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202 sessions
Partner Event
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BASCS Voluntary Carbon Market Buyers Bootcamp

Monday, Oct 28, 2024
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Partner Event
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Canadian Technology Accelerator's: Investor and Startup Meetup 

Monday, Oct 28, 2024
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Partner Event
RSVP Needed
CEBA
Energy

CEBA Connect Opening Reception

Monday, Oct 28, 2024
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Partner Event

Women in Cleantech: VERGE Networking Night

Monday, Oct 28, 2024
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Climate Tech Investor Breakfast by Net Zero Insights, Future Energy Ventures, and Valo Ventures

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
7:00 am - 10:30 am
Registration

Registration Check-in

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
7:45 am - 5:00 pm
Meals
Networking

Breakfast & Expo

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
7:45 am - 9:00 am
Networking

Guided Networking for First-Time VERGE Attendees

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Networking

Networking Lounge x Mast Reforestation

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

CEBA Energy Customer Morning

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakout
Invite Only
CEBA

CEBA Energy Customer Morning (CEBA Energy Customer Members Only)

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Cleantech Open's Global Forum

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tutorial
Industrial Decarbonization

The Industrial Decarbonization Surge: Policy, Capital and Aggregating Demand

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Adam Klauber (World Energy) Aly Bryan (Closed Loop Partners) Dilip Krishna Erin Callahan Katheryn Scott (U.S. Department of Energy) Michelle Carvin (CarbonBuilt) Richard Hart (The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE))
Breakout
Tutorial
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use

Carbon Offtake Agreement Tutorial

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Bee Hui Yeh Erik Hansen Gillian Lui (REI) Hannah Bebbington (Frontier) Harris Cohn (Charm Industrial) Jill Orhun (Ponterra) Margaret Morales Michael Dreibelbis (Latham & Watkins) Steph Harris Svenja Telle (Denominator) Vijay Sudan Zander Sebenius (Carbon Streaming)
Tutorial
Buildings

Sustainable Procurement and Embodied Carbon Reduction

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Acacia Erhardt (CarbonCure Technologies) Alex Blum (Applied Bioplastics) Anish Tilak (RMI) Anthony Dente (Verdant Structural Engineers) Emi LaFountain (Turner Construction Company) Garrett Benisch (Bioforcetech Corporation) Jon Smieja (Trellis Group) Megan Kalsman Timonie Hood (US Environmental Protection Agency)
Tutorial
Energy

Planning for Power: Strategies to Manage Impending Electricity Load Growth

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Arman Shehabi Aurora Winslade (Edison International) Brian Janous Briana Kobor Bryn Baker (CEBA) Elaine Hsieh (VoLo Earth Ventures) Eric Nguyen (WattTime) Heather Clancy (Trellis Group) Jacob Le Mueller (RMI) Uday Varadarajan (RMI)
Tutorial
Startups

Climate Tech Commercialization Forum

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Cyrus Wadia Jake Mitchell (Trellis Group) Joel Makower (Trellis Group)
Breakout
Tutorial
Transport

Driving the Road Ahead: Equitable Solutions for Zero-Emission Freight

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Adam Browning (Forum Mobility) Alexia Bednarz Andy Manos (Prologis) Carly Filler Jonathan Colbert Kerry Skemp Kevin Miller Maaz Haider Maurissa Brown Tiffany Neuman (NATSO)
Tutorial
Carbon Markets

The State of Supply Chain Engagement

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Diana Farmer (Science Based Targets initiative ) Dr. Alex Gold (BWD Strategic) Elizabeth Rubin (Pure Storage) Heather Clancy (Trellis Group) Leah Garden (Trellis Group) Magnus Drewelies Mitch Voss (Workiva) Natasha Tuck Sol Salinas
Breakout
Tutorial
CEBA
Energy

The Fundamentals of Energy Markets in the US and Getting Started on Your Decarbonization Journey

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Lydia Byrd (Walmart) Matt Penfold (Verse) Priya Barua (CEBA) Sarah Mihalecz ( CEBA)
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Clean Energy & Carbon Accounting Breakfast, hosted by CRS

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Breakout
Interactive Breakout
Tutorial
Cross Cutting
Energy

CATAN – New Energies: How Games Can Start Conversations

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Guido Teuber (CATAN Studio) Jane McGonigal (Institute for the Future) Matt Leacock Nathan Cummins (The Nature Conservancy) Rob Davis (M-RETS)
Activity

Make a Breakthrough Change with Laurie McGinley, Career Coach

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Laurie McGinley (Via Lucent)

Book an Appointment with Career Coach, Sami Packard!

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sami Packard
Demo
Carbon Markets
Industrial Decarbonization

Drive ESG Insights of your suppliers through ESG Value Chain

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Prem Patel (Microsoft)
Activity

Book an Appointment with Career Coach, Gina Restani!

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Gina Restani

Book an Appointment with Career Coach, Megan Fraser!

