Pathways to a Clean Future

The forum will bring together industry professionals from across New York including policymakers, government officials, advocacy groups, energy sector leaders, academia, media, and more. Topics will include achieving state climate goals with Bio-Energy, environmental equity with liquid transportation and heating fuels, clean emissions with biomass-based diesel fuels, and how the West is cleaning emissions in the transportation sector.

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9:00 AM	Breakfast
9:45 AM	Emcee: Ralph Ortega, Editor in Chief, City & State NY Opening Remarks By: Donnell Rehagen, CEO, Clean Fuels Alliance
10:00 AM	Opening Keynote Speaker: State Senator Kevin S. Parker, Chair, Committee on Energy and Telecommunications
10:15 AM	Achieving State Climate Change Goals with Bio-Energy As a 100% replacement for fossil fuel, biomass-based diesel decreases carbon emissions and reduces harmful particulate matter and criteria pollutants. Understand how these fuels can help states achieve their carbon reduction goals. Moderator: Scott Fenwick, Technical Director, Clean Fuels Alliance America Panelists: Tristan Brown, J.D., Ph.D., Director of the Bioeconomy Development Institute, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Michael Wang, Ph.D, Center Director and Distinguished Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory Valerie Sarisky-Reed, Ph.D., Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
11:15 AM	Keynote Speaker: Carrie Woerner, New York State Assembly Member, District 113
11:30 AM	Environmental Equity with Liquid Transportation and Heating Fuels How the use of biomass-based diesel is contributing to the health and wellness in the United States, and specifically in Environmental Justice and disadvantaged communities. Trinity study. Moderator: Floyd Vergara, Clean Fuels Alliance America Panelists: Jackie Park Albaum, Director of Urban Agriculture, Groundwork Elizabeth Louie Brown, Partner, Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director, Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition, Former NYS Senator
12:30 PM	Luncheon Introduction By: Colleen Klein, Exec Director, NY Corn & Soybean Growers Association Keynote Speaker Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (WA), Chair, House Environment & Energy Committee
1:30 PM	Supplying Northeast Needs with Biomass-Based Diesel How energy markets have responded to state’s carbon reduction goals in the transportation and heating sectors, transforming the U.S. West Coast and taking shape in the Northeast states. Moderator: Steven J. Levy, Managing Director, Sprague Operating Resources LLC Panelists: Sandra Dudley, Executive Vice President, Darling Ingredients, Irving TX Chris Peterson, President, HeroBX Michael Devine, President, National Oilheat Research Alliance John Zeidler, EVP & COO, World Energy
2:30 PM	How the West Coast is Cleaning Emissions in the Transportation Sector – Can it Work in the Northeast? The U.S. West Coast and British Columbia, CAN have transformed their medium and heavy-duty transportation sector through a low carbon fuel standard. Can such a standard work in New York? Moderator: Floyd Vergara, Director, State Governmental Affairs, Clean Fuels Alliance America Panelists: Cory-Ann Wind, Clean Fuels Program Manager, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Rich Kassel, Partner, AJW Louie Brown, Partner, Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP Beth Doglio, Former Washington State Representative
3:30 PM	Closing Discussion: Donnell Rehagan, CEO, Clean Fuels Alliance America
3:35 PM-5:30 PM	Cocktail Reception

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