BUILDING THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY
A Global Leadership Role for the Red River Valley Research Corridor

November 7, 2005 - Energy and Environmental Research Center,
University of North Dakota

AGENDA (DRAFT)

8:30–8:45 a.m. Opening Comments

Charles Kupchella, UND President
 Gerald Groenewold, Director, Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)

8:45–9:45 a.m. Keynote Speakers

 Christopher Guzy – Vice President and CTO, Ballard Power Systems, Inc.
 Bruce Wood – President, ePower Synergies, Inc.

9:45 – 10:15 Hydrogen-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ted Wierzbanowski ¬– Managing Director, AeroVironment

10:15–10:30 a.m. Break

10:30–10:45 a.m. U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan

10:45–12:00 p.m. Panel 1 – Hydrogen Technologies for the Transportation Industry

Moderator – Jeff Serfass – President, National Hydrogen Association

 Sandy Thomas – H2Gen
 Bob Miller – Air Products & Chemicals
 Chris Damiani – Kraus Global
 Herb Dobbs Team Leader Fuel Cell Technology and Alternative Fuels U.S. Army RDECOM-TARDEC National Automotive Center



12:00 p.m. Lunch

Delore Zimmerman, Director of RRVRC -Overview of Action Summit Series, Intro of Speaker

Greg Vesey – President of Technology Ventures, ChevronTexaco Ventures – What Are the Drivers and the Future Opportunity for the Development of a Hydrogen Economy?


1:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Panel 2 – Hydrogen Technology Issues to Support DOE’s FutureGen Program and Power Production Systems

Moderator – Mike Holmes, Deputy Associate Director for Research, EERC

 Andy Paliszewski, Manager, New Program Development, Siemens Westinghouse
 John Wimer – FutureGen Project Engineer, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), United States Department of Energy
 Jim Hartung – Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc.


2:30–3:30 p.m. Panel 3 – Current Activities in North Dakota Region That Provide a Platform for the Development and Commercialization of Hydrogen Technologies

Moderator – Tom Erickson, Associate Director for Research, EERC

 Mike Holmes – Deputy Associate Director for Research, EERC, National Center for Hydrogen Technologies
 Ron Rebenisch – Manager, Member Marketing, Basin Electric Power Cooperative (BEPC) – BEPC–EERC Wind to Hydrogen Program
 Frank Novachek – Director of Corporate Planning, Xcel Energy

3:30–4:00 p.m. Wrap-Up and Closing Comments

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Tour of EERC Facilities

Registration is $25 for food, beverages and materials
Event location: Energy and Environmental Research Center, UND
15 N. 23rd St., Grand Forks, ND 58203
Call 701-775-3354 for more information