The Odum School of Ecology Agrivoltaics Initiative is hosting a roundtable for students, faculty and industry partners in the transition to clean energy. A catered reception follows the panel discussions, providing time for informal conversations and connections.

The roundtable brings together leaders in agriculture, energy and sustainability to explore opportunities and challenges at the intersection of farming and solar power.

Agenda

1:00 PM Registration Opens

1:30 PM Program Begins

1:35 PM What could ecology-positive solar look like?

• Students, UGA Odum School of Ecology
• Robert Keller, Atlantic Coast Conservancy
• Bodie Pennisi, UGA Horticulture

2:30 PM From community engagement to community science: Breaking barriers in discovery

• Alli Injaian, UGA Odum School of Ecology
• Shana Jones, UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government
• Mallory O’Steen, American Farmland Trust
• Nina Saborio, Broken Pine Ventures
• Thatcher Young, Green Power EMC

3:15 PM Feeding the career pipeline: Industry perspectives on training for tomorrow's solar careers

• Ben Damiani, Cherry Street Energy
• Lucy Bullock-Sieger, Lightstar
• Sam O'Rourke, Silicon Ranch
• Georgia Power Company

4:00 PM Networking Reception

The Agrivoltaics Roundtable is presented by the Odum School of Ecology and its industry partners: Silicon Ranch Corporation, Green Power EMC and Oglethorpe Power Corporation.