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		<title>Closing Remarks &#8211; Day 2</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Craig Williams is the Director of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Congressional Principal Advisor of Military and Veteran’s Affairs to Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D., representing the largest district (FL-02) in the great State of Florida (19 counties). As Director, Craig is responsible for
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									<p><strong>Mr. Dave Robau<br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gulf Coast Energy Network</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p><p><strong>Mr. Craig Williams<br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Director of Military and Veteran’s Affairs</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn (FL-02)</span></p>								</div>
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									<p>Craig Williams is the Director of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Congressional Principal Advisor of Military and Veteran’s Affairs to Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D., representing the largest district (FL-02) in the great State of Florida (19 counties). As Director, Craig is responsible for maintaining liaison and relationships with installation leaders, members of Congress and their staff, the Senate, the Executive Branch, and local community leaders.</p><p><span style="color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem;">→ </span><span style="color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.gulfcoastenergynetwork.org/powerup-2021-session-videos/">Back to Sessions</a></span></p><p>→ <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.gulfcoastenergynetwork.org/speakers/">2021 Power Up Speakers</a></span></p>								</div>
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									<p><strong>Moderator: Mr. Lowell Usrey<br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Integration Branch Chief, Natural Disaster Recovery Program Management Office, Tyndall Air Force Base, U.S. Air Force</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p><p><strong>Mr. Lance Marrano<br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Senior Science and Technology Advisor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p><p><strong>Mr. Eric Kanagy<br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lead for the Installation Resilience Operations Center (IROC), CEO/Co-Founder, Simplesense</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p><p><strong>Maj. Joelle Uribe<br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Program Development &amp; Investment Division, Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), U.S. Air Force</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p><p><strong>Ms. Amy Solana<br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Senior Researcher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy (Virtual Presentation)</span></p>								</div>
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									<p>The Tyndall Air Force Base Program Management Office Session describes, in detail, measures taken and future plans for the Natural Disaster Recovery Program. With key concepts from the Innovation Resilience Operations Center and Leading Energy Resilience Efforts for Tyndall.</p><p>→ <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.gulfcoastenergynetwork.org/powerup-2021-session-videos/">Back to Sessions</a></span><br />→ <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.gulfcoastenergynetwork.org/speakers/">2021 Power Up Speakers</a></span></p>								</div>
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			<p>Energy security is a key readiness enabler that ensures successful operations for communities and military installations, alike. This panel will discuss new strategies for distributed energy solutions to maintain critical services, while balancing the demands and constraints of the operation and the goals of CO2 reduction. Our experts will discuss how we increase resilience and reliability in power grids with new programs that leverage partnerships between community stakeholders, military installations, and other partners.</p>
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			<p>As we address the impacts of climate change, we see how extreme weather events impact our national security. Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home &#038; Abroad, established administration policy that climate considerations shall be an essential element of United States foreign policy &#038; national security. For the Department of Defense, energy is an operational imperative and our dependence on traditional energy sources has increased vulnerabilities and poses a threat to military operations.</p>
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									<p><strong>Mr. Mark A. Correll<br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety and Infrastructure, Headquarters U.S. Air Force</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /><br /></span></p><p><strong>Ms. Sandra Kline<br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Director of installation Resilience, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment).</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Mr. Frank Holcomb</strong><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Senior Researcher, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Lab</span></p>								</div>
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									<p>The Community Partnership for Defense Innovation discusses multiple key strategies on installation resilience plans regarding energy, grid and shoreline resilience, along with the federal sustainability framework.</p><p>→ <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.gulfcoastenergynetwork.org/powerup-2021-session-videos/">Back to Sessions</a></span><br />→ <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.gulfcoastenergynetwork.org/speakers/">2021 Power Up Speakers</a></span></p>								</div>
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			<p>Colonel Travis K. Leighton is the Chief of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Natural Disaster Recovery Division located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. He leads an organization supporting a $6 billion, multi-year planning, programming, design, and construction effort to rebuild Tyndall following Hurricane Michael in 2018 and Offutt Air Force Base following a March 2019 flood.</p>
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			<p>Energy security is a key readiness enabler that ensures successful operations for communities and military installations, alike. This panel will discuss new strategies for distributed energy solutions to maintain critical services, while balancing the demands and constraints of the operation and the goals of CO2 reduction. Our experts will discuss how we increase resilience and reliability in power grids with new programs that leverage partnerships between community stakeholders, military installations, and other partners.</p>
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			<p>As we address the impacts of climate change, we see how extreme weather events impact our national security. Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home &#038; Abroad, established administration policy that climate considerations shall be an essential element of United States foreign policy &#038; national security. For the Department of Defense, energy is an operational imperative and our dependence on traditional energy sources has increased vulnerabilities and poses a threat to military operations.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Department of the Air Force Office of Energy Assurance (OEA) was established in February 2016 by the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff to serve as the aggregator for installation energy and water resilience initiatives. The new OEA Director, Mr. Kirk Phillips, offers a great overview of the Office and its recent accomplishments. 

