Net Zero Cities set for Oct. 23-24, 60 speakers from around world confirmed

By: InnovatioNews Wednesday September 25, 2013 0 comments Tags: 2013 Net Zero Cities, Brendle Group, Charbel Aoun, Fort Collins, Judy Dorsey, Sen. Mark Udall, Steve Maxwell, Susan Moran

FORT COLLINS - Sixty confirmed speakers from 10 nations will highlight the 2013 Net Zero Cities Conference in Fort Collins Oct. 23-24.

Speakers for the conference will include U.S. Senator Mark Udall; Steve Maxwell, author of The Future of Water; and Charbel Aoun, Schneider Electric's VP for Global Smart Cities.

Representatives of clean tech cluster organizations from around the world will share their perspectives on net zero cities across Europe, Asia and Canada.

Freelance journalist and radio host Susan Moran will lead a panel discussion on "University Cities Leading the Way" with representatives from Fort Collins, Boulder, Salt Lake City, Cambridge, Mass. and Copenhagen, Denmark.

The two-day conference will include presentations and panel discussions around net zero energy, net zero water, transportation innovations and smart cities.

Fort Collins-based Brendle Group President Judy Dorsey will emcee the event in her role as executive director of the Colorado Clean Energy Cluster.

Registration for the conference is still open. For more information, visit www.netzerocities.net.