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An unprecedented gathering of some of Maine's largest Chambers of Commerce, environmental, energy and research organizations to explore the changes that climate change is bringing to Maine's economy, including both it's challenges and opportunities.

31 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND 31 SPEAKERS

Maine State Chamber of Commerce - Natural Resources Council of Maine - Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI) - Portland Regional Chamber - Island Institute - Climate Solutions New England (UNH) - Maine Development Foundation - E2Tech - Bangor Region Chamber - The Nature Conservancy - Maine Conservation Alliance - Androscoggin County Chamber -University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute - Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber - Gulf of Maine Research Institute - Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) - Mobilize Maine - Maine Marine Trade Association - Casco Bay Estuary Partnership - Environmental Health Strategy Center - The Climate Table - Women, Work and Community -GrowSmart Maine - Maine Venture Fund - The Manomet Center - Conservation Law Foundation - Southern Maine Community College - Maine Association of Building Efficiency Professionals - Slow Money Maine - Cumberland County - American Council of Engineering Companies

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8:30 a.m. WELCOME

    Angus King, U. S. Senator (video)
    Alan Caron, Envision Maine
    Lisa Pohlmann, NRCM
    Dana Connors, Maine State Chamber of Commerce
    Andrew Sturgeon, Bangor Chamber of Commerce
    Cathy Lee, The Climate Table

9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE: DAN REICHER

    Richard Nelson, lobsters
    Tom Doak, small woodlots
    Steve Getz, dairy farming
    Russell Black, maple syrup maker
    Si Balch, forester

10:30 a.m. WHAT THE DATA TELLS US (10 minutes each)
    Cameron Wake, University of New Hampshire
    Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine
    Andy Pershing, GMRI

12:00 LUNCH KEYNOTE: KATHRIN WINKLER
Senior V.P. for EMC Corporation, the worldwide leader in cloud computing, and a Director of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.

1:00 p.m. WHAT WE’RE DOING ABOUT IT (5 minutes)
    Phil Coupe, Revision Energy
    Doug Baston, Energy Advisor
    Julie Rosenbach, City of South Portland
    Ben Polito, Pika energy
    Esperanza Stancioff, University of Maine
    Vaughn Woodruff, Insource Renewables
    Chris Sauer, Ocean Renewable Energy
    Patrick Arnold, SolidDG and Eimskip Shipping 
    Kathleen Meil, Evergreen Home Performance

2:00 p.m. SOME BIG IDEAS FOR TOMORROW (3 minutes)
    Sue Jones, Community Solar
    Sam May, Refinancing Farming
    Paul Williamson, Offshore Wind
    Naomi Beal, Passive Houses
    Jesse Thompson, Kaplan Thompson
    Barry Woods, Plugin Vehicles

3:00 p.m. LIGHTNING ROUND (1 minute)
    Share your big idea

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