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Activity

Wellness Room x MN8 Energy - Gentle Yoga Flow

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Demo
Buildings
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Startups
Transport

Transform Your Sustainability Journey with Microsoft Data and AI Technologies

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Candy Wilson (Microsoft)
Meals
Networking

Lunch & Expo

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
11:30 am - 1:15 pm
Meals
Sponsored

Sustainable Growth in Action: Lessons from the Field (Sponsored Lunch)

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Ellie Newnham (Carbon Direct) Jennifer Barnette (Cooley) Josh Henretig (RMI)
Meals
Sponsored

IT’s Role in Shaping a Sustainable Future: Challenges and Innovative Solutions such as AI (Sponsored Lunch)

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Avintha Moodaly (Kyndryl) Liz Porter (Kyndryl) Meera Rajagopalan (Microsoft) Sadie Williams (Microsoft)
Meals

Roundtable Lunches

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Alex Wilkins Amelia Marinai (Trellis Group) Brianne Cangelose Calvin Tran (American Forest Foundation) Charles Boakye (Jefferies) Chris Dowd Dimitry Gershenson (Enduring Planet) Doug Miller ( Energy Peace Partners) Elias Ayrey Esther Morales (Clean Energy Leadership Institute) Gina Ciganik John Holm (Pyxera Global) John O'Neill Jonathan Lane (US Department of Energy) Laura Dyer Maura Maguire Micha Ben-Naim (Clean Energy Ventures) Morganne Sigismonti (Trellis Network) Nandini Wilcke (CarbonPool) Richard Hart (The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)) Ross McKenzie (Elimini) Victoria Chames (Trellis Group)
Networking

Guided Networking for LGBTQIA+ Attendees

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Environmental Disclosure in Action: How to Use CDP Data to Implement Positive Change

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote

Organizer's Welcome | Day One

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
1:15 pm - 1:25 pm
Sarah Golden Stuart Goldsmith
Keynote

Scaling Innovation – What It Takes to Meet the Climate Crisis

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
1:25 pm - 1:45 pm
Molly Wood (Molly Wood Media) Vanessa Chan (U.S. Department of Energy)
Keynote

Afrofuturism and Industrial Decarbonization

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Dominique Thomas (Industrious Labs)
Keynote

Pop Culture for Climate Progress

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Katie Ryan (Trellis Group) Michael Hawthorne Jr. (Klean Energy Kulture)
Keynote

Fueling the Future: California’s Wildfire Crisis and the Path to Energy Resilience

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Carla Peterman (Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)) Katherine Blunt (The Wall Street Journal)
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

XPRIZE: The Next Climate, Energy, and Agriculture Tech Moonshots

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote

How to Craft a Resilient Future

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
2:30 pm - 2:40 pm
Jane McGonigal (Institute for the Future)
Networking

Expo & Networking

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Activity

Wellness Room x MN8 Energy - Calming Breathwork

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Electrification for Everyone: A Rewiring America Interactive Workshop

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Breakout
Interview
Panel
Energy
Transport

Is Aviation Decarbonization Taking Off or Stuck on the Runway?

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Gail Grimmett (Delta Air Lines) Heather Clancy (Trellis Group)
Interactive Breakout
Lightning Talk
Drawdown & Land Use
Startups

Startups to Watch: Drawdown & Land Use Pitch Competition

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Clement Cid (Mitico) Emily Rogers Gahyun (Annie) Lee (Arbon) Kate Murphy (Aquarry) Lindsay DuBois (Upstream Tech) Marisa Sweeney (S2G Ventures) Sabin Ray
Breakout
Startups

Corporate Action to Catalyze Climate Innovation

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Carie Davis Dimitry Gershenson (Enduring Planet) Erika Basham Jocelyn Matyas (Cisco) Limor Spector Randy Spock
Interactive Breakout
Lightning Talk
Industrial Decarbonization
Startups

Startups to Watch: Industry Pitch Competition

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Alex Blum (Applied Bioplastics) Anku Madan Charles McGill (ElectraLith) Chris Dowd George Skoptsov (H Quest Vanguard) Janice Tran (Kanin Energy, Inc.) Leah Garden (Trellis Group) Marilyn Bruno (Aequor Inc.)
Breakout
Panel
Energy

The Grid Is Breaking. Corporations Can Help.

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Brian Janous Jeff Riles (Microsoft) Molly Aeck Robert Ott
Book Talks
Interview
Energy

California Burning: Fireside Chat with Katherine Blunt

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Katherine Blunt (The Wall Street Journal) Richard Martin (Trellis Group)
Breakout
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use

The State of Carbon Removal

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Jim Giles (Trellis Group) Joe Árvai Ongeleigh Underwood Sarah Baker
Networking
Carbon Markets

Carbon Market Meet Up

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Margaret Morales
Workshops
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization

Heat of the Moment: Decarbonizing Industrial Thermal Processes

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Arun Gupta Erin Augustine (Oatly) Katheryn Scott (U.S. Department of Energy) Pavan Katte Ruth Checknoff (Renewable Thermal Collaborative)
Workshops
Carbon Markets

Comms Workshop: Credible Climate Claims

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
David Wei (Brunswick Group) Lindsay Brewer (Covington & Burling, LLP) Nikki Arnone (Inflection Point Agency) Vince Digneo (Palo Alto Networks)
Activity
Interactive Breakout
Workshops
Energy

How to Watercolor Climate Art: Workshop with Nicole Kelner

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Nicole Kelner
Workshops
Buildings

