Program


Program is tentative and subject to change. The weather in September is unpredictable. Historical averages range from 78-79 degrees during the day and 60-61 degrees at night. It is not uncommon for very high humidity during this part of the year.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

6:00 – 8:00 pm

Growth Energy PAC Reception for 2011 Donors
Location: Hyatt Regency: Regency Foyer
Attire: Business Casual

Monday, September 19, 2011

8:00 am

Registration Opens
Location: Hyatt Regency: Hall of Battles
** Coffee, Juice and Pastries available

9:00 – 10:00 am

Welcome: Opening Remarks to Growth Energy Membership
Location: Hyatt Regency: Regency C
Attire: Business (All-Day)

Speakers:
Tom Buis — CEO, Growth Energy
General Wesley Clark — Co-Chairman, Growth Energy
Jeff Broin — Chairman, Growth Energy

10:00 – 10:30 am

Election of Directors/Annual Meeting Business

10:30 – 10:45 am

Break

10:45 am – Noon

Growth Energy Issue Briefing and Congressional Visit Preparation

12:00 – 12:20 pm

Unleashing the Power of Biofuels’ Health & Clean Air Benefits

Speaker:
Dave Vander Griend — President & CEO, ICM, Inc.  

12:20 – 12:30 pm

Break

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Lunch & Speaker
The Current Political Climate: An Insider’s Analysis

Speaker: 
Charles E. Cook, Jr. — Editor and Publisher, The Cook Political Report

1:45 – 2:45 pm

Panel Discussion: From Inside Capitol Hill, Perspective by Congressional Staff

Speakers:
Chris Miller, Senator Harry Reid
Neil Chatterjee, Senator Mitch McConnell
Mike Catanzaro, Speaker John Boehner
Mary Frances Repko, Representative Steny Hoyer 

2:45 – 3:15 pm

2012 Forecast on State Energy Efforts

Speaker:
David Terry — Executive Director, National Association of State Energy Officials 

3:15 – 3:30 pm

Break

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Growth Energy Briefing: Making Public Affairs Work for You

4:30 – 5:00 pm

Remarks: An Inside Perspective from the U.S. Senate

Speaker:
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

5:00 pm

Adjourn

5:15 pm

Load Buses

5:30 pm

Depart Hyatt

6:00 – 7:00 pm

National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum Self-Guided Tour

7:00 – 9:00 pm

Cocktail Reception and Dinner
Location: Luce Center & Great Hall, 3rd Floor (Meet in F Street or G Street lobby for escort to Luce Center)

If you have a dietary restriction, please contact us to make arrangements or call: 202.545.4000.

9:15 pm

Load Buses, Return to Hyatt

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

8:00 am

Continental Breakfast available
Location: Hyatt Regency: Hall of Battles

9:00 – 10:00 am

Administration Briefing
Location: Hyatt Regency: Regency C
Attire: Business (All-Day)

Speakers:
Dan Utech, White House
Steve Chalk, Department of Energy
Larry Elworth, Environmental Protection Agency

10:00 – 10:30 am

Remarks: An Inside Perspective from the U.S. Senate

Speaker:
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.)

10:30 – 11:00 am

Keynote Address
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

11:00 am

Lunch on your own

12:00 – 6:00 pm

Capitol Hill visits

6:00 – 8:00 pm

Congressional Reception
Location: 902 Hart Senate Office Building

Wednesday, September 21

8:00 – 9:00 am

American Ethanol and NASCAR Breakfast
Location: Hyatt Regency: Regency B
Speaker: Rusty Wallace
Attire: Business (All-Day)

9:00 – 9:30 am

A Million Miles on E15: A Report by NASCAR

9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Capitol Hill visits