We are so pleased to partner with of friends at the RISE Consortium. The mission of the Resilient Infrastructure + Secure Energy (RISE) Consortium is to address the energy security and climate crises by reimagining how we use, generate, transport, and store energy and how we build efficient, modern, resilient infrastructure. Join more than 300 organizations as a RISE Consortium member. ]]></description>
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									<p><strong>Mr. Dave Robau </strong><br />Gulf Coast Energy Network</p><p><strong>Ms. Sandy Sims </strong><br />Director of External Relations, Gulf Power Company</p>								</div>
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			<p>Energy security is a key readiness enabler that ensures successful operations for communities and military installations, alike. This panel will discuss new strategies for distributed energy solutions to maintain critical services, while balancing the demands and constraints of the operation and the goals of CO2 reduction. Our experts will discuss how we increase resilience and reliability in power grids with new programs that leverage partnerships between community stakeholders, military installations, and other partners.</p>
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				Workshop 1: Climate Change as a National Security Priority			</a>
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			<p>As we address the impacts of climate change, we see how extreme weather events impact our national security. Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home &#038; Abroad, established administration policy that climate considerations shall be an essential element of United States foreign policy &#038; national security. For the Department of Defense, energy is an operational imperative and our dependence on traditional energy sources has increased vulnerabilities and poses a threat to military operations.</p>
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				Workshop 2: Sustainment and Modernization: Intelligent Buildings + Infrastructure			</a>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Department of the Air Force Office of Energy Assurance (OEA) was established in February 2016 by the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff to serve as the aggregator for installation energy and water resilience initiatives. The new OEA Director, Mr. Kirk Phillips, offers a great overview of the Office and its recent accomplishments. 

We are so pleased to partner with of friends at the RISE Consortium. The mission of the Resilient Infrastructure + Secure Energy (RISE) Consortium is to address the energy security and climate crises by reimagining how we use, generate, transport, and store energy and how we build efficient, modern, resilient infrastructure. Join more than 300 organizations as a RISE Consortium member. ]]></description>
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									<p><strong>Introduction: Mr. Jonathon Monken</strong> Principal, Converge Strategies and Member Representative, RISE Consortium</p><p><strong>Mr. Kirk Phillips</strong><br />Director, Office of Energy Assurance (OEA), U.S. Air Force</p>								</div>
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									<p>The Department of the Air Force Office of Energy Assurance (OEA) was established in February 2016 by the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff to serve as the aggregator for installation energy and water resilience initiatives. The new OEA Director, Mr. Kirk Phillips, offers a great overview of the Office and its recent accomplishments. We are so pleased to partner with of friends at the RISE Consortium. The mission of the Resilient Infrastructure + Secure Energy (RISE) Consortium is to address the energy security and climate crises by reimagining how we use, generate, transport, and store energy and how we build efficient, modern, resilient infrastructure. Join more than 300 organizations as a RISE Consortium member.</p>								</div>
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			<p>Colonel Travis K. Leighton is the Chief of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Natural Disaster Recovery Division located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. He leads an organization supporting a $6 billion, multi-year planning, programming, design, and construction effort to rebuild Tyndall following Hurricane Michael in 2018 and Offutt Air Force Base following a March 2019 flood.</p>
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			<p>After building a national non-profit organization, Echols ran for and was elected to statewide office in 2010 serving as Public Service Commissioner. His primary job is energy regulation. When Echols took office, Georgia was 34th in solar power. Now, 7 years later the state is 5th in the nation in approved solar.</p>
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				Plenary Session: Innovative Partnerships to Build Resilient Cities			</a>
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			<p>Energy security is a key readiness enabler that ensures successful operations for communities and military installations, alike. This panel will discuss new strategies for distributed energy solutions to maintain critical services, while balancing the demands and constraints of the operation and the goals of CO2 reduction. Our experts will discuss how we increase resilience and reliability in power grids with new programs that leverage partnerships between community stakeholders, military installations, and other partners.</p>
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				Workshop 1: Climate Change as a National Security Priority			</a>
