Maine’s Energy Efficient Housing Stock 20 Years into the Future

The heads of key state agencies engage in a moderated dialogue of the elements of a sustainable built environment deep into the future for Maine and its effects on our cultural and economic development.

Living Green

Moderator: George Callas, Co-founder, Newforest Institute

Speakers: John Richardson, Commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development; Jennifer Puser, Deputy Director, Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security; Donna McNeil, Director, Maine Arts Commission; Adam Krea, Deputy Director, Maine Housing

Ask the funders the best way to loosen their wallets

Learn how to affectively fundraise. Learn what approaches work and which don’t when trying to sell their organization, their work and their missions. Discuss two scenarios (positive and negative) where they are asked for money.

Funding and Investment

Moderator: Sally DelGreco, DelGreco Strategic Partners

Speakers: Peter Taylor, Vice President, Maine Community Foundation; Betsy Biemann, President, Maine Technology Institute; Carol Colson, Senior Vice President, Director of Community Relations and Communications, Bangor Savings

History projects coming to life

Preserving and creating accessibility to Maine's history and ephemera, through the use of modern technology and continuing to do so in a way that generates revenue for historical organizations.

Community Development

Moderator: Lee Webb, Senior Policy Fellow, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine

Speakers: Niles Parker, Executive Director, Penobscot Marine Museum; Bruce Thornton, Warren Historical Society; Steve Bromage, Maine Historical Society; David Cheever, Maine State Archives

Artists Making Change

The creation of art can be an important catalyst for the development of new alliances and coalitions.  The participants in this panel whose works are collaborative in nature and who incorporate, in distinct ways, notions of “community,” will discuss innovative practices.

Arts & Culture

Moderator: Dr. Owen Smith, University of Maine-Orono

Speakers: Marty Pottenger, Animating Democracy; Leon Johnson, Creative Material Group; Christina Beckstein,  Professor of Sculpture, Maine College of Art

Entrepreneurs with Great Taste

Are you a foodie? Do you have trading cards of this season’s Top Chef? Do you plan your schedule around your favs on the Food Network? Do you have pin-ups of delicate delicacies on your bulletin board? If you have answered yes to any of the above, odds are pretty good that you are a Foodie. This panel captures the culinary flair in Maine. Learn what hard work it takes to make the tasty dream into a business reality.

Techonology & Innovation

Moderator: Valerie Geredien, Maine Food Producers Alliance

Speakers: Roger Bintliff, Chef and Developer, Chef's Pantry/Kitchen; Steve Shaffer, Co-owner, Black Dinah Chocolatiers; Mike Cote, CEO and Owner, Looks Gourmet/Bar Harbor Foods

The new face of manufacturing in Maine

Manufacturing in Maine has many faces, the traditional and the new. There is a fine line between the two with technology and innovation edging out the old. Panelists promise to shed new light on what Mainers are making.

Technology & Innovation

Moderator: Lisa Martin, Director, Manufacturers Association of Maine

Speakers: Paul A. Meserve, VP, Saunders Electronics; Beth Shissler, CEO and co-owner, Seabags; Roland Wyman,  Director of Sales, Engineered Automation of Maine; Ron Fish, Director, Maine Aerospace Alliance

Don’t let your entrepreneurial spirit be dampened by the time it takes to pour through unanswered questions about running a business. No one is going to rain on your parade. This line-up of experts are the band leaders of the resources available to you.

Entrepreneurship

Moderator: Mark Ouellette, Director, Department of Economic and Community Development

Speakers: Kirk Hill, Founder, Maine Entrepreneurs Group; Deb Neumann, Director, The Target Technology Center; Mark Delisle, State Director, Small Business Development Center; Janine Cary, President, Maine International Trade Center; Jim Lyon, Action Coach, Business Coaching

Exploring a collaborative design and construction process with the goal of producing affordable net-zero houses.

