International Conference
Berkeley, CA | April 12-13, 2018
Video – Highlights from 2018 Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy Conference
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Keynote Speakers
Ken Alex
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of California Governor Brown “California’s Global Leadership on Climate and Renewable Energy”
Sebastián Kind
Undersecretary of Renewable Energy, Argentina Ministry of Energy & Mining “A Success Story from South America: Strategies for Renewables to Supply New Load Growth”
Conference Panels
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)
CONVERSATION
Leadership & International Knowledge Exchange Carbon Neutrality & 100% Renewable Energy
Dr. Jack Brouwer, Associate Director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) and Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP), UC Irvine.
Dr. Harry Lehmann, General Director, German Federal Environment Agency.
PANEL #2:
INTEGRATING THE BUILDING SECTOR’S ROLE INTO 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM
Moderator: Andrew McAllister, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
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
PANEL #3:
TRANSFORMING THE ENERGY GRID
Moderator: David Olsen, Chair, California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Board of Governors
Ric O’Connell, Executive Director, GridLab Energy
Susan Kennedy, Founder & CEO, Advanced Microgrid Solutions
Dr. Harry Lehmann, General Director, German Federal Environment Agency
Talita Porto, Member of Board of Directors, Brazilian Electric Energy Trading Chamber (CCEE)
Geoff Syphers, CEO, Sonoma Clean Power
PANEL #4:
LOCAL LEADERSHIP ON 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY
Moderator: Elizabeth Doris, Principal Manager for State, Local, & Tribal Governments, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Strela Cervas, Statewide Organizing Director, California Environmental Justice Alliance
Deborah Raphael, Director, City of San Francisco Department of Environment
The Honorable Kate Sears, Marin County Supervisor
