VERGE19 - Oakland | GreenBiz Group Inc. | 22 October 2019 | Oakland Convention Center, 550 10th St, Oakland, CA 94607, USA

The VERGE 19 conference and expo is the platform for accelerating a clean economy. The event convenes a high-powered audience of more than 2,500 leaders — from companies and utilities, city and regional governments, policymakers, NGOs, solution providers and startups — to explore scalable solutions at the intersection of technology and sustainability within three dynamic and influential markets: clean energy, transportation and mobility and the circular economy.

2019 Speakers

Uma Subramanian
CEO, Aero Technologies

Joseph Aamidor
Managing Director, Aamidor Consulting

Jenna Agins
Energy & Sustainability Manager, NYU Langone Health

Komal Ahmad
Founder & CEO, Copia

Chris Albrecht
Managing Editor, The Spoon

Brentan Alexander
Chief Commercial Officer, New Energy Risk

Giana Amador
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Carbon 180

Keely Anson
Chief of Staff, Incite.org

Karolo Aparicio
Director Of Corporate Partnerships, GRID Alternatives

Sam Arons
Director of Sustainability, Lyft

Peter Asmus
Research Director, Navigant Research

Julia Attwood
Head of Advanced Materials, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)

Roian Atwood
Senior Director of Global Sustainable Business, Kontoor Brands, Inc.

Mario Azar
President, Power Business, Black & Veatch

David Babson
Program Director, U.S. Department of Energy, ARPA-E

Marlow Baines
Global Crew Director, Earth Guardians

Donnel Baird
CEO, BlocPower

Lindsay Baker
Head of Sustainability & Wellbeing, WeWork

Kellie Ballew
Director of Sustainability, Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

Justin Bardin
Senior Project Manager, Southern California Edison

Kelly Barr
Associate GM & Chief Corporate Services & Sustainability Executive, Salt River Project

Priya Barua
Senior Manager, Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance

Nikki Batchelor
Director, Prize Operations, XPRIZE

Richard Battersby
Assistant Director, City of Oakland Public Works

Holly Beale
PM, Environmental Sustainability, Microsoft

Andrew Beebe
Managing Director, Obvious Ventures

Danny Beesley
Co-Founder, FabCity Oakland

Fawn Bergen
Global Water Stewardship Manager, Intel

Jeff Bernicke
President & CEO, Native Energy

Mark Bernstein
Walton Chair for Sustainability Solutions, Arizona State University

JoeBen Bevirt
CEO / Founder, Joby Aviation

Zoe Bezpalko
Sustainability Strategy Manager, Autodesk

Apoorv Bhargava
CEO, Co-founder, Weave Grid

Mike Biddle
Managing Director, Evok Innovations

Lori Bird
US Energy Director, World Resources Institute

Michelle Bogen
Manager, Advanced Powertrain, BMW North America

Jay Bolus
President, MBDC

Celina Bonugli
Specialist, Clean Energy Innovation, World Resources Institute

Justin Bours
Senior Technical Manager, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

Bo Boylan
Chief Commercial Officer, Solidia

Orianna Bretschger
CEO, Aquacycl

Claire Broido Johnson
Managing Director, CBJ Energy

Kathrin Brost
Global Head of GoGreen Program, DHL Global Forwarding

Bill Brown
CEO, 8 Rivers

Patrick Browne
Director of Global Sustainability, UPS

Eden Brukman
Sr. Green Building Coordinator, San Francisco Department of the Environment

Scott Bryan
President, Imagine H2O

Erin Burns
Director of Policy, Carbon 180

Victoria Burrows
Director, Advancing Net Zero, World Green Building Council

Joseph Button
Director of Sustainability, Straus Family Creamery

Peter Byck
Professor of Practice & Director/Producer, Arizona State University

Andrew Byrnes
Venture Capital — AI, Micron Technology

Josiah Cain
Director of Innovation, Sherwood Design Engineers

Joby Carlson
Director, Global Sustainability, Walmart

Hank Cauley
SVP, Center for Leadership in Business, Conservation International

Robert Celik
Growth and Partnerships Lead, Genecis Bioindustries Inc.

