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Environmental Policy

2001 Energy Forum

October 5, 2001

Olympia Resort & Conference Center

Oconomowoc, WI

Preliminary Agenda

 

8:00 to 8:45 a.m.

Registration and continental breakfast , Olympia Foyer

8:45 to 9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction:  Overview of the WEI Energy Forum, Olympia A & B

John Imes, Wisconsin Environmental Initiative 
Tom Still, Wisconsin State Journal, We the People/Wisconsin

9:00 to 9:30 a.m.

State of Wisconsin 2001 Energy Policy and Challenge to Participants, Olympia A & B

Governor Scott McCallum

9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Challenge:  How can we meet Wisconsin’s Energy Needs while Positively Impacting the Environment and Economy? 
Olympia A & B

Moderator: Harry Webne-Behrman, Collaborative Initiative

Panel Discussion:  

Steve Hiniker, Citizens Utility Board (CUB) 
George Edgar, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation  
Rich Bogovich, Wisconsin Environmental Decade  
Larry Salustro, Wisconsin Energy (WEPCO)  
Charles Mcginnis,  Johnson Controls  
Pat Meier,  Division of Energy - WI Focus on Energy Program

10:30 to 10:45 a.m.

Q&A: Interactive panel and audience discussion, Olympia A & B

10:45 to 11:00 a.m.

Break, Olympia Foyer

11:00 to 12:00 p.m.

Small Group Discussion: Participants will provide feedback to examples articulated by the morning speakers and identify key ideas and opportunities to share with the large group.

Board Room, Bonaventure, Broadmoor A & B (lower level), Suite 208 and 212 (main level, 2nd floor)

 

12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Lunch with Keynote Speaker, Westlake (lower level)

Bringing Our Electricity Grid Into the 21st Century

Peter Asmus, is President of Pathfinder Communications and a Senior Associate with AHC Group, a consulting firm offering strategic advice on environmental and energy strategies to many leading corporations.  Asmus, a Wisconsin native, has spent more than a decade in California covering energy and environmental issues for variety of publications including the LA Times and Christian Science Monitor.  He is also author of Reaping The Wind(recently published by Island Press) and
co-author of Reinventing Electric Utilities and In Search of Environmental Excellence.  The week following the WEI Energy Forum, Asmus will be giving a policy briefing at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. titled  “Confluence of Environment & Energy: What’s best for the Nation”.  

For more on Peter Asmus, check out a recent column of his at: www.greenbiz.com/news/columns_third.cfm?NewsID=16034&pic=3  For more on AHC Group, please check their website at www.AHCGroup.com.
 

1:00 to 1:30 p.m.

Review of Key Ideas and Opportunities: Large Group, Olympia A & B

Harry Webne-Behrman will summarize the results, key themes, and observations from the morning discussions.

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Small Group Discussion:  Participants will identify obstacles and incentives to implementing key ideas and opportunities.  

Board Room, Bonaventure, Broadmoor A & B (lower level), Suite 208 and 212 (main level, 2nd floor)

2:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Energy Forum Working Group Development and Next Steps: Large Group, Olympia A & B