2008 Presentations

8:00 - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast, Attendee Registration, Exhibits and Networking

9:00 am Welcome and Milwaukee Shines kickoff in ROOM 102, featuring

• Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett;
• Tom Kimbis, Solar America Initiative, U.S. Department of Energy;
• Roman Draba, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs and Policy at We Energies;
• Kevin Lynn, Sentech, Inc.; and
• Ann Beier, City of Milwaukee Environmental Sustainability Coordinator

9:20 am Opening Keynote Speakers in ROOM 102

• Solar Thermal - Today and Tomorrow - presentation
  Speaker: Bill Guiney, Renewable Energy Solutions Program Manager - Johnson Controls
• Entering the Solar Age - presentation
  Speaker: Tom Dyer, Senior VP, Marketing & Government Affairs - Kyocera Solar

10:30 am Break/Networking/Exhibits Open

10:45 am Breakout Sessions

• Breakout Session 1 (ROOM 103A) - Residential Solar Case Studies
  Moderator: Don Wichert, Focus on Energy
  Panel Speakers: Dan Fary, Fort Atkinson - presentation;
  Peter Murphy, Milwaukee - presentation;
  Bruce Johnson, Madison - presentation
• Breakout Session 2 (ROOM 103C) - The Booming Wisconsin Solar Electric Market - presentation
  Presenter: Niels Wolter, Focus on Energy
• Breakout Session 3 (ROOM 103B) - Intro to Solar Thermal Systems - presentation
  Presenter: Barb Basaj, SunSpec
• Breakout Session 4 (ROOM 103DE) - Starting a Solar Business
  Moderator: Michael Allen, Energy Law Wisconsin
  Panel Speakers: Mike Helfman & Luisa Gerasimo, Bubbling Springs Solar, Inc. - presentation;
  Ed Zinthefer, Arch Electric - presentation;
  Theo Scholze, Town & Country Electric - presentation

12:15 pm Break/Networking/Exhibits Open

12:30 pm Lunch, ROOM 102

• UWM Solar Decathlon team update - presentation
• Lunch Keynote: Lisa Frantzis, Renewable and Distributed Energy Managing Director - Navigant Consulting. "Solar Rays Ahead" - presentation

1:45 pm Breakout Sessions

• Breakout Session 1 (ROOM 103A) - Solar Green Building Case Studies
  Moderator: Sue Loomans, Wisconsin Green Building Alliance
  Panel Speakers: Amy Taivalkoski, Alt Energy - presentation;
  Craig Tarr, Energy Concepts - presentation;
  Dennis Kuchenmeister, Fort Atkinson School District - presentation
• Breakout Session 2 (ROOM 103DE) - Intro to Solar Electric Systems - presentation
  Presenter: Clay Sterling, Midwest Renewable Energy Association
• Breakout Session 3 (ROOM 103B) - Commercial Solar Technical Details
  Co-Presenter: Bob Ramlow, Focus on Energy - presentation
  Co-Presenter: Kay Schindel, City of Madison Engineering Department - presentation
• Breakout Session 4 (ROOM 103C) - Growing Wisconsin's Solar Market
  Moderator: Niels Wolter, Focus on Energy
  Panel Speakers: Michael Vickerman, RENEW Wisconsin; Katie Nekola, Clean Wisconsin; Mark Daugherty, Resource Solar, Carl Siegrist, We Energies, Don Wichert, Focus on Energy

3:15 pm Break/Networking/Exhibits Open

3:30 pm Breakout Sessions

• Breakout Session 1 (ROOM 103A) - Solar Communities
  Moderator: Tehri Parker, Midwest Renewable Energy Association
  Panel Speakers: Jeanne Hoffman, City of Madison - presentation;
  Andrea Luecke, City of Milwaukee - presentation;
  Adam Helt-Baldwin, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity - presentation
• Breakout Session 2 (ROOM 103C) - The Economics of Solar Power - presentation
  Presenter: Niels Wolter, Focus on Energy
• Breakout Session 3 (ROOM 103B) - Market Status of Solar Thermal - presentation
  Presenter: Michael Vickerman, RENEW Wisconsin
• Breakout Session 4 (ROOM 103DE) - Marketing: Changing the Solar Dialogue
  Moderator: Kelly Lang, Focus on Energy - presentation
  Panel Speakers: Chris Collins, H&H Solar Energy Services;
  Kurt Koepp, Hot Water Products - presentation;
  Craig Tarr, Energy Concepts - presentation

5:00 pm END OF SESSIONS