17th Annual VerdeXchange VX2024 Marketmakers' Conference
VX2024 Where Clean & Green Tech Marketmakers Meet To Accelerate & Scale Investments In The New Energy Economy
May 12-15, 2024
LOS ANGELES—For 17 years VerdeXchange has gathered accomplished clean, green, and blue tech entrepreneurs, energy & water companies, advanced vehicle manufacturers, software & hardware developers, public policymakers as well as: procurers, innovative financiers, and environmental stewards "under-one-roof" to assess what's in-market, about to be in-market, and what's needed in market to propel the global, multi-trillion dollar verde economy.
Join global market leaders at VerdeXchange VX2024 on May 12-15, 2024, at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, to examine how cities, states, and regions, in collaboration with public and private partners and community stakeholders, should and will leverage the $1.1 trillion in US infrastructure funding now flowing, after decades of neglect, to optimize economic recovery, maximize transformational climate infrastructure investments, and accelerate growth of the global clean energy economy.
VX 2024 Day 1 Program: Monday, May 13, 2024
7:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast
7:45 AM
VX2024 Welcome
Stephen Cheung, President & CEO, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
David Abel, Chairman, VerdeXchange
8:10 AM
Morning Plenary I
No More Demos: Shovel-Ready Projects to Equitably Meet the Climate Imperative
Moderator: Jim Kelly, Director, S&C Electric
Panel:
David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
Mark Pestrella, Director, LA County Public Works
Janisse Quiñones, General Manager, LADWP*
8:55 AM
Morning Plenary II
Status Report: Realizing the Grid's Net-Zero Promise
Moderator: Marybel Batjer, Partner, California Strategies*
Panel:
Maryam Brown, President, SoCalGas
Darcie Houck, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Carla Peterman, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, Pacific Gas & Electric
9:45 AM - 10:35 AM - Concurrent Panels
-ENERGY-
California's Gut Check Moment: Future of Distributed Energy Resources
Moderator: Eliot Abel, Pivot Energy
Panel:
Kate Unger, CalSSA
Raghav Urali, PowerFlex
Derek Chernow, Western US Regional Director, Coalition for Community Solar Access
-WATER-
Our Water's Future: Recycled Water
Moderator: David Nahai
Panel:
Felicia Marcus, Stanford University Fellow, Water & the West
Mark Gold, Director of Water Scarcity Solutions, NRDC
Katy Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles City Council
Richard Katz, LADWP Commission President
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
Windows of Opportunity for Clean Transport in the U.S. & California
Moderator: Gideon Kracov, CARB
Panel:
Hilary Norton, Chair, California Transportation Commission
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Next Generation Investment in Clean Energy & Climate Solutions
Moderator: Kathleen Brown
Panel:
Daniel Weiss, Angeleno Group
Tom Soto, Impact Investor D4IR-JMS Impact Partners
Joaquin Silva, Managing Partner, Energy Innovation Capital
Janna Sidley, LACERS Board, Little Hoover Commi
10:45 AM - 11:35 AM - Concurrent Panels
-ENERGY-
Making Sense of Regulations and Funding Opportunities at the State and Federal Level
Moderator: Arnab Pal, Sr. Advisor & Consultant, US DOE-LPO
Panel:
Dan Adler, Deputy Director for Climate Finance, California I-Bank
Ean Mulligan, Birch Creek Renewables
Hillary Hebert, HMH Energy
Christine Harada, Senior Advisor, Office the Federal Procuement Council (Fmr Executive Director Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council)
Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer
-WATER-
Digital Waters: Soft and Hardware to facilitate integrated systems.
