Speakers and Panels

Panel discussions will cover a broad range of relevant energy sector issues, including such as the commercialization of clean energy technologies in developed and developing economies, financing first-of-a-kind projects, and balancing burgeoning energy demand with low-carbon goals. Dialogue will also address how to equitably distribute the energy transition’s opportunities and risks among communities, countries, and industries.

 

Confirmed speakers for 2025

Carla Peterman

Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer at PG&E Corporation

Scott Jacobs

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Generate Capital

 

Kate Gordon

CEO at California Forward

Former Senior Advisor to US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm

Former Head of California Governor Newsom’s Office of Planning and Research

Kristi McKenney

COO at the Port of Oakland

 

David Yeh

Climate Veteran & FOAK Leader

Dara O’Rourke

Professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at UC Berkeley

 

Sherwin Das

Managing Director at Energy Peace Partners

Gina Cady

Health Electrification Partnerships Lead at USAID

 

Anne Canavati

Manager, Energy, Climate, and Natural Resources at Deloitte

 
 

2025 Participating Organizations

  • Rocky Mountain Institute

  • Microsoft

  • Google

  • Emerson Collective

  • Electric Hydrogen

  • Generate Capital

  • Congruent Ventures

  • Snowflake

  • Sublime Systems

  • Limelight Steel

  • Splight

  • Rondo Energy

  • Span.io

  • Rising Sun Center for Opportunity

  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Segue Sustainable Infrastructure

  • UC Berkeley Labor Center

  • Just Solutions Collective

For questions regarding panels and speakers, please reach out to Sam Houmaoui at samuelhoumaoui@berkeley.edu