Registration

starting at 12:30 pm in Fuller Hall

OPEN/WELCOME: "Hawaii: The State of clean energy"

1:00 pm to 1:10 pm

Jay Fidell, President, Think Tech Hawai‘i

Opening Remarks: the administration's new day for the Hawaii clean energy initiative

1:10 pm to 1:30 pm

The Honorable Neil Abercrombie

Panel 1: People--do we have the jobs and workers for clean energy?

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Government, business, labor & education representatives discuss how to meet the workforce needs of Hawai‘i's clean energy industry. Panel discussion to be followed by a Question & Answer session from the audience.

Moderator
Dwight Takamine, Director, Department of Labor & Industrial Relations

Panelists
Jeff Matsu, Chief Researcher, DLIR Green Jobs Initiative
Darren Kimura, CEO & President, Sopogy/Energy Industries Holdings
David Lovelace, Training Director, Hawai‘i Electricians Joint Apprenticeship Committee
Scott Murakami, Workforce Development Director, UH Community Colleges

Panel 2: Capital--how do we attract more capital and financing?

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Investment representatives from the private and public sectors discuss how Hawai‘i can attract more investment and financing for its clean energy economy. Panel discussion to be followed by a Question & Answer session from the audience.

Moderator
Richard Lim, Director, Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Panelists
Karl Fooks, President, Hawai‘i Strategic Development Corporation
Jae Kwak, Managing Member, Current Capital & Consulting
Dawn Lippert, Project Manager, Hawai‘i Renewable Energy Development Venture
Michael Pfeffer, Managing Partner, Kolohala Ventures

Panel 3: Capitol--is the government doing enough to advance clean energy?

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

State energy leaders discuss the outcomes of the 2011 Legislature--what passed and what did not--and, what are/should be their next legislative and administrative steps for 2012 and beyond to advance Hawai‘i's clean energy objectives. Panel discussion to be followed by a Question & Answer session from the audience.

Moderator
Jeff Mikulina, Executive Director, Blue Planet Foundation

Panelists
Representative Denny Coffman, Chair, House Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection
Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair, Senate Committee on Energy & Environment
Hermina Morita, Chair, Public Utilities Commission
Estrella Seese, Acting Energy Administrator, DBEDT

Close: It's a Wrap!

4:30 pm to 4:45 pm

Final comments and reflections from the panel moderators.

Pau Hana Power Party

4:45 pm to 6:00 pm

Please join us in the YWCA Courtyard for pūpū and networking with energy stakeholders and exhibitors.