Giffords Solar Summit
The office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will host a wide-ranging policy conference on the state and future of solar energy at the U.S. Capitol next week.
The Giffords Solar Summit will feature perspectives on the state of solar energy from federal and Arizona officials as well as a U.S. Marine Corps colonel and solar industry leaders and advocates, including Michael Bidwill, the president of the Arizona Cardinals and former chairman of the board for the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. Bidwill has developed and promoted tax and regulatory policies aimed at growing the solar industry in Arizona.
Speakers:- Pia Carusone – Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
- Michael Bidwill – President, Arizona Cardinals
- Thomas Doyle – President & CEO, NRG Solar
- Tom Alston, Solar Outreach and Policy Coordinator, Congresswoman Giffords
- Marc Spitzer – Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Kris Mayes – Faculty Director, Program on Law and Sustainability Arizona State University
- Ken Zweibel – Director, George Washington University Solar Institute
- Dr. Gavi Begtrup, Policy Advisor, Congresswoman Giffords
- Rhone Resch – President and CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association
- Dr. Ramamoorthy Ramesh – U.S. Department of Energy, Program Manager Solar Energy Technologies Program
- Col. Bob “Brutus” Charette – Director, Expeditiona