Media Advisory: New Jersey Resilience Finance Symposium Convenes Experts from Public and Private Sectors
Experts to discuss innovations in financing resilient energy systems
WHAT:
Governor Christie’s Administration, Environmental Defense Fund, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology to host a Resilience Finance Symposium, featuring Ken Alston, Senior Advisor for Finance in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy. 
Solutions that increase the resiliency of energy systems like energy storage and on-site, distributed generation help protect vulnerable regions from the loss of electric power due to devastating extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy. This symposium will convene senior Christie administration officials and other leaders in the energy, finance, and public policy fields to discuss innovative ways that New Jersey and other states in the country are currently financing resilient energy systems that can withstand the effects of future extreme weather events.
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 12th at 8:00AM (ET)
WHO:             
Ken Alston, Senior Advisor for Finance in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy
Terrence Brody, Executive Director, New Jersey Governor’s Office of Recovery and Rebuilding
Mitch Carpen, Executive Director of the New Jersey Energy Resilience Bank
Cheryl Roberto, Associate Vice President, Clean Energy, Environmental Defense Fund
Alfred Griffin, President, New York Green Bank
Bryan Garcia, President and Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Green Bank
WHERE:        
New Jersey Institute of Technology, College of Architecture and Design, Weston Hall
University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102 
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