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November 11–13, 2024 · Macon, GA

From the $27 billion in new green bank and Solar for All funding to the revolutionary “Direct Pay” tax credits, this year’s Rural Renaissance Roadshow is bringing the solutions to you. Together, we’ll cover topics including:

GREEN BANKS

What is a green bank and how can it fund my project?

SOLAR FOR ALL

How does Solar for All work and what can it bring to my community?

JOBS ARE JUSTICE

“Jobs Are Justice” and Workforce Development

REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

Liberation through Regenerative Agriculture

Tubman Museum

Macon, GA

2023 Roadshow

Tubman Museum

Harriet Tubman Statue

Fall Line Brewery Coutryard

Fall Line Brewery

2023 Opening Dinner

Speakers

Come listen to our speakers during the roadshow!

Tyler Archie

Keynote Panel: Solar for All in the Rural South

SVP, Community Economic Development, Hope Enterprise Corporation

Nicole Steele

Let's Get This Work on the Road: Welcome Breakfast & Keynote Panel

Director of Climate Partnership Banking, Amalgamated Financial Corp.

Adaora Ifebigh

The Power of Community

Senior Director of Impact, Sol Systems, LLC

Autumn Long

The Power of Community

Director, Appalachian Solar Finance Fund

Bill Inman

The Power of Community

Vice President of Member & Strategic Services, Aiken Electric Cooperative

Eric Lockhart

Financing for Community Ownership

Group Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

MaKara Rumley, Esq.

Engaging and Involving Local Communities

Founder & CEO, Hummingbird Firm

Alicia Scott

Philanthropic Investing in the Rural Southeast

CEO, Coalitico

Scott Laeser

Engaging and Involving Local Communities

Senior Working Lands Advisor, Rural Climate Partnership

Henry Perkins

Private Sector Program Lead, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Rev. Dr. Ambrose Carroll

Building Community Power Through Faith-Driven Action

Senior Pastor, Renewal Worship Center

Josh Ewing

Philanthropic Investing in the Rural Southeast

RCP Director, Rural Climate Partnership

Anita Moreno

Energy Efficiency for Rural Housing Equity

Director, W/E Together, Beneficial Electrification League (BEL)

Valerie Rawls

Building Community Power Through Faith-Driven Action

Co-Visionary, Founder EcoWomanist Institute

Reverend Dr. Heber M. Brown, III

Building Community Power Through Faith-Driven Action

Black Church Food Security Network

Dr. Ira Jones Jr.

The Linemen Crisis: Opportunities with Utilities

Director of Workforce Development, Drake State Community & Technical College

Christian Weaver

Bridging the Gap into the Clean Energy Economy

Vice President of Philanthropy, Grid Alternatives

Scott Childers

A Manufacturing Renaissance

Vice President of Essential Power, Stryten Energy

Keith Dennis

Strategy & Storytelling: Crafting a Successful Federal Grant Proposal

President, Beneficial Electrification League

Michelle Roos

Strategy & Storytelling: Crafting a Successful Federal Grant Proposal

Executive Director, Environmental Protection Network

Yerina Mugica

Innovative Finance: Blending and Braiding Sources of Financing to Build Your Vision

Co-Executive Director, Working Power

Bret Jones

Solar for All Workforce Development: Investing in Our People with Solar for All

President & CEO, Supreme Solutions, Inc.

Clem Howard

Solar for All Workforce Development: Investing in Our People with Solar for All

Board of Directors, Clarence and Mary Lee Howard Foundation

Program at a Glance

Program Tracks

Join us for the Roadshow in Macon, GA this November.
Review our program tracks and sessions below.

Renewable & Resilient Rural Power

The Power of Community
Engaging and Involving Local Communities
Community-Centered Resilience
Energy Efficiency for Rural Housing Equity

Regenerative Agriculture

Building Community Power Through Faith-Driven Action
Liberation Through Regenerative Agriculture
Regenerative Agriculture to Feed the People
A Manufacturing Renaissance

Jobs Are Justice

Empowering Careers: Investing in Our People
Training and Apprenticeships: Energy, Efficiency, and the Craft Trades
Opportunities with Utilities
Unlocking Opportunity: Pathways to Clean Energy Entrepreneurship

Utilizing Green Banks / Financing

What is a Green Bank?
Financing for Community Ownership
Panel: Meet the New Green Banks
Philanthropic Investing in the Rural Southeast

Highlights

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