Keynote Speaker
Dr. David Pointer:
Interim Nuclear Energy Program Director, Fusion and Fission Sciences Directorate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Session 1:
Resiliency in Appalachia
Session 1 Moderator:
Eric Dixon
Senior Researcher
Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI)
Session 1 Panelist:
Jane Margaret Bell
Regional Planner for Water Resources
Land of Sky
Session 1 Panelist:
Dr. Aaron Maxwell
Associate Professor of Geography
Faculty Director, WV GIC Technical Center
West Virginia University (WVU)
Session 1 Panelist:
Brendan Muckian-Bates
Policy and Advocacy Associate
Central Appalachian Network
Appalachian Flood Resiliency Coalition
Session 1 Panelist:
Dr. Peter Thornton
Corporate Fellow
Director of Climate Change Science Institute
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Session 2:
Powering Appalachia
Session 2 Moderator:
Dr. Kirk Gerdes
Deputy Director, Research and Innovation Center
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
Session 2 Panelist:
Mara Boggs
President & CEO
Charleston Area Alliance
Session 2 Panelist:
Evan Cummings
Senior Director of Business Development
Kairos Power
Session 2 Panelist:
Will Latta
Vice President, BrightLoopTM
Babcock & Wilcox (B&W)
Session 2 Panelist:
Jeff Nehr
Senior Vice President of Gas Supply & Development
Hope Gas
Fireside Chat (lunch):
Resiliency and Volunteer Efforts in Appalachia
Dr. Edgar Lara-Curzio
Distinguished Scientist,
Director of Energy Resources Programs
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Dave Lumsden
Chairman
Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD)
Session 3:
Responsible Utilization of Appalachian Resources
Session 3 Moderator:
Brendan Muckian-Bates
Policy and Advocacy Associate
Central Appalachian Network
Appalachian Flood Resiliency Coalition
Session 3 Panelist:
Rob Eckenrode
Lead Forest Carbon Analyst
Green Assets
Session 3 Panelist:
Jessica Moore
Director
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Session 3 Panelist:
Cassidy Riley
Chief Program Officer
Coalfield Development
Session 3 Panelist:
Joe Stopper
Senior Vice President for Planning and Analysis
Ramaco Carbon
Special Presentation(Reception):
Dr. Matt Wilson
Dr. Matt Wilson
Professor of Animal Sciences and Director
WVU Alliance for Regenerative Livestock
Session 4:
Industrial Competitiveness in Appalachia
Session 4 Moderator:
David Satterfield
Interim Associate Vice President for Research
West Virginia University (WVU)
Session 4 Panelist:
Dr. Brian Anderson
Executive Vice President, Energy and Utilities
System One
Session 4 Panelist:
Dr. Christian Staudt
Partner and Renewable Energy Co-Leader
McKinsey & Company
Session 4 Panelist:
Amanda Woodrum
Co-Executive Director
ReImagine Appalachia
Session 4 Panelist:
Dr. Melanie Zaber
Senior Economist; Codirector,
Middle-Class Pathways Center
Professor of Policy Analysis,
RAND School of Public Policy
