Appalachian Ohio Energy
Economic Development Summit
October 29, 2007
Ohio Department of Agriculture Building, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Sponsored by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).
Co-hosted by U.S. Senator George Voinovich, the Ohio Governor's Office of Appalachia (GOA), the Ohio Governor's Energy Advisor, and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs.
The Appalachian Ohio Energy Economic Development Summit brought together over 100 professionals involved with economic development in the 29-county Appalachian Ohio region to talk about utilizing energy as a tool for economic growth.
Energy has traditionally played an important role in the economy of the region. Advanced energy technologies and policies provide the region with the chance to build on this history and to implement economic development strategies to take advantage of these new energy-related opportunities.
The event was just the first step toward possible new energy-related economic development.
To see a summary of the event and the findings from the discussions, please click here.
In the agenda below are the presentations and other materials presented by experts who participated in this conference, which provided an overview of new advanced energy technologies and some of the available sources of financing for energy-related businesses.
Agenda
9:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
10:00 a.m. Welcome
Fred Deel, Ohio Governor’s Office of Appalachia
U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich
Anne Pope, Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Federal Co-Chair
10:30 a.m. Panel presentation on energy-related opportunities:
“New Ways of Thinking about Energy Economic Development”
Moderator:
David Wilhelm, Woodland Venture Management
Panelists:
Floyd Schanbacher , Professor of Animal Sciences at Ohio State University's Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center (OARDC)
David Bayless , Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio University and Director of the Ohio Coal Research Center
Jim Zuber , Energy Specialist, Ohio Department of Development (ODOD), Ohio Energy Office
Penelope McDaniel , Center for Program Analysis, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
Mark Shanahan, Director, Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA), and Governor Strickland’s Energy Advisor
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Breakout Session by Subregion/Local Development District:
Facilitated discussions by sub-regions to identify possible regional opportunities around energy development and the additional resources needed to move projects forward.
Below are links to the notes from the three breakout sessions which include an overview of some of the current energy-related economic development activities in Appalachian Ohio and ideas generated during the breakout sessions about new opportunities and needs of the region.
Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District,
Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA)
Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission (OVRDC)
3:00 p.m. Financing and other Technical Assistance Opportunities and Next Steps
Randy Monhemius, Business Program Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development
Jim Zuber, Energy Specialist, Ohio Energy Office, Ohio Department of Development (ODOD)
Alex Stillpass, RSA, LLC
Kevin Aspegren, Appalachian Regional Entrepreneurship Group (AREG)
Lou Gentile, Ohio Governor’s Office of Appalachia
4:00 p.m. Conclusion/Depart for home
Packet Materials
Conference attendees were provided with packets containing the following:
1) Agenda
2) Speaker Profiles
3) Welcome letter from U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich
4) A copy of the Appalachian Regional Commission's "Energizing Appalachia: A Regional Blueprint for Economic and Energy Development."
5) Case studies of innovation in energy economic development in
Appalachian Ohio
6) "Energy Resources and Utilization in Appalachian Ohio," compiled by
the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
7) An overview of USDA Rural Development Program Assistance for
Renewable Energy
8) An overview of the Southeast Ohio Third Frontier Entrepreneurial
Signature Program (ESP)
9) An overview of Ohio incentives for clean energy and the development of
contaminated land.
9) A brochure on the Ohio Wind Working Group. Click here for the Ohio
Wind Working Group website
Questions related to the Appalachian Ohio Economic Development Summit can be directed to Heather Stephens at (740) 597-2161. You may also click here for additional contact options.
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