<< BackChicago-Kent Hosts Sustainability Conference Over 100 members of the Chicago legal and environmental communities gathered at Chicago-Kent on July 22 for a sustainability conference entitled “Moving the Midwest Forward: The Benefits of Building a Low-Carbon Economy.”
The afternoon program brought together entrepreneurs, policymakers, environmentalists and scholars to examine such topics as “The Impact of the Economy on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plans,” “New Energy Paradigms for the Midwestern Economy” and “New Technology Infrastructure and the Investment Landscape.” Peter Fox-Penner, principal and chairman emeritus of The Brattle Group, delivered the keynote address.
A networking reception followed the program, which was co-sponsored by the Chicago law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP, IIT’s Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center and WISER (IIT’s Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research).
Video of this event available online. Click on the buttons below to view a selected panel.
Welcoming Remarks: Dean Harold J. Krent
Keynote address: Passing a Climate Policy in Today’s Downturn: Our Time is Now Peter Fox-Penner, The Brattle Group.
Introduced by Prof. Hamid Arastoopour, Director of the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research, Illinois Institute of Technology |
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Panel One: The Impact of the Economy on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plans
Panel Speakers: Thomas Cushing, Senior Vice President of Member and Business Development, Chicago Climate Exchange and Ron Burke, Midwest Director, Union of Concerned Scientists
Moderator: Prof. Stephanie Stern, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law |
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Panel Two: New Energy Paradigms for the Midwestern Economy
Panel Speakers: John Eber, Managing Director for Energy Investments, JP Morgan Capital Corporation, John Moore, Environmental Law & Policy Center and Henry Henderson, Midwest Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Moderator: Howard Margulis, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP |
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Panel Three: New Technology Infrastructure and the Investment Landscape
Panel Speakers: Jay Marhoefer ‘03, Intelligent Generation LLC, Nikola Milivojevic, Chief Technical Officer, MagDrive, LLC, and Wendy Jaehn, Executive Director, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Moderator: Nik Rokop, Managing Director, Knapp Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Institute of Technology |
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