A sustainable future is dependent on rethinking not only how we build houses, but also how those homes perform in the future. A collaborative, integrated design and construction process is one important tool to create smarter homes that maximize the natural resources used to create them in order to improve their long-term energy performance. Close attention to building science and the integration of construction components and mechanical systems are necessary to save time, money and energy. To demonstrate the possibilities and techniques of this way of building and collaborating, G.O Logic will present an overview of their design process and resulting construction methods for their net–zero model home.

Moderator: Matt O'Malia, G.O Logic

Speakers: Alan Gibson, G.O Logic

You found all Your Ex’s on Facebook – Now Figure out how use it to Grow Your Organization

Does your social media strategy lack um, fashion sense? Let the Internet's answer for the Astor Barber - Rob Landry of Pemaquid Communications - put some pizzazz into your online presence. Watch as Rob makes over the social stuff on the spot for one brave small business. Attendees will be encouraged to pitch in during this hands-on, interactive session.

Networking & Marketing

Presenter: Rob Landry, Pemaquid Communications

At this interactive and engaging session, attendees will gain a concrete understanding of funding sources for socially responsible/sustainable Maine-based businesses, some of the pros and cons of a socially responsible strategy, and Bar Harbor Foods success story.

Funding & Investment

Speakers: Nat Henshaw, Managing Director, CEI Ventures; Michael Burgmaier, Managing Director, Royal River Associates; Mike Cote, Owner, Bar Harbor Foods

Financing your startup or expansion

Participants will make 3 minute "elevator pitches" to a panel of experienced bankers and investment professionals.  The panelists will provide feedback on business concepts and financing plans and vote on the top three submissions.  Prize winners will be invited to attend a reception with Maine investors to be held Friday, November 13.

Entrepreneurship

Moderator: Jayme Okma Lee, SEGF, Fund Associate

Speakers: Susan Snowden, SVP Business Banking, Bangor Savings Bank; John Burns, SEGF, Fund Manager; Mark Kaplan, CEI Ventures, Managing Director; Michael Gurau, Clear Venture Partners, Managing General Partner

For more information go to: http://juiceconference.org/pitchsession

Present with POWER!

Don't we all wonder how to make an effective presentation, whether it is the elevator speech or the keynote.  This session will address the importance of effective presentations, demonstrate the power of stories and icons in effective presenting, and help you create powerful impressions while developing meaningful connections with effective presentations.

Networking & Marketing

Presenter: Jim Bouchard, Founder/Principal, Dynamic Components of Personal Power

Achieving Quality of Place Through Community Action

How is Maine defining the creative economy and quality of place, using data collection and working in the public sector in urban, rural and regional environments, while revitalizing its communities?

Community Development

Moderator: Richard Barringer, Research Professor, Muskie School of Public Service

Speakers: Dee Schneidman. Research Manager, New England Foundation for the Arts, Culture Count; Greg Mitchell, Economic Development Division Director, City of Portland; Robin Zinchuk, Executive Director, Bethel Chamber of Commerce; Robert Thompson, Executive Director Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments; Jim Cohen, Former Mayor, Portland

Leveraging innovation in boat building to advance home design

What can two of Maine's most traditional industries- boat building and home building- learn from each other and from the computer-design and composites industries?

Technology & Innovation

Moderator: John K. Hanson Jr., President, Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors

Speakers: JB Turner President, Lyman Morse Boatbuilding; Michael Hewes, President, Hewes & Company; Michael Roy, Co-founder & President, Phi Home Designs; Patric Santerre, Principal, ARCADIA designworks

The Richness of Multicultural Programming

“Multi-culturalism” as an idea has changed and evolved as we now consider our world from a global perspective.  The session will encourage participants to formulate action plans using progressive notions about multi-culturalism for their organizations. A Q & A will provide an opportunity to assess the challenges and benefits of multi-cultural programming with art as a catalyst.

Moderators: Noel Bonam, Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs; Kazeem Lawal, Executive Director of the Maine African Film Festival

Performer: Aniruddha Knight, Dancer and Business Manager, Bala Music and Dance Association Ltd.