Santanov Chaudhuri
Co-Founder, HST

Tom Chi
General Partner, At One Ventures

HG Chissell
Founder and CEO, Advanced Energy Group

Elaine Chow
Cofounder & Director of Business Development, Lingrove

Steve Chriss
Director, Energy and Strategy Analysis, Walmart

Zora Chung
Cofounder and CFO, ReJoule

Heather Clancy
Editorial Director
GreenBiz Group

Andrew Clare
Head of Technical Operations
Nuro

David Clark
Vice President, Sustainability
Amcor

Isha Clarke
Youth Organizer
Youth Vs. Apocalypse

Jennifer Cohn
Jennifer Cohn
3Degrees

Jon Coleman
Director, City Solutions
FORD Mobility

Clay Collier
VP, Energy Solutions
ChargePoint

Al Collins
VP, Public Policy for Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
Occidental Petroleum (Oxy)

Grant Collins
Consultant, Asia, Circulate Capital

Meghan Comiskey
Director, Diode Ventures

Garry Cooper
CEO, Rheaply, Inc.

Emma Cox
Manager - North American Sustainability, McDonald's Corporation

Ruth Cox
CEO, Prospect Silicon Valley

Brad Crabtree
VP, Carbon Management, Great Plains Institute

Stephen Crout
Director of Policy & Resilience Programs, Smart Cities Council

April Crow
VP, External Affairs & Investor Relations, Circulate Capital

Kerinia Cusick
Board President, Center for Renewables Integration

Peter Dahm
Sustainability Director, Operations, Cargill

Jad Daley
President & CEO, American Forests

Aaron Daly
Global Director, Energy Management, Whole Foods Market

Nigel Daniels
Director, Development of Strategic Initiatives, SAIC

Bonnie Datta
Sr Director, Regulatory Affairs & Mkt Development, Siemens

Maryline Daviaud Lewett
Director of Business Development, Transformative Technologies, Black & Veatch

John Davies
VP, Senior Analyst, GreenBiz Group

Seana Day
Partner, Better Food Ventures

Nicolas De Golia
Sustainable Transport Collaborator, BSR (Business for Social Responsibility)

Dylan de Thomas
VP of Industry Collaboration, The Recycling Partnership

Sarah Dearman
Vice President of New Ventures, The Recycling Partnership

Vince Digneo
Sustainability Strategist, Adobe

Maura Dilley
Founder & Principal, UnMake Waste

Mike DiPetrillo
Senior Director of Blockchain Technologies, VMware

Lily Donge
Principal, Business Renewables Center, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Karen Douglas
Commissioner, California Energy Commission (CEC)

Lisa Dyson
CEO, Kiverdi

Annika Eberle
Research Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Nicholas Eisenberger
Managing Partner, Pure Energy Partners

David Elenowitz
President, Zero Carbon Partners, LLC

Matt Ellis
Founder and CEO, Measurabl

Chantal Emmanuel
CTO, Co-Founder, LimeLoop

Sarah Enaharo
Product Sustainability Manager, Tarkett

Ugwem Eneyo
Co-Founder & CEO, SHYFT Power Solutions

Justin Erlich
VP of Strategy, Policy & Legal, Voyage

Ela Eskinazi
SVP, Environmental Finance, Bank of America

Shahira Esmail
Regional Director US Operations, Climate Smart Group

Marcius Extavour
Executive Director, Prize Operations, Energy & Resources, Carbon XPRIZE

Jeremy Faludi
Assistant Professor, TU Delft

Angie Farrag-Thibault
Director, Collaboration, Transport and Logistics, BSR

Eric Faurot
CEO, GreenBiz Group

Dr. Saskia Feast
Vice President, Western Region, Natural Capital Partners

Katie Fehrenbacher
Senior Writer & Analyst, Transportation, GreenBiz Group

Ali Fenn
Chief Innovation Officer, ITRenew

Dawn Fenton
Director, Sustainability & Public Affairs, Volvo Group North America

Jonathan Foley
Executive Director, Project Drawdown

Nick Foley
Director of JUMP hardware, Uber

Piper Foster Wilder
Founder/CEO, 60Hertz Microgrids

Illina Frankiv
Global Energy Program Manager, WeWork

Dana Frasz
Founder & Executive Director, Food Shift

Jon Freedman
Senior Vice President, SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions

