GREEN MARKETMAKERS CONFERENCE LOS ANGELES • JANUARY 27 - 29, 2019
12TH ANNIVERSARY 2007 - 2019
Akira Chiba
Adel Hagekhalil
Christine Harada
Felicia Marcus
RADM Dennis McGinn
Jeff Kightlinger
Barbara Romero
Michael Peevey
Terry Tamminen
Robert Hertzberg
Irma MuĂąoz
Mark Pestrella
Akshai Rao
Ken Alston
Fiona Ma
Jonathan Weisgall
Liam Denning
Elizabeth MacKay
Mickey Kantor
Stephen Cheung
Cecilia Estolano
William Funderburk
Jill Anderson
Steve Westly
Sara Neff
Mark Gold
Jim McDermott
Jim Kelly
Laura Friedman
Martin Adams
speakers
Renata Simril
Hiroaki Ishizuka
Mayor Eric Garcetti
Mary Nichols
Robert Weisenmiller
Mark Ridley-Thomas
Harlan Kelly
Sandra Whitehouse
Gary Gero
Mayor Thomas Small
Deborah Flint
Steve Berberich
Seleta Reynolds
David Hochschild
Zaib Shaikh
Katherine Perez-Estolano
Phillip Washington
Joe Edmiston
Sandra Berg
Russell Fortmeyer
Manjeet Ranu
Aura Vasquez
Michael Kadish
Bill Allen
Anuj Gupta
Thomas Brisbin
Kate White
Reiko Kerr
Jack Baylis
Julia Pyper
speakers
Welcome to VERDEXCHANGE 2019 Green Marketmakers Conference January 27– 29, 2019 Dear VX2019 Conference Participants,
David Abel Chair VerdeXchange
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View this program online at verdexchange.org
Bloomberg New Energy Finance now reports that investment in the clean energy economy exceeded $322.1 billion in 2018. These investments are an integral and growing portion of the world’s present and future economy. For example, corporate interest in clean power is surging; as of November 2018, 155 companies had pledged publicly to fuel their operations with 100% renewable energy. Clearly, the “verde” marketplace is benefiting from ubiquitous innovation, new investment and B2B collaborations, along with growing consumer adoption of low-carbon products and practices worldwide. VX2019’s array of 50+ panels—whose topics have evolved since our first event in January 2008—are heavily focused on the marketplaces for distributed renewable energy; zero-emission vehicles; decarbonized and net-zero buildings; smart city implementation strategies; organic waste management; blockchain’s impact on the supply chain; and blue technologies accelerating a now thriving ocean-based economy. VX2019 panels will showcase how utility regulations and the grid are adapting to the growth of renewables; how tragic climate events have created a new “abnormal” planning scenario for buildings; how new digital technologies are revolutionizing mobility; how sustainable supply chains are incorporating cybersecurity & blockchain; and, how resilient infrastructure and advanced energy & water storage technologies are attracting record investments.
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Melrose Restrooms
Our 12th annual VerdeXchange California Conference affords attendees an intimate opportunity to assess the evolution of the clean and green economy—both globally and subnationally. Whether as the result of technological innovation or well-funded energy research, or simply in response to successful private-sector investment, the clean energy economy has scaled exponentially.
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A decade ago, VerdeXchange captured a significant turn from climate change policy advocacy to the execution challenges of meeting marketplace opportunities. Twelve years later, it is safe to affirm that despite the headwinds of competing U.S. federal policies, a multi-trillion-dollar green economy continues to grow—especially in California and the Pacific Rim. The inaugural address of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s articulated the importance of today’s moment in history: “California has always helped write America’s future. But what we do today is even more consequential because of what’s happening in our country … The water we drink, the air we breathe—they all hang in the balance. The country is watching us. The world is waiting on us. The future depends on us. And we will seize this moment.”
Marqueece Harris-Dawson
Haruo Soga
Lauren Faber
Robert Savage
Traci Minamide
Bob Wieckowski
California remains a model for global cities and regions wishing to incent collaborations to reduce carbon emissions and spur innovation and economic growth. In closing, I welcome you to VX2019. Enjoy the Conference.
DAVID ABEL
Monday Morning Sessions — January 28, 2019 VerdeXchange Conference 7:45 AM
VX2019 Welcome (B1) David Abel, Chair, VerdeXchange; Bill Allen, CEO, Los Angeles Economic Development Corp.; Mark-Ridley Thomas, Los Angeles County Supervisor, 2nd District
8:10 AM
Plenary: Elections Have Consequences: A New Climate Action Paradigm (B1)
8:55 AM
Plenary: Will the Lights Stay On? Getting to 100% Carbon-Free By 2045
MODERATOR: Mel Levine, LADWP Board Chair PANEL: Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board; Bob Wieckowski, California State Senator, 10 th District; Elizabeth MacKay, Déléguée, Government of Québec
(B1) MODERATOR: Jim Kelly, S&C Electric PANEL: Steve Berberich, California ISO; David Hochschild, California Energy Commission; Ted Bardacke, Clean Power Alliance; Reiko Kerr, LADWP; Scott Haase, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Hydrogen and the Grid
9:45 AM- (P2) 10:35 AM
MODERATOR: Brian Goldstein, Energy Independence Now PANEL: Yuri Freedman, SoCalGas Eiji Ohira, Japan New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Sunita Satyapal, U.S. Department of Energy Jack Brouwer, UC Irvine LADWP
10:45 AM11:35 AM
Hardening the Power Grid in Response to Disastrous Events (B3) MODERATOR: Jim Kelly, S&C Electric PANEL: Marissa Aho, Los Angeles Chief Resiliency Officer Robert Weisenmiller, California Energy Commission CAPT F. Curtis Jones, U.S. Navy John Jenkins, SDG&E
11:40 AM12:25 PM
Reaching for Carbon Neutrality: The Role of Renewable Natural Gas and Hydrogen (P3) MODERATOR: Bill Allen, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation PANEL: George Minter, SoCalGas Jodie Muller, Western States Petroleum Association Dave Edwards, AirLiquide Yaniv Scherson, Anaergia
Water Supply: Balancing Urban, Ecological, and Agricultural Needs (P1) MODERATOR: Felicia Marcus, Water Resources Control Board PANEL: Jeff Kightlinger, Metropolitan Water District Harlan Kelly, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Liz Crosson, Office of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Robb Whitaker, Water Replenishment District Jay Ziegler, Nature Conservancy
Water Quality Markets & Enforcement 2.0: What’s Here & What’s Coming for Water Management (P1) MODERATOR: Kathleen Brown, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips PANEL: Jessica Fox, Electric Power Research Institute Matthew Fienup, Center for Economic Research & Forecasting Sonaar Luthra, Water Canary
Adaptation: Financing Cannabis: Power, Water Green Energy & Banking (B3) Infrastructure to Address MODERATOR: Climate Events (A) Jim Kelly, S&C Electric
MODERATOR: Jim Wunderman, Bay Area Council PANEL: Kate White, Arup Andy Lipkis, TreePeople Bob Wieckowski, California State Senator, 10 th District Deanna Haines, SoCalGas
PANEL: Jeff Kightlinger, Metropolitan Water District Charles Wilson, Southern California Water Coalition Osha Meserve, Soluri Meserve Hayato Nakazono, JFE Engineering
MODERATOR: Logan Goldie-Scot, Bloomberg New Energy Finance PANEL: Jonathan Weisgall, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Benoit Couture, Lithion Recycling Wes Marstaller, Avalon Battery Yoshihiro Hirata, Innovation Core SEI (Sumitomo)
Smart Cities: Forging the Blue Economy and Future Between Cities Ocean Sustainability (P3) and the Mobility MODERATOR: Industry (P2) Timothy McOsker, AltaSea MODERATOR: Seleta Reynolds, LADOT PANEL: Gabe Klein, CityFi Thomas Small, Culver City Mayor Melissa Ruhl, Arup Gary Gero, LA County Chief Sustainability Officer Rani Narula-Woods, LA Metro
WaterFix and Resiliency: Building Smart City Innovation Ecosystems (P2) An Update (P1) MODERATOR: Michael George, California Delta Watermaster
PANEL: Jared Ficker, Axiom Advisors Terra Carver, Humboldt County Growers Alliance Graham Farr, Glass House Farms Tim Dodd, Sweetflower
Next Generation Battery Power (P3)
MODERATOR: Dennis McGinn, CustomerFirst Renewables PANEL: Katherine Perez-Estolano, Arup Abigale Abel, CityFi Dr. Thomas Brisbin, Willdan Group Kevin Kushman, Integral Analytics Ren Orans, E3 RESPONDER: David Fransen, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada
PANEL: Dr. Jerry Schubel, Aquarium of the Pacific Dr. Sandra Whitehouse, AltaSea Dr. Mark Gold, UCLA Anne Baker, Deputy CA State Controller
