From the Apollo Alliance:

   Apollo Summit:

For Clean Energy & Good Jobs

The Apollo Alliance will hold a National Summit of business, labor, environmental and community partners parallel to the National Governors Association annual winter gathering in Washington, DC. The Summit will highlight successful local and state efforts to create clean energy jobs and climate solutions. Together, we will strategize on ways to replicate these successes, including by mobilizing greater public support.

The invitation-only gathering of 125 to 150 Apollo friends and partners will begin with a reception and welcome the evening of Sunday, February 25th, continue with a full day of strategy sessions on Monday, February. 26th, and conclude the morning of Tuesday, February 27th with a visit to Capital Hill to lobby Congress on Apollo initiatives.

The Summit will convene governors and congressional leaders, business leaders, union officials, community activists, and environmentalists. Through a series of plenary sessions and workshops, we will strategize on a two-year action plan to promote clean homegrown energy resources and create good jobs through a combination of policy advocacy and public-private-labor partnerships.

The Agenda will be built around Apollo’s Four-Point Initiative for Clean Energy and Good Jobs http://www.apolloalliance.org/stateleadership.cfm, emphasizing: bio-fuels and efficient, advanced technology vehicles; clean power; high performance buildings; and a new urban agenda.

Participants

Invitees include representatives of Apollo’s diverse allied organizations, including principals and senior leadership. Some of our headline speakers include:

Business

• Roger S. Ballentine, President, Green Strategies, Inc.*
• Keith Cole, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, General Motors*
• Jim Gordon, President, Cape Wind*
• Winston Hickox, CalPERS Adviser*
• Ron Kenedi, Vice President, Solar Energy Solutions groups, Sharp Electronics*
• John Plaza, President, Imperium Renewables*
• Dan Reicher, President, New Energy Capital*
• Patricia K. Vincent, President and CEO, Public Service Company of Colorado, an Xcel Energy company.*
• Carlton Brown, Chief Operating Officer, Full Spectrum Development Co.*

Community & Environmental

• Van Jones, President, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights*
• Carl Pope, Executive Director, Sierra Club*
• Baye Wilson, Executive Director, Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District*

Labor

• Bob Balgenorth, President, State Building & Construction Trades Council, California*
• Anna Berger, Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU, and Chair of Change to Win*
• Leo W. Gerard, International President, United Steelworkers*
• Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO*

Government

• Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-New York*
• Governor Chet Culver, D-Iowa*
• Governor Joe Manchin III, D-West Virginia*
• Mayor Douglas Palmer, Trenton, NJ, and President, US Council of Mayors*
• Governor Deval Patrick, D-Massachusetts*
• Governor Edward C. Rendell, D-Pennsylvania*
• Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-California

* = confirmed

Goals of the Summit

The Summit aims to forge stronger working relationships within Apollo’s non-partisan, multi-sector coalition. Together, we combine the technological, public policy, and political strength to achieve our common goal: a nationally-supported crash program for clean energy independence that will create millions of new good jobs through state and regional leadership and implementation. Plenary and workshop strategy sessions will demonstrate the many ways that we gain strength from our Alliance’s diversity.

The Summit will achieve several measurable outcomes, including:

• Set up new cross-sector “work groups” to support our local, state and national work on advanced auto technology, clean power, green buildings, and smart cities.
• Announce new Apollo state alliances.
• Build a united federal policy agenda for the 2007-2008 cycle.
• During our lobby day on this agenda, secure new House & Senate co-sponsors for clean energy legislation.

Sunday, February 25, 2007 – Apollo’s Vision & Strategy

4:00 pm
Registration opens

5:30 pm
Opening reception, cocktails & buffet -- Ballroom

5:30 pm
VIP Reception -- Sky Room

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Apollo’s Agenda, 2007-2008 -- Ballroom

Welcome, “New Day, New Vision”

Greetings from Governor Deval Patrick, D- MA (confirmed), Governor Ed Rendell, D- PA (confirmed), and other governors and guests.