*** Please note this session starts 30 minutes after the others. It will be 2:45-3:45

A Symbiotic Relationship

This panel will be conducted “carousel” style, with each panel member offering a brief introduction to his or her organization, and the remainder of the session consisting of participants rotating in small groups among the panel members, with time for small group question and answer sessions.  The goal is for both funding organizations and grant seekers to come away with a better understanding of each other’s needs.  The session will be limited to 30 participants.

Arts & Culture

Moderator: Janet Henry, President, Maine Philanthropy Center

Speakers: Valarie Flanders, Assistant to the State Director, United States Department of Agriculture; Tammy Knight, Development Program Manager, Department of Economic and Community Development; Mary-Alice Crofton, Executive Director Maine Commission for Community Service/AmeriCorps; Ariana McBride, Senior Associate, Northeast Projects, Orton Family Foundation; Pam Cleghorn, Senior Program Officer, Maine Community Foundation

Economic and Sustainable Development

Historic preservation is the leading catalyst in downtown revitalization and neighborhood rehabilitation in America. Historic preservation has also been a leader in the “green building” movement for more than 30 years. Learn about how the current tools of historic preservation can stimulate the Maine economy and preserve its energy resources.

Living Green

Moderator: Greg Paxton, Executive Director, Maine Preservation

Speakers: Christopher W. Closs, Western and Southern Maine Field Services Representative; Rochelle Bohm, Eastern and Northern Field Service Representative 

Superheroes in Lab Coats

Life technology means more than lab coats and Petri dishes.  Maine’s biotech sector is alive and well and fighting disease.  Learn from this panel of fantastic phenoms who are fighting the forces of disease for a brighter tomorrow.  And there are money and jobs in this, too.

Techonology & Investment

Moderator: Gary Goodrich, Biotech Assoc of ME, Founder, BioProcessing

Speakers: Bill Palin, Inverness Medical Innovations; Janet Yancy-Wrona, COO, Aiko; Susie Airhart, Senior Director, The Jackson Laboratory; Ed Bilsky, Director of Center of Excellence in Neurosciences, University of New England

Which came first..? Your store front/local presence or your website?

In the age of www's, online businesses are taking off and finding great success, but how do these businesses bring themselves back to their community and have a local presence? On the flip side, how do smaller mom and pops make themselves a name on the web and give themselves a global presence with a Main Street USA address?

Networking & Marketing/ Entrepreneurship

Speakers: Pete Erskine, Owner, Mexicali Blues; Jamie Ribisi-Braley, Sweetland Retreat and jamieribisi.etsy.com; Michael Blood, The Postcard Dude

A second chance to present your pitch

Chosen participants from The Perfect Pitch get a second opportunity to hone and enhance their pitch in front of all panelists for the chance to win $30,000 from an anonymous donor.  The final 3 standing will be invited to attend a reception with Maine investors to be held Friday, November 13.

Entrepreneurship

Moderator: Jayme Okma Lee, SEGF, Fund Associate

Speakers: Susan Snowden, Bangor Savings Bank, SVP Business Banking; John Burns, SEGF, Fund Manager; Mark Kaplan, CEI Ventures, Managing Director; Michael Gurau, Clear Venture Partners, Managing General Partner

Brilliance, illumination, & inspiration in Maine's digital creative economy

Not long ago, technology in Maine was framed up linearly--as an end in itself.  Now, what's more interesting is technology: (a) viewed through the lens of design thinking, globally and at home, (b) as fuel for the creative economy, and (c) in service to achieving creative, beneficial, profitable outcomes. This session features Maine's pioneers in digital, new, and social media -- designers, developers, connectors, and creators of compelling relationships between people and the interactive systems they use.  Taken together, these perspectives, stories, ideas, and experiences form a gorgeous mosaic, like sparks of light on water that takes our breath away.

