Day 1 (April 23) Agenda
12:00-1:00pm: Registration & Refreshments
1:00-1:25pm: Welcome
- Jane Elder, Wisconsin Academy
- Jon Hochkammer, Wisconsin Counties Association
1:30-3:00pm: Workshop 1
What is Resiliency & How Can We Integrate It into Our Communities?
- Moderator: Megan Levy, Office of Energy Innovation
- Neal Gruber, Independent Consultant (download PDF presentation)
- Keith Reopelle, Dane County Office of Energy and Climate Change (download PDF presentation)
- Drew Werner, Wisconsin Emergency Management (download PDF presentation)
How to Implement & Measure Energy Efficiency
- Moderator: Sherrie Gruder, UW-Extension
- Warren Gaskill, Rapid Improvement Associates, LLC (download PDF presentation)
- Sara Drescher, Midwest Tribal Energy Resource Association (download PDF presentation)
- Oscar Brandser, Xcel Energy (download PDF presentation)
3:00-3:15pm: Break
3:15-4:45pm: Workshop 2
Workforce Development
- Moderator: John Imes, Wisconsin Environmental Initiative
- Nick Hylla, Midwest Renewable Energy Association (download PDF presentation)
- Adam Wehling, Chippewa Valley Tech College (view video)
- Julie Thoney, Xcel Energy (download PDF presentation)
- Ken Walz, Madison Area Technical College (download PDF presentation)
Transportation: Fleet Efficiency & Electric Vehicles
- Moderator: Maria Redmond, Office of Energy Innovation (download PDF presentation)
- Lorrie Lisek, Wisconsin Clean Cities Coalition (download PDF presentation)
- Robert Abraham, La Crosse Police Department (download PDF presentation)
- Mark Abeles-Allison, Bayfield County (download PDF presentation)
4:45-5:00pm: Closing Remarks from
- Workshop moderators and Wisconsin Academy
5:00-7:00pm: Reception (with refreshments and live music by Madison Red and The Band That Time Forgot)
