Monday, March 26, 2012, 1pm - 6pm (Reception following)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 8:30am - 4pm
Hilton Baltimore
Road-Map to a Sustainable Future:
Aligning Public and Private Market Interests
Panelists from the 2011 Summit
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THE HOME PERFORMANCE INDUSTRY
*THANK YOU to our Advisory Committee (click here to see the full list of committee members)
The ACI Home Energy Leadership Summit is an executive level event designed to bring together the key leaders from the public and private sector who are working to drive residential energy efficiency into the mainstream. The goal of the Summit is to look out towards our ideal future and a possible road-map to get there. We need to inspire innovation and collaboration in the marketplace, particularly focusing on utilities, finance, contractors and homeowners.
Our vision for a vibrant industry:
“Energy efficiency is a resource that is quantified, understood, and valued by both the utility industry and the financial community, enabling highly trained and knowledgeable contractors to sell comfort as a service to homeowners on a massive scale”
AGENDA OUTLINE
Updated 03/23/12
DAY 1
1:00pm
Welcoming Remarks: Amy Fazio, Affordable Comfort, Inc.
OPENING KEYNOTE:
"Thinking about the Future: Leadership Skills for the 21st Century"
Joel Barker, Futurist, Author and Film maker
Futurist Joel Barker has been researching the skills needed to be a successful leader in the 21st century. He will share with us his finding on how to identify opportunities that lead to radical innovations; why leaders need to articulate positive visions to motivate both their customers and their employees; and the importance of limiting choices as part of the decision making process.
POLICY PERSPECTIVE:
Peter Welch, U.S. Congressman from Vermont
Jon Cardin, Maryland House of Delegates
A VISION: The Future of Energy Efficiency as a Resource
Taking a look at some models and ideas for the future
- Introduction: Aligning Interests and Incentives - Matt Golden, Efficiency.org
- A future where Energy Efficiency is a Resource valued by:
- PART 1: Utilities , Scott Johnstone, VEIC
- PART 2: Finance, Claire Broido Johnson, CBJ Energy, LLC
- PART 3: Contractors and Homeowners, Mike Rogers, ABM Energy
BREAK
4:00pm
Martin O'Malley, Governor of Maryland
PANEL DISCUSSION
How Utilities Can Value Energy Efficiency as a Resource
Understanding diverse stakeholders and finding paths to integration
- Moderator: Aaron Goldfeder, EnergySavvy
- Doug Nazarian, Maryland PSC
- David Terry, NASEO
- Steve Cowell, CSG
- Lisanne Altmann, Long Island Power Authority
- Ruth Kiselewich, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
6:00pm EVENING RECEPTION
DAY 2
8:30am
MORNING PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Financing Energy Efficiency: A Path to Scaling Up Investment
What we've done that works and what's needed to scale up
- Moderator: Peter Krajsa, AFC First
- Cisco DeVries, Renewable Funding
- Alfred Griffin, Citigroup
- Brad Copithorne, Environmental Defense Fund
- Jeff Bartos, Mark Group
BREAK
10:30am
The Future of Contractor Business Models
Models for engaging high quality contracting businesses in energy efficiency
- Moderator: Jay Murdoch, Efficiency First
- Karie Johnson, Carrier Corporation
- Tara Hobbs, Solar City
- Dan Kartzman, Powersmith Home Energy Solutions
12:00pm LUNCH WORKSHOP
"Tactics of Innovation: How to reduce resistance to new ideas"
Joel Barker, Futurist, Author and Film maker
Far too often, organizations bring out new products and services and see them fail in spite of the fact that that new idea was an excellent one. What causes the failure? Most of the time, it was poorly introduced. Joel Barker will illuminate 10 practical guidelines for making new ideas more acceptable. These guidelines work for the introduction of new ideas both externally and internally.
1:30pm
Monisha Shah, White House Council on Environmental Quality
AFTERNOON PANEL DISCUSSION
Selling Energy Efficiency to Homeowners: Models for the Future
Learning from consumer-focused companies engaged in energy efficiency
- Moderator: Merrian Goggio Borgeson, LBNL
- Jim Kapsis, Opower
- Scott Carr, Sungevity
- Chris Dana, Pella
- Suzanne Shelton, Shelton Group
BREAK
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Alexis Karolides, Rocky Mountain Institute