Technology & Innovation

Moderator: Susan Doran, Maine IDxA

Speakers: Steve Hand, CEO, Know Technology; Stu Rich, Principal of Geospatial, Development, Pen Bay Media; Dr. Owen Smith, Chair, New Media Innovation Research and Development Center, University of Maine; Dana Hutchins, Creative Director/Founder, XhibitNet; Vinitha Nair, Co-founder and Executive Director, Platform Shoes Forum

What is the right type of financing for your business?

There isn’t much gray area when considering financing. This panel will paint a picture of the different financing and types of money available for businesses. Find out what shade looks best on your business.

Funders & Investment/ Entrepreneurship

Moderator: Steve Bazinet Director, Maine Center for Enterprise Development

Speakers: Jean Claveau, VP Business Banking, Bangor Savings Bank; Betsy Biemann, President, Maine Technology Institute; Charlie Emmons, Finance Authority of Maine; Chris Speh, Chair, Maine Angels

Addressing the Generational Divide

This session will include examples of challenges and successes in developing intergenerational audiences.  These examples will be followed by a “story circle” style discussion.

Arts & Culture

Moderator: Linda Nelson,  Executive Director, Opera House Arts

Speakers: Wendy Poole, Executive Director  The Theater Project, Brunswick; Heather McCarthy, Executive Director, American Folk Festival; David Greenham, Producing Director, Theatre at Monmouth

Rollout of the brand new state plan to grow innovation and entrepreneurship in Maine

This session is to follow-up Dr. Renault’s Plenary session, and is designed to allow participants to discuss and comment upon the draft science and technology plan.

Techonology & Innovation

Presenter: Catherine Renault, Director, Office of Innovation, Department of Economic and Community Development

Revitalizing our Community's Heart

This session presents results, success stories and lessons learned through ten years of the Main Downtown Center, and looks ahead with vision and hope!

Community Development

Moderator: Roxanne Eflin, Program Manager, Maine Downtown Center

Speakers: Shannon Haines, Executive Director, Waterville Main Street  and Maine Downtown Center Advisory Council member;
Jon Edgerton, Co-Chair, Maine Downtown Center Advisory Council; Vice President, Wright Pierce

Maine's Innovative Marine and Aquaculture Sector

Even though lobsters get all the glory, something fishy is happening in the cool waters and safety tanks of Maine. The second largest import in U.S. after oil is farmed seafood. Learn about several exciting endeavors are addressing this opportunity. From research to restaurant, find out where programs like these intersect.

Techonology & Innovation

Moderator: Sebastian Belle, Director, Maine Aquaculture Assoc.

Speakers: Chris Davis, Director of Research and Development, Pemaquid Oyster Company; Glenn Libby, Chair of Midcoast Fisherman's Assoc.  Port Clyde Fresh Catch; Paul Dobbins, President, Ocean Approved; Evelyn Sawyer, President, Sea Run Holdings

Look who's honorable now mom!

Jump into the political arena instead of watching from the sidelines.  A gathering of several young and talented elected leaders from various levels of government across the state telling their own stories and assisting participants develop a game plan for how to plug in.  Get introduced to the current movers and shakers and we will provide literature from statewide organizations focused on grooming and attracting additional young leaders including Emerge and Leadership Maine.

Networking & Marketing

Moderator: Kate Simmons, 2008 Caucus Director for Maine House Democrats & Emily Mitchell, Attorney/Small Business Owner;

Speakers: Hannah Pingree, Speaker of the House; Matt Peterson, State Representative; Andy O'Brien, State Representative; Seth A. Goodall, State Senator

Leveraging local assets to attract world class workers and creative companies

Maine is home to substantial real estate assets, many of which are outdated, such as old mills, and other buildings that are vacant because of changes in the economy.  This session will discuss strategies for redeveloping existing properties and taking advantage of local environmental, cultural, and human assets to give life to local economies.

