Greening the Military: How the Armed Forces are Driving the Cleantech Industry
Speaker Series
02/28/2013, 06:00pm-08:00pm
Location: UC San Diego, IR/PS Robinson Building Complex Auditorium
Open to: Public, Invited Guest, Students
Event email: darobertson@ucsd.edu
An Environmental Policy and Business Forum event
The IR/PS chapter of Net Impact presents the Fall 2012 Environmental Policy and Business Forum. The Forum aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, government representatives, students, and business/community members working on the environmental challenges of today's world.
Panelists
Calvin Kawamura - Navy Region Southwest, Renewable Energy Office
Calvin Kawamura is a Project Manager with the Renewable Program Office at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest. Mr. Kawamura's focus is on development of large scale renewable energy generation at various Navy and Marine Corps installations in California and Arizona. He has 20 years of experience in the utility and energy field, including: utility regulatory, energy management, privatization, and commodity purchasing.
Grant Frost – SDG&E
Grant Frost is the Manager of Environmental Strategy and Sustainability at SDG&E and has a master’s in Environmental Administration from UC Riverside.
Admiral Len Hering – California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE)
Retired Rear Adm. Len Hering is the new Executive Director of CCSE. He retired in 2009 from a 32 year Naval career in the United States Navy with the Flag Officer rank of Rear Admiral with his last assignment serving as Commanding Officer of Naval Base San Diego. Rear Admiral Hering has advised a number of boards and companies on matters of sustainability energy use and water conservation. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology and Oceanography from the State University of New York Maritime College, Master of Science degree in International Relations and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, a Master of Science degree in Business Management from Salve Regina University, and has served as an Ethics Instructor at the United States Naval Academy.
Bernard Lindsey - Navy Region Southwest
Bernie Lindsey is the Navy Region Southwest Regional Energy Manager. His responsibilities include identification, development, reporting and management of the Navy Region’s annual Utilities budget. Mr. Lindsey also manages and provides oversight to the Region Energy Program, including various reporting requirements, REM services at nine installations, development of energy projects, renewable energy resource initiatives, and chairmanship of the Regional Energy Steering Committee.
Rick Halperin - GC Green
Rick Halperin manages corporate development for GC Green. GC Green is a general contracting and consulting firm specializing in identifying and installing best of class benchmarking, energy efficiency, water efficiency, renewable energy, and environmental consulting solutions for residential/multifamily, commercial, and governmental customers. Rick has experience covering a diverse spectrum including financial and operational management, strategic planning, business development, and supporting entrepreneurial endeavors. His emphasis is on “green” industries and “socially responsible” initiatives – including direct renewable energy project development, cleantech business development, and sustainability imitative project management. Rick has a BA degree from UCSB in Environmental Studies and Geography and an MBA in Finance from The George Washington Business School.
Registration
The evening includes an hors d'oeuvres reception, and registration is required:
Non-students; business and community members:
$15 registration fee. Non-students register here through our secured registration page.
Student admission is free:
IR/PS students register at IRPSCAREERS.
Non-IR/PS students contact David Robertson at darobertson@ucsd.edu.
