Keynote: Beth Vaughan, Executive Director, California Community Choice Association
Community Choice: Answering the Climate Challenge
Decarbonizing the Energy System through Electrification
Moderator: Panama Bartholomy, Director, Building Decarbonization Coalition
Panelists: Aimee Bailey,Director of Decarbonization and Grid Innovation, Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Rachel Huang, Director, Distributed Energy Strategy, SMUD
Raghav Murali, Senior Director of Policy and General Counsel, Center for Sustainable Energy
Kevin Clark, Region Sales Manager-Utilities, Rheem
Exploring GHG Emission Accounting & Reporting Methodologies Location: Catalina Room
Moderator: CC Song, Regulatory Director, Clean Power Alliance
Panelists: Natalie Lee, Deputy Director, Renewable Energy Division, California Energy Commission
Ari Gold-Parker, Consultant, Energy and Environmental Economics (E3)
Michelle Zilinskas, Senior Manager of Registry Services, The Climate Registry
California’s Energy Market: Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Delphine Hou, Director, California Regulatory Affairs, CAISO
Panelists: Dr. Matt Barmack, Director of Market and Regulatory Analysis, Calpine
John Dalessi, President and CEO, Pacific Energy Advisors
Barbara Hale, SFPUC Assistant General Manager for Power, CleanPowerSF
Martin Wyspianski, Senior Director for Energy Portfolio Procurement and Policy, PG&E
Keynote: David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
Renewable Technologies: The Next Generation
Moderator: Matthew Marshall,Executive Director, Redwood Coast Energy Authority
Panelists: Chris Elias, Senior Director of Business Development & Strategy, SunPower
Tristan Glenwright, Senior Manager, Utilities & Microgrids, Americas, Tesla
Jessica Penrod, Project Development, Turbine and Project Sales, Natel Energy
Laura Zagar,Partner, Perkins Coie
Project Financing: Moving Beyond the Rhetoric
Moderator: Howard Chang, Chief Operating Officer, East Bay Community Energy
Panelists: Rosa Cucicea, VP -Clean Energy Division Manager, River City Bank
Siobhan Doherty, Director of Power Resources, Peninsula Clean Energy
Dylan Turner, Senior Manager, Finance and M&A, sPower
Harry Singh, VP, Goldman Sachs
Equity and Inclusion in CCA
Moderator: Justin Marquez, Community Equity Specialist, MCE
Panelists: Stephanie Chen, Senior Policy Counsel, MCE
Alexandra McGee, Western States Partnerships & Community Advocate, Union of Concerned Scientists
Deidre Sanders, Director of Public Policy, East Bay Community Energy
Aditya Sharma, Corporate Performance, Los Angeles Department of Power and Water
