Rule Revisions
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM
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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
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Improving Dialogue with States—AFWA-Industry Communications Protocols
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM
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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
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Alternative Approaches—Programmatic Agreements to Voluntary Conservation
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
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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
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Collaborating with Fire Officials on Energy Storage Projects
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
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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
