FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28

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PLEASE NOTE: Speaker biographies are available in our printed program.

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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM — WHITAKER CAMPUS CENTER
 Registration & Exhibitor Hall Open, Refreshments 

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9:00 AM – 10:00 AM — ROSENSTOCK HALL

Welcoming Remarks, Choral Performance, Keynote Presentation
Welcome: Hood College Interim Provost Dr. Paige Eager, Executive Director Karen Cannon
Choral Presentation: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick
Keynote Address 1: Dr. Lemir Teron, Howard University
 

10:05 AM – 10:30 AM

Elected Officials' Response to Keynote
Moderator: Barb Trader, Board President, Mobilize Frederick
Jessica Fitzwater, Frederick County Executive
Michael O’Connor, City of Frederick Mayor
Dr. Lemir Teron, Howard University

Break
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
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10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Panel 1: Equal Access to Clean and Healthy Transportation

Moderator: Kathy Kinsey, Mobilize Frederick Government Affairs Committee Chair
Diego Lopez, MD Energy Administration
Christopher McDonald, Executive Director, Golden Mile Alliance
Amy Posner, City of Alexandria, Urban Charging Infrastructure

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM — WHITAKER CAMPUS CENTER
Lunch Break, Exhibitor Hall Open
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1:00 PM – 1:45 PM — ROSENSTOCK HALL
Panel 2: The Business Case for Climate Action

Moderator: Rick Weldon, Executive Director, Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
Jessica Synkoski, VP of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Sodexo
Theresa Backhus, Innovation Hub, Institute for Market Transformation
Melissa Aellen, Winemaker and Director of Operational Change, Linganore Winecellars

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Break
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2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Critical Issues Impacting Maryland Utility Customers
Moderator: Dave Arndt, Co-Chair Maryland Legislative Coalition
— Climate Justice Wing
David Lapp, People’s Counsel, State of Maryland Office of People’s Counsel

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop: Building Energy Performance Standards
Room 123

Ben Burrows, Frederick County Division of Energy & Environment
Emma Tarquinio, Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps Member, Frederick County’s Division of Energy and Environment

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Break
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3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Panel 3: Expanding Solar
Moderator: Karen Cannon, Mobilize Frederick

Tericka Mobley, Maryland Clean Energy Center
Lynn Heller, Executive Director Climate Access Fund: Community Solar’s role in Expanding Solar Production
Mike McKechnie, MountainView Solar

3:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Closing Activity

Facilitator: Dr. Scott Pincikowski, Hood College
Presentation & Interactive Activity: How to Find Joy in Climate Action — The Venn Project Created
by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson