2nd International Conference
Irvine, CA | May 11-12, 2017
Program
7:45 – 8:30 REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST
8:30 – 8:45 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
8:45 – 9:00 KEYNOTE
S. David Freeman
Renewable Energy: It’s Time to Take the Offense
9:00 – 10:15 PANEL #1: ELECTRIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION
Moderator: Alejandro Zamorano-Cadavid, Specialist, Advanced Transport, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Panelists
Matt Horton, CCO, Proterra
Steve Chadima, Sr. Vice President, External Affairs & Director of California Initiatives at Advanced Energy Economy
Ryan McCarthy, Science & Technology Policy Advisor, California Air Resources Board
10:15 – 10:30 AM
Martin Hermann, CEO, 8minutenergy Renewables – Energy in Abundance- Clean, Affordable and Sooner Than You Think
10:30 – 10:45 Networking Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00 PANEL #2: THE BUILDING SECTOR’S ROLE IN A 100% RENEWABLE FUTURE
Moderator: Andrew McAllister, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Panelists:
Matt Eggers, Vice President, Yardi Energy
Marvin Kropke, Business Manager, IBEW Local 11
Merrian Borgeson, Sr. Scientist, Energy Program, NRDC
Bill Kelly, Vice President, Commercial Americas, Sunpower Corp.
Michael Strong, Senior Project Manager, Pankow Builders
12:00 – 1:00PM LUNCH & NETWORKING
1:00 – 1:15PM KEYNOTE
Ken Alex, Sr. Advisor, Office of Governor Brown –Subnational Leadership on the 100% Renewable Energy Transition
1:15 – 1:25PM KEYNOTE
David Olsen, Governor, California Independent System Operator (CAISO) – CAISO Strategy Overview
1:25 – 2:30PM PANEL #3: THE ENERGY GRID OF THE FUTURE
Moderator: David Olsen, Governor, CAISO
Panelists:
Janice Lin, Executive Director, CESA
Dr. Steve Davis, Associate Professor, UCI
Dr. Jack Brower, Associate Professor, UCI, Associate Director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) and Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP)
Dr. Harry Lehmann, General Director, German Federal Environment Agency
Dr. Keith Casey, Sr. Vice President of Market and Infrastructure Development, CAISO
2:30 – 2:45 PM KEYNOTE
Ivo Steklac, CEO, Aquahydrex – The Cutting Edge of Renewable Hydrogen Solutions
2:45 – 3:00 PM Networking Coffee Break
3:00 PM– 3:10 PM
Diane Moss, Renewables 100 Policy Institute: Overview of Regional and Local 100% Renewable Energy Targets
3:10 PM – 3:25 PM
The Honorable Chris Lee, Hawaii State Representative: Taking 100% Renewable Energy from Vision to State Action
3:25 PM – 3:40 PM
The Honorable R. Rex Parris, Mayor of Lancaster: Making a City Into a Renewable Energy Capital
3:40 PM – 4:55 PM
PANEL #4: CALIFORNIA LOCAL LEADERSHIP
Moderator: Dr. Mark Gold, Associate Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
Panelists:
Jonathan Abendschein, Assistant Director of Resource Management, City of Palo Alto Utility
Cody Hooven, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego
Nicole Capretz, Executive Director, Climate Action Campaign
Jessie Denver, Energy Manager, San Francisco Department of the Environment
4:55 – 5:00 PM CONCLUDING REMARKS – Renewables 100 Policy Institute
5:00 – 6:00 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION
Program
8:00 – 8:45 REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST
8:45 – 9:00 Opening
9:00 – 9:15 KEYNOTE
Kevin de Léon, California Senate President Pro Tempore
9:15 – 10:30: PANEL #1: INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Eicke Weber, Director & CEO of UC Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore
Panelists:
Harry Lehmann, General Director, German Federal Environment Agency
Marcelino Madrigal, Commissioner, Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE)
Patrick Hofer-Noser, Head of Energy Systems, Meyer Burger Technology AG, President, Cleantech Switzerland
Angela Livino, Advisor to the CEO, Empresa de Pesquisa Energética
10:30-11:00 Fireside Chat
UC President Janet Napolitano and Commissioner David Hochschild, California Energy Commission
11:00 – 11:15 Networking Break
11:15– 12:30 PANEL #2:
WOMEN ACCELERATING THE 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION
Moderator: Angelina Galiteva, Founding Board Chair, Renewables 100 Policy Institute
Panelists:
Valerie Fong, Member, Energy Imbalance Governing Body
Paloma H. Gonzales, Political and Economic Chief, U.S. Consulate General in Recife, U.S. State Department
Katherine Lucey, Executive Director, Solar Sisters
Maria Eugenia Di Paola, Coordinator of the Environment and Sustainable Development Program, United Nations Development Program
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 2:45 PANEL #3: INNOVATION & DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CHANGING THE ENERGY LANDSCAPE
Moderator: Rob Glen, Western Market Leader, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Panel:
Peter Light, Business Innovation, X
Nancy Pfund, Founder and Managing Partner, DBL
Danny Kennedy, Managing Director, CalCEF
Rob Threlkeld, Global Manager, Renewable Energy, General Motors
2:45-3:00 CLOSING REMARKS
3 PM-5 PM
Tour of UCI Campus Advanced Energy Projects
