Climate Leadership Conference 2020 | Climate Leadership Conference | 4 March 2020 | The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit, 1114 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226, USA

The annual Climate Leadership Conference is North America’s premier event dedicated to addressing the climate crisis through policy, innovation, and business solutions. Hosted by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry, the conference brings together forward-thinking leaders from business, government, academia, and the non-profit community to explore energy and climate solutions and opportunities, and to showcase climate leadership.

2020 Speakers

Kim Cobb
Georgia Power Chair | Earth and Atmospheric Sciences ADVANCE Professor | Director, Global Change Program at Georgia Institute of Technology

William K. Reilly
EPA Administrator, 1989-93 | Chairman Emeritus, World Wildlife Fund | CoChair of the National Commission on the BP

Mandela Barnes
Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

Julie Cerqueira
Executive Director of the U.S. Climate Alliance

Gerry Anderson
Executive Chairman of DTE Energy

Rachel Kyte
Dean of The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Joseph Hinrichs
President, Automotive at Ford Motor Company

Shannon Bouton
Global Executive Director, Sustainable Communities at McKinsey.org

Byna Elliott
Chief Enterprise Responsibility Officer at Fifth Third Bank

Kathy Baughman McLeod
Director of The Adrienne Arsht Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center at The Atlantic Council

Rick Ridgeway
Vice President of Public Engagement at Patagonia

Jamie M. Gentoso
Chief Executive Officer of US Cement Operations at LafargeHolcim

Mark O. Webb
Senior Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer at Dominion Energy

Daniel Sperling
Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis

Erin Meezan
VP and Chief Sustainability Officer at Interface, Inc.

Kyung-Ah Park
Managing Director and Head of Environmental Markets at Goldman Sachs

Jerry Norcia
President and CEO at DTE Energy

Jalonne L. White-Newsome
Senior Program Officer, Environment at The Kresge Foundation

Andy Hoffman
Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan

Ingrid De Ryck
Vice President of Procurement and Sustainability at Anheuser-Busch

Ethan Zindler
Head of Americas at BloombergNEF

Tom Langan
Head of Corporate Affairs at Unilever North America

Suzanne Lindsay-Walker
Chief Sustainability Officer at UPS

Rob Threlkeld
Global Manager, Sustainable Energy/Supply Reliability at General Motors

Elizabeth Bradford
Global Technology Leader: Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Planning & Envision Rating System at Jacobs

Hank Cauley
Senior Vice President at Conservation International’s Center for Environmental Leadership in Business

Sara Law
Head of Global Initiatives, CDP North America

Jon Coleman
Director of City Solutions at Ford Smart Mobility

Joe Mendelson
Senior Counsel, Business and Policy Development at Tesla

Mardi McBrien
Managing Director at Climate Disclosure Standards Board

Damon Burns
President & CEO at Finance Authority of New Orleans

Eva Gladek
Founder & CEO of Metabolic

Tanya Peacock
Manager, Public Policy and Planning at SoCalGas

Rosina Bierbaum
Dean Emerita of the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment

Julien Gervreau
Vice President of Sustainability at Jackson Family Wines

Ashley Allen
Climate and Land Senior Manager at Mars, Incorporated

Philippe Lacamp
Senior Vice President, Americas at Cathay Pacific Airways

Cynthia Cummis
Director of Private Sector Climate Mitigation, Science Based Targets Initiative at World Resources Institute

Mark LaCroix
Executive Vice President, Client Solutions at Natural Capital Partners

Victoria Sullivan
Director, Climate Policy at Duke Energy

Stephen Harper
Global Director, Environment, Energy and Sustainability Policy at Intel

Edward J. Stones
Senior Business Director of Energy & Climate Change at Dow, Inc.

Beth Wytiaz
Global Environmental Operations Manager at Bank of America

James Bradbury
Mitigation Program Director at Georgetown Climate Center

Margaret O'Gorman
President of the Wildlife Habitat Council

Scott Hassell
Director of Environmental Sustainability at Fifth Third Bank

Kate Swayne Wilson
Senior Director of Sustainability at Vail Resorts

Joel May
Creator & Director of Resilience, Disaster Durable Solutions® at BASF Corporation

Connie Lilley
Director at Detroit 2030 District

David Gardiner
President of David Gardiner and Associates

Jason Begger
Executive Director of the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority

Andria McClellan
Norfolk City Councilwoman

Andres Rodriguez
Program Manager, Energy and Climate at IBM

Shay Bahramirad
Vice President of Engineering and Smart Grid at ComEd

Tim Coffin
Senior Vice President & Director of Sustainability at Breckinridge Capital Advisors

Emily O’Connell
Director of Energy Markets Policy at the American Gas Association

Alex Kragie
Director of the American Green Bank Consortium

Elizabeth Willmott
Environmental Sustainability Program Manager at Microsoft

Ivan Frishberg
Director of Impact Policy at Amalgamated Bank

Athanasia Xeros
Environmental Sustainability Lead at Mastercard

Ryan Lamberg
Sustainability Consultant at the National Biodiesel Board

Seth Levey
Director of Political and Public Affairs at Equinor US

Zach Freeze
Senior Director for Sustainability at Walmart

Hans Royal
Director, Renewables & Cleantech at Schneider Electric

Samantha Harris
Manager, Climate Change Practice

Jeremy Faust
Environmental Sustainability Leader at Fifth Third Bank

Mary Templeton
President & CEO at Michigan Saves

Missy Stults
Sustainability and Innovations Manager for the City of Ann Arbor

Amy Bailey
Director of Sustainability Engagement at Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Tim Juliani
Director of U.S. Corporate Climate Engagement at WWF US

Nancy Meyer
Vice President for Business Engagement at Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Erin Walsh
Sustainability Lead at MetLife

2020 Sponsors, Partners & Exhibitors

HOST CITY SPONSOR:
• DTE

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• IBM
• The Nature Conservancy

SILVER SPONSORS:
• WSP
• Sempra Energy
• Edison International

WIRELESS SPONSOR:
• DTE

CHARGING STATION SPONSOR:
• Bank of America

CONFERENCE APP SPONSOR:
• Intel

CLIMATE iMPACT SPONSOR:
• Natural Capital Partners

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Exelon
• Trane
• EDF
• Fifth Third Bank
• Pacific Gas and Electric Company

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Bio Diesel
• Clif
• Mars
• BioDiesel

EXHIBITORS:
• The Wilderness Society
• Jacobs
• Renew Energy Partners

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• GHG
• Detroit 2030 District
• BSR
• American Society Adaptation Professionals
• United State Climate Alliance
• West Michigan Sustainable Business Form
• USGBC
• E2
• World Resources Institute
• Next Energy
• Lyft
• MEEA
• ICLEI
• Great Plans Institute