President and CEO, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
Energy Innovation Conference
Friday, February 16, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
UCLA Anderson School of Management
What are leaders in energy and sustainability focused on now and over the next decade? Hosted by UCLA Anderson's Energy and Cleantech Association and Center for Impact, the February 16th, 2024 Energy Innovation Conference revealed the innovation and opportunities that surround the cleantech space. Immersed in this year's theme of "Accelerating Cleantech Innovation," participants gained valuable perspectives as industry and public sector leaders discussed practical plans for innovation and adoption. The electrifying event highlighted how these leaders are contributing to an important era of energy transition, influencing the landscape through 2030 and beyond!
2024 Video Highlights
ESG Reporting and Decarbonization
Reducing scope 3 emissions remains a challenge in many industries
What Drives the EV Market?
OEMs of vastly different sizes are developing sustainable mobility solutions
Global Insights, Local Impact
The role of governments in powering cleantech around the world
Cleantech Startups in Southern California
L.A. entrepreneurs take on creative challenges of a blossoming ecosystem
Powering Tomorrow
Accelerating cleantech at UCLA Anderson’s Energy Innovation Conference
Take Responsibility for Your Corner of the World
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator’s Matt Petersen is building coalitions
Keynote Speaker
Speakers
Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, SoCalGas
ESG and Sustainability Director, Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT)
Assistant VP and Regional Planning Division Manager, Honda
Solving Challenges in Electric Transportation
Approaches to Carbon Management
Panel: Funding Growth in Cleantech
Agenda
- John Cook, Senior Director of Sustainability, Niagara Bottling
- Bonnie Nixon, ESG and Sustainability Director, Long Beach Container Terminal
- Moderator: Maggie Delmas, Faculty Director, Center for Impact at UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Tom Solomon, Senior Director of Business Development, Rivian
- Eric Walli, Assistant VP and Regional Planning Division Manager, Honda
- Moderator: Sagar Pande (FEMBA '25), Co-Founder, Blaze Power
- Mike Gatto (B.A. '96), Senior Managing Partner, Actium LLP
- Katja Kotala, Senior Advisor, Business Finland
- Christine Loh, Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Ariana Vito, Senior Sustainability Analyst, City of Santa Monica
- Moderator: Ken Chawkins (B.A. '85), Lecturer, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
- Microgrids for Resilience
- Magesh Srinivasan ('23), Director of Energy Marketing and Trading, Prologis
- Tim Victor, Associate Director, eMobility, SCALE Microgrids
- Moderator: Philippe Bouchard, VP of Development, AlphaStruxure
- SoCal Cleantech Startup Innovations
- Kyle Brauer (B.A. '17, '23), CEO and Co-Founder, Pencil Energy
- Zora Chung, Co-Founder and CFO, ReJoule
- Terry O'Day ('04), Co-Founder and COO, InCharge Energy
- Moderator: Smita Satiani, Climate Policy Advisor and Co-Founder, Alaya Tea
- Evolving Role of Hydrogen
- Jawaad Malik, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, SoCalGas
- Arnaud Namer (CERT '16), COO, Universal Hydrogen
- Julia Thayne, Senior Principal, Climate-Aligned Industries, RMI
- Moderator: Cameron Eibl ('24), Program Associate, EDF Renewables
- Hannes Boehning, CEO and Founder, Blumen Systems
- Alex Hall, CEO and Founder, concrete.ai
- Oscar Neyra-Nazarrett (Ph.D. '23), CEO, LISUS
- Hayley Nystrom, Investment Associate, Blue Bear Capital
- Moderator: Shomik Dutta, Co-Founder and Partner, Overture Climate VC
2023 Video Highlights
Funding Growth in Cleantech
Mechanisms and strategies for scaling up
EV Against the Odds?
Electric transportation is gaining momentum, but there are hurdles to clear
Can We Reduce Carbon Emissions?
Climate change challenges us to find effective strategies