Panel Discussion – Clean Energy, Good Jobs discussion about how collaborative efforts of industry, labor, and environmentalists have grown the market for clean energy, created good jobs, and contributed to climate solutions.

• Bob Balgenorth, President, State Building & Construction Trades Council, California (confirmed)
• Leo Gerard, President, United Steelworkers (confirmed)
• Jim Gordon, President, Cape Wind (confirmed)
• Ron Kenedi, Vice President, Sharp Solar (confirmed)
• Michael Peck, Founder & Principal, MAPA Group and Gamesa Energy USA (confirmed)
• Patricia Vincent, President, Public Service Company of Colorado (XCEL) (confirmed)

Monday, February 26 – “Stronger Together for Clean Energy & Good Jobs”

7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast Break-Out Sessions, seating will be organized around state and issue caucuses, supported by Apollo Staff & Allies -- Ballroom

Drop-by greetings from:

• Gov. Bill Ritter, D-Colorado
• Gov. Ted Strickland, D-Ohio

8:45 am - 9:15 am
Apollo 101 (Apollo Staff) -- Ballroom

• Meet Apollo: history, organization, staff, leadership
• Apollo’s strategy: alliance partnerships + public supporters, expanding clean energy markets, creating good jobs, climate solutions, growing the alliance
• Creating a state or local alliance
• Summit program and goals: New working groups & public policies for clean energy jobs & climate solutions in four sectors:
  • Oil independence & advanced technology vehicles
  • Clean power
  • Green buildings
  • Smart urban development

9:20 am – 10:20 am
State & Cities Leading the Way – Plenary Session 1
New Fuels for Oil Independence: This session will highlight strategies for how states and localities can build markets for new fuels and advanced automotive technologies that will save good US auto-making jobs, enhance our national security, and curb global warming pollution. -- Ballroom

• Rich Feldman, Executive Director, Worker Center, King County Labor Council, AFL-CIO (confirmed)
• John Plaza, President, Imperium Renewables (confirmed)
• Roger Duncan, Deputy General Manager, Austin Energy (confirmed)
• Sue Bietlich, WI Farmers Union (confirmed)
• Keith Cole, Director of Legislative and Regulator Affairs, General Motors

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
States & Cities Leading the Way - Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1: High Performance Buildings & Job Creation - Retrofitting outdated buildings with modern lights, windows, insulation, and HVAC systems can save enormous amounts of energy and money, while creating thousands of good jobs for local communities in manufacturing, construction, and maintenance. Our panelists will explore how community groups, unions, and business can work with local, state, and federal government to set standards, arrange financing, and provide training to create a vast new industry upgrading public, commercial, and residential buildings. -- Park View Room

• Elsa Barboza, Campaign Coordinator, Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE) (confirmed)
• Don Gilligan, President, NAESCO (confirmed)
• Ed Ott, Executive Director, NYCCLC
• Steve Cowell, President, Conservation Services Group (confirmed)

Breakout 2: Policies and Partnerships for a Clean Power Future- Business, labor, and environmentalists have won impressive victories working with state and local government to expand the market for clean power, manufacturing, and good jobs. These experts will explain the nuts & bolts of putting together wining coalitions. -- Capital Room

• Carla Din, Western Regional Field Director, Apollo Alliance (confirmed)
• Todd Foley, External Affairs and Business Development, BP Solar (confirmed)
• Matt Baker, Executive Director, Environment Colorado (confirmed)
• Marty Aikens, IBEW Local 103 (confirmed)
• Lee Smith, Chief Financial Officer, National Photovoltaic Construction Partnership (confirmed)

12:30pm – 2:00pm
Lunch - seating will be organized around state and issue caucuses, supported by Apollo Staff & Allies -- Ballroom

1:15pm - 2:15pm
Moving Labor & Public Pension Funds into Clean Energy Investments - Plenary 2. The panel will discuss concrete ways that labor can partner with clean energy businesses through pension fund investment.-- Ballroom

