Monday, May 24

12-1pm

Welcome 

• Jim Lively, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities and Great Lakes Business Network 

• Kate Madigan, Michigan Climate Action Network
   

Speaker: Michigan Leading on Climate

• Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, State of Michigan

• Liesl Clark, Director, Department of the Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.

• Katherine Peretick, Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission 

Tuesday, May 25

12-1pm

Speaker: Federal Action on Climate

• Kerry Duggan, CEO of SustainabiliD, former policy advisor to President Biden

• Kelly Speakes-Backman, Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy​

4-4:45pm

Congressional Perspective on Climate

• U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow

• U.S. Senator Gary Peters​

4:45-6pm

Networking Happy Hour hosted by Cherry Republic​

Opportunity to mingle and network with other Summit attendees

• Bob Sutherland, President, Cherry Republic and Great Lakes Business Network

• Ashley Soltysiak, Great Lakes Business Network

Wednesday, May 26

12-1pm

Speaker: Climate & Environmental Justice 

• Jacqueline Patterson, Senior Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP

1-2pm

Centering Communities and Workers as We Tackle Climate Change

• Moderator: Justin Onwenu, Sierra Club

• Stephan Edel, Coordinator, NY Renews Coalition

• James Harrison, Director of Renewable Energies, Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO

• Theresa Landrum, Detroit Community Leader and Michigan Advisory Council on Environmental Justice

• Michelle Martinez, Executive Director, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition

2-3pm

Achieving Michigan’s Carbon Neutrality Goal

• Moderator: Dr. Brandy Brown, State of Michigan Office of Climate & Energy

• Lauren Cooper, Director, Forest Carbon and Climate Program, Michigan State University

• Marnese Jackson, Co-Director of Fresh Energy – Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition

• Douglas Jester, Partner, 5Lakes Energy

3-3:30pm

Michigan Climate Awards Ceremony

• Jamie Simmons, Michigan Climate Action Network

• Kate Madigan, Michigan Climate Action Network

3:30-4pm

Closing Remarks

• Naina Agrawal-Hardin, Sunrise Movement and U.S. Youth Climate Strike Coalition

6-7:30pm

Michigan Policymaker Roundtable

• Moderator: Charlotte Jameson, Program Director for Legislative Affairs, Energy, and Drinking Water, Michigan Environmental Council

• U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D), U.S. House of Representatives for Michigan

• Rep. Joe Bellino (R), Michigan House of Representatives

• Senator Mallory McMorrow (D), Michigan State Senator

• Rep. Rachel Hood (D), Michigan House of Representatives

• Rep. Michelle Hoitenga (R), Michigan House of Representatives

• Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D), Michigan House of Representatives

Thursday, May 27

12-1pm

Cities and Communities Leading on Climate 

• Moderator: Dr. Missy Stults, City of Ann Arbor

• Sergio Cira-Reyes, Director of Community Engagement, Urban Core Collective

• Bryan Lewis, Executive Director, EcoWorks

• Dr. Sarah Mills, Senior Program Manager, Graham Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan

• Julie Staveland, Manager, Sustainability Section, EGLE

• Mayor John Murphy, City of Petoskey

1-2pm

Breakout Sessions—Round 1

Session A: Climate and Line 5

• Moderator: Sean McBrearty, Oil & Water Don’t Mix

• Esosa Aimufua, Associate Attorney, Environmental Law & Policy Center

• Whitney Gravelle, President, Bay Mills Indian Community

• Beth Wallace, National Wildlife Federation and Great Lakes Business Network

Session B: Building a Movement: Featuring Young Leaders

• Moderator: Jamie Simmons, Michigan Climate Action Network

• Latia Leonard, EcoWorks

• Eradajere Oleita, Detroit Organizer, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition 

• Joshua Perkins, Black Millennials for Flint

• Holly Pummell, Michigan State University Student Leader

2-3pm

Breakout Sessions-Round 2

Session A: Tribes and Clean Energy

• Moderator: Sarah Smith, Michigan Community and Anishinaabe Renewable Energy Sovereignty (MICARES)

• Kevin Blaser, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Indians

• Jake Glavin, Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association

• Dr. Chelsea Schelly, Michigan Technological University / MICARES tribal survey

• Barry Skutt, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatami

• Gary Lewis, Utility Supervisor, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

Session B: Electrifying and Decarbonizing Transportation

• Moderator, Cory Connolly, Michigan EIBC

• Ash Narayanan, Executive Director, Our Streets Minneapolis

• Maggie Stritz Calnin, Director, Healthy Air Program, Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision

• Tremaine Phillips, Commissioner Michigan Public Service Commission

• Terry Travis, Managing Partner, EVNoire

3-4pm

Interactive Breakout Sessions

Choose from several topics for small group breakout discussions

• Federal Climate Work - Ryan-Rei Fielder, Michigan Alliance for Justice in Climate

• Building Equitable Organizations - Raquel Garcia, SW Detroit Environmental Vision

• Renewables on State Land - John Kinch, Michigan Energy Options

• Energy Democracy - Shimekia Nichols, Soulardarity

• Organizing Communities for Climate, Jobs, Justice - Andrew Sarpolis, Turn Oakland County Green, Don Triezenberg, Peter Boogaart 

• Tribes and Clean Energy - Kevin Blaser, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Indians 

• And more...

4-4:30pm

Closing Remarks and Music

• Seth Bernard, Co-Director, Title Track

• Holly Bird, Co-Director, Title Track