Solar Conference Agenda


Welcome and opening remarks
Irene Stillings
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
9:15 AM - 10:20 AM
“Will the Rising Tide Raise Our Ships”
Mayor Jerry Sanders (9:15 am – 9:30 am)
County Supervisor Dianne Jacob (9:35 – 9:50 am)
California Center for Sustainable Energy Andrew McAllister (9:55 am – 10:20 am)
COFFEE BREAK
TRACKS/ BREAKOUT SESSIONS
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
TRACK: FINANCE & REBATES TRACK: POLICY & PLANNING TRACK: THE CLEAN TRANSITION TRACK: TECHNOLOGY

Overview of solar incentive programs
10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Session will provide an overview of cash incentives available for going solar! This presentation will cover both residential and commercial applications.

Participants:

Ben Airth, CCSE
Katrina Perez, CCSE
Kat Phruksukarn, CCSE

Solar Legislative Development
10:30 am – 12 pm

Session will provide update on the developments in the legislative issues in Sacramento.

Participants:

Sue Kateley, CALSEIA

Workforce Development
10:30 am – 12 pm

Session will explore the emerging opportunities for individuals to become educated/ trained in the field of sustainable energy at the institutional, governmental, and private sector levels.

Participants:

Philip Jordan, San Diego and Imperial Center of Excellence
Panama Bartholomy, CEC
Patrick Knighton, IBEW
John Walker, Talent Evolution

Solar Technologies
10:30 am – 12 pm

This session will take a look at existing PV and SWH technologies currently in the marketplace, as well as market trends.

Participants:

Karl Holmberg, Son Energy
Ross Fockler, Solar-Plus
Dan Sullivan, Sullivan Solar

LUNCH
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

TRACKS/BREAKOUT SESSIONS PM #1
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

TRACK: FINANCE TRACK: CLEAN-TECH TRANSITION TRACK: TECHNOLOGY

Residential Solar Financing
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm

Learn about traditional and alternatives financing options to help make going solar affordable for homeowners.

Participants:

Cisco DeVries, Renewable Funding
Solar City, David Arfin
Jim Ferguson, Palm Desert
Ori Franco, Sun Run

Distributed Generation to Utility Scale
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm

This session will explore the differences between Distributed Generation and Utility Scale solar projects.

Participants:

Rob Anderson, SDG&E
Borrego Solar, Mike Hall
Jon Fortune, CCSE
Steven Borchard, DOE-BLM

What is a “Smart” Grid?
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm

The idea of creating a Smart Grid has become the “it” topic for Energy Policy in 2009. This session will Explain how the “Smart Grid” ties into solar

Participants:

Scott Anders, USD
Janice Lin, StrateGen
Lee Krevat, SDG&E

BREAK
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
TRACKS/BREAKOUT SESSIONS PM #2
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
TRACK: FINANCE & REBATES TRACK: POLICY & PLANNING TRACK: THE CLEAN TRANSITION TRACK: TECHNOLOGY

Financing Commercial and Municipal Projects
3:15 PM to 4:45M

The audience for this session will learn about the various options for financing solar.

Participants:

Sophie Akins, Best, Best and Krieger

Feed-In Tariffs
3:15 PM to 4:45 PM

Hear from the experts on the pros and cons of Feed-In Tariffs

 

Participants:

Sue Kateley, CALSEIA

How solar is creating Sustainable Communities?
3:15 PM to 4:45 PM

This session will highlight what cities outside of San Diego are doing to I integrate solar into their sustainable communities.

Participants:

Andria Jacob, City of Portland
Otto Van Geet, NREL

New and Innovative Solar Technologies
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm

Learn about new and innovative technologies in the solar industry
Participants:

Larry Kazmerski, NREL
SkyShades, Diego Villamizar
Akeena Solar, Brett Clapham

NETWORKING RECEPTION
Immediately Following Conference

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Lunch and Networking Reception included

 

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