• Damon Silvers, Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO (confirmed)
• Winston Hickox, Advisor, CalPERS (confirmed)
• Tom Martin, Senior Vice President, Pacific Corporate Group, (confirmed)
• Tom Croft, Director of the Heartland Network and Executive Director of the Steel Valley Authority (confirmed)
• Matt Cheney, President, MMA Renewable Ventures (confirmed)
• Dan Reicher, President, New Energy Capital (confirmed)

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Breakout 3: Advanced Automotive Manufacturing Federal Action -- Breakout Sessions. This panel will explore the potential for pubic incentives to support retooling of the domestic auto industry to manufacture more fuel efficient, advanced drive train vehicles, save good jobs, and reduce global warming pollution. -- Capital Room

• Brad Markell, International Representative, United Autoworkers
• Deron Lovaas, Vehicles Campaign Director, Natural Resources Defense Council (confirmed)
• Bob Baugh, President, Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, moderator (confirmed)
• Susan Helper, Professor, Case Western University (confirmed)
• Walter McManus, Director, Automotive Analysis Division, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (confirmed)
• Glenn Mercer, Automotive Consultant, Ex-McKinsey Partner

Breakout 4: Federal Supports for Clean Power – ITC, PTC, RPS, CEIA. These experts will outline a near-term federal agenda to create good jobs by growing clean power sector, including renewable energy, clean coal, carbon sequestration and other technologies. -- Park View Room

• Roger S. Ballentine, President, Green Strategies, Inc. (moderator) (confirmed)
• Rhone Resch, President, Solar Energy Industry Association (confirmed)
• Jamie Steve, Legislative Director, American Wind Energy Association (confirmed)
• George Sterzinger, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Policy Project (confirmed)
• Jamie Steve, Legislative Director, American Wind Energy Association (confirmed)
• David Mallino, Legislative Representative, AFL-CIO (confirmed)

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Plenary 3: The New Urban Agenda: Creating Clean Energy & Community Jobs. From Los Angels & Oakland to Newark & Trenton, cities have emerged as hotbeds of new thinking and new partnerships about building a new energy future. Drawing together developers, financiers, inner city residents, labor unions, and a new political leadership, the innovators on this panel will discuss how to tap some of our most best and most neglected resources to create new clean energy opportunities for all. -- Ballroom

• Van Jones, Executive Director, Ella Baker Center, moderator (confirmed)
• Carlton Brown, Chief Operating Officer, Full Spectrum Development Co. (confirmed)
• Pam Egan, Chief Financial Officer, Nevada Partners
• Baye Wilson, Executive Director, Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District, NJ (confirmed)

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Cocktail Reception -- Sky Room

7:00pm – 8:30 pm
Gala Dinner & Presentation. Speakers will discuss local, state, and federal strategies to grow the market for clean energy & create good jobs. -- Ball Room or Washington Room TBD Speakers include:

• Carl Pope, Executive Director, Sierra Club (confirmed)
• Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO (confirmed)
• Mayor Douglas Palmer, Trenton, NY, and President, U.S. Conference of Mayors (invited)
• Governor Ed Rendell, D-Pennsylvania (keynote address) (confirmed)
  

8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
VIP Hospitality Suite (Room TBD)

Tuesday, February 27 –Lobby Day on Capitol Hill

7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast -- Sky Room

8:30 am – 9:00 am
Lobby training. Dan Seligman, National Campaign Dir.
Goal: to secure new House & Senate co-sponsors for clean energy legislation, potentially including (final list TBD):

• Production tax credit for renewable power
• Investment tax credit for solar installation
• Building efficiency tax credit
• Renewable power manufacturing tax credit
• Clean Energy Investment Authority (providing loan guarantees for clean coal, carbon sequestration, renewable power & related manufacturing; to include Davis-Bacon and domestic content rules as well as preferences for Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans)
• Other TBD

9:30 am – 11:30 am
Lobby visits

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch. Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G50

• Senator Hillary Clinton, D-New York (confirmed)
• Anna Berger, Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU (confirmed)

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
State and Local Apollo Alliance Leadership Meeting. Convening organizations of state and local Apollo Alliances and their steering committee members meet to discuss strategies, share ideas, and coordinate their work. -- Sky Room