Afternoon & Evening

11:00 - 7:00

Event Registration

6:00 - 10:00

Dinner 

ROC is a chic, high-energy Italian restaurant located in the heart of The Highlands.  Join us to enjoy fresh homemade pasta, prepared by two chefs from Puglia, Italy.

Meet us in the hotel lobby at 6:00. 

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Morning

8:00 - 8:45

Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00

Welcome to Conclave 

John Hoekstra,  Ian Lawrence, Jim Stanway

10:00 - 10:15

Coffee Break, Transition to Breakouts

10:15 - 11:45

Breakout Sessions

Strategy Development Track

Accelerate Your Goals:  Smart Ramping to Green Energy

Explore the current state of the US renewable energy market and how corporations are capitalizing on the immense opportunities.  You'll gain an understanding of which regions offer the best renewable procurement. 

Abe Gausepohl & Sarah Wolf, Cleantech Specialist

Advanced Procurement Track

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Green Energy 2.0 - Next Steps for Market Leaders

Explore the direction of the renewable energy market and how experienced companies can continue to lead.  

Hans Royal, Strategic Renewables 

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​Ensuring Your Project Delivers as Planned

Discuss the details of monitoring and maximizing PPA project performance, including key variables to focus on and measuring project performance over time.

Keith Frederick & Josh Heeman, Project Management Specialists

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Afternoon

11:45 - 12:45

Lunch

12:45 - 2:30

Breakout Sessions

Strategy Development Breakout

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Sustainability Reporting, Market Boundaries, and Buying Instruments 

Elin Olson, Sr. Sustainability Specialist

David Hughes, Cleantech Director ​

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Creating a Renewables Strategy that Works

Every company has a unique set of opportunities and challenges when building an energy strategy.  We'll explore and guide your through the most important considerations and help you craft a strategy to satisfy your stakeholders and meet your goals. 

Emily Johnson, Cleantech Manager

Ally Charlton, Cleantech Client Manager 

Advanced Procurement 

International Power Hour 

Opportunities to procure affordable green power are exploding on a global scale.  A variety of markets are either opening up soon or ready for power procurement now.  We'll explore a variety of geographies in Europe and Asia that you should keep an eye on when considering your global energy load. 

Megan Jones, Sr. Market Analyst 

Jim Stanway, NEO Network

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New & Emerging Structures for Your PPA 

The US PPA landscape is growing ever-more sophisticated and new opportunities and structures emerge.  We'll review the contractual mechanics of these PPAs and what you'll want to consider when exploring them.  

Josh Heeman & John Kelley, Project Management Specialists

2:30 - 3:30

Ask The Expert

Now is the opportunity to dig into your strategy.   Connect with an expert during these table topic workshops to explore the next

steps for your company's renewable energy plan. Topics include:​

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• Onsite & DERs | Ian Lawrence & Josh Heeman

• International Markets | Shelby Jett, Kseniya Pfeiffer, Megan Jones

• EACs, Offsets, Reaching Carbon Neutrality | Emily Johnson & David Hughes

• Supply Chain Engagement | Jim Stanway

• Science Based Targets and Reporting | Elin Olson & Erik Mohn

• Renewable Thermal  |  Abe Gausepohl

• Power Purchase Agreements | Hans Royal 

• "I've done a PPA." - Connect with companies who've done deals | Ally Charlton 

• Market Intelligence & The NEO Network | Mat Loving & Mary Meyer 

3:30 - 4:30

Going Carbon Neutral with Maple Leaf Foods

In 2019, NEO Network member Maple Leaf Foods became the first major food company in the world to announce that it had become carbon neutral through a combination of initiatives including the purchase of high-quality carbon offsets.

 Tim Faveri and Patrick Huynh of Maple Leaf Foods will join Amy Haddon of Schneider Electric to discuss the company’s carbon management and communications strategies, and the benefit Maple Leaf Foods has seen as a result.

Amy Haddon, VP Global Cleantech + Content Marketing

Tim Faveri, VP Sustainability & Shared Value at Maple Leaf Foods

Patrick Huynh, Environmental Sustainability Manager at Maple Leaf Foods 

Evening Fun 

5:00 - 10:00

The Louisville Slugger Museum & Dinner 

Join us for happy hour at The Louisville Slugger Museum, where you can experience the role the Louisville Slugger

baseball bat has played in American culture.  You don't have to be a baseball fan to enjoy the slugger museum,

but we we'll have the batting cages open if you want to knock a few out of the park. 

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Happy Hour is followed by dinner at the hotel at 7:30.