Moderator: Brian Jordan, Tetratec
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
Charging Up EV Charging in LA County & California
Moderator: Ruben Aronin, SVP, Better World Group
Panel
David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
Adam Lane, Waymo
Ariel Fan, CEO Greenwealth Energy
Michelle Kinman, SVP Market Transformation LACI
Sam Lustado, ARUP Charge4All
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Getting Ready for New Global, National & State Climate Disclosure Rules
Moderator: Ross Zelen, Chief Committee Consultant, CA Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies
Panel:
Michael Wallace, Persefoni
Marca Hagenstad, Principal, Stantec
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM - Concurrent Panels
-WATER-
VX 2024 Water Charrette (By Invitation)
Hosted by:
Adel Hagekhalil, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District
Mark Pestrella, Director, LA County Public Works
-ENERGY-
America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition
Moderator: Jim Kelly
Panel:
Chelsea Sexton, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office
- BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
University Sustainability
Moderator: Cecilia Estolano, CEO & Founder, Estolano Advisors and CEO of Better World Group
Panel
Nurit Katz, Chief Sustainability Officer, UCLA
-ENERGY-
Resiliency & Preparedness in Extreme Climate Uncertainty
Moderator: Jim Kelly, Director, S&C Electric
Panel
Carla Peterman, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, PG&E Corporation
Rob Lempert, Director, RAND Pardee Center for Longer Range Global Policy and the Future Human Condition
Heather Rosenberg, Los Angeles Resilience Lead, Arup
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Luncheon Plenaries
Introduction: Stephen Cheung, President & CEO, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
Special Remarks by Tamotsu Saito, Chairman of Japan New Energy & Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Luncheon Plenary
Energy Affordability: Yes, We Can Afford to Go Green!
Moderator: Jim Kelly, Director, S&C Electric
Panel: Steve Powell, President & CEO, Southern California Edison
Siva Gunda, Vice Chair, California Energy Commission
Martin Adams, LADWP GM
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Post-Luncheon Plenaryary
Water Resiliency At Scale
Introduction, Robert Hertzberg, Sr. Advisor, Mission Possible Partnership
Presentation: Susan Kennedy, CADIZ Chairman & CEO
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM - Concurrent Panels
-ENERGY-
You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure: Methane Mitigation
Moderator: Ross Zelen, Principal Consultant, California Joint Committee on Climate Change Policies
Panel:
Ana Bandea, Director of Methane Results, M Insights
Riley Duren, CEO, Carbon Mapper
Mark Nechodom, Sn Director for Science & Technology Western States Petroleum Association
-WATER-
Accelerating Water Resilience through Infrastructure Finance in California
Moderator: Kathleen Brown, Former Treasure, State of California
Panel
Matt Horton, Director, Center for Regional Economics & California Center, Milken Institute/Accelerator for America
Felicia Marcus, Stanford University Fellow, Water & the West
-POLICY/FINANCE-
A Just Energy Transition—Climate Equity & Environmental Justice
Moderator: Rick Cole, Councilmember, City of Pasedena
Panel:
William Funderburk, Board Member and Senior Advisor, PermaCity Foundation
Darcie Houck, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
-ENERGY-
India's Climate Agenda
Moderator: Gunjan Bagla, CEO, Amritt Inc
Panel:
Dr. Srikar Reddy, India’s General Council, Cousulate of India San Francisco
Siva Gunda, V. Chair, CEC
Anil Tammineedi, Partner, Angeleno Group
Paul Rosen, NASA
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM - Concurrent Panels
-ENERGY-
Delivering Impact beyond Megawatts
Moderator: Eliot Abel, Senior Vice President, Corporate Clean Energy Solutions, Pivot Energy
Panel
Michael Wallace, Chief Decarbonization Officer, Persefoni
Michael Lombardo, CEO of GlideFast Consulting
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Clean Energy Jobs - Is the Workforce Training Ecosystem for the Clean Future Evolving to Meet the Challenges
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Pitch Session: LAEDC/WTCLA International Cleantech Companies
Moderator: Stephen Cheung, President & CEO, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
-ENERGY-
Status of Pacific Coast Offshore Wind
4:25 PM - 5:15 PM - Concurrent Panels
-POLICY/FINANCE
Reality Check: Speed Bumps to Successful Implementation to Hitting Clean Energy Goals
Moderator: Jim Kelly, Director, S&C Electric
-WATER-
The Future of Water at Home – 50L Home LA Pilot Project
Moderator:TBA
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE
Future of Clean Trucks: How to Kickstart the Clean Truck Market in the U.S. and California
Moderator: Terry O'Day, Chief Operating Officer, In-Charge Energy
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Pitch Session Part II: Consul Generals’ Response
Moderator: Stephen Cheung, President & CEO, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
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VX 2024 Day 2 Program: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
7:15 AM
Registration and Breakfast
7:45 AM - 7:55 AM
Welcome
Stephen Cheung, President & CEO, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
David Abel, Chairman, VerdeXchange
8:10 AM - 9:00 AM
Plenary
Will Metropolitan LA. Be Ready for the '28 Olympics?