The New World of Green Building Certification Programs

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Breana Wheeler (BRE Group) Lindsay Baker Priya Premchandran (Habitable) Steph Hallinan (U.S. Green Building Council)
Breakout
Panel
Buildings
Energy
Transport

Innovative Charging Solutions from Multi-Unit Dwellings and Fleet Depots

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Ari Kahn Jonathan Colbert Nicholas Johnson (Orange Charger) Tiya Gordon
Breakout
Panel
CEBA
Energy

Alternative Approaches to Accelerating Clean Energy Investment

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Brad Schallert (Winrock International) Briana Kobor Chris Davis (Climate and Policy Markets Initiative) Jared Braslawsky ( I-TRACK) Kerri Metz (CEBA)
Breakout
Energy

Smaller Projects, Bigger Impact: How Corporations Drive Local Co-Benefits with Existing Renewable Projects

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Adewale OgunBadejo (GRID Alternatives) Andrew Peterman (Rivian) Jay Creech (REI) Nathan Cummins (The Nature Conservancy) Susanne Fratzscher (Sol Systems)
Breakout
Sponsored

Smart Solutions for a Climate-Positive Future: The Role of AI (Sponsored)

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Keith Berets (Cooley) Laura Dyer Ned Harvey (Digital Gaia)
Breakout
Sponsored

How Upstream Design Can Generate a Nature-Positive Food System (Sponsored)

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Elizabeth Reaves (Sustainable Food Lab) Julia Stamberger (10 Billion By 2050, LLC) Michelle Tulac (Ellen MacArthur Foundation) Simone Schenkel (Environmental Defense Fund)
Breakout
Interactive Breakout
Buildings
CEBA
Energy

Leveraging Clean Energy to Combat Building Emissions

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
John Hoekstra (Prologis) Kit Brown (CEBA) Mark Pituch (U.S. Department of State) Stephen J Auton-Smith (EY)
Breakout
Panel
Buildings

Energy Efficiency, Electrification and Demand Response — Oh My!

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Brett Webster (RMI) Farris Sukkar (CLEAResult) Paul Farnan Zoe Elizabeth (Silicon Valley Clean Energy)
Breakout
Sponsored

Tackling Super Pollutants on the Path to Net Zero (Sponsored)

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Jennifer Norfolk (SCS Global Services) Kiff Gallagher (Global Heat Reduction Initiative) Mark Jacobson (Stanford University) Ning Jeng (Recoolit) Philip Duffy (Spark Climate Solutions)
Networking

Opening Reception & Expo

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
4:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Activity

Game Play with Extinction Rebellion SFBay Street Theater Group

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
4:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

XPRIZE Solutions Showcase + Networking Reception

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

UN Global Compact Network USA: Sustainability Leadership Reception

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Climate Tech Pitch and Networking - Denmark in Silicon Valley

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Impact Hustlers ClimateTech Happy Hour

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Out at VERGE: Happy Hour and Queer Bar Crawl

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Activity
Special Event

Spoilers: A Climate Crisis Comedy Show

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Stuart Goldsmith
Activity

Wellness Room x MN8 Energy - Gentle Yoga Flow

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
6:45 am - 7:35 am
Registration

Registration Check-in

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
7:45 am - 5:00 pm
Meals
Networking

Breakfast & Expo

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
7:45 am - 9:00 am
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Industrious Labs: Transforming Heavy Industry through Data and Storytelling

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
7:45 am - 9:00 am
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

BSR Member Meetup and Breakfast at VERGE

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Networking

Guided Networking for Sustainability Communicators

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Networking

Networking Lounge x Mast Reforestation

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Book an Appointment with Career Coach, Megan Fraser!

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Megan Fraser (Future Led)
Breakout
Panel
Drawdown & Land Use

How to Invest in Early-Stage Carbon Removal to Catalyze Real Change

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Isabelle Schuhmann (McKinsey) Nikki Batchelor (XPRIZE Carbon Removal) Noah Deich (Department of Energy) Richard Martin (Trellis Group)
Breakout
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use

What's Next For REDD?

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Eric Pitt (Emergent / The LEAF Coalition) Jennifer Jenkins Juan Carlos Jintiach (Global Alliance of Territorial Communities) Toby Janson-Smith
Interactive Breakout
Lightning Talk
Energy
Startups

Startups to Watch: Energy Pitch Competition

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Charles Hu (Reverse Energy Solution Corp) Jina Penn-Tracy (SYNCRIS) Jordan Kanis (Silicon Valley Bank) Laura Dyer Mathilda Akintayo Mishal Thadani (Rhizome) Rajan Kumar (Ateios Systems) Rob Alexander (AlumaPower) Sarah Golden
Breakout
Buildings
Industrial Decarbonization

Emissions Reduction Plans and Lessons Learned from DOE's Better Climate Challenge

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
John O'Neill Maura Mooney (RMI) Reva Deshpande (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)
Breakout
Panel
Carbon Markets

The Latest in Carbon Markets

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Alexia Kelly (High Tide Foundation) Anton Root Donna Lee (Calyx Global) Katie Sullivan (IETA) Max Scher (Salesforce)
Interactive Breakout
Lightning Talk
Buildings
Startups

