Solar Energy and the

Great Lakes Bay Region

This Conference was for businesses seeking opportunities in the rapidly emerging, global Solar Energy Market.  Manufacturers in the Great Lakes Bay Region have the skills, knowledge and capabilities to diversify into the rapidly growing global Solar Energy Market.  This conference provided area companies with up-to-date information and actionable intelligence on this rapidly emerging business opportunity.

View the conference agenda!

To view the presentations click one of the links below.

Loch McCabe - Solar Market Overview

Michele Soderstrom - Slides unavailable per NextEnergy

Thomas Staton - Growing Green Energy in Michigan

Robert Jackson -The State Energy Program

Scott Jonas - Solar Update

Scott Walker - Great Lakes Bay Region Economic Development 

Fred Hollister - 24^th EU Solar Energy Conference

Mark Whiteman - Open Source Collaboration

Dr. George Puia - Exploring the solar supply chain

Christopher C. Shirk - The Need for Manufacturing Collaboration in the PV Solar Value Chain

Brenda Flory - State of Michigan Diversification Strategy and Programs

Who's Here

Sponsored by:  SVSU's Center for Manufacturing Improvement and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Commercialization / Wired

In Partnership With:

Bay Future Inc., Dow Corning Corporation, Dow Global Technologies, Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-NE Region, Michigan Manufacturing Association, Michigan Molecular Institute, Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works!, Midland Tomorrow, NEXTENERGY, Saginaw Bay Sustainable Business Forum, Saginaw Future Inc., Saginaw Valley Manufacturers' Association, Shepherd Advisors LLC, and Bureau of Energy Systems.   

October 15, 2009

Saginaw Valley State University

        Our Sponsors…

Linda Haas, Administrative Secretary, 989-964-7015