Moderator: Renata Simril, President & CEO, LA84 Foundation
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM - Concurrent Panels
-H2 SUPERTRACK -
VerdeXchange H2 Supertrack (9:10AM to 4:15PM)
Market Update
Tyson Eckerle,, Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
Angelina Galiteva, CEO, ARCHES
Elise Zoli
-ENERGY-
Building Decarbonization: A Status Report
Moderator: Sara Neff, Head of Sustainability, Lendlease Americas
-TRANSPORTATION /INFRASTRUCTURE-
Upgrading & Greening our Air & Sea Ports - The ROI
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
Complete & Safe Streets
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM - Concurrent Panels
-H2 SUPERTRACK-
Ports
-SUSTAINABILITY-
Maximizing Verifiable Environmental Benefits
Moderator: Mark Gold
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
What is the New Right of Way- Where Digital Impacts the Physical
- BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
Revitalizing Dead Malls to Hubs of Innovation
Moderator: Cecilia Estolano, CEO & Founder, Estolano Advisors/ CEO, Better World Group
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM - Concurrent Panels
- BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
Olympics Legacy Parks, Culture & Placemaking
Moderator: Renata Simril, President & CEO, LA84 Foundation
-WASTE & RECYCLING-
What’s Needed to Bring Carbon Capture (CCS) to Scale in Line with California's Goals
Moderator: Virgil Welch
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
How is A.I. Impacting Urban Transport?
Moderator: Phil Recht, Partner, Mayer Brown
-H2 SUPERTRACK-
Hydrogen Track
12:00 PM - 1:35 PM
Luncheon Plenary
Plenary Remarks: Liane Randolph, Chair, California Air Resources Board
1:45 PM - 2:10 PM
Post-Luncheon Plenary
Game Changers: Meet the Market Makers
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Recognition: Hydrogen Cities: Meeting the Energy Transition Moment
2:50 PM - 3:40 PM - Concurrent Panels
-H2 SUPERTRACK-
ARCHES Update
-ENERGY-
Energy Storage Comes of Age: Scaling the North America Battery Industry
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
Next Phase in EV Adoption - What Could Derail US EV Adoption?
- BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
Housing Affordability Deconstructed/ Rethinking the Urban Planning Paradigm
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM - Concurrent Panels
- BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
How A.I. & Planning with Digital Twins Will Change Cities & The World to Prepare for the Worst
Moderator: Tom Small. Culver City Forward
Panel:
Myrna Bitner, Runwithit CEO
-ENERGY
How Will A.I. Impact the Energy Transition?
Moderator: Ken Chawkins
- BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
HLA Passed: What's Next?
Moderator: Jonah Bliss
Panel
Michael Schneider, Founder, Streets for All
Randall Winston, LA Mayor’s Office, Infrastructure
Jessica Meaney, Investing in Place
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VX 2024 Day 3 Program: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (By Invitation Only)
7:45 AM
Bus Pick Up: Omni Hotel to San Pedro Bay Ports
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Boat Tour: San Pedro Bay Ports
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Bus to Alta Sea
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tour of Alta Sea and Programing