{"48394":{"#nid":"48394","#data":{"type":"event","title":"\u0022Low Hanging Fruit: Energy Efficiency in the Southeast\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series welcomes three guest speakers to discuss the best practices for improving regional energy efficiency.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarilyn Brown, Professor, Public Policy, Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\nMarilyn A. Brown joined Georgia Tech in 2006 after a distinguished career at the U.S. Department of Energy\u0027s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. At ORNL, she held various leadership positions and led several major energy technology and policy scenario studies. Dr. Brown remains affiliated with ORNL as a Visiting Distinguished Scientist.\n\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESkip Laitner, Director, Economic Analysis, American Council for Energy Efficient Economy\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\nSkip Laitner is a resource economist with more than 35 years experience in energy and economic impact studies, public policy analysis, and economic development planning. From 1997 through mid-2006 he served as the Senior Economist for Technology Policy within EPA\u0027s Office of Atmospheric Programs. In that capacity, Skip was awarded EPA\u0027s 1998 Gold Medal for his work with a team of EPA economists that helped lay the foundation for the Kyoto Protocol on Greenhouse Gas Emissions. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKen Ostrowski, Director, McKinsey \u0026amp; Company\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\nMr. Ostrowski is the leader of McKinsey\u0027s North America Electric Power and Natural Gas (EPNG) Practice, and co-leads the Global EPNG Practice. Over the course of his career, he has served electric power, natural gas, and industrial clients in refining their strategic aspirations and direction, and aligning the organizational, regulatory, and operational elements necessary to execute.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series welcomes three guest speakers to discuss the best methods for improving regional energy efficiency.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A panel discussion sponsored by the Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-01-07 11:35:14","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:49:23","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2010-01-27T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2010-01-27T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2010-01-27T12:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2010-01-27 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2010-01-27 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2010-01-27 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.secleanenergy.org\/","title":"Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1362","name":"efficiency"},{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"167302","name":"southeast"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ben.hill@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBen Hill\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVenture Lab\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-2376\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}