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The U.S. Department of Energy, in coordination with the National Conference of State Legislatures, will host the 2017 National Tribal Energy Summit: Tribal Energy Sovereignty—Strengthening Strategic Partnerships at the JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. This page will offer live, online streaming video on May 2 of an address by U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry and two panel discussions.
The summit will bring tribal leaders together with senior administration officials and federal agencies, state governments,private industry, utilities and academia.
The following sessions will be streamed live from the summit on May 2, 2017. This is a preliminary agenda and subject to change. Please check back just before the meeting for final details.
7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
REGISTRATION Location: Grand Registration A
7:45-9 a.m.
BUFFET BREAKFAST
Location: Grand Foyer
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY EXIBITS OPEN – Grand Foyer
Hours: Tuesday, May 2, 8 a.m-4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, May 3, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
9 a.m.
NATIONAL TRIBAL ENERGY SUMMIT CONVENES
9-9:15 a.m.
POSTING OF THE COLORS BY NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN WARRIORS (NAWW) AND INVOCATION
Master of Ceremonies
Location: Salons III-IV
9:15-9:45 a.m.
OPENING PLENARY: A FOCUS ON KEY ENERGY PRIORITIES Welcome
Keynote
A NEW ERA IN GOVERNMENT, ENERGY AND SOVEREIGNTY Welcome and Introductions
Speakers
10:45-11:30 a.m.
TRIBAL LEADERS/STRATEGIC VISION PANEL
Moderator
11:30-Noon
NETWORKING BREAK
Noon-1:15 p.m.
PLENARY LUNCH (PLATED): UPDATES ON THE STATE OF INDIAN COUNTRY FROM CONGRESS Introductions