Startups to Watch: Buildings Pitch Competition

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Aaron Baskerville-Bridges (AeroShield) Bomee Jung (Cadence OneFive) Brad Jacobson (C.Scale) Chris Wedding (Entrepreneurs For Impact) Leia de Guzman (Cambio) Mike Winterfield Sam Ringwaldt (Conry Tech) Yaniv Lusana (GS Futures)
Breakout
Workshops
Industrial Decarbonization

Reimagining Critical Mineral Supply Chains: Local Solutions for Global Decarbonization

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Anita Schwartz (Circularity Consulting Inc.) Grayson Shor (The New York Climate Exchange) John Holm (Pyxera Global) Kristyn Rankin (Rankin Strategies LLC) Vivien Luk (WORK)
Workshops
Buildings
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Startups
Transport

Strategies for Sustainability Leaders to Drive Diversity Amidst Inclusion 'Backlash'

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Cheryl Contee Deepa Lounsbury (LabStart) Guillermo Gutierrez (Eco Mercantile Corporation) Kerry Bowie Megan Holcomb (LabStart) Michael Hawthorne Jr. (Klean Energy Kulture) Miguel Sossa (Capgemini) Monica Batchelder (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) Satpal Kaur (SatpalKaaur) Troy Daley (LabStart)
Breakout
Workshops
Buildings
Carbon Markets
Industrial Decarbonization

How to Create a Scope 3 Emissions Inventory

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Emily Pronchik (FMC Corporation) Sneha Balasubramanian (Cisco) Thomas Willert (Magna International) Yue Qiu (EcoAct, A Schneider Electric Company)
Breakout
Buildings
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Startups
Transport

Driving Sustainable Change: Practical Strategies for Change Management

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Matt Hellman (Microsoft) Renay Loper Renee Lertzman (Project InsideOut)
Breakout
Interview
Panel
Energy
Transport

The Politics of EVs

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Kevin Miller Leah Garden (Trellis Group)
Workshops
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use
Transport

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: A Flightpath to 2030

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Adam Klauber (World Energy) Alex Menotti Amy Malaki​​​​ Jeff Davidman Johanna Wassermann John Holler (The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)) Michael AuBuchon Nancy Young
Breakout
Interactive Breakout
CEBA
Energy

Untangling Scope 2 and Scope 3: Navigating Ambiguity and Driving Innovation

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ameer Azim (BSR) Chris Pennington (Iron Mountain) Markus Walther (CEBA) Michael Leggett (Ever.green)
Breakout
Workshops
CEBA
Energy

Tax Equity and Tax Credit Transfer: What You Should Know

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Adam Altenhofen (US Bank) Emily Rose Jim Alderson-Smith (Crux) Joan Hutchinson (Marathon Capital) Mat Elmore (Pivot Energy) Sarah Mihalecz ( CEBA) Susanne Fratzscher (Sol Systems) Teresa Hill (Orrick)
Breakout
Buildings
Energy
Sponsored

Turning the “Data Management Problem” into a Reputational Opportunity (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Greg Mathe (Dominion Energy) Sarah Martinez Suzanne Shelton (ERM Shelton)
Workshops
Buildings
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Startups
Transport

Accelerate Your Business: Navigating DOE Funding Opportunities

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Caitlin Odom (US Department of Energy) Debbie Brodt-Giles (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)) Elaine Hsieh (VoLo Earth Ventures) Emanuele Francesco Pecora Hannah Hauptman (US Department of Energy) Susan Gladwin
Breakout
Buildings
Sponsored

Balancing the Water-Energy Nexus: Sustainable Data Centers in the AI Era (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Bill Tittle (Holder Construction) Jill Wyant Karin Overstreet Tim Chadwick
Breakout
Panel
Energy

The Many Shapes of Community Solar to Reach Corporate Energy Goals

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ellie Bidwell Rashad Williams (Groundswell) Thomas Grant Vihann Kong
Activity

Make a Breakthrough Change with Laurie McGinley, Career Coach

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Laurie McGinley (Via Lucent)

Book an Appointment with Career Coach, Sami Packard!

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sami Packard
Breakout
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Sponsored

How Better Energy Data Resolution is Leading to Better Renewable Project Outcomes (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Casey O'Keefe (NextEra Energy Resources) David Abel (NextEra Energy Resources) Nicholas Licht (NextEra Energy Resources)
Networking

Expo & Networking

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Activity

Book an Appointment with Career Coach, Gina Restani!

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Gina Restani
Activity

Wellness Room x MN8 Energy - Deep Stretches for Stress Relief

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Breakout
Buildings
Industrial Decarbonization

Evolution Towards a Regenerative Materials Future

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Gina Ciganik Lindsay Baker Robin Bass (Google) Serena Dao (Dooner Social Ventures)
Breakout
Interactive Breakout
Transport

The Future of Decarbonized Road Logistics

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Adam Browning (Forum Mobility) Andre de Fontaine Katie Fehrenbacher (Axios Pro) Melissa Bauer (eBay) Siva Vankineni
Interactive Breakout
Lightning Talk
Startups
Transport

Startups to Watch: Transport Pitch Competition

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Antoni Tong (Smartville) Jonathan Sobin (Matcha) Katie Clasen Kevin Hurlbutt (Project K Energy, Inc) Nanbo Liu (OpenGrid) Sam Crum Shaandiin Cedar Wayne McIntyre (Relocalize)
Breakout
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use

