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Event Date | Tue Nov 1 EDT - Wed Nov 2 EDT (about 2 years ago) |
Location |
Hyatt Regency Long Beach
200 S Pine Ave Long Beach, CA 90802, USA |
Region | Americas |
It brings together multidisciplinary leaders interested in a resource-efficient future for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) to build consensus on government regulations, utility and efficiency program support, and technology integration.
2022 Speakers
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Debbie Stabenow
U.S Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Andrew McAllister
Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Dr. Chieri Kubota
Professor - CEA, The Ohio State University
Shanita Penny
Founder & CEO, Budding Solutions
PANELIST:
Bethany Reinholtz
Project Manager, GDS Associates, Inc.
SPEAKERS:
Adrian Giovenco
Founder & CEO, InSpire Transpiration Solutions
Andrew Horowitz
Director of Strategic Development, KUBO Greenhouses
Blake Lange
Business Development Manager for City Farming, Signify
Bob Gunn
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Seinergy
Brandy Keen
Co-Founder and Senior Technical Advisor, Surna
Brian Herrington
VP-Govt. Relations, Scott’s Miracle-Gro
Brian Anderson
Partner, Anderson Porter Design
Brian Kammers
Regional Sales Manager, Desert Aire
Carmen Azzaretti
Engineering & Operations Manager, Resource Innovation Institute
Chad Salute
Managing Director of Cultivation, Kush Alley
Chris Higgins
President and General Manager, Hort Americas, LLC
Chris Uhlig
CEO, Ceres Greenhouses
Colin O’Neil
Director of Public Policy & Social Impact, Bowery Farming
Corinne Wilder
VP of Global Business Operations, Fluence
David Van Holde
US Dept. of Energy CHP Technical Assistance Partnership
Derek Smith
Executive Director, Resource Innovation Institute
Derek Okada
Senior Manager/Business/Public & Finanace EE Programs, Southern California Edison
Dick Kramp
CEO, AB Gruppo
Djavid Abraham
Director of Consulting, Agritecture
Elyse Greenberg
Director, Marketing & Membership, Resource Innovation Institute
Eric Eisele
CEO, GrowFlux, Inc.
Evan Gutierrez
Consultant, TRC Companies
Graham Farrar
President, Glass House
Guido van het Hof
President, Great Northern Hydroponics
Dr. Ihor Lys
CTO, Agnetix
James Cunningham
CEO/Co-Founder, Fog City Farms
Jan Westra
Strategic Business Developer, Priva
Jen Amann
Buildings Program Director, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Joe Caro
Commissioning Specialist, ARCO/Murray
Josh Talbert
Senior Energy Consultant, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC)
Kasey Holland
Technical Manager, DLC
Keith Coursin
President, Desert Aire
Kip Pheil
National Energy Specialist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Kurt Parbst
Director of Business Development, Grow Energy
Kyle Lisabeth
VP of Horticulture, Silver Bullet Water Treatment
Kyle Booth
Senior Staff Engineer, Energy Solutions
Lansink Bram
Global Marketing & Strategy Director, Signify Netherlands B.V.
Lauren Morlino
Technical Manager, Evergreen Consulting Group
Maarten Hartong
Regional Director, Priva
Madison Walker
Head of Corporate Communications, Grodan
Mark Lefsrud
Associate Professor, McGill University
Melanie Yelton
Director of Plant Science, Plenty
Michele Hix
VP-Strategic Customers, Schneider Electric
Mike Roth
Policy Director, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Mike Zartarian
Principal, Zartarian Engineering
Mike Waite
Senior Manager/Buildings Program, ACEEE
Mike Doss
Vice President - LED Specialty, GE Current
Mikhail Sagal
President, TSRgrow
Dr. Murat Kacira
University of Arizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center
Dr. Nadia Sabeh
President/Founder, Dr. Greenhouse
Patrick Hidder
Principal/Controlled Environment Agriculture, ARCO/Murray
Phil Johnson
Business Support Manager-North America, Grodan
Rebecca Knight
Director | Technical Sales, Hawthorne Gardening Company
Richard Hart
Program Manager/SEM, Cascade Energy
Rick Drescher
Corporate Managing Director/Technical Services, Savills
Rob Eddy
Technical Director, Resource Innovation Institute
Rob Sheldon
Vice President, AQUASGROUP
Robb Chase IV
Community Engagement Manager, Plenty
Robert Fisher
Engineering Leader &Senior Technical Advisor, Ceres Greenhouse Solutions
Rory Schmick
Senior Technical Advisor, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory
Thao Chau
Electrical Engineer, California Energy Commission
Thomas Zoellner
Secretary-General, FarmTech Society
Tinia Pina
Founder and CEO, Re-Nuble
Traeger Cotten
Senior Project Manager–Distributed Energy Resources, Southern California Edison
Travis Graham
Global Business Development, Schneider Electric
Troy Wicks
Director of Coatings North America/Canada, Laticrete
Wil Mannes
Program Manager, Colorado Energy Office
2022 Sponsors
• American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
• ASABE
• ASHRAE
• DesignLights Consortium (DLC
• FarmTech Society
• Fluence
• HortiDaily
• Intelligent Growth Solutions
• LATICRETE International
• LEDs Magazine
• Southern California Edison
• UK Urban AgriTech
• Vertical Farm Daiy