Program

Energy

Transform Your Sustainability Journey with Microsoft Data and AI Technologies

10:30 am - 10:50 am

Candy Wilson (Microsoft)

Innovative Charging Solutions from Multi-Unit Dwellings and Fleet Depots

Ari Kahn Jonathan Colbert Nicholas Johnson (Orange Charger) Tiya Gordon

Leveraging Clean Energy to Combat Building Emissions

John Hoekstra (Prologis) Kit Brown (CEBA) Mark Pituch (U.S. Department of State) Stephen J Auton-Smith (EY)

Panel

Energy Efficiency, Electrification and Demand Response — Oh My!

Brett Webster (RMI) Farris Sukkar (CLEAResult) Paul Farnan Zoe Elizabeth (Silicon Valley Clean Energy)

Workshops

The New World of Green Building Certification Programs

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Breana Wheeler (BRE Group) Lindsay Baker Priya Premchandran (Habitable) Steph Hallinan (U.S. Green Building Council)

Startups to Watch: Buildings Pitch Competition

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)

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

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)

How to Create a Scope 3 Emissions Inventory

Emily Pronchik (FMC Corporation) Sneha Balasubramanian (Cisco) Thomas Willert (Magna International) Yue Qiu (EcoAct, A Schneider Electric Company)

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

John O'Neill Maura Mooney (RMI) Reva Deshpande (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)

Driving Sustainable Change: Practical Strategies for Change Management

Matt Hellman (Microsoft) Renay Loper Renee Lertzman (Project InsideOut)

Sponsored

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

Bill Tittle (Holder Construction) Jill Wyant Karin Overstreet Tim Chadwick

Accelerate Your Business: Navigating DOE Funding Opportunities

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

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

Greg Mathe (Dominion Energy) Sarah Martinez Suzanne Shelton (ERM Shelton)

Evolution Towards a Regenerative Materials Future

10:45 am - 11:45 am

Gina Ciganik Lindsay Baker Robin Bass (Google) Serena Dao (Dooner Social Ventures)

Innovation to Accelerate Resilience in the Built Environment

10:45 am - 11:45 am

Emilie Mazzacurati Ibbi Almufti (Arup) Shalini Vajjhala

Building the Climate Tech Talent Pipeline

10:45 am - 11:45 am

Angela Son Anshuman Bapna Eugene Kirpichov John Galloway (Anthesis) Sabrina Dove (Pacific Search Firm)

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

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Becky Wacker (Trane) Christina Sivulka (EnerSys)

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

Joseph Aamidor (Aamidor Consulting) Max Evans (Jupiter Intelligence) Tony Hernandez (JLL)

Energy

The ABCs of VPPs

Mary Tobin (RMI) Matthew Plante Michael Siemann, PhD (Resideo) Susan Gladwin

How to Curb Emissions from the Data Center Boom

Aaron Bilyeu Athar Zaidi Eric Nguyen (WattTime) Jeff St. John Raj Bazaj (Constellation Energy) Savannah Goodman (Google)

The Future of Refrigerants

Danielle Wright (The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council) Steve Kujak (Trane Technologies) Tristam Coffin (Effecterra)

Catalyzing Cleaner Concrete: Corporate Strategies for Sustainable Construction

Betty Cremmins (Cadence Climate) Keith Krugh (Fortera) Mark Chen Paul Farnan Stacy Smedley

The State of the Circular Workplace: An Ecosystem View

Andre Duurvoort Heidi Frasure (Green Standards) Jeff Frost (Brightworks Sustainability) Marcus Hopper

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

Janelle Kellman Jason Giffen Len Materman (OneShoreline) Mary Ellen Hannibal (Citizen Scientist)

Climate Tech Slide Deck Karaoke

Katie Ryan (Trellis Group) Stuart Goldsmith

Smart (and Autonomous) Buildings Infrastructure

Jerry Brown (Siemens) Jon Smieja (Trellis Group) Nisha Thirumurthy (VybeEnergy)

Sustainable Leadership: Staying Grounded in a Virtual Era

Gina Restani

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