Wednesday, June 15th
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Locust Trace Agriscience Center

2016 Schedule of Events:

8:30 am – 9:15 am      Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:15 am – 9:30 am      Welcome and Introductions

9:30 am – 10:30 am      Session A

• Option 1- Berea Sustainable Development Panel

  Berea College Dorm (LEED Platinum certification and Petal Recognition under the Living Building Challenge)
  Joan Pauly
  Sustainability Coordinator, Berea College

  Berea Municipal Community Solar Farm and Energy Efficiency Programs
  Joshua Bills, CEM
  Energy Efficient Enterprises Program Coordinator,
  Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED)

  Berea Urban Farm and the Old Town Urban Agriculture District
  Cheyenne Olson
  Executive Director, Sustainable Berea ​

• Option 2-Creating a Fossil Free Portfolio

  Carrie B. Van Winkle,
  Socially Responsive Investing

• Option 3- Ecological Management – Compliance, Planning, and Sustainability

  Ward Wilson, Director of Development
  Eco-Tech Consultants, Inc.

10:45 am – 11:45 am  Session B

• Option 1- How a Carbon Fee Could Benefit Kentucky Business
  

  Jason Bailey, Executive Director,
  Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

  Zach Bernstein, Manager, Research and Social Media
  American Sustainable Business Council

• Option 2- Sustainable Spirits
  

  Paulette Akers,
  Division of Compliance Assistance

• Option 3- Energy Star Portfolio Manager for Businesses
  

  James Bush,
  LFUCG

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm    Lunch, Keynote, Exhibits
Keynote Speaker- Michele Muller, Environmental Manager at L’Oreal

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm      Session C

• Option 1- Getting to know the Kentucky Sustainable Business Council
  

  Heather Warman, Executive Director, Kentucky Environmental Foundation and Interim Director of the Kentucky Sustainable Business Council

• Option 2- Sustainable Sites Initiative
  

  Nancy Church, Director, Community – Kentucky,
  U.S. Green Building Council
  Scott Southall, RLA, LEED AP BD+C, ASLA,  AIC
  CDP Engineers

• Option 3- Green Check Program
  

  Rob Gates, Outreach Specialist,
  Bluegrass Greensource

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm     Session D

• Option 1- EcoDistricts, LSC, Green Umbrella, and Bluegrass Forever Green
  

  Bobby Clark,
  Sustainable Business Ventures Corporation

• Option 2- Energy Efficiency & Waste Reduction Solutions for Business
  

  Lissa McCracken,
  Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center

• Option 3- The Business Case for Passive House
  

  David Horton,
  Green Building Consulting, LLC

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm      Door Prize Announcements and Closing

4:30 pm -5:00 pm     Tour of Locust Trace Agriscience Center

5:30 pm -7:00 pm      Happy Hour at Ethereal Brewing Company!

The Bluegrass Sustainable Business Summit is generously sponsored by: