Rise Up Live Events

Special Events Tent (Friday & Saturday), Main Stage (Sunday)

Join Nick Hylla, MREA Executive Director & Rise Up Podcast host, for Rise Up Live Events and a live panel during The Energy Fair! Hear from the guests of Season 4 throughout the weekend followed by a Q&A session on Sunday.  

Friday, June 23rd in the Special Events Tent  

• Al Gedicks, Sulfide Mining in the Great Lakes Region, 11 a.m.  
• Jane McCurry, Electric Vehicle and Clean Transportation Adoption in the Midwest, 12 p.m.  
• Paul Wilson, The Role of Nuclear Power in the Energy Transition, 1 p.m.  
• Chelsea Chandler, Corn Ethanol Vs. Solar Land Use Comparison in Wisconsin, 2 p.m.  

Saturday, June 24th in the Special Events Tent   

• Elizabeth Turner, Energy Efficient Building Design for Electrification, 11 a.m.  
• Katie Kienbaum, Empowering Energy Democracy through Distributed Energy Resources, 12 p.m.  
• Markeeta Keyes, Pursuing Energy Justice through Clean Energy Workforce Education, 2 p.m.  
• Andrew Kell, Wisconsin Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050, 3 p.m.  
• Tom Content, Putting Consumers First in the Energy Transition, 4 p.m.  

Sunday, June 25th  

• Rise Up Season 4 Guests, Midwest Energy Transition Panel on the Main Stage, 10:30 a.m.