Forest Carbon Monitoring Innovations

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Alessandro Baccini Elias Ayrey Eve Boyce-Ratliff Ross Bernet (Microsoft) Sassan Saatchi
Breakout
Industrial Decarbonization

Aluminum Evolution: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Annie Sartor Hilde Haugen Kallevig (Norsk Hydro) Maria Gallucci Suzanne Lindsay-Walker (Novelis) Will Glazener
Breakout
Buildings

Innovation to Accelerate Resilience in the Built Environment

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Emilie Mazzacurati Ibbi Almufti (Arup) Shalini Vajjhala
Breakout
Lightning Talk
Cross Cutting
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization

Disruptive Perspectives and Pathways

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Alexa White, Ph.D. (c) (Aya Research Institute, Inc) Holmes Hummel (Stanford) Janelle Kellman John Shegerian (ERI) Katie Ryan (Trellis Group)
Breakout
Panel
Carbon Markets

How Carbon Markets Could Finance the Green Transition

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
David Antonioli Elizabeth Sturcken (Environmental Defense Fund) Julia Strong Kelley Kizzier
Breakout
Buildings
Carbon Markets
Cross Cutting
Drawdown & Land Use
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Startups
Transport

Building the Climate Tech Talent Pipeline

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Angela Son Anshuman Bapna Eugene Kirpichov John Galloway (Anthesis) Sabrina Dove (Pacific Search Firm)
Breakout
Drawdown & Land Use

Getting to Gigatonne: Barriers and Pathways to Scaling Carbon Removal In The Next 25 Years

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Andrea Adams (EcoEngineers) Michael Leitch Michele Demers Tim Hansen
Panel
Industrial Decarbonization

The Art of Crafting Offtake Agreements to Generate Low-Carbon Demand

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Clayton Gerber (Center for Green Market Activation) Logan Goldie-Scot Shannon Shoul (Nike) Wajiha Tahir (BloombergNEF)
Breakout
Interview
Panel
Carbon Markets
Energy
Transport

The Journey to Decarbonizing Shipping and Logistics: A Conversation with Maersk

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Charles van der Steene Joel Makower (Trellis Group)
Breakout
Cross Cutting
Sponsored

Get Out of Sustainability Data Hell (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Brian Henry (PwC) Christian Butzlaff Japen Hollist Peter Temes
Breakout
Interactive Breakout
CEBA
Energy

Scaling Supplier Energy Decarbonization

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Ahmed Elganzouri (Magna) Erin Craig (3Degree) Hanna Ye (CEBA) Jordan Faires (Environmental Defense Fund) Matteo Kausch (Amazon) Rob Threlkheld (General Motors)
Breakout
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use
Industrial Decarbonization
Sponsored

Driving Sustainability Solutions in Animal Agriculture (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Dr. Gordon Spronk (Spronk Brothers III) Jamie Burr (National Pork Board) Madison Kindberg (University of California, Davis)
Breakout
Panel
CEBA
Energy

Transmission Reforms: Recent Progress and What to Know Across the Federal Government

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Bill Parsons (Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG)) Bryn Baker (CEBA) Cheryl Lombard (Clearpath) Christy Walsh (Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)) David Mindham (EDP Renewables North America)
Breakout
Workshops
Startups

Fundraising Playbook for Climate Startups

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Tim Wolters (CrowdSolve)
Breakout
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Sponsored

Hydrogen, Natural Gas, RNG and their roles in Sustainability in Energy: Innovations and Policies (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Dino Caro (Constellation ) Johannes Escudero (Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas) Naomi Boness (Stanford Natural Gas Initiative & Stanford Hydrogen Initiative)
Meals
Networking

Lunch & Expo

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Meals

Roundtable Lunches

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Aly Bryan (Closed Loop Partners) Deepa Lounsbury (LabStart) Emilie Mazzacurati Gianni Spinelli (Elimini) Janelle Kellman Laurie McGinley (Via Lucent) Lillian Kasa (Metlen Energy & Metals) Luke Mendenhall (EcoAct North America) Matthew Borden (EcoAct, North America) Megan Fraser (Future Led) Nikhil Gargeya (Activate) Nikki Arnone (Inflection Point Agency) Nisha Thirumurthy (VybeEnergy) Olya Irzak (Frost Methane Labs) Ruth Checknoff (Renewable Thermal Collaborative) Sam Cote (Solstice) Sotiria Anagnostou Steph Hallinan (U.S. Green Building Council) Steven Rothstein (Ceres) Susannah Hill (Cloud Sustainability Watch) William Theisen (EcoAct, A Schneider Electric Company)
Networking

Guided Networking for BIPOC Professionals

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Meals
Buildings
Carbon Markets
Energy
Sponsored

Electrifying Manufacturing: A Decarbonization Journey Told by Women Leaders in Energy (Sponsored Lunch)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Becky Wacker (Trane) Christina Sivulka (EnerSys)

Day 2 Opening & Emerging Leaders

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
1:15 pm - 1:20 pm
Keynote

The Electricity Demand Opportunity

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
1:20 pm - 1:25 pm
Rich Powell (CEBA)
Keynote

