GreenGov is a Council on Environmental Quality initiative focused on federal energy and sustainability efforts. The 2015 GreenGov Symposium will bring together senior Administration officials and Federal sustainability stakeholders to discuss the new executive order, Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade. Join us as we discuss strategies to green the supply chain, improve water management, reduce green house gas (GHG) emissions and waste, and increase energy efficiency and renewable sources of energy.
GreenGov Symposium
June 10, 2015
9:00am – 6:15pm
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The Clean Dream: Achieving 30% Clean Energy by 2025
Moderator: Amit Ronen, Director, GW Solar Institute
Tim Unruh, Director, Federal Energy Management Program, DOE
Beth Viola, Senior Policy Advisor, Holland & Knight
John Kliem, Deputy Director, Secretary of the Navy’s Renewable Energy Program Office
Shawn Heath, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Duke Energy
Campus Voices on the Urgency of Climate Change
Sabrina McCormick, Associate Professor, GW Milken Institute School of Public Health
Ellie Davis, Rising GW Senior and Sustainability Minor
Lynn Goldman, Dean of the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health
Keynote: Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus
Introduction and Q&A moderated by Marilyn Crouther, Senior Vice President and General Manager, HP Enterprise Services U.S. Public Sector
Aligning Our Event with our Mission
Meghan Chapple, Director, GW Office of Sustainability
Anand Shantam, Instructor, Culinary Job Training Program, DC Central Kitchen
Johan Van Walsem, Chief Operating Officer, Metabolix
Heidi Bonnaffon, Environmental Planner, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Morning Wrap-up
Frank Sesno, Director, GW School of Media and Public Affairs and Creator of PlanetForward.org
Luncheon
Keynote: Tommy Wells, Director of the District Department of the Environment
Introduction by Lisa Benton-Short, Associate Professor of Geography, Academic Program Director for Sustainability, George Washington University
Managing Change: Views of Former Deputy Secretaries
Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director of Sustainability, George Washington University
Bob Perciasepe, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
Moderator: Janet Peace, Senior Vice President of Policy and Business Strategy, C2ES
Tom Day, Chief Sustainability Officer, USPS
Kevin Vincent, Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT
Robert Graham, Director, EV Everywhere Challenge, DOE
Ryan Swann, Director of Data Analytics, Office of Government-Wide Policy, GSA
Keynote: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
Introduction and Q&A moderated by Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director of Sustainability, George Washington University
High Performance Sustainable Buildings and Net Zero
Moderator: Daniel Kreeger, Executive Director, Association of Climate Change Officers
Ken Sandler, Sustainability & Green Building Advisor, GSA
John Saams, Director of Business Development for Energy Services, Siemens Corporation
Wanda Johnsen, Sustainability Planner, Office of the Deputy Asst. Secy. of the Army for Energy and Sustainability, DOD
Jimmy Nguyen, Food & Nutrition Service, USDA
Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
Moderator: David Stahlman, Senior Principal, Accenture Federal Services
Michael Fitzpatrick, Head of Regulatory Advocacy and Senior Counsel, General Electric
Katherine Neebe, Director of Sustainability, Walmart
Nate Hurst, Global Director, Environmental and Living Progress, HP
David Asiello, Program Manager, Sustainability and Environmental Technology, Office of the Asst. Secy. of Defense (Energy, Installations & Environment), DOD
Less is More: Achieving Energy Efficiency
Moderator: Ekundayo Shittu, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
Kathleen Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, DOE
Katy Hatcher, EPA Energy Star National Manager for Public Sector
Jeff Sherman, Director, Federal Energy & Sustainability Services, Schneider Electric
Landon Van Dyke, Senior Advisor for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, State Department
