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On Wednesday June 10th, the White House Council on Environmental Quality and
the George Washington University will host the 2015 GreenGov Symposium.

GreenGov Symposium
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On Wednesday June 10th, the White House Council on Environmental Quality and
the George Washington University will host the 2015 GreenGov Symposium.


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On Wednesday June 10, 2015 the White House Council on Environmental Quality and
the George Washington University hosted the 2015 GreenGov Symposium.  To view a recordings of the panels, scroll down to "Schedule and Video."


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ABOUT GREENGOV

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.


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Environmental Quality

George Washington University

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GreenGov Symposium

June 10, 2015

9:00am – 6:15pm


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9:00am-9:15am

Welcome

Frank Sesno, Director, GW School of Media and Public Affairs and Creator of PlanetForward.org

9:15am-9:30am

Opening Remarks

Christy Goldfuss, Managing Director, White House Council on Environmental Quality

9:30am-10:00am

Overview of EO 13693

Kate Brandt, Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, White House Council on Environmental Quality

Q&A 

Moderated by Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director of Sustainability, George Washington University

10:00am-10:45am

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

10:45am-11:00am

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

11:00am-11:30am

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

11:30am-12:00pm

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

12:00pm-1:00pm

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

1:15pm-1:30pm

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)


1:30pm-2:00pm

Fleet Dynamic Dialogue

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

2:00pm-2:30pm

Keynote: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy

Introduction and Q&A moderated by Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director of Sustainability, George Washington University

2:30pm-2:40pm

A Conversation on Biobased

Karen Edwards, Consultant, United Soybean Board

Ruben Rojas, Deputy Executive Director, California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank

2:40pm-3:15pm

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

3:15pm-4:00pm

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

4:00pm-4:40pm

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

4:40pm-4:50pm

Moving Forward Together

Christine Harada, Acting Chief of Staff, Associate Administrator, Office of Government-Wide Policy, GSA

4:50pm-5:00pm

Closing Remarks

Kate Brandt, Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, White House Council on Environmental Quality

Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director of Sustainability, George Washington University

5:00pm-6:15pm

Networking Reception

Gina McCarthy

Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Symposium Speakers

We are excited to welcome our 2015 GreenGov Symposium speakers.

Ray Mabus

Secretary of the Navy

Christy Goldfuss

Managing Director, The Council on Environmental Quality

Kate Brandt

Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, The Council on Environmental Quality

Kathleen Merrigan

Executive Director of Sustainability, George Washington University

Bob Perciasepe

President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Kathleen Hogan

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy

Frank Sesno

Director, School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University

Katherine Neebe

Director of Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Walmart

Wanda Johnsen 

Sustainability Planner, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Energy & Sustainability)

Ken Sandler

Sustainability and Green Building Advisor, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, U.S. General Services Administration

Amit Ronen

 Director, GW Solar Institute

Janet Peace

Senior Vice President, Policy and Business Strategy, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Thomas Day 

Chief Sustainability Officer, U.S. Postal Service

Capt. John A. Kliem

Deputy Director for the Secretary of the Navy’s Renewable Energy Program Office

Timothy Unruh

 Federal Energy Management  Program (FEMP) Director, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

Jeff Sherman

Director, Federal Energy and Sustainability Services, Schneider Electric

Marilyn Crouther

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services U.S. Public Sector

Shawn Heath

Vice Preseident, Chief Sustainability Officer, Duke Energy

Ryan Swann

 Director of Data Analytics, Office of Government-wide Policy, U.S. General Services Administration

Beth Viola

Senior Policy Advisor, Holland & Knight

Eleanor Davis

Student Leader, George Washington University

Michael Fitzpatrick

Senior Counsel & Head of Regulatory Advocacy, The General Electric Company

David Asiello

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations & Environment)

Anand Shantam

Instructor, Culinary Job Training Program, DC Central Kitchen

Sabrina McCormick

Associate Professor, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

Meghan Chapple

Director of the Office of Sustainability, Senior Advisor on University Sustainability Initiatives, George Washington University

Ruben Rojas

Deputy Executive Director; California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank

Ekundayo Shittu

Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering, George Washington University

Johan van Walsen

Chief Operating Officer, Metabolix

Heidi Bonnaffon

Senior Environmental Planner, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

John Saams

Director, Business Development for Energy Services, Siemens Government Technologies

Nathan Hurst

Global Director, Environmental and Living Progress, Hewlett-Packard Company

Jimmy Nguyen

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food And Nutrition Service

Lynn Goldman

Dean,  Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

Robert McNamara

Managing Director, Accenture Strategy and Sustainability

Robert Graham

Director, EV Everywhere, U.S. Department of Energy

Landon Van Dyke

Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State

Caterina Hatcher

ENERGY STAR Public Sector National Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Kevin Vincent

Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Karen Edwards

Consultant, United Soybean Board

Daniel Kreeger

Executive Director, Association of Climate Change Officers

Christine J. Harada

Acting Chief of Staff, U.S. General Services Administration

Tommy Wells

Director, District Department of the Environment

Lisa Benton-Short

Associate Professor of Geography, Academic Program Director for Sustainability, George Washington University

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10
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Washington, DC 20052

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