Elizabeth Fretheim
Head of Business Development, Nikola Motor Company

Julio Friedmann
Senior Research Scholar, Center for Global Energy Policy, Columbia University

Gil Friend
CEO, Natural Logic Inc

Maria Fujihara
CEO & Founder, SINAI

David Gardiner
President, David Gardiner and Associates

Nikhil Garg
Vice President, Black Coral Capital

Patrick Gaule
Senior CMD, Microsoft

Mark Geller
Co-Founder and COO, Happy Returns

Muffi Ghadiali
Co-founder and CEO, Electriphi Inc

Rebecca Gildiner
Director of Impact Strategy, Sir Kensington's

Jim Giles
Carbon Analyst, GreenBiz Group

Nathan Gilliland
Chief Executive Officer, Bellwether Coffee

Julieta Giraldez
Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Susan Gladwin
Founder and CEO, Gladwin Consulting

Angela Glover Blackwell
Founder in Residence, PolicyLink

Karol Gobczynski
Head of Climate and Energy, Inkga Group

Kyle Goehring
Executive Vice President, Clean Energy Solutions

Nikhil Goel
Head of Product, Aviation, Uber

Sarah Golden
Senior Energy Analyst & VERGE Energy Chair, GreenBiz Group

JoAnne Golden-Stewart
Vice President, Programs, GNA

Noah Goldstein
Director, Navigant

Jessica Granderson
Deputy of Research Programs - Building Tech and Urban Systems Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jennifer Granholm
CEO, Granholm Mulhern Associates

Wilson Griffin
Sr. Manager, Sustainable Innovation, Gap Inc.

Saul Griffith
Founder / Principal Scientist, Otherlab

James Gross
Co-Founder and CEO, Micromobility Industries

Alexsandra Guerra
Cofounder & Director of Corporate Development, Nori

Esteban Guerrero
Data Infrastructure Operations Innovation Executive, Facebook

Jon Guerster
CEO, Dalkia Energy Solutions

Annie Gullingsrud
Circular Systems Lead, Eon Group

Dana Gunders
Principal, Next Course

Tor Kristian Gyland
CEO, Green Mountain

Svein Atle Hagaseth
Chief Sales Officer, Green Mountain

Kevin Hagen
Vice President Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Strategy, Iron Mountain

Kelly Hall
Managing Director, DSM-Niaga, DSM-Niaga

Elysa Hammond
Vice President of Environmental Stewardship, Clif Bar

Kristin Hanczor
Corporate Member Engagement Manager, North America, The Climate Group

Melinda Hanson
Head of Sustainability, Bird

Dan Harburg
Senior Director, Systems Innovation, Indigo Ag

Sean Harrington
Vice President, City Solutions, Verizon

Peter Harris
Director, International Sustainability, UPS

Sarah Harrison
Co-founder, The Determined

Kate Harrison
Councilmember, District 4, City of Berkeley

Mark Hartman
Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Phoenix

Rachel Healy
Director of Sustainability, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

Mariana Heinrich
Manager, Climate & Energy, WBCSD

R. Scott Helm
CEO, American PowerNet

Ramé Hemstreet
Vice President of Operations & Chief Energy Officer, Kaiser Permanente

Brett Henkel
Co-Founder & VP, Strategic Accounts & Gov’t Affair, Inventys Inc

Mark Herrema
CEO, Newlight Technologies, Inc.

Shawn Fisher Hesse
Associate Director, Engagement, International Living Future Institute

Daniel Hill
Project Manager, EDF Climate Corps

Michelle Hix
VP of Sales - Schneider Electric West, Schneider Electric

David Hochschild
Commissioner, California Energy Commission

George Hodge
Director, Corporate Engagement & Strategic Partnerships, North America, CDP

Bob Holesko
Corporate Director of Engineering, Great Wolf Resorts

Brian Holland
Program Director, ICLEI

Jennifer Holmgren
CEO, LanzaTech

Chris Homer
Co-Founder & CTO, thredUP

Jonathan Hopkins
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Northwest, Lime

Tim Hopper
Responsible Sourcing Manager, Microsoft

Shaun Hoyte
Manager, Distributed Resource Integration, Con Edison

Holmes Hummel
Founder & Principal, Clean Energy Works

Ramsay Huntley
Vice President, Clean Technology & Innovation, Wells Fargo

Asim Hussain
Vice President, Commercial Strategy, Bloom Energy

Tokata Iron Eyes
Indigenous Youth Leader and Advocate, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Indigenized Energy

Lisa Jackson
Vice President, Environment, Policy & Social Initiatives, Apple

Richard Jackson
President, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures

Molly Janis Smith
Policy and Program Associate, Center for Energy and Environment

Tito Jankowski
CEO, Air Miner, Impossible Labs

Brian Janous
General Manager - Energy & Sustainability, Microsoft

Toby Janson-Smith
Chief Innovation Officer, Verra

Andy Jefferson
Director of Transportation, Genentech

Chuck Johnston
Chief Operating Officer, goTRG

James Kahn
Founder & Principle, SkyBaron

Shayle Kann
Managing Director, Energy Impact Partners

Richard Keiser
CEO, Common Energy

Kevin Kelley
Director of Sustainability & Business Development, REMADE Institute

Peter Kelly-Detwiler
Principal, NorthBridge Energy Partners, LLC

Danny Kennedy
Chief Energy Officer, California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF)

Steve Kiesner
Sr. Director, National Customer Markets, Edison Electric Institute

Sila Kiliccote
CEO & Founder, eIQ Mobility

Kris Kim
Managing Director, Business Development, Bloom Energy

Daniel King
Team Lead – Product Strategy and Development, Xcel Energy

Sean Kinghorn
Sustainability Leader, Intuit

Emily Kirsch
Founder & CEO, Powerhouse Ventures

Miya Kitahara
Program Manager, StopWaste

Gabriel Kra
Managing Director, Prelude Ventures

Gregg Kresge
Manager of Electrification of Transportation, Maui Electric

Alisa Kreynes
Co-founder, SolarSkyrise

Sandra Kwak
Founder / CEO, 10Power

Klaus Lackner
Professor, Arizona State University

Holly Lahd
Lead Energy Program Manager, Target Corporation

Faith Legendre
Sr. Circular Economy Strategist, Cisco

Johanna Levy
Director Global Environmental Excellence, Firmenich

Jonathan Levy
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, EVgo

Meghan Lewis
Supply Chain Sustainability Senior Manager, WeWork

Cassandra Lewis
Artist, The Foxxtones

Heidi Lim
Chief of Staff, Opus 12

Barbara Lockwood
Vice President, Regulation, Arizona Public Service Co.

Nathan Loftice
Director, Planning Permitting & Sustainability, BNSF Railway

Warren Logan
Policy Director of Mobility and Interagency Relations, City of Oakland

Oleg Logvinov
President, CEO, IoTecha Corp

Julian Loren
Sustainable Systems Builder, Smartest Systems

Amory Lovins
Cofounder, Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute

Joseph Luttwak
CEO, Lingrove

Paula Luu
Project Director, Center for the Circular Economy, Closed Loop Partners

William Lynn
Senior Advisor, Edison International

Joel Makower
Chairman & Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group

Ellen Martin
Advisor, Independent

Kendra Martz
Manager of Sustainable New Product Development, CS Group

Rob Massoudi
SVP, Digital Transformation, ABB

Pete May
President & Co-Founder, GreenBiz Group

Jan Mazurek
Director, CDR Fund, ClimateWorks Foundation

Alexandria McBride
Chief Resilience Officer, City of Oakland

Melanie McClare
CEO, Swirltex

Michael McDonald
Dir. Susutainability & Government Affairs, UPS

Steve McDougal
CEO, 3Degrees

Zach McGuire
EV and Smart Mobility Adoption Manager, Smart Columbus

Jon McKay
CEO, Nanogrid

Rose McKinney-James
Managing Principal, Energy Works, LLC

Emily McLaughlin
Director, Greenprint Center for Building Performance, Urban Land Institute

Erin McNichol
Sustainability Program Manager, HP

Erin Meezan
Chief Sustainability Officer, Interface

Jeff Mendelsohn
Founder, LocalCode

Steven Meyers
Chief Product Officer, Sparkfund

Douglas Miller
Market Development Manager, Energy Web Foundation

Smriti Mishra
Director, Distributed Energy, National Grid Ventures

Gary Miskell
Chief Information and Technology Officer, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Alex Mitchell
SVP Market Transformation, LA Cleantech Incubator (LACI)

Patty Monahan
Commissioner, California Energy Commission (CEC)

Matthew Moniot
Research Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Hiba Mooney
Manager, Supply Chain Environmental Responsibility, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Kate Moore
Assistant Director, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, NREL

Rebecca Moore
Engineering Manager, Google Earth Outreach & Earth Engine, Google

Michelle Moore
CEO, Groundswell

Jodie Morgan
CEO, GreenMantra Technologies

Jason Morrison
President, Pacific Institute

Molly Morse
CEO, Mango Materials, Inc.

Rebekah Moses
Senior Manager of Impact Strategy, Impossible Foods

Chelsea Mozen
Sustainability Lead, Etsy, Inc

Martin Mulvihill
Partner, Safer Made

Angela Nahikian
Advisor, Independent

Hilary Near
Commercial Zero Waste Analyst, City & County of SF, Department of the Environment

Sara Neff
Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Kilroy Realty Corporation

Skya Nelson
Chief Operating Officer and Creative Director, Fed By Threads

Sandra Nessing
Managing Director, Corporate Sustainability, American Electric Power

Gavin Newsom
Governor, State of California

Sean Newsum
Director of Environmental Strategy, Boeing

Mary Nichols
Chair, California Air Resources Board

Bruce Nilles
Managing Director, Rocky Mountain Institute

Mike Noel
Governmental Affairs Manager, TOMRA

Jin Noh
Senior Policy Manager, California Energy Storage Alliance

Sunya Norman
Director, Sustainability, Salesforce

Jill North
Innovation and New Technology Program Manager, City of San Jose

Peter Nulsen
Resource Efficiency Investments, Generate Capital

Melanie Nutter
Principal, Nutter Consulting LLC

Marc O'Brien
Co-Founder / Design Strategist, The Determined

Mike O'Connell
Vice President, Supply Chain, PepsiCo

Diarmuid O'Connell
President, The Mobility House

James O'Leary
Vice President, Fleet Services, NFI

Tara O'Shea
Director of Forest Programs, Planet

Steve Oldham
CEO, Carbon Engineering Ltd.

Joseph Oldham
Director San Joaquin Valley Clean Transportation Center, CALSTART

Eric Olson
Senior Vice President, BSR

Jeff Omelchuck
Executive Director, Infrastructure Masons

Jenny Oorbeck
General Manager, Sustainability, NSF International

Ashley Orgain
Global Director Advocacy and Sustainability, Seventh Generation

Lawrence Orsini
CEO, LO3 Energy

Mia Overall
Principal Consultant, Overall Strategies

Paulo Padilla
Commodity and Regulatory Manager, General Motors de Mexico

Neha Palmer
Head of Energy Strategy, Google

Valerio Pascotto
Founder, IGEOS

Mark Patterson
Head of EH&S for Michelin's Americas Time Zone, Michelin

Nicola Peill-Moelter
Director of Sustainability Innovation, VMware

Sarah Penndorf
Director of Renewable Energy Procurement, 3Degrees

Nancy Pfund
Founder, Managing Partner, DBL Partners

Amanda Phillips
General Manager, OEM Sales, Meritor

Lauren Phipps
Director & Senior Analyst, Circular Economy, GreenBiz Group

Mary Ann Piette
Division Director, LBNL

Loren Poncia
Owner- Rancher, Stemple Creek Ranch

Ryan Popple
CEO, Proterra

Mark Porter
Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute

Ben Prochazka
Vice President, Electrification Coalition

Sophie Punte
Executive Director, Smart Freight Centre

Kim Quesnel
Research Scholar, Stanford University

Amit Raikar
Leadership Coach & Founder, ARC Performance Coaching

Nalini Rao
Senior Technical Leader, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Pratima Rao Gluckman
Senior Engineering Leader, VMware

Shana Rappaport
Vice President & Executive Director, VERGE, GreenBiz Group

Amon Rappaport
Vice President of Strategic Development, Civilian

Heidi Bishop Ratz
Manager, U.S. Electricity Markets, World Resources Institute

Amanda Joy Ravenhill
Operations Director, Buckminster Fuller Institute

Wanda Redic
Senior Recycling Specialist, City of Oakland

Debbie Reed
Executive Director, Ecosystem Services Markets Consortium

Chad Reese
Environmental Affairs Manager, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Eve Richer
Program Manager, Circular Economy, Cisco

Supharat Ridthichai
Venture Lead, Smart Electricity, PTT

Elizabeth Ritch
Project Manager, GreenBlue

Kirsten Ritchie
Principal | Director of Sustainable Design, Gensler

Mike Roeth
Executive Director, North American Council for Freight Efficiency

Theodore Rolfvondenbaumen
Communications Manager, Neste US, Inc

Keith Ropchock
Strategic Partnership Development Lead, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)

Preston Roper
Head of e-Mobility, North America, Enel X NA

Katie Ross
Senior Sustainability Program Manager, Microsoft

Berkley Rothmeier
Associate Director, BSR

Francisco Ruiz
Director of IoT, Oracle

Ryan Russo
Director, Department of Transportation, City of Oakland

Jurriaan Ruys
CEO, Land Life Company

Diego Saez-Gil
CEO, Pachama

Patrick Sagisi
Director & Investment Partner, Acario Innovation

Jason Salfi
CEO, Dimensional Energy

Alec Saltikoff
Executive Director, Global Head of Sustainability and Energy, JPMorgan Chase

Daniel Sanchez
Cooperative Extension Specialist, University of California, Berkeley

Meena Sankaran
Founder and CEO, Ketos

Patty Satkiewicz
Senior Project Manager, Customer Solutions, PacifiCorp

Libby Schaaf
Mayor, City of Oakland

Laura Schewel
Co-founder and CEO, StreetLight Data

John Schinter
EVP of Client Solutions, Redaptive

Ryan Schuchard
Director, Innovative Mobility, CALSTART

Damien Scott
CEO & Founder, Marain

Dan Scripps
Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission

Marty Sedler
Director of Global Utilities and Infrastructure, Intel

Rohini Sengupta
Manager, Air Quality and Emissions, United Airlines

Jigar Shah
President & Co-Founder, Generate Capital

Andrew Shakman
Co-Founder and CEO, LeanPath

Allison Shapiro
Executive Director, Closed Loop Partners

Renee Sharp
Executive Director, GRID Alternatives Bay Area

Adam Shine
Vice President, Sunnking

Sahar Shirazi
Policy and Planning Lead, AVs and Emerging Mobility, WSP

Volker Sick
Professor, University of Michigan

Yalmaz Siddiqui
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, MGM Resorts International

Matthew Sims
Director, Global Energy, Prologis

Ryan Sirolli
Global Row Crop Sustainability Director, Cargill

Christina Skonberg
Senior Sustainability Analyst, General Mills

David Slutzky
President and CEO, Fermata Energy

Stacy Smedley
Director of Sustainability, Skanska USA

Dave Snydacker
CEO, Lilac Solutions, Inc.

Ethan Soloviev
Chief Innovation Officer, How Good

Carlos Souza
Associate Researcher, Imazon

Shirley Speakman
Senior Partner, Cycle Capital Management

Bethany Speer
Senior Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Raphael Sperry
Associate - Sustainability, Arup

Nate Springer
Manager, Climate and Logistics, GNA Clean Fleet Consulting

Wil Srubar
Assistant Professor / R&D Technical Director, University of Colorado Boulder / KATERRA

Mads Stensen
Senior Sustainability Developer, Maersk

Louis Stewart
Chief Innovation Officer, City of Sacramento

Paul Stith
Director of Strategy & Innovation, Black & Veatch

Darien Sturges
Director, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Wes Sullens
Director: Codes Technical Development; Materials & Resources, US Green Building Council

Natalia Swalnick
Director, Electrification Coalition

Ben Tacka
Sustainability Programs Leader, Ingersoll Rand

Asim Tahir
District & Renewable Energy Lead, Google

Richard Tarboton
Director of Strategic Services, Carbon Credentials

Suzanne Tedrow
Program Manager, Starubucks Coffee Company

James Temple
Senior Editor, MIT Technology Review

Greg Thiel
ARPA-E Fellow, DOE

Michelle Thomas
Senior Manager, Southern California Edison

Jena Thompson Meredith
Vice President, Business Partnerships, The Conservation Fund

Rob Threlkeld
Global Manager - Sustainable Energy & Reliability, General Motors

Kate Toran
Director Taxi and Accessible Services, SFMTA

Andrea Traber
Managing Principal, Integral Group

Janice Tran
Director, Generate Capital

Natasha Tuck
Senior Sustainability Manager, VMware

Joel Ullmann
Chief Marketing Officer, Redaptive

Karen Utt
Senior Program Manager, Climate Policy, Tennessee Valley Authority

Bill Van Amburg
Executive Vice President, CALSTART

Carolien Van Brunschot
Manager, Circular Economy, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Saskia Van Gendt
Senior Director of Global Sustainability, Method

Teri VanSumeren
Executive Director, Clean Energy Products, Consumers Energy

Julie Vargas
Director, Global RFID Market Development, Avery Dennison

Winston Vaughan
Senior Manager, Renewable Energy, Ceres, Inc.

Bina Venkataraman
Director of Global Policy Initiatives, Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard

Antti Vihavainen
Co-founder, Business Developer, Puro CO2 Removal Marketplace

Alex Voets
eMobility Product and Sales Strategy Manager, Daimler Trucks North America

Amanda Von Almen
Head of Sustainable Built Environment, Salesforce

Keely Wachs
VP of Communications and CSR, Zume Inc.

Rick Wagner
Sustainability Policy & Program Manager, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

Shannon Walker
New Mobility Strategic Advisor, City of Seattle

Bill Weihl
Former Director of Sustainability, Facebook

Jonathan Weisgall
VP, Government Relations, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

Jon Wellinghoff
CEO, GridPolicy, Inc.

Parker Wells
CEO, Element 16

Stephen Wemple
General Manager, Utility of the Future, Consolidated Edison

Mary Wenzel
SVP and Director of Environmental Affairs, Wells Fargo

Christine Weydig
Director, Environmental and Energy Programs, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Jennifer Wheeler
Senior Manager of Supply Chain Sustainability, Walmart

Peter Whitcomb
Director, New Business Development & Circular Economy, REI

Megan White
Chief Sustainability Officer, Integral Group

Amos White
Vice Chair, Bay Area Climate Emergency Mobilization

Kyle Wiens
CEO, iFixit

Jennifer Wilcox
Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Elizabeth Willmott
Carbon Program Lead, Microsoft

Daniel Wilson
CEO, Geocene

Don Wingate
Vice President – Utility Solutions, Microgrid Solutions & Strategic Partner, Schneider Electric

Chris Wirth
Vice President of Marketing, AMP Robotics

Martin Wisniewski
Director, Value Added Services, Motorola Mobility

Allison Wolff
CEO, Vibrant Planet

Molly Wood
Host and Senior Editor, Marketplace Tech

Kevin Wood
Principal Manager, Building Electrification, Southern California Edison (SCE)

Ray Wood
Managing Director, Bank of America

Coulter Wood
Energy Manager, Hormel Foods Corporate

Alex Woolf
Principal Data Scientist, Lineage Logistics

Kathryn Wright
Senior Associate, The Cadmus Group

Michael Wu
Principal, Converge Strategies

Frances Yang
Sustainable Materials Specialist, Arup

Jeanny Yao
Cofounder & COO, BioCellection Inc.

