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Rhone Resch, President & CEO, SEIA

Rhone Resch, President & CEO, SEIA

He will be speaking on Friday, April 19th from 10:15-11:45.Rhone Resch is the President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association of the solar energy industry in the United States. Representing an industry of over 5,000 companies and 100,000 employees, Rhone is the architect of the association’s strategic priorities.

Laura Bankey, Director of Conservation, National Aquarium

Laura Bankey will be speaking at ASES Annual Awards Banquet on Wednesday, April 17th from 7:00-10:00 PM in the Hyatt Constellation Ballroom.

David Wedepohl, Head of Markets & Communications, German Solar Industry Association

David Wedepohl, Head of Markets & Communications, German Solar Industry Association

He will be speaking on Friday, April 19th from 10:15-11:45. David Wedepohl is a radio journalist by training who studied on both sides of the atlantic. He holds a masters degree in Journalism and Public Affairs which he achieved as a Fulbright scholar. His professional experience included working for the German embassy in Washington, DC as a press officer. He first came in touch with the solar industry while working for an American consulting company and now heads the department for market and communication at the German Solar Industry Association.

Jochen Flasbarth, President, German Federal Environment Agency

Jochen Flasbarth, President, German Federal Environment Agency

He will be speaking on Thursday, April 18th from 10:15-11:45. Jochen Flasbarth has led Germany’s largest national environmental authority since September 2009. Prior to working for the German Federal Environment Agency, Flasbarth was the head of Directorate-General “Nature Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources” at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.

Kevin Knobloch, President, Union of Concerned Scientists

Kevin Knobloch, President, Union of Concerned Scientists

He will be speaking on Wednesday, April 17th from 10:15-11:45. Kevin Knobloch brings 32 years of experience in public policy, government, advocacy, and media to his job as president of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). He is knowledgeable about a range of environmental and national security issues including global warming, natural resource and clean energy economics, renewable and efficient vehicle technologies, nuclear weapons, forest management, and corporate responsibility, as well as legislative strategy and procedure.