Community Development

Moderator: Alan Hinsey, President, ACH Productions

Speakers: Dave Tassoni, VP of Operations, Athena Health; Matt Jacobson, President, Maine & Company; Paul Boghossion, Hathaway Creative Center

A Case of a Deep Energy Retrofit

World-renowned building scientist, Joseph Lstiburek will walk participants step by step through a case study of a deep energy house retrofit.

Moderator: George Callas, New Forest Institute

Speaker: Joe Lstiburek, Building Science Inc.

Using the right tools for the job - sustaining local change

This workshop invites participants to understand the details of the partnership established between CCLC, the CBC, and award winning chef, Sam Hayward and to cultivate a better sense of ways that social entrepreneurship can most powerfully complement the landscape within which we all exist.  John Phinney, Cynthia Major, Sam Hayward and Alan Furth bring the remarkable story of their collaborative partnership and Linda Cross Godfrey serves as “Leadership Weaver” guiding us as we dip into the specifics of the story and helping participants draw broader extrapolations from it and imagine other applications

Entrepreneurship

Moderator: Linda Cross Godfrey, President, Atlantic Leadership Center

Speakers: Sam Hayward, Chef/Owner, Fore Street, Portland;
Cynthia Major, Director of Marketing and Development, Cobscook Bay Co.; John Phinney, CEO, Cobscook Bay Co.; Alan Furth, Executive Director, Cobscook Community Learning Center

How do we create an economy that simultaneously protects and capitalizes on the natural environment?

Are man-made structures a scar upon the land? Or do they represent gateways to Maine's natural resources? Our environment can be a strong source for economic development, creating opportunities for ecotourism, forestry, wilderness sports and recreation, and energy generation. However, those same economic multipliers represent threats to the natural environment on which they depend. This panel features several organizations that are working to find the right balance. Panelists will discuss the art of stewardship and consider opportunities to enhance Maine's reputation as a state of abundant natural beauty.

Living Green

Moderator: Matt Prindiville, Natural Resources Council of Maine

Speakers: Mitch Thomashow, President, Unity College; Scott Dickerson, Executive Director, Coastal Mountains Land Trust; Bob Gordon, Outward Bound and Ragged Mountain Recreation Area Foundation; Maureen Heffernan, Executive Director, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Quick Tools for Creativity and Innovation in Action

Through movement, dialogue, and hands-on interaction, this workshop will give participants new insight into innovation.  Learn practical tools that ignite imagination and cultivate creativity - with applications in a range of contexts, from banking to ballet.

Arts & Culture

Presenter: Elizabeth Johnson, Associate Artistic Director, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange

Saturday PM
Arts & Culture/ Networking & Marketing

Employing, enjoying communication break-downs and work-arounds in the internet age

Back-channeling is a creative/alternative form of community networking. Join us for a workshop/swap-shop of back-channel artists/organizers/performers: people who create events outside of the mainstream, not necessarily utilizing standard marketing channels and venues, rather word-of-mouth, couch surfing, silk-screening/hand printing/drawing, Grange Halls, and in-house/under the stars jam-sessions.  In addition look for roving back-channel visual artist, Kenny Cole throughout the 2 day conference and see a display of hand-made guerrilla marketing artifacts from private collections.

Moderator: Waterfall Arts

Speakers: Kenny Cole, Artist; Abby Shahn, Artist; Natasha Mayers, Artist; Rachel Spatz, Education and Program Director for VSA arts of Maine; Emily Posner, co-founder of the Winter Cache Project

Key to Collaboration

Accounting for different communication styles, in both personal and work relationships, enhances connection, collaboration, and creativity.  This workshop is designed to help participants identify the core strengths that define their individual communication style.  Learning to use the communication styles framework effectively leads to improved problem-solving and greater relational harmony

Networking & Marketing

Presenter: Robert Keteyian, Co-Owner, Elias & Keteyian Counselors to Families and Business

Sat PM
Arts & Culture

The basics about how to protect your creativity and how to safely and wisely leverage it

Local attorneys discuss the basics of copyright law and help to clarify the fundamentals of ensuring that your original works are protected--especially in this digital age where infringement can be a synch.   This panel also explores some of the basics of licensing and how to break up your bundles of rights so that your IP works best for you, while you're not giving too much away.  When it's all over, attendees ought to feel a sense of understanding of the basics of how copyright law works in the courts and in business.