Navigating Electricity Growth and AI Innovations in the Utility Sector

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
1:25 pm - 1:40 pm
Brian Janous Maria Pope (PGE)
Keynote

Accelerating Carbon Capture from Lab to Landscape

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
1:40 pm - 1:55 pm
Annie Guo (Microsoft) Etosha Cave (Twelve) Margaret Morales
Keynote

Finalists: Startups to Watch

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Jake Mitchell (Trellis Group) Kim-Mai Cutler Mike Schroepfer (Gigascale Capital)
Keynote

The IRA Isn't Enough. We Need a Global Industrial Revolution

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Saul Griffith (Rewiring America and Otherlab)
Keynote

Closing: Stu Goldsmith

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
2:30 pm - 2:40 pm
Stuart Goldsmith
Networking

Expo & Networking

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Activity

Wellness Room x MN8 Energy - Calming Breathwork

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Demo
Cross Cutting

Harnessing Data & AI to Accelerate Sustainability Transformation

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
Matt Hellman (Microsoft)
Breakout
Buildings
Energy

The ABCs of VPPs

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Mary Tobin (RMI) Matthew Plante Michael Siemann, PhD (Resideo) Susan Gladwin
Workshops
Carbon Markets
Energy

Conferences, Conventions, Concerts, Oh My! Exploring the Impact of the Events Industry

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Brianna Cook (Green Sports Alliance) Lindsay Arell (Honeycomb Strategies) Meghan Tierney (AEG) Michael Martin (r.World and Effect Partners)
Breakout
Buildings

The Future of Refrigerants

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Danielle Wright (The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council) Steve Kujak (Trane Technologies) Tristam Coffin (Effecterra)
Breakout
Industrial Decarbonization

Carbon-Conscious Chemistry: Innovation in the Chemicals Sector

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Brianne Cangelose David Mazzia (BASF) Jeff Erhardt Jordan Leventhal (Antora Energy)
Breakout
Lightning Talk
Buildings
Energy

How to Curb Emissions from the Data Center Boom

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Aaron Bilyeu Athar Zaidi Eric Nguyen (WattTime) Jeff St. John Raj Bazaj (Constellation Energy) Savannah Goodman (Google)
Breakout
Carbon Markets

Preparing for California’s Emission Disclosure Regulations

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Beth Sasfai Elizabeth Rubin (Pure Storage) Steven Rothstein (Ceres) Zara Ahmed
Panel
Startups

The State of Early Stage Climate Tech Investment

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Andrew Beebe Emily Kirsch Shayle Kann
Book Talks
Energy

Electrify: A Conversation with Saul Griffith

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Saul Griffith (Rewiring America and Otherlab)
Breakout
Panel
Carbon Markets

When Do Carbon Credits Make Sense In Your Climate Strategy?

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Ella Parekh Readie Callahan (Wells Fargo) Shengyuan Su Vanessa Miler-Fels (Schneider Electric)
Interactive Breakout
Energy

Energy Innovations: Conversations on Emerging Technologies

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Brent Ridley (ARPA-E) Chris Eiben (Perlumi) Daniel Kopp (Queens Carbon) Elliot Chang (Lithos Carbon) Jane Franch (Pivot Bio) Kiana Michaan (Okovate Sustainable Energy) Lucy Darago (XGS Energy) Neal Donnelly (Rondo) Quinn Nakayama (Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)) Ross McKenzie (Elimini) Theresa Christian (DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations) Zachary Berquist (ARPA-E)
Breakout
Panel
Industrial Decarbonization
Startups

What Everyone Needs to Know About Hydrogen

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Adam Klauber (World Energy) Alexia Bednarz Karen Baert (Ammobia) Patrick Molloy (RMI)
Breakout
Lightning Talk
Drawdown & Land Use
Startups

Carbon Removal Pathways We Don’t Talk About Enough

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Hannah Bebbington (Frontier) Jo Katchinoff Jonny Lu (Lithos Carbon) Julia Reichelstein Katie Sierks (Microsoft)
Breakout
Drawdown & Land Use

Carbon Insetting in Agriculture and Forestry Supply Chains

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Emily Urban Cordeiro Leif Gonzales-Kramer Martha Baker (Alltech) Will Turner
Workshops
Transport

Public EV Charging Workshop: A Pivotal Moment for Action

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Adam Langton Dan Bowermaster Kevin Miller Maaz Haider Noelani Derrickson Stacy Noblet Vartan Badalian (Center for Sustainable Energy) Walter Thorn (ChargerHelp!)
Breakout
Drawdown & Land Use
Transport

Optimizing the Movement of Goods for a Decarbonized Future

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Ali Javidan Jeff Summerson (Scope23) Sarah Mouriño (DP World) Siva Vankineni
Panel
CEBA
Energy

Derisking Clean Energy Development Through Equitable Community Benefits

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Danielle Decatur (Microsoft) Gustavo Aguirre Jr (Central California Asthma Collaborative) Jenny Carney (WSP) Lara Hamsher (AES) Yinka Bode-George ( Sustain Our Future Foundation)
Breakout
Interactive Breakout
CEBA
Energy

