Agenda

Arrival Information

  • Map to Chou Hall, where the Summit will take place

  • Parking: When you arrive, you can park in the Stadium Garage and get a ticket when you drive in. The garage is located directly across from Haas.

  • Getting to the Building: The event is at Spieker Forum in a building called Chou Hall, which is a 4-minute walk from the parking lot. Once you arrive at Chou Hall, you can take the elevator to the 6th floor to Spieker Forum. There will be students guiding you through this route.

Summit Day 1 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)

08:00 - 09:00    Registration & Networking

09:00 - 09:15    Opening Remarks

09:15 - 10:30    Case Competition Presentations

10:30 - 10:45    Break

10:45 - 11:45     DeepTech VC Showcase

11:45 - 12:30    Lunch

12:30 - 12:45    Case Competition Awards Presentation

13:00 - 13:50    Workshop Session 1

  • Workshop A: PPA Essentials

  • Workshop B: Scarcity to Surplus

14:00 - 14:50    Workshop Session 2

  • Workshop C: Financing RE Projects (Orrick)

  • Workshop D: Life Cycle Assessment

14:30 - 17:30    Career Fair

Summit Day 2 (Friday, February 21, 2025)

08:00 - 09:00    Check-in & Networking Breakfast

09:00 - 09:05    Welcome & Housekeeping

09:05 - 09:30    Keynote: PG&E CSO Carla Peterman

09:30 - 09:40    Stage Conversion

09:40 - 10:30    Parallel Panels

  • Main Stage: Future of Government Energy Policy

  • Auxiliary Stage: Green Fuels Infrastructure: Airports & Seaports

10:30 - 10:45    Break

10:45 - 11:30    Parallel Panels

  • Main Stage: Emerging Markets

  • Auxiliary Stage: Equity and EV Adoption

11:30 - 11:40    Break

11:40 - 12:20    Keynote: Cody Two Bears, CEO Indigenized Energy

12:20 - 13:10    Lunch

13:10 - 13:50    Fireside Chat: Scott Jacobs, CEO Generate Capital

13:50 - 14:00    Break

14:00 - 14:45    Parallel Panels

  • Main Stage: Bridging the Gap: First of a Kind Financing

  • Secondary Stage: O&G in Transition

14:45 - 15:00    Break

15:00 - 15:50    Parallel Panels

  • Main Stage: Climate Security is National Security

  • Auxiliary Stage: Uncommon Collaborations

15:50 - 16:00    Break

16:05 - 16:50    Special Presentations

  • Gerard Reid: Welcome to the Era of Energy Disruption

  • Mike Thomas: Perspectives on the Asia-Pacific Energy Landscape

16:50 - 17:20    Fireside Chat: Ali Douraghy, Director of Energy & Climate Advocacy, Google

17:20 - 17:30    Closing Remarks