Speakers
From Saturday Nov. 16 to Tuesday Nov. 19 there will be a series of panel discussions at the Wood Stove Decathlon. The panels are designed to promote networking and engagement with the audience. Click here for a schedule (panel times subject to change). Here is the list of confirmed and invited speakers as of Nov. 8, 2013:
| as of Nov. 12, 2013: |
| Ackerly, John - Alliance for Green Heat |
| Agrell, David - Popular Mechanics |
| Atemboski, Alan - Travis Industries, Inc. |
| Atkins, Dave - US Forest Service |
| Bartlett, Sean - Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves |
| Burkhard, Ellen - NYSERDA |
| Roy Burrow, aka Brother Bart- hearth.com |
| Butcher, Thomas - Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Congressman Benishek, Dan - (R-MI) |
| Carbonell, Tomas - Environmental Defense Fund |
| Carroll, Allen - Catalytic Hearth Coalition |
| Clarke, Bill - Osprey Foundation |
| Cordes, Leslie - Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves |
| Crockett, John - USDA Forest Service |
| Crouch, John - Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association |
| Cullen, Peter - Wöhler |
| Daken, Abigail, Energy Star Program, EPA |
| Davenport, Reg - DNR Engineering |
| Dodge, Ben - Massachusetts Clean Energy Center |
| Rep. DeFazio, Peter - Congressman from Oregon (invited) |
| Donge, Lily - Ernst & Young |
| Donovan, Christine - Vermont Energy Investment Corporation |
| Elder, Karen - Schott-Robax |
| Eldridge, Ashley - Chimney Safety Institute of America |
| Faehner, Steve - American Wood Fibers |
| Freihoffer, Dan - Woodpellets.com |
| Gionet ,Trevor - Alliance for Green Heat |
| Gist, Ryan- BioLite Engineer |
| Goldman, Jack -CEO, HPBA |
| Graber, Theo - Alaska Dynamics |
| Gregg, Kaitlin - Van Ness Feldman |
| Haas, Kyle - Maryland Energy Administration |
| Hallowell, Jeff - ClearStak |
| Hammond, Prof. James - Howard University |
| Holton, Mike - England Stove Works |
| Hopke, Philip - Prof, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, Clarkson University |
| Rep. Huffman, Jared - Congressman from California |
| Hushaw, Jennifer - Innovative Natural Resource Solutions |
| Ikle-Khalsa, Sat Jiwan - Takoma Park Corn Co-op |
| Issod, Craig - Founder, Hearth.com |
| Iyer, Venkatesh- BioLite Engineer |
| Jensen, Maria - Alliance for Green Heat |
| Jewell, Sally - Secretary of the Interior (invited) |
| Jussel, Richard- Ofenabu & Feuerstellen |
| Kays, Jonathan - University of Maryland Extension |
| Congresswoman Kirpatrick, Ann - (D-NM) |
| Knaebe, Mark - US Forest Service |
| Rep. Kuster, Ann - Congresswoman from New Hamphsire (invited) |
| Larson, Ben - National Wildlife Federation |
| Lear, Monica - DC Urban Forestry Administration |
| Lehet, Roger - Unforgettable Fire LLC |
| Levesque, Charlie - Innovative Natural Resource Solutions |
| Levine, Elliot - DOE Biomass Program |
| Mäkeläinen-Buhanist, Mrs. Soili - Finnish Embassy |
| Mathieu, Sandy - Bellweather |
| McDowell, Leslie - Building Performance Institute |
| McFarland, Dan - Inven Inc. |
| McKim, Craig - Testo |
| Meigs, James - Editor in Chief, Popular Mechanics |
| Rep. Michaud, Mike - Congressman from Maine (Invited) |
| Mitchell, John - EPA (invited) |
| Moniz, Ernest - Secretary of DOE (invited) |
| Morrissey, Tom - Woodstock Soapstone Company |
| Morrison, Joel - West Penn Power Sustainability Energy Fund |
| Myers, Taylor - University of Maryland, College Park |
| Myren, Alben - Myren Consulting |
| Niebling, Charlie - BTEC/Innovative Natural Resource Solutions |
| Pilger, John - Chimney Safety Institute of America |
| Rector, Lisa - NESCAUM |
| Remine, Matt - Walker Stoves |
| Rhodes, Steve - HWAM |
| Rider, Dan - Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
| Rizzo, Robert - Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (invited) |
| Romeo, Joe - ETAS |
| Rumens, Kurt - Travis Stoves |
| Saha, Nilanjana - Columbia University |
| Salafsky, Nick - Foundations for Success |
| Salverson, Wade - Bureau of Land Management, Dept. of Interior |
| Sanchez, Rafael - Environmental Protection Agency |
| Schmidt, Ben - Seeley Lake Changeout |
| Senf, Norbert - Masonry Heater Association |
| Seymour, Joe - Executive Director, Biomass Thermal Energy Council |
| Senator Shaheen, Jeane - US Senator from New Hampshire (inivited) |
| Bear, Smokey the - US Forest Service |
| Staver, Ken - University of Maryland |
| Steel, Al - US Forest Service |
| Stewart, Jason- Firemaster |
| Stoelzl, Tomas - Austrian Embassy |
| Taksøe-Jensen, Ambassador of Denmark |
| Thomas, Richard - Courtland Hearth & Hardware |
| Tidwell, Tom - Cheif of US Forest Service |
| Tinnemore, Rod - Washington State Department of Ecology |
| Rep. Tonko, Paul - Congressman from New York |
| Trojanowski, Rebecca - Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Rep. Van Hollen, Chris - Congressman from Maryland |
| Vlahos, Rick - Executive Director, National Fireplace Institute |
| Wagner, Mary - Associate Chief, USDA Forest Service |
| Williamson, Scott - Pellet Stove Service |
| Wittus, Niels- Wittus-Fire by Design |
| Wolfe, Mark - National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association |
| Wood, Gil - Environmental Protection Agency (Invited) |
| Zander, Rod - New England Hearth & Soapstone |