Moderator: Maine Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Arts Programs for Teens

In this workshop, the panel will discuss arts programming success stories that have engaged teens through the use of media, technology, performance, and social networking.

Networking & Marketing/ Arts & Culture

Moderator: Gibson Faye LeBlanc, Executive Director, The Telling Room

Speakers: Doug Protsik, Director, Maine Fiddle Camp; Tessy Seward, Co-Founder, ROIL; Cathy Plourde,  Executive Director, Add Verb Productions; Jones FranzelDirector, Generation PRX, PRX Public Radio Exchange

Gubernatorial Candidates address Juice

Three minutes to present your stance/views on Maine's Creative Economy and field questions / listen to ideas from the audience

Moderator: Don Carrigan, WCSH 6 and WBLZ 2

Marty Vachon
Lynn Williams
Samme Bailey
Beverly Cooper-Pete
Matt Jacobson
Rosa Scarcelli  
Steven Rowe
Paul LePage
Peter Mills
Elizabeth Mitchell
Donna Dion
John Whitcomb

An intersection of community, technology, and education

How libraries are embracing change and truly becoming a community center with innovative programming and resources for jobs and lifelong learning.

Community Development

Moderator: Jamie Ritter, Chair of the Maine Library Commission, Deputy Director of the Camden Public Library

Speakers: Sonja Plummer-Morgan, Director of Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle, President of the Maine Library Association, Board member of the Association of Rural and Small Libraries;
Molly Larson, Director, Rockport Public Library, member of the Maine Library Commission, immediate past president of the Maine Library Association; Susan Preece, Director of the Topsham Public Library, Chair of the Central Maine Library District Executive Board; Arthur Turley, Lewiston Public Library Board of Trustees, Member of the Friends of the Lewiston Public Library, Central Maine District Executive Board

"How" to go green with energy

Admittedly Kermit found it challenging but now we know how important it is to be green. For the sustainability of his lily pad, we must take a green approach to clean energy. This diverse panel puts the “clean” in technologies that addressing our environmental, climate change and energy challenges.

Technology & Innovation/ Living Green

Moderator: Jake Ward, Assistant VP of Research, Economic Development and Governmental Affairs, University of Maine

Speakers: Ron Defoe, Safety and Environment Manager, Lyman Morse; Susan Mackay, President, Zeomatrix; John Ferland, Director of Project Development, Ocean Renewable Power Company; Mike Bilodeau, Director, Process Development Center

Maine's Innovative Composite and Advanced Materials Sector

Composites prove the theory that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.  Composites technology in Maine reflects national and international growth rates of about 7% a year. Over the next several years, wind energy, transportation, and construction are expected to be the dominant markets driving growth in the use of composite materials. These experts represent active parts of this high growth sector equation.

Entrepreneurpship/ Technology & Innovation

Moderator: Steve Von Vogt, Executive Director, Maine Composite Alliance

Speakers: Steve Hassett, Founder, Custom Composites; Habib Dagher, Director, AEWC, University of Maine; JB Turner, President, Lyman Morse Boatbuilding; Ken Priest, President & CEO, Kenway

Community, Creativity, Collaboration

Come to a hands-on session with a group of professional Maine potters to learn how they are driving prosperity in their communities by sharing their passion for clay.  Participants will learn how their unique collaborative, the Central Maine Clay Artists, has successfully engaged community members and schools to promote ceramic arts and use them to raise resources for good community work.  Participants will be able to apply a similar model and approach in their communities and will learn how to make a mug in the process!  Fun for all.

Moderator: Weber, Central Maine Clay Artists, Owner, Hallowell Clay Works

Panelist: Kimberly Booth Bentley, Helping Hands Pottery