The event is Friday, June 12 at Thorne Dining Hall on the campus of Bowdoin College in Brunswick. The event will look at both the challenges and the opportunities that climate change is presenting for Maine.
The event is hosted by Envision Maine, a statewide organization working to promote Maine’s next economy, and many partners, including the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber. For more information, go to envsionmaine.org.
Here’s the schedule:
— 9 a.m., First keynote: Dan Reicher
Director of the Steyer–Taylor Center at Stanford University, former director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives at Google, and a former assistant secretary of Energy.
— 9:30 a.m., What We’re Seeing
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
Cameron Wake, University of New Hampshire
Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine
Andy Pershing, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
— Noon, Second 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 p.m., What We’re Doing About It
Phil Coupe, Revision Energy
Doug Baston, energy adviser
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 p.m., Some Big Ideas For Tomorrow
Sue Jones, community solar
Sam May, refinancing farming
Paul Williamson, offshore wind
Naomi Beal, passive houses
Jesse Thompson, Kaplan Thompson
Barry Woods, plug-in vehicles
— 3 p.m., Lightning round: What’s Your Big Idea?
UPCOMING EVENTS:
— Learn a five-step system to strategic decision making at the next Small Business Success Seminar. The seminar is today, June 10, noon to 1 p.m. at the Topsham Public Library (25 Foreside Road). It is led by Angela Chute, of Authentic Compass, and there is no fee. Learn new techniques to take back to your business the very same day.
— Hear a recap of the most recent state legislative session from Dana Connors, president of the Maine State Chamber, and Peter Gore, VP of Government Relations at the Maine State Chamber. The Chamber Regional Luncheon is Wednesday, June 17, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Brunswick Hotel & Tavern (4 Noble St., Brunswick).
OUR MEMBERS: Do you need a locksmith, a Realtor or a place to dine? Check out the chamber’s website at www.midcoastmaine.com to find what you are looking for.
SMMC proudly serves 670 businesses and organizations in the following communities: Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Dresden, Edgecomb, Georgetown, Harpswell, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath, Westport Island, Wiscasset and Woolwich. Find them all on our website at wwwmidcoastmaine.com.
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