Maura Yates
Co-Founder, Mothership Energy Group

Rhodes Yepsen
Executive Director, Biodegradable Products Institute

Edward Yim
Energy Policy Advisor, DC Department of Energy and Environment

Abe Yokell
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Congruent Ventures

Karen Zelmar
VP, Corporate Development, Volta Charging

Andrew Zolli
VP, Global Impact Initiatives, Planet

2019 Sponsors, Partners and Exhibitors

PREMIER SPONSORS:
• Dalkia EDF Group
• EDF Renewables
• EDF Innovation Lab
• Enter Solar
• Vmware
• Amazon

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• General Motors
• FBT
• ABB
• Black & Veatch
• Ups
• Steelcase
• American Forests
• Ageto
• Cargill
• Wells Fargo
• Innovation Incubator

CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS:
• Waste Management
• United Eco-Skies
• Measurabl
• Adobe
• Autodesk
• Microsoft
• Avery Dennison
• Bloom Energy
• 3Degrees
• MGM Resorts International
• Life is One
• Acario Innovation
• Zume
• Common Energy
• Redaptive
• Bank of America
• Blue Planet Energy

CLEAN ECONOMY LEADERS:
• Microsoft
• Southern California Edison
• Autodesk
• Google
• facebook
• Wells Fargo
• Innovation Incubator
• Amazon

EXHIBITORS:
• Natural Capital Partners
• Cupanion
• Scoop
• Stoel Rives
• Cool Effect
• Atonix Digital
• Southern California Edison
• QTS
• Fig Bytes
• Greengate Power
• MCE
• Aclima
• Spotlight Solar
• AFF
• Volvo Lights
• NRG
• CMS Energy
• Harris & Associates
• Ageto
• MGM Resorts International
• Bloom Energy
• Life is One
• Yotta Energy
• ALL Power Labs
• General Motors
• Calcca
• Dalkia EDF Group
• EDF Renewables
• EDF Innovation Lab
• Enter Solar
• Vmware Blockchain
• FBT
• Black & Veatch
• Ups
• American Forests
• Wells Fargo
• IN
• United Eco-skies
• Autodesk
• Microsoft
• Schnitzer
• Engie
• NASA
• LCE
• ClipperCreek
• New York State of Opportunity

SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERS:
• Natural Capital Partners
• Waste Management
• Terracycle
• Bonneville Environmental Foundation
• Copia
• American Forests
• MGM Resorts International

CONVENING PARTNERS:
• Advanced Energy Group
• World Resources Institute
• AFF
• Charin
• WBSCD
• CleanTechOpen

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
• Carbon180
• Veloz
• Nori
• CRS
• 3BL Media
• Climate Collaborative
• Drawdown
• BSR
• NAFA
• Antenna
• EDF
• The Climate Group
• NACFE
• ASLI
• UN Global Compact
• Closed Loop Partners
• Electricfication Coalition
• Calstart
• CDP
• 100 Best Fleets
• Clean Tech Open
• NC Clean Energy
• Rocky Mountain Institute

TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS:
• Lyft
• Lime

ACCELERATE PARTNERS:
• Prospect Silicon Valley
• Fashion for Good
• Closed Loop Partners
• Imagine H2O
• Power House
• New Energy Nexus
• CleanTech San Diego
• Solve
• Techstar
• Carbon 180
• Second Muse
• Elemental Excelerator
• Urban Future Lab
• One World
• Ubuntoo
• NREL
• Cyclotron Road
• Greentown Labs
• Launch Alaska