FREPA Holds "Florida Cleantech Business Workshop"

July 10, 2009

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Enjoy a one-day workshop at the beautiful Ritz Carlton Hotel of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. to learn about the impacts of the 2009 Florida Legislative Session on Florida's future green economy from top renewable energy and climate change consultants. The workshop will also provide an extensive overview of the federal stimulus as it relates green business' engaged in clean/innovative manufacturing, renewable electric generation and fuel production projects, energy efficiency ventures and new technology, city and county government energy programs and sustainability projects, to name a few.

Guests will be greeted with a cocktail reception on Thursday, July 9 followed by the workshop the next day, July 10.


Agenda

Thursday, July 9

Cocktail Reception- 6:45-8:00pm

Friday July 10

Welcome- 8:15am

8:30- 9:15am - 2009 Florida Legislative and Congressional Wrap-up
This Session: What the recent Florida legislative session and activities in congress will mean to the renewable energy and alternative fuels electric generation and fuel production industries in Florida. What will it mean for R&D, energy products, agriculture sustainabilty markets and manufacturing. What is our way forward. How do you get renewable business deals done in the current regulatory environment.

Specific topic areas:
Cap and Trade
State and Federal renewable legislation update
What will current policy and financial activity mean to Florida renewable energy industry

Robin Rorapaugh	Leah Cook	Michael Dobson

Pew Charitable Trust- Robin Roropaugh
Leah Cook - Development Director and Governmental Consultant, FREPA

Michael Dobson - President/CEO, FREPA

Florida Renewable Energy Producers Association (FREPA)

9:20 - 10:10am Federal, State and Local Government Grant Opportunities
This session: Presentations from local government, state and federal government administrators about the various grant and funding opportunities for your energy project and get some insight into their review process. presentation by grant writers and grant review professionals specific to such programs.

Jordanna Rubin

Shaw Enegry Solution - Jordanna Rubin
Broward County Government - Lori Thomas, Broward County Environmental Protection


10:20- 11:35 Southeast Florida Greenovation
This Session: Presenation from Southeast Florida renewable energy developers and clean tech manufactueres about their projects and products to market and R&D

World Wide Wind LLC - Sebastion Studer

Injergy, Inc - Jamie Schlinkmann
Florida Crystal - Invited
Florida Atlantic Univerity- Invited
Scripps- Invited
others invited

Lunch- 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Roundtable Discussion: Moving Industry Forward in Florida

(all invited -subject to change)
Rep. Joe Gibbons
Congresswomen Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Rep. Franklin Sands
Commissioner Scott Brook, Coral Springs
Rep. Kelly Skidmore
Rep.
Q&A

1:15-2:30 p.m. How to Make the Project a Reality

This session: Investor confidence in the renewable energy market. What do investors need from you and what will improve your chances for getting project financing. What do utilties look for in considering a Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) with a renewable developer

Squire Sanders and Dempsey
Florida Power and Light- Justine Sobol (Invited)
Tampa Electric - Invited
Progress Energy- Invited

Registration:

Members: $60.00
Non-members: $75.00

Ritz-Carlton, Ft. Lauderdale
1 North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304

phone: (941) 309-2000 Fax: (954) 465-2300
Click here for hotel info
Special rate for workshop attendees: $149.00