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AWEA Wind Power
Supply Chain Workshop
Building Links in the Supply Chain

April 29 - 30, 2008
Des Moines, IA

Optional Pre-Conference Seminar
Introduction to Wind Energy
(additional fee required – not included
in conference registration!)

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Seminar

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Reception

8:00 am
Registration Opens

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast _____________________________________________
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Welcome and Overview of the Wind Industry
Randall Swisher, Executive Director,
American Wind Energy Association

State of the United States Wind Industry
Jim Walker, Vice President, enXco / President-Elect,
American Wind Energy Association Board of Directors
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10:00 am – 10:45 am
Break / Exhibitors
Location: Iowa Ballroom, Salon ABC
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10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Economics of the Wind Turbine Supply Chain

Moderator: Tom Vinson, Environment Legislative Manager,
American Wind Energy Association

Manufacturing and Job Data & Investments in
supply chain

Speakers:
Suzanne Tegen, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Joshua Magee, Research Director, Wind Energy Advisory, Emerging Energy Research
Britt Theismann, Director of Membership Services,
American Wind Energy Association

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12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Chet Culver, Governor of Iowa
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12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch
Sponsored by Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation
Location: Des Moines Exhibit Hall (Third Floor)
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2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Wind Industry Perspective: Supply Chain Needs

Moderator: Stephen Miner, Director of Conference & Education,
American Wind Energy Association

Turbine OEM

Speakers:
Leif Andersen, Vice President, Sales,
Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation
Dan McDevitt, Director, Supply Chain Management, Acciona Windpower North America

Component OEM

Speaker:
Crugar Tuttle, General Manager – Iowa
Manufacturing Facility, TPI Composites, Inc.

Manufacturing OEM

Speaker:
Lars Moller, Broadwind Energy

Developer

Speaker:
David Drescher, Vice President,
John Deere Wind Energy

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3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Break / Exhibitors
Location: Iowa Ballroom, Salon ABC
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Local Policy

Moderator: Britt Theismann, Director of Membership Services,
American Wind Energy Association

Local content and incentive packages to
encourage location and expansion

Speakers:
Roya Stanley, Director Iowa Office of Energy Independence
Mike Tramontina, Director, Iowa Department of Economic Development

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5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Reception
An Interactive Exchange of Manufacturer and
Supplier Credentials
This exchange will give workshop attendees an opportunity to meet with the industry manufacturers and exhibitors to explore future collaboration.

Sponsored by Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation
Location: Iowa Ballroom, Salon ABC

(Program schedule and topics subject to change without notice.)

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