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 |