Final Planning Summit
The Appalachian Finance Hub held its final planning summit on April 1-2, 2025 in Pittsburgh
Summit Recap
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
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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.
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5:30-7pm Evening Reception
Join other summit attendees for a casual reception in preparation for Wednesday's main program
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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
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Location
The summit's main program will be held at Pittsburgh's Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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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.