Natalia Rudiak, Director of Special Projects at ReImagine Appalachia, opened the second full-group plenary with a statement that captures the feeling of opportunity present throughout the summit: shuttered coal plant communities have the workforce of the future!
Speakers included:
Suzanne Tegen – Deputy Director of the Center for the New Energy Economy
Jesse Roush – Executive Director at the Southeastern Ohio Port Authority
Wendy Patton – Research Fellow at ReImagine Appalachia
Rike Rothenstein – Senior Research Associate at ReImagine Appalachia