VIRTUAL | MAY 24-27
SPEAKERS
Monday, May 24
Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist
State of Michigan
Katherine Peretick
Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission
Liesl Clark
Director, Department of the Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
Kate Madigan
Director, Michigan Climate Action Network
Jim Lively
Director of Program Strategies, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities
Tuesday, May 25
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
U.S. Senator
Sen. Gary Peters
U.S. Senator
Kerry C. Duggan
CEO of SustainabiliD, former policy advisor to President Biden
Kelly Speakes-Backman
Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy
Bob Sutherland
President, Cherry Republic and Great Lakes Business Network
Ashley Soltysiak
Program Manager, Great Lakes Business Network
Wednesday, May 26
Jacqueline Patterson
Senior Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP
Dr. Brandy Brown
Director, State of Michigan Office of Climate & Energy
Charlotte Jameson
Program Director for Legislative Affairs, Energy, and Drinking Water, Michigan Environmental Council
Douglas Jester
Partner, 5Lakes Energy
James Harrison
Director of Renewable Energies, Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
Jamie Simmons
Engagement Director, Michigan Climate Action Network
Rep. Joe Bellino
Michigan House of Representatives
Justin Onwenu
Healthy Communities and Environmental Justice Organizer, Sierra Club
Lauren Cooper
Director, Forest Carbon and Climate Program, Michigan State University
Sen. Mallory McMorrow
Michigan State Senator
Marnese Jackson
Co-Director of Fresh Energy – Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition
Rep. Michelle Hoitenga
Michigan House of Representatives
Michelle Martinez
Executive Director, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition
Naina Agrawal-Hardin
Sunrise Movement and U.S. Youth Climate Strike Coalition
Rep. Rachel Hood
Michigan House of Representatives
Rep. Rashida Tlaib
U.S. House of Representatives
Stephan Edel
Coordinator, NY Renews Coalition
Theresa Landrum
Detroit Community Leader and Michigan Advisory Council on Environmental Justice
Rep. Yousef Rabhi
Michigan House of Representatives
Thursday, May 27
Andrew Sarpolis
Turn Oakland County Green
Ashwat Narayanan
Executive Director, Our Streets Minneapolis
Barry Skutt
CEO, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatami
Beth Wallace
National Wildlife Federation and Great Lakes Business Network Managing Director
Bryan Lewis
Executive Director, EcoWorks
Dr. Chelsea Schelly
Professor, Michigan Technological University / MICARES
Cory Connolly
Vice President of Policy, Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council
Don Triezenberg
Holland Climate Collaborative
Eradajere Oleita
Detroit Organizer, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition
Esosa Aimufua
Associate Attorney, Environmental Law & Policy Center
Gary Lewis
Utility Supervisor, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
Holly Bird
Co-Director, Title Track
Holly Pummell
Student Leader, Michigan State University
Jake Gavin
Executive Director, Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association
John Kinch
Michigan Energy Options
John Murphy
Mayor, City of Petoskey
Joshua Perkins
Chief Operating Officer, Black Millennials for Flint
Julie Staveland
Manager, Sustainability Section, EGLE
Kevin Blaser
Business Growth/Development & Energy Specialist, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Indians
Latia Leonard
Co-director, EcoWorks
Maggie Stritz Calnin
Director, Healthy Air Program, Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision
Dr. Missy Stults
Sustainability and Innovations Manager, City of Ann Arbor
Peter Boogaart
Energy Ambassador, City of Holland
Raquel Garcia
SW Detroit Environmental Vision
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Michigan Alliance for Justice in Climate
Dr. Sarah Mills
Senior Program Manager, Graham Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan
Sarah Smith
Michigan Community and Anishinaabe Renewable Energy Sovereignty (MICARES)
Sean McBrearty
Coordinator, Oil & Water Don’t Mix
Sergio Cira-Reyes
Director of Community Engagement, Urban Core Collective
Seth Bernard
Co-Director, Title Track
Shimekia Nichols
Soulardarity
Terry Travis
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, EVNoire
Tremaine Phillips
Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission
Whitney Gravelle
President, Bay Mills Indian Community