Program

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)

CATAN – New Energies: How Games Can Start Conversations

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)

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

9:00 am - 11:30 am

Lydia Byrd (Walmart) Matt Penfold (Verse) Priya Barua (CEBA) Sarah Mihalecz ( CEBA)

Demo

Buildings

Transform Your Sustainability Journey with Microsoft Data and AI Technologies

10:30 am - 10:50 am

Candy Wilson (Microsoft)

Is Aviation Decarbonization Taking Off or Stuck on the Runway?

Gail Grimmett (Delta Air Lines) Heather Clancy (Trellis Group)

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)

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

Adewale OgunBadejo (GRID Alternatives) Andrew Peterman (Rivian) Jay Creech (REI) Nathan Cummins (The Nature Conservancy) Susanne Fratzscher (Sol Systems)

Alternative Approaches to Accelerating Clean Energy Investment

Brad Schallert (Winrock International) Briana Kobor Chris Davis (Climate and Policy Markets Initiative) Jared Braslawsky ( I-TRACK) Kerri Metz (CEBA)

Innovative Charging Solutions from Multi-Unit Dwellings and Fleet Depots

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

The Grid Is Breaking. Corporations Can Help.

Brian Janous Jeff Riles (Microsoft) Molly Aeck Robert Ott

How to Watercolor Climate Art: Workshop with Nicole Kelner

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Nicole Kelner

Workshops

Heat of the Moment: Decarbonizing Industrial Thermal Processes

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)

Book Talks

Interview

California Burning: Fireside Chat with Katherine Blunt

Katherine Blunt (The Wall Street Journal) Richard Martin (Trellis Group)

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

Casey O'Keefe (NextEra Energy Resources) David Abel (NextEra Energy Resources) Nicholas Licht (NextEra Energy Resources)

Driving Sustainable Change: Practical Strategies for Change Management

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

The Many Shapes of Community Solar to Reach Corporate Energy Goals

Ellie Bidwell Rashad Williams (Groundswell) Thomas Grant Vihann Kong

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)

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

The Politics of EVs

Kevin Miller Leah Garden (Trellis Group)

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

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

Tax Equity and Tax Credit Transfer: What You Should Know

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)

Startups to Watch: Energy Pitch Competition

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

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

Ameer Azim (BSR) Chris Pennington (Iron Mountain) Markus Walther (CEBA) Michael Leggett (Ever.green)

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

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)

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

Dino Caro (Constellation ) Johannes Escudero (Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas) Naomi Boness (Stanford Natural Gas Initiative & Stanford Hydrogen Initiative)

Disruptive Perspectives and Pathways

Alexa White, Ph.D. (c) (Aya Research Institute, Inc) Holmes Hummel (Stanford) Janelle Kellman John Shegerian (ERI) Katie Ryan (Trellis Group)

Scaling Supplier Energy Decarbonization

Ahmed Elganzouri (Magna) Erin Craig (3Degree) Hanna Ye (CEBA) Jordan Faires (Environmental Defense Fund) Matteo Kausch (Amazon) Rob Threlkheld (General Motors)

Building the Climate Tech Talent Pipeline

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

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

Charles van der Steene Joel Makower (Trellis Group)

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)

Buildings

The ABCs of VPPs

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

Workshops

Carbon Markets

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

Brianna Cook (Green Sports Alliance) Lindsay Arell (Honeycomb Strategies) Meghan Tierney (AEG) Michael Martin (r.World and Effect Partners)

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)

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

Chris Pennington (Iron Mountain) Lincoln Bleveans (Stanford) Mike Mattera (Akamai)

Book Talks

Electrify: A Conversation with Saul Griffith

Saul Griffith (Rewiring America and Otherlab)

Interactive Breakout

Energy Innovations: Conversations on Emerging Technologies

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)

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

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

Lessons Learned for Sourcing Clean Energy Across the Asia Pacific Region

Bruce Frandsen (Equinix) Elise Voorhis (U.S. Department of State) Evan Scandling (REI) Michelle Rogers (Allotrope Partners) Wei-In Lin (Apala Group)

CEBA

Derisking Clean Energy Development Through Equitable Community Benefits

Danielle Decatur (Microsoft) Gustavo Aguirre Jr (Central California Asthma Collaborative) Jenny Carney (WSP) Lara Hamsher (AES) Yinka Bode-George ( Sustain Our Future Foundation)

Carbon Markets

Financing Emerging Climate Infrastructure (Sponsored)

Bret Turner Dan Baldi Jimmy Chuang (Twelve) Milo Werner (DCVC) Susan Gladwin

Climate Tech Slide Deck Karaoke

Katie Ryan (Trellis Group) Stuart Goldsmith

How AI Can Save the World

Blair Swedeen (Meta) Joel Makower (Trellis Group) Lisbeth Kaufman (Amazon) Quinn Nakayama (Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E))

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

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

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

Putting Impacts First: Building a Comprehensive Clean Energy Procurement Strategy

Daniel Howard Faraz Ahmad Katie Robinson (Akamai Technologies) Lee Taylor (REsurety) Shalini Majumdar (ENGIE Impact) Tom Harper (Baringa Partners)

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

Grant Evans (Microsoft) Liz Comley (Microsoft)

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

Diandra Angiello (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)) Eric Hsieh Julie Thompson (Hydrosto) Max Ernst (Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E))

Interactive Breakout

CEBA

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)