What: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy will hold the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative-Midwest Summit, focusing on clean energy industries and technologies. The Summit will bring together more than 200 business, elected, regional economic development and university leaders to discuss concrete ways to expand and promote clean energy manufacturing throughout the region.

Where: The daylong forum will be held at The University of Toledo Memorial Field House on June 21 from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Who: In addition to the more than a dozen industry leaders, speakers will include U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Danielson, University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs and Council on Competitiveness President & CEO Deborah Wince- Smith.

When:
8 – 8:30 a.m. — Welcome & Keynote Addresses
•  Dr. Lloyd Jacobs, president, University of Toledo
•  U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur
•  Dr. David Danielson, assistant secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Dept. of Energy

9:45 – 10 a.m. — Keynote
•  U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown

5 – 5:15 p.m. — Concluding Remarks
•  Deborah Wince-Smith, president & CEO, U.S. Council on Competitiveness
•  Dr. David Danielson, assistant secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Media Coverage
13 ABC and WNWO (June 25, 2013)