How to Make the U.S a Leader in the Clean Energy Economy
The Phoenix Sun
Can the US be more than just a giant market for clean energy? Can it also lead in clean-energy manufacturing?
Those questions are at the heart of a panel discussion today hosted by the Apollo Alliance and the Center for American Progress.The event is being Webcast live from 9AM to 5PM (EST). It’s afascinating discussion with some of the top people in the fields ofclean energy and green jobs. Here’s the agenda:
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.: Opening Remarks:
Phil Angelides, Chairman, Apollo Alliance
John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress
10:00 – 11:15 a.m.: The American Clean Energy Economy in 2020: What Should It Look Like and How Can We Get There?
Rob Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Bob Borosage, President, Institute for America’s Future
Peter Brehm, Vice President of Business Development and Government Relations, Infinia Corporation
Kathleen McGinty, Former Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Moderated by:
Susan McGinnis, Managing Editor and Anchor, Clean Skies News
11:30 – 12:15 p.m.: Keynote Speeches: Perspectives from House and Senate Champions on How to Grow a Thriving and Globally Competitive Clean Energy Economy
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Congressman Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Introduced by:
Cathy Calfo, Executive Director, Apollo Alliance
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.: The U.S. and the World: What Are Other Countries Doing and What Could the U.S. Do?
Thea Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff, AFL-CIO
Leo Hindery, Chair of the U.S. Economy/Smart Globalization Initiative, New America Foundation
Julian Wong, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress
Joan Fitzgerald, author of Emerald Cities: Urban Sustainability and Economic Development
Moderated by:
Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
2:45 – 4:15 p.m.: Educating the Clean Energy Workforce of the Future
Andy Levin, Chief Workforce Officer, State of Michigan
Louis Soares, Director of the Postsecondary Education Program, Center for American Progress
Van Jones, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Founder, Green For All
Joel Rogers, Director, Center on Wisconsin Strategy
Moderated by:
Kate Gordon, Vice President for Energy Policy, Center for American Progress
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.: Making America A Winner in the Clean Energy Economy
Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to Vice President Joseph Biden
Phil Angelides, Chairman, Apollo Alliance
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