Historically Black Colleges and Universities Community Development Action Coalition
Clean Energy Initiative Regional Roundtable
Florida Memorial University
Smith Conference Center
Miami, Florida
Monday, February 18, 2019
1:00pm-4:30pm
“Expanding Access, Increasing Awareness and Creating Opportunities for Low Wealth Communities”
Agenda
Roundtable Objectives
➢ Introduce the HBCU Community Development Action Coalition and United States Department of Energy Partnership to South Florida Solar/Clean Energy stakeholders
➢ Introduce the HBCU Clean Energy Initiative projects and get feedback from local stakeholders
➢ Engage local stakeholders and make the case for expanding access to clean energy in low-wealth and underserved communities in South Florida by connecting to the HBCU Clean Energy Initiative
➢ Make the case for future collaboration and develop partnerships when implementing the HBCU CEI pilot projects
1:00pm – Press/Mixer Opportunity On campus
1:30pm – 1:45pm
Welcome
Florida Memorial University President
Ron Butler, CEO, HBCU Community Development Action Coalition
Program Overview
Natasha Campbell, Clean Energy Initiative Director
Henry Golatt, Vice-Chairman, HBCU CDAC
1:45pm- 3:00pm
Fireside Chat – “The Way Forward – Creating a More Diverse Workforce in the Clean Energy Economy: Embracing HBCU as a Source of Labor for Jobs in the Solar Industry”
Moderator: TBD
Panelists
Jaffus Hardrick, President, FMU
Andrea Luecke, President, The Solar Foundation, SEIA
Director Campos, DOE, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
Ron Butler, CEO, HBCU CDAC
3:00pm-4:25pm
Bringing the Benefits of Clean Energy to HBCUs and Surrounding Communities
Moderator: Tim Hudson, WLRN TV
Panelists:
Jody Finver, Executive Director, Solar United Neighborhood, Florida
Kim Henderson, Executive Director, Neighbor Housing Services of South Florida
Pandwe Gibson, President and CEO of EcoTech Visions
William Hooper, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, Florida Memorial University
Miguel Bustos, Mgr. Gas Operations, Training & Energy Conservation, Florida City Gas
4:25pm – 4:30pm
Closing Remarks
Henry Golatt and Na
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Clean Energy Roundtable
HBCU CDAC in partnership with Florida Memorial University, the Solar Energy Industries Association and Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida will host a Roundtable discussion on Monday, February 18, 2019 on the campus of Florida Memorial University, located at 15800 NW 42nd Avenue, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054 from 1:00p.m. to 4:30p.m. Your attendance and contribution to the discussion will help shape future projects in the local community spearheaded by HBCU CDAC.
Please note we urge your speedy RSVP.
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