Final Planning Summit
The Appalachian Finance Hub held its final planning summit on April 1-2, 2025 in Pittsburgh
Summit Recap
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Speaker Presentations
Panel: Investing in Sustainable Infrastructure
Harpreet Peleg, CFO, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust
Jamey Noland, Principal, PenTrust
Peter Hille, CEO Mountain Assocation
Panel: Building Sustainable Infrastructure in Our Region
Len Jornlin, President and CEO, Optimize Renewables
Michelle Buczkowski, Chief Human Resources Officer, Eos
William Reeves Ferran, Allegheny County Decarbonization Campaign Manager, PA United
Britney Prischak, Director, Department of Sustainability, Allegheny County
Marc Ferrari, Training Director, LIUNA
Individual Speakers
Will Bernstein, Project Director, Appalachian Sustainable Finance Hub
Sarah Ortner, Senior Associate,
Public Finance Program - Center for Financial Markets, Milken Institute
Schedule
April 1 (optional)
1-4pm Pittsburgh Glass Center Visit
Tour the newly renovated, energy efficient Pittsburgh Glass Center, learn about how Building America, CDE, as subsidiary of the AFL-CIO HIT helped to finance this community-serving, quality jobs-supporting project, and enjoy a hands-on learning experience making a glass souvenir.
5:30-7pm Evening Reception
Join other summit attendees for a casual reception in preparation for Wednesday's main program
April 2
8am-4pm Main Program
8:00am Breakfast and Registration
9:00am Welcoming Remarks and Speakers
9:30am Panel: Investing in Sustainable Infrastructure
11:45am Breakout Discussions: Topics in Project Development
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Joint procurement/development
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Local partnerships and quality jobs
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Finding capacity at the local level
11:45pm Lunch
12:45pm Panel: Building Sustainable Infrastructure in our Region
2:00pm Breakout Discussions: Hub Implementation
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Project Pipeline
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Project Structure
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Project Funding
3:10pm Bringing the Hub to Life
3:50pm Closing remarks
4:00pm Adjourn
Speakers and Presenters
Alyssa Johnson
Director of Programs & Partnership
Power a Clean Future Ohio
Amanda Woodrum
Co-Director
Reimagine Appalachia
Catherine Tulley
Manager
Environmental Programs, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Daniel Wallace
President and CEO
Green Bank for Rural America
Lindsay Frazier
Mayor
Brackenridge, PA
Megan Zeigler
Chief Executive Officer
SWPA Municipal Project Hub
Natalia Rudiak
Director of Special Projects
Reimagine Appalachia
Ramsay Stevens
Program Director
Project Development Platform, NECA/IBEW
Eric Raabe
Director of Infrastructure & Resilience
CONNECT
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Harpreet Peleg
Chief Financial Officer
AFL-CIO HIT
Kevin Collins
Vice President
Market Development, ULLICO
Len Jornlin, President and CEO, Optimize Renewables
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Rebecca Kiernan
Director of Collaborative Funding
CONNECT
Sarah Ortner
Senior Associate
Center for Financial Markets, Milken Institute
Sarah SanGiovanni
Director of Research
SWPA Municipal Project Hub
Wendy Tuck
Council Member
Parkersburg, WV
Location
The summit's main program will be held at Pittsburgh's Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
The Pittsburgh Glass Center is located at 5472 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. For those traveling to Pittsburgh without a car, transportation to the tour can be provided.