Lessons Learned for Sourcing Clean Energy Across the Asia Pacific Region

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Bruce Frandsen (Equinix) Elise Voorhis (U.S. Department of State) Evan Scandling (REI) Michelle Rogers (Allotrope Partners) Wei-In Lin (Apala Group)
Breakout
Buildings
Cross Cutting
Energy
Sponsored

How AI is Supercharging Decision-Making in Real Estate (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Joseph Aamidor (Aamidor Consulting) Max Evans (Jupiter Intelligence) Tony Hernandez (JLL)
Breakout
Comms with Integrity
Progress & Thrive
Sponsored

Unlocking Climate Impact: Data, Tech & Teamwork (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Eric Dominguez (Caesars Entertainment) Jim Hanna (Microsoft) Stephanie Zhu (Yum! Brands)
Breakout
Energy
Sponsored

In the Trenches: Success Stories from the Front Lines of Clean Energy Procurement (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Chris Pennington (Iron Mountain) Lincoln Bleveans (Stanford) Mike Mattera (Akamai)
Breakout
Energy

Powering the Future: Integrating Long-Duration Energy Storage Across the Grid

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Diandra Angiello (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)) Eric Hsieh Julie Thompson (Hydrosto) Max Ernst (Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E))
Breakout
Panel
Industrial Decarbonization

Training Tomorrow's Industrial Decarbonization Workforce

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Eugene Kirpichov Hannah Hauptman (US Department of Energy) Jessie Hammerling Lauren Castelino (Green Career Centre) Maria Gallucci
Breakout
Panel
Buildings
Energy

Smart (and Autonomous) Buildings Infrastructure

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Jerry Brown (Siemens) Jon Smieja (Trellis Group) Nisha Thirumurthy (VybeEnergy)
Interactive Breakout
Buildings
Carbon Markets
Cross Cutting
Drawdown & Land Use
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Startups
Transport

Climate Tech Slide Deck Karaoke

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Katie Ryan (Trellis Group) Stuart Goldsmith
Panel
Energy

How AI Can Save the World

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Blair Swedeen (Meta) Joel Makower (Trellis Group) Lisbeth Kaufman (Amazon) Quinn Nakayama (Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E))
Interactive Breakout
Drawdown & Land Use
Startups

Carbon Project Pitch

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Amir Shiner Annie Guo (Microsoft) Jill Orhun (Ponterra) Kevin Whilden (SeaTrees / Sustainable Surf) Laura Wasserson (Metalplant) Mike Cipresso (Rubicon Carbon) Svenja Telle (Denominator) Tom Price (Ecosafi) Vivian Zhang (TPG Rise Climate)
Breakout
Lightning Talk
Drawdown & Land Use

From Wetlands to the Deep Ocean: Dive Into Marine-Based Carbon Removal

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Alicia Karspeck Erika La Plante (Equatic) Frances Simpson-Allen (Ebb Carbon) Luke Connell Matan Rudis (Gigablue) Sophie Chu (Captura)
Breakout
Carbon Markets

How AI is Advancing Carbon Calculations

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Amanda von Almen Harris Chalat Paul Manwell Sotiria Anagnostou
Lightning Talk
Panel
Buildings
Cross Cutting
Drawdown & Land Use
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Startups
Transport

Rising Tides, Resilient Communities: Navigating California's Coastal Future

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Janelle Kellman Jason Giffen Len Materman (OneShoreline) Mary Ellen Hannibal (Citizen Scientist)
Breakout
Buildings

The State of the Circular Workplace: An Ecosystem View

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Andre Duurvoort Heidi Frasure (Green Standards) Jeff Frost (Brightworks Sustainability) Marcus Hopper
Interactive Breakout
Startups

Corporate-Reverse Pitch Session

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Austin Hwang Elias Habbar-Baylac (Cisco) Jake Mitchell (Trellis Group) Jocelyn Matyas (Cisco) Neal Okarter (BASF) Pradeep Tagare Zachary Keats (GS Futures)
Breakout
Buildings
Industrial Decarbonization

Catalyzing Cleaner Concrete: Corporate Strategies for Sustainable Construction

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Betty Cremmins (Cadence Climate) Keith Krugh (Fortera) Mark Chen Paul Farnan Stacy Smedley
Breakout
Energy

Putting Impacts First: Building a Comprehensive Clean Energy Procurement Strategy

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Daniel Howard Faraz Ahmad Katie Robinson (Akamai Technologies) Lee Taylor (REsurety) Shalini Majumdar (ENGIE Impact) Tom Harper (Baringa Partners)
Breakout
Panel
Carbon Markets

Putting a Price on Carbon: How to Set an Internal Carbon Fee

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Carie Davis Erik Hansen Isabelle Schuhmann (McKinsey) Sam Brundrett
Breakout
Carbon Markets
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Sponsored

Financing Emerging Climate Infrastructure (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Bret Turner Dan Baldi Jimmy Chuang (Twelve) Milo Werner (DCVC) Susan Gladwin
Breakout
Interactive Breakout
Buildings
Carbon Markets
Cross Cutting
Drawdown & Land Use
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Startups
Transport

Sustainable Leadership: Staying Grounded in a Virtual Era

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Gina Restani
Breakout
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Sponsored

Accelerating Value Chain Sustainability With Lessons From Microsoft Procurement (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Grant Evans (Microsoft) Liz Comley (Microsoft)
Breakout
Sponsored

Navigating the Pain Points of Buying and Selling Carbon Credits (Sponsored)

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Natalie Urban (Symbiosis Coalition) Nathan Truitt (American Forest Foundation) Vijay Sudan
Networking

Reception & Expo

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Invite Only
Networking
Startups

Startup Happy Hour

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Deepa Lounsbury (LabStart) Jake Mitchell (Trellis Group)
Activity

Join Us for an Unforgettable Artistic Experience with Local Color San Jose!

