Green Technology and Economic Revitalization in Michigan – March 25, 2011
Symposium Overview
On March 25, 2011, MTTLR sponsored a “Green Technology and Economic Revitalization” symposium to examine the future of sustainable economic growth in Michigan. The interdisciplinary symposium examined the legal, business, and policy issues present in shaping the future of Michigan’s green economy. View the Symposium Program in PDF format.
Speakers
Evan Caminker
Dean, Branch Rickey Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
Chuck Conlen
Director, Renewable Energy, Detroit Edison
Tim Faley
Managing Director, Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Sara Rollet Gosman
Water Resources Attorney, National Wildlife Federation
Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan Law School
Howard Learner
President and Executive Director, Environmental Law and Policy Center
Tom Lyon
Director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Gil Pezza
Director, Water Technology Initiative, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Skip Pruss
Principal, 5 Lakes Energy
Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Energy
Max Shtein
Associate Professor, University of Michigan Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Knut Simonsen
President, DTE Energy Ventures
David Uhlmann
Director, University of Michigan Environmental Law and Policy Program
Mark Wagner
Vice President of Government Relations, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Kate Zyla
Director of Research and Policy Analysis, Georgetown Climate Center
Agenda
* All events to be held in the University of Michigan Law School, Hutchins Hall Room 100 unless otherwise noted.
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[tr][td]8:30AM[/td][td]Continental Breakfast[/td][/tr][tr][td]9:00AM[/td][td]Opening Remarks by Evan Caminker, Dean of the University of Michigan Law School[/td][/tr][tr][td]9:15AM – 10:45AM[/td][td]Panel I: Industries for a Sustainable Future: Green Technology and Big Business in Michigan
Moderator:
- Professor David Uhlmann, Director, University of Michigan Environmental Law and Policy Program
Participants:
- Chuck Conlen, Director, Renewable Energy, Detroit Edison
- Professor Tom Lyon, Director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
- Mark Wagner, Vice President of Government Relations, Johnson Controls, Inc.
[/td][/tr][tr][td]10:45AM – 11:00AM[/td][td]Coffee Break[/td][/tr][tr][td]11:00AM – 12:30PM[/td][td]Panel II: Fostering Economic Development Through Green Technology: Sustainable Startups in Michigan
Moderator:
- Professor Tim Faley, Managing Director, Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Participants:
- Gil Pezza, Director, Water Technology Initiative, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
- Professor Max Shtein, Associate Professor, University of Michigan Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Knut Simonsen, President, DTE Energy Ventures
[/td][/tr][tr][td]12:30PM – 1:30PM[/td][td]Lunch served[/td][/tr][tr][td]1:00PM[/td][td]Featured address by Skip Pruss
Principal, 5 Lakes Energy; Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Energy[/td][/tr][tr][td]1:45PM – 3:15PM[/td][td]Panel III: Policy Roundtable: Reconciling Environmental and Economic Values
Moderator:
- Professor Sara Rollet Gosman, Water Resources Attorney, National Wildlife Federation; Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan Law School
Participants:
- Professor Howard Learner, President and Executive Director, Environmental Law and Policy Center
- Skip Pruss, Principal, 5 Lakes Energy; Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Energy
- Kate Zyla, Director of Research and Policy Analysis, Georgetown Climate Center
[/td][/tr][tr][td]3:15 PM[/td][td]Closing Remarks by Tom Lyon, Director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan Ross School of Business[/td][/tr][tr][td]3:30 PM[/td][td]Reception immediately following closing remarks in the Lawyers Club Lounge[/td][/tr][/table]