Third Conference

Date: TBD in 2009

Location: TBD

The final conference will focus on Kentucky's K-12 and postsecondary education in establishing a framework for a curriculum to build a knowledge base revolving around sustainability and the development of alternative energy sources. This conference, in part, will emphasize developing the next generation of science, technology, engineering and math professionals essential to pursuing new knowledge and technologies.

The event is fully sponsored by these four institutions: Berea College, Centre College, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville.

Any questions regarding these conferences should be directed to:
Lisa Nesmith
Email (preferred): lisa.nesmith@centre.edu
Phone: (859) 238-5285

Second Energizing Kentucky Conference

Date: September 18-19, 2008

Conference Wrap-up Remarks

Opening Plenary Session Speech by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear given at the September 18-19, 2008 Conference
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Final Remarks by Dr. Larry D. Shinn, President of Berea College at the September 18-19, 2008 Conference
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ENERGIZING KENTUCKY - Op Ed for Lexington Herald-Leader, published September 28, 2008 by Al Smith
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Location: Henry Clay Building
604 South Third Street
Louisville, Kentucky
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Hotel Information and Parking for Henry Clay Building

This conference will provide a forum for state, national, and international energy experts to share best practices with Kentuckians as we move toward a clear, visionary, comprehensive, and widely understood energy policy for the Commonwealth. The keynote speaker will be Thomas L. Friedman, author of "The World is Flat" and a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for "The New York Times." Friedman's long-awaited book, "The Earth is Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America," is now available in bookstores.

Printable Thursday - Friday Schedule - (PDF)
Participant Biographies - (PDF)

First Energizing Kentucky Conference

Date: June 3-4, 2008

Conference Wrap-up Remarks

Concluding Remarks by Tom FitzGerald at the June 4, 2008 Conference
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Location: Henry Clay Building
604 South Third Street
Louisville, Kentucky
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Schedule with Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Sandra P. Meyer, president of the Kentucky and Ohio units of Duke Power, one of the nation's largest and most innovative energy companies was the keynote speaker. This conference's focus was on the role of Kentucky's business community in advancing sound policies governing the production, use, and conservation of energy and on finding ways to have economic and educational interests help form effective public policy.