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Activity

Afterdark Party

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
8:30 pm - 11:59 pm
Activity

Wellness Room x MN8 Energy - Gentle Yoga Flow

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
6:45 am - 7:35 am
Meals
Networking

Breakfast & Expo

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
7:45 am - 9:30 am
Registration

Registration Check-in

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
7:45 am - 12:00 pm
Networking

Networking Lounge x Mast Reforestation

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
8:00 am - 11:30 am
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Tailwind: Climate Resilience Innovation Side-Event

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
8:30 am - 10:00 am

Book an Appointment with Career Coach, Megan Fraser!

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Megan Fraser (Future Led)
Workshops
Drawdown & Land Use

Tackling Methane Emissions

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Julia DeSantis (The Farmlink Project) Olya Irzak (Frost Methane Labs) Renee McKeon Steve Meller Steven Rothstein (Ceres)
Panel
Workshops
Startups

Achieving Speed and Scale: Financial Tools for Catalyzing FOAK Climate Projects

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
9:30 am - 10:45 am
Christian Okoye (Generate) Courtney Unruh Etosha Cave (Twelve) Lara Pierpoint Shreya Dave Uuganbayar Otgonbaatar
Breakout
Industrial Decarbonization

Financing the Transition: Unlocking Capital for Clean Industrial Projects

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Grant Harrison (Trellis Group) Katheryn Scott (U.S. Department of Energy) Michelle Carvin (CarbonBuilt) Steven Mandel
Breakout
Panel
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use

Tools To Reduce Carbon Credit Purchasing Risk

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Bonnie Lei Sarah Heard (BeZero Carbon) Tom Montag Yuhau Lin (Morgan Stanley)
Breakout
Drawdown & Land Use
Transport

Advancing Sustainable Aviation: Addressing Market and Policy Challenges

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Adam Klauber (World Energy) Alison Colwell Jeff Davidman Mark Porter (RMI)
Breakout
Interactive Breakout
CEBA
Energy

Clean Energy Conversations: Room 1

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Daniel Roesler (UtilityAPI) Frank Rizzo (ERM) Hallie Cramer (Google) Henry Richardson (WattTime.org ) Julie Thompson (Hydrosto) Kate Roh (CnerG) Mingi Lim (CnerG) Nicole Sullivan (Cleartrace) Scott Bolton (Hydrostor)
Interactive Breakout
CEBA
Energy

Clean Energy Conversations: Room 2

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Alex Crown (Onyx) Cameron Johnston (Nexamp) Elise Ferguson (Common Energy) Jarrod Sonett (Nexamp) Matt Penfold (Verse) Patrick Swords (Anthesis) Ryan Tregaskes (Anthesis) Shehzad Wadalawala (Verse)
Breakout
Panel
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use

Financing the Regenerative Agriculture Transition

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Alex Wilkins Emma Fuller (Fractal Agriculture) Haley Baron (MadAg) Jennifer O'Connor (Funders for Regenerative Agriculture) Tracy Slaybaugh-Mitchell
Breakout
Workshops
Buildings
Carbon Markets
Cross Cutting
Drawdown & Land Use
Energy
Industrial Decarbonization
Startups
Transport

Understanding California & Federal Sustainability Legislation

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Christopher Moser (Marsh McLennan) Curtis Johnson (Calpine Energy Solutions) Gary Lucks (Bay Law Group, LLP) John Davies Marshall Chase (Micron Technology) Shengyuan Su
Activity

Book an Appointment with Career Coach, Gina Restani!

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Gina Restani
Networking

Expo & Networking

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Breakout
Buildings
Industrial Decarbonization

Building a Low-Carbon World: Circular Solutions for Key Construction Materials

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Aly Bryan (Closed Loop Partners) Eric Law Marcus Hopper Noah Goldstein (Google) Rachel Palopoli (Tarkett)
Breakout
Transport

Decarbonizing Ports, Ships and Redefining Leadership Across Maritime

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Andre de Fontaine Bonnie Nixon Cheshta Balwani Rebecca Dunn (Maersk)
Breakout
Panel
Transport

Leveraging Freight Rail in an Increasingly Complex Logistics and Electrified Trucking Landscape

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Alexa Branco David Huck Rachel Schwalbach Rick Mihelic
Interactive Breakout
Cross Cutting

Gravitas for Everyone

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Laurie McGinley (Via Lucent)
Breakout
Networking
Carbon Markets
Drawdown & Land Use

Women in Carbon Networking

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ellen Scott-Young (Watershed) Madeleine Phillips (Patch) Priya Patel (Heirloom Carbon)
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Good Food Institute's Circular bioeconomy workshop: Maximize food production while cutting costs & environmental impacts

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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