| Erin Webb | Senior R&D Engineer and group leader, Bioresource Science & Engineering Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) |
| James Parks | Section Head, Energy & Transportation Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) |
| Rebecca Tolene | Vice President for Environment & Chief Sustainability Officer Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) |
| Matthew K. Taylor | Deputy Director, Sustainability Office Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) |
| Jay Price | Sustainability Manager University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) |
| Brian Blackmon | Director, Office of Sustainability City of Knoxville |
| Chris Cox | Professor and Department Head, Civil & Environmental Engineering Tickle College of Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) |
| Tim Rials | Associate Dean for Research University of Tennessee Institute for Agriculture (UTIA) |
| Bill Dunne (as observer) | Associate Dean for Research & Facilities Tickle College of Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) |