July 14, 2010
University of Toledo
Hilton Toledo, 3100 Glendale Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614
Hearing Co-Chairs: Vice Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Commissioner Peter T. R. Brookes
AGENDA
9:00 am – 9:15 am Introductory remarks by Dr. William McMillen, Provost of the University of Toledo
9:15 am – 9:30 am Co-chairs’ opening remarks:
9:30 am – 11:00 am Panel I: China’s Green Technology Policy and Development
- Mr. Ethan Zindler, Head of Policy Analysis, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Washington, DC [Testimony]
- Mr. Julian L. Wong, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress Action Fund, Washington, DC [Testimony]
- Mr. Devon Swezey, Project Director, The Breakthrough Institute, Oakland, CA [Testimony]
11:15 am – 12:45 pm Panel II: Ohio’s Response to the Challenges from China
- Ms. Megan Reichert-Kral, Director, Clean & Alternative Energy Incubator, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
- Mr. David McCall, District One Director, United Steelworkers Union, Columbus, OH [Testimony]
- Mr. Ty Haines, Vice President, Manufacturing Services, WIRE-Net, Cleveland, OH [Testimony]
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Lunch Break
1:45 pm – 3:15 pm Panel III: Clean Technology Companies Adding Jobs and Growth
- Ms. Kathy Weiss, Vice President, Government Affairs, First Solar, Perrysburg, OH [Testimony]
- Mr. Greg Noethlich, Chief Operating Officer, Elyria Foundry, Elyria, OH [Testimony]
- Mr. J. Ross Bushman, President, Cast-Fab Technologies, Cincinnati, OH [Testimony]
- Mr. Pat Valente, Executive Director, Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition, Cleveland, OH [Testimony]
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Panel IV: Public Comment Period (5 minutes per person)