Sustainability Summit
Presented by:
5th Annual Summit
April 28th, 2025
University of Kentucky Gatton Student Center
160 Avenue of Champions
Lexington, KY 40508
2025 Summit Agenda
8:00 AM – Registration
8:30 AM – Bluegrass Greensource Welcome
8:35 AM – Toyota Tsusho Welcome
Jody Shoup
8:45 AM – Keynote – Cultivating Hope and Strength in the Face of Change
Nina McCoy and Mary Cromer, Appalachian Citizens’s Law Center
9:15 AM – Panel – Recycling for the Future: Innovative ways to Expand Community Recycling
Julie Hatter, Lexington Municipal Recycling Facility, Jeff Snyder, Rumpke, Jessica Fink, Recycwell, Hailey Lyons & Bailey Rogers, Smurfit Westrock
10:30 AM – Break
11:00 AM – Small Changes, Big Impact: Speed Networking
Melanie Arnold, KY Division of Water, David Long, Morehead State University, Ally Hall, Franklin County, Jamie Miller & Vanessa Logan, City of Paris, Brian Storz, KY Division of Water, Chrissie Balding, City of Lexington, Cathy Clement, Climate Resilience, Victoria Klaus, UK’s Jim Beam Institute, Clive Pohl, Pohl Rosa Pohl Architects
12:00 PM – Lunch, Welcome by Silicon Ranch
12:45 PM – Lexington LEED Silver recognition
David Abell and Mayor Linda Gorton
1:00 PM – Student Panel
Ines Agbekpenou, HCHS ’25, Campbell Fann, HCHS ’26, Morgan Hooper, University of Kentucky ‘25, Emily Simon, University of Kentucky ‘26
1:15 PM – Panel – Complete Streets: Designing Safer, More Inclusive Pedestrian and Cycling Networks
Scott Thompson, City of Lexington, Steven Vogel, Strand Assoc., Stephen De Witte, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Rick Skinner, Mayor of Williamstown
2:30 PM – Break
3:00 PM – Small Changes, Big Impact: Speed Networking
Melanie Arnold, KY Division of Water, David Long, Morehead State University, Ally Hall, Franklin County, Jamie Miller & Vanessa Logan, City of Paris, Brian Storz, KY Division of Water, Chrissie Balding, City of Lexington, Cathy Clement, Climate Resilience, Victoria Klaus, UK’s Jim Beam Institute, Clive Pohl, Pohl Rosa Pohl Architects
4:00 PM – Reception
*Continuing Education Credit will be available.
5.5 Hours from the Department of Local Government for Fiscal Court members.
Kentucky League of Cities’ City Officials Training Center is able to give 3 hours of outside training credit for Bluegrass Greensource’s 5th Annual Sustainability Summit.
University of Kentucky Gatton Student Center
160 Avenue of Champions
Lexington, KY 40508
The Sustainability Summit is a unique opportunity to bring regional ideas, examples, and solutions to topics that are very timely for the Bluegrass. “The goal is to leave attendees feeling equipped and empowered to instill change in their own communities,” said Amy Sohner, Executive Director “and we aim to accomplish this by conversing with a collection of changemakers in areas such as waste reduction, transportation, climate, and more.” Community leaders, elected officials, and those interested in sustainability are all encouraged to attend.
Thanks to our two Pay it Forwards sponsors, Tetra Tech and East Kentucky Power Cooperative, we have limited scholarship opportunities available. Please contact Rachel.Skinner@bggreensource.org for more information.
