Panelists

A panel discussion about the market challenges and opportunities of the transition to renewable energy will be held on Wednesday evening.

Panelists include:

Susan Bladholm has 35 years of transportation infrastructure, economic development, and strategic marketing experience in Portland, Oregon. She created Friends of Frog Ferry in 2017 to activate our riverways with an electrified public passenger ferry operation to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and build community resilience. Previously, she served as the Senior Director of Strategy and Communications at Erickson Inc. a
global helicopter company; Director of Corporate Marketing for the Port of Portland; Founder/Executive Director/VP Marketing for Cycle Oregon; and VP of Marketing for Greater Portland Inc.  Ms. Bladholm also serves on the Providence Leadership Cabinet (Chair), the Human Access Project (Trustee), the Multnomah Athletic Club (Trustee); and Kinect Air. 
Ms. Bladholm holds a BA in Communications from the University of Puget Sound.

Mica Miro began her career in International Development with a small microfinance NGO in Oaxaca, Mexico, supporting female entrepreneurs as they started and grew their businesses. Returning to the US, she was thrilled to connect with Green Empowerment, an internationally focused nonprofit that supports local leaders as they spearhead renewable energy and clean water infrastructure in their own communities. After receiving her BA in Modern Dance from Mills College, Mica spent her early career as an art teacher and program manager. Today she uses her creative talents to tell global stories as Green Empowerment’s Engagement Manager.

The panel will be moderated by Yuko Aoyama and Clarence Edwards will provide closing comments.