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			<p>As we address the impacts of climate change, we see how extreme weather events impact our national security. Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home &#038; Abroad, established administration policy that climate considerations shall be an essential element of United States foreign policy &#038; national security. For the Department of Defense, energy is an operational imperative and our dependence on traditional energy sources has increased vulnerabilities and poses a threat to military operations.</p>
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				Workshop 2: Sustainment and Modernization: Intelligent Buildings + Infrastructure			</a>
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			<p>Adapting and modernizing our buildings and infrastructure are critical to creating a culture of resiliency. Leveraging advanced building systems and technologies and part of the solutions. This panel will discuss how we combine resource efficiency, onsite power supply through advanced microgrids, and innovative financing tools to achieve resiliency goals and mandates. </p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rebuilding an Air Force installation after Category 5 hurricane takes a team of experts from ac from multiple sectors. This panel looks at smart and sustainable design principles, coupled with the latest technologies in fortified construction. This session takes a deep dive into the Installation of the Future at Tyndall Air Force Base. ]]></description>
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									<p>Our panel of subject matter experts will discuss alternative funding strategies to include third-party financing and Energy-As-A-Service business models. Learn about new programs for partnerships to advance the clean energy economy.</p><p>→ <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.gulfcoastenergynetwork.org/powerup-2021-session-videos/">Back to Sessions</a></span><br />→ <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.gulfcoastenergynetwork.org/speakers/">2021 Power Up Speakers</a></span></p>								</div>
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				Keynote Speaker &#8211; Day 1 &#8211; Col. Travis K. Leighton			</a>
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			<p>Colonel Travis K. Leighton is the Chief of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Natural Disaster Recovery Division located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. He leads an organization supporting a $6 billion, multi-year planning, programming, design, and construction effort to rebuild Tyndall following Hurricane Michael in 2018 and Offutt Air Force Base following a March 2019 flood.</p>
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				Georgia Public Service Commission Address &#8211; Tim Echols			</a>
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			<p>After building a national non-profit organization, Echols ran for and was elected to statewide office in 2010 serving as Public Service Commissioner. His primary job is energy regulation. When Echols took office, Georgia was 34th in solar power. Now, 7 years later the state is 5th in the nation in approved solar.</p>
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				Plenary Session: Innovative Partnerships to Build Resilient Cities			</a>
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			<p>Energy security is a key readiness enabler that ensures successful operations for communities and military installations, alike. This panel will discuss new strategies for distributed energy solutions to maintain critical services, while balancing the demands and constraints of the operation and the goals of CO2 reduction. Our experts will discuss how we increase resilience and reliability in power grids with new programs that leverage partnerships between community stakeholders, military installations, and other partners.</p>
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				Workshop 1: Climate Change as a National Security Priority			</a>
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			<p>As we address the impacts of climate change, we see how extreme weather events impact our national security. Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home &#038; Abroad, established administration policy that climate considerations shall be an essential element of United States foreign policy &#038; national security. For the Department of Defense, energy is an operational imperative and our dependence on traditional energy sources has increased vulnerabilities and poses a threat to military operations.</p>
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				Workshop 2: Sustainment and Modernization: Intelligent Buildings + Infrastructure			</a>
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			<p>Adapting and modernizing our buildings and infrastructure are critical to creating a culture of resiliency. Leveraging advanced building systems and technologies and part of the solutions. This panel will discuss how we combine resource efficiency, onsite power supply through advanced microgrids, and innovative financing tools to achieve resiliency goals and mandates. </p>
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				Workshop 3: The Future of Energy + Cyber Security			</a>
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			<p>This expert panel explores the latest energy technologies and other solutions just beyond the horizon. Learn about new strategies to ensure resiliency and meet cyber security mandates.</p>
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