UNC will host its second annual NC Clean Tech Summit Feb. 19-20. The event highlights the latest innovations, trends and challenges and North Carolina’s central role in the growing clean-technology industry.

Hosted by UNC’s Institute for the Environment (IE) and the Center for Sustainable Enterprise (CSE) at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, the summit focuses on three themes:

– The military and renewable energy
– Smart cities and sustainable communities
– The future of electricity in the Southeast
– Highlights of the summit include:

Keynote addresses by General (Ret.) Wesley K. Clark and Jesse Berst, founder and chair of the Smart Cities Council

Remarks by UNC Chancellor Carol Folt, N.C. Secretary of Commerce John Skvarla, and UNC System President Tom Ross

The Military as a Driver of Renewable Energy” panel discussion moderated by former N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Bill Ross and featuring Chad Harrell of Lend Lease, Gen. (Ret.) Ronald Keys of the Bipartisan Policy Center, Richard Kidd of U.S. Army Energy and Sustainability, Col. Jeffrey Sanborn of Fort Bragg and Chris Tindal of the U.S. Navy

Adapting to a Changing Power Industry: A View from the Utilities” panel discussion with CEOs Thomas Fanning of Southern Company, Lynn Good of Duke Energy and Bill Johnson of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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