Pathways to 100percent 2018

International Conference  

Berkeley, CA  |  April 12-13, 2018

Program

Day 1 – Thursday April 12,  2018

Program – Day 2

7:45 – 8:30  REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST


8:30 – 8:45  INTRODUCTORY REMARKS


8:45 – 9:00   KEYNOTE
Ken Alex – Senior Policy Advisor, Office of California Governor Brown
California’s Global Leadership on Climate and Renewable Energy

9:00 – 9:15   KEYNOTE
Sebastian Kind – Undersecretary of Renewable Energy, Argentina Ministry of Energy & Mining
A Success Story from South America: Strategies for Renewables to Supply New Load Growth

9:15 – 10:25  PANEL #1: ZERO EMISSIONS TRANSPORTATION

Moderator: Ryan McCarthy, Science and Technology Policy Advisor, California Air Resources Board
Panelists
Carla Peterman, Commissioner CPUC 
Ryan Popple, CEO, Proterra 
Salvador Llamas, COO, AC Transit 
Gia Brazil Vacin, ZEV Infrastructure Project Manager, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)


10:25 – 10:55 CONVERSATION
UC Leadership: Campus Carbon Neutral Initiative and Los Angeles Grand Challenge

Dr. Mark Gold, UCLA Associate Vice chancellor for Environment and Sustainability
Dr. Jack Brouwer, UC Irvine Associate Director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) and Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP)


10:55 – 11:10  Networking Break


11:10 – 12:20  PANEL #2: INTEGRATING THE BUILDING SECTOR’S ROLE INTO 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM

Moderator: Andrew McAllister, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Panelists:

Byron Benton, Training Director, IBEW-NECA Zero Net Energy Training Center
Bryan Dove, Director of Asset Management, Mutual Housing California 
Todd Foley, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Policy & Government Relations, American Council of Renewable Energy (ACORE)
Dr. Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Endowed Chair in Energy Technologies, UC Berkeley | Assistant Lab Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


12:20 – 1:20  LUNCH & NETWORKING


1:20 – 1:35  KEYNOTE
The Honorable Phil Ting
, Member of the California State Assembly

1:35 – 1:50  KEYNOTE

Jonathan Weisgall, VP Government Relations, Berkshire Hathaway

1:50 – 3:00  PANEL #3: TRANSFORMING THE ENERGY GRID
Moderator: David Olsen, Chair, California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Board of Governors
Panelists
Susan Kennedy, Founder & CEO, Advanced Microgrid Solutions
Ric O’Connell, Executive Director, GridLab Energy
Geoff Syphers, CEO, Sonoma Clean Power
Dr. Harry Lehmann, General Director, German Federal Environment Agency
Talita Porto, Member of Board of Directors, Brazilian Electric Energy Trading Chamber (CCEE)

3:00 – 3:15 Networking Coffee Break


3:15 – 4:15  PANEL #4: LOCAL LEADERSHIP ON 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY

Moderator: Elizabeth Doris, Principal Manager for State, Local, & Tribal Governments, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Panelists:
Deborah Raphael, Director, City of San Francisco Department of Environment 
The Honorable Kate Sears, Marin County Supervisor
Strela Cervas, Statewide Organizing Director, California Environmental Justice Alliance


4:15 – 4:45  Closing KEYNOTE

The Honorable Kevin de León, California State Senator

4:45 – 5:00 WRAP UP


5:00 – 6:30 NETWORKING RECEPTION

Pathways 2018 - Panel2

Program

Day 2 – Friday April 13,  2018

Program – Day1

7:45 – 8:30  REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST

8:30 – 8:35  WELCOME


8:35 – 8:50 KEYNOTE
The Honorable Chris Lee, Hawaii State Representative

8:50-9:00 KEYNOTE
Dr. Peter Green, Deputy Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

9:00 – 10:00: PANEL #1: THE CUTTING EDGE OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Moderator: Dr. Peter Green, Deputy Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Panelists:
Nicholas Flanders, CEO, Opus 12
Danny Kennedy, Managing Director, CalCEF
Nancy Pfund, Founder and Managing Partner, DBL Partners 
Dan Shugar, CEO, Nextracker

10:00-10:10 KEYNOTE
Cliff Rechtschaffen, Commissioner, CPUC

10:10-10:25 KEYNOTE
Montserrat Ramiro Ximénez, Commissioner, Mexico Energy Commission

10:25– 11:25 PANEL #2:
WOMEN ACCELERATING THE 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION
Moderator: Angelina Galiteva, Founding Board Chair, Renewables 100 Policy Institute
Panelists:
Erica Mackie, CEO, Grid Alternatives
Angela Johnson Meszaros, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice
Aura Vasquez, Commissioner, LADWP
Jennifer Kropke, Director of Workforce and Environmental Engagement, IBEW 11

11:25 – 11:40 Networking Break

11:40-11:55 KEYNOTE
The Honorable Nancy Skinner, California State Senator

11:55 – 12:55 PANEL #3: CORPORATE LEADERSHIP
Moderator: Joel Makower, Chairman & Executive Editor, Greenbiz Group
Panel:
Mark Ferron, Governor, California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
Sunya Ojure, Senior Manager of Sustainability, Salesforce
Rob Threlkeld, Global Manager of Renewable Energy, GM
Alfredo Hélio Syrkis, Executive Secretary of the Brazilian Forum on Climate Change (FBMC), Executive Director of the Brazil Center on Climate (CBC)

12:55-1:05 Wrap Up