The Enhanced LABC Virtual Sustainability Summit
2020-09-21 15:30 - 2020-09-22 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The LABC is proud to present the new Virtual Two-Day 14th Annual Sustainability Summit with our partners the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and the Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy.
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Monday, September 21 | 3:30 – 6: 15 PM
Congressional Keynote
Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester

National Security Keynote
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
Distinguished Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology; Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

Moving Toward 100% Renewable Energy & Resource Adequacy
Moderator: Sammy Roth, Energy Reporter, LA Times
Martin L. Adams, General Manager & Chief Engineer, LADWP
Marybel Batjer, President, California Public Utilities Commission
Tom Buttgenbach, President & CEO, 8minute Solar Energy
Michael Garland, CEO, Pattern Energy
Carla Peterman, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Regulatory Affairs, Southern California Edison

Spotlight Session
RA McDonough, Managing Director & Head of Energy, West Region & LA, Investment Bank, JPMorgan Chase
Monday, September 21 | 3:30 – 6: 15 PM

Tuesday, September 22 | 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Accelerating Just, Equitable Climate Goals
Moderator: Michael Northrop, Program Director, Sustainable Development, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Honorable Kevin De Leon, Councilmember-elect, Los Angeles City Council
Kate Gordon, Director, Office of Planning and Research & Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Change, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
Dr. Manuel Pastor, Director, Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, USC
The Honorable Fran Pavley, Former California State Senator, Environmental Policy Director, Schwarzenegger Institute

Fireside Chat:
Educating the Future Workforce to Achieve a Sustainable, Equitable Region
Moderator: Dr. Daniel A. Mazmanian, Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy
Carol Folt, President, University of Southern California
The Honorable Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles

Business Keynote
Congressman Tony Cardenas
Emile Haddad, Chairman and CEO, FivePoint
Kevin Payne, President & CEO, Southern California Edison

The Buildings of Tomorrow
Moderator: Lauren Faber O’Connor, Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
Zafer Sahinoglu, Vice President, Business Innovation, Mitsubishi Electric US Inc.
Reed McMains, Vice President & General Manager, Turner Construction Company
Jason Barrett, Vice President, GAF Energy

Fireside Chat
Moderator: Mary Leslie, President, LABC
Congressman Alan Lowenthal
Wade Crowfoot, Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency

Providing Clean, Affordable Water for Californians
Moderator: David Nahai, President, David Nahai Companies
The Honorable Henry Stern, Senator, State of California
Gil Crozes, Partner, Carollo Engineers
Gloria Gray, Board Chair, Metropolitan Water District
Judith Ibarra-Bianchetta, Vice President, Tetra Tech
Enrique C. Zaldivar, P.E., Director and General Manager, LA Sanitation & Environment

Transportation Keynote
Kevin Payne, President & CEO, Southern California Edison

The Future of Clean Transportation
Moderator: Pete Holland, Executive Vice President & Regional Executive, AECOM
Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board
Genevieve Giuliano, Director, METRANS Transportation Center, USC
David Kim, Secretary, California State Transportation Agency
James De La Loza, Chief Planning Officer, LA Metro
Matt Petersen, President & CEO, LA Cleantech Incubator

Closing Keynote
Congressman Tony Cardenas

LA Equity & Equality Policy Series: Solar & Cleantech Training in South LA
2020-09-22 10:00 - 12:00
GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles presents the 5th installment of our Los Angeles Energy & Equity Policy Series (LEEPS), a symposium examining the lack of and need for Solar and Cleantech Training in South LA. Join us for an engaging panel of speakers as we discuss growing opportunities in clean energy in LA, and challenges and barriers to making solar and cleantech more accessible for local communities. We will explore the role community members, organizers, and job training programs such as GRID Alternatives have in creating equity in the clean energy space.
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*Event not hosted by UCLA
