Annual Stakeholders Meeting  

-Meeting Agenda-

1)   $130M to Make Philadelphia the Nation's Energy Efficiency Research Hub

The U.S. Department of Energy selected Philadelphia and Penn State to develop a national model of energy efficiency research and commercialization at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. What potential impact will the hub have on manufacturers and energy conservation companies in the Philadelphia region? What could this type of investment mean for the region’s workforce development and education efforts? Could our leadership in energy efficiency research also propel the region’s efforts to retrofit our real estate? Learn more from two of this monumental project’s ringleaders:

Introduction: Bernadine Hawes, Chairwoman Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center, Green Economy Task Force Co-Chair

John Grady, Executive Vice President of Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation

2)   Leadership Exchange of Greater Philadelphia Meets San Francisco’s Green Economy

In September, the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia hosted 100 of our region’s finest in San Francisco, CA for Leadership Exchange of Greater Philadelphia. The topic: green economy. When SBN Executive Director, Leanne Krueger-Braneky, returned she said she learned as much about Philadelphia’s strengths as she did about San Francisco’s. Three leaders from the trip join the Stakeholders Meeting to share their experience and a few surprises from the trip:

Introduction: Leanne Krueger-Braneky, Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Network, Green Economy Task Force Co-Chair

Drew Becher, President of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Nicole Giles, Director of Programs and Membership Development at the African American Chamber of Commerce

3)   Greenworks, Economy 2.0

The Director of Sustainability for the City of Philadelphia, Katherine Gajewski, joins the Stakeholders Meeting to engage you in an important update the office is making to the City’ sustainability plan, Greenworks. Hear what changes are being made and assist in plans for the future of the Greenworks - Economy strategy:

Introduction: Christine Knapp, Director of Outreach for PennFuture, Green Economy Task Force Co-Chair

Katherine Gajewski, Director of Sustainability for the City of Philadelphia

4)   Green Economy Task Force, Next Steps:

Another whirlwind year of your accomplishments; decide where GETF goes from here. Get a run-down on the most exciting projects of the past year including a handy summary of new financial incentives for energy efficiency, a needs assessment of the region’s green infrastructure companies, and a snap shot of the massive team of job training programs that have developed in the past year. Then, give the Green Economy Task Force leadership your ideas for the coalition’s work in the year ahead. Please join us for this important discussion:

Kate Houstoun, Director of Green Economy Initiatives for the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia

Natalia Olson-Urtecho, President of Ecolibrium Group, Green Economy Task Force Co-Chair