It’s the Jobs, Stupid! Renewable Energy & Cleantech (B3) MODERATOR: Rusty Hicks, LA County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO PANEL: Jessica Ku Kim, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation Andrew McAllister, California Energy Commission Charlie Woo, Los Angeles Workforce Development Board Jennifer Kropke, IBEW/NECA
From the Lab to the City: Commercialization of Climate Research (A)
LEADER: Cecilia Estolano, Estolano LeSar Advisors PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Mark Gold, UCLA Dr. Kelly Sanders, USC Aura Vasquez, LADWP Board Brody Wight, GHGSat Nancy Sutley, LADWP Scott Haase, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Dr. Andy Jones, Lawrence Berkeley Labs
Monday Afternoon Sessions—January 28, 2019 VerdeXchange Conference 12:30 PM 1:00 PM
SPECIAL REMARKS (B1): Hiroaki Ishizuka, Japan New Energy & Industrial Technology Development Organization
Luncheon Plenary: The Future of the CPUC: Is It Time for a New Regulatory Model? (B1)
Planning for Sustainability (P1)
OPENING REMARKS: Michael Picker, California Public Utilities Commission MODERATOR: Jim Kelly, S&C Electric PANEL: Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board Michael Peevey, California Public Utilities Commission (former) Steve Peace, California Department of Finance (former)
2:25 PM3:20 PM
Energy Master Planning for Higher Education: PPA Case Studies (P2)
Public Transit Competes With the Promise of AVs (B3)
Carbon to Value: Creating Commercial Demand (P1)
MODERATOR: David Nahai, Lewis Brisbois
MODERATOR: John Eddy, Arup
MODERATOR: Christine Harada, i(x) investments
PANEL: John Withers, Irvine Ranch Water District Paul Cook, Irvine Ranch Water District Martin Adams, LADWP
PANEL: Phillip Washington, LA Metro Deborah Flint, LA World Airports Steve Westly, The Westly Group
PANEL: Jim McDermott, Rusheen Capital Management Marcius Extavour, XPRIZE Bob Savage, Alberta Climate Change Office, Canada Adam Rasken, True Green Capital Management
Commercializing Transportation Water/Energy Challenges: Electrification: EVs and the Grid Integrating Water Flexibility (B3) Into Grid Planning (P3)
21st Century Ports: How New Technology is Changing an Old Game (P2)
Innovation for Cool Earth Forum
MODERATOR: David Hochschild, CA Energy Commission
MODERATOR: Jim Kelly, S&C Electric
MODERATOR: Dr. Nebojsa Nakicenovic, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
PANEL: David Phillips, UC Office of the President Gary Farha, CustomerFirst Renewables John Onderdonk, California Institute of Technology Colin Donahue, California State University-Northridge (CSUN)
PANEL: Lauren Faber O’Connor, City of LA Chief Sustainability Officer Minh Le, LA County Internal Services Terry O’Day, Innogy eMobility US Michael Schneider, SDG&E
4:25 PM5:10 PM
Electrification & Social Justice: How Do We Include Everyone? (P3) MODERATOR: Bill Funderburk, Castellón & Funderburk PANEL: Aura Vasquez, LADWP Board Michael Kadish, GRID Alternatives Veronica Eady, CA Air Resources Board
5:15 PM
MODERATOR: Cecilia Estolano, Estolano LeSar Advisors PANEL: Shana Bonstin, LA City Planning Lauren Faber O’Connor, LA City Chief Sustainability Officer Kristen Torres Pawling, LA County Sustainability Program Akshai Rao, Yardi Benjamin Saltsman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Energy/Water Opportunity Case Studies (P3)
MODERATOR: Dennis McGinn, CustomerFirst Renewables
3:25 PM4:15 PM
1:15 PM
MODERATOR: Dr. Kelly Sanders, USC PANEL: David Hertz, Skysource Neal Aronson, Oceanus Power & Water Mark Beuhler, Willow Springs Water Bank RESPONDER: Martin Adams, LADWP
LA River Master Plan
(P2)
MODERATOR: Michael Affeldt, LARiverWorks PANEL: Cindy Montañez, TreePeople Dan Lafferty, LA County Public Works Deborah Weintraub, LA City Bureau of Engineering Mark Stanley, San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
PANEL: Jonathan Rosenthal, Harbor Performance Enhancement Center Nick Vyas, USC Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain Management Benoit Lacroix, Effenco Rhetta deMesa, CA Energy Commission Port of Long Beach
From EV1 to 1 Million EVs: Scaling Consumer Demand
PANEL: Dr. Gaurav Sant, UCLA Ken Alston, California Clean Energy Fund David Sudolsky, Anellotech
4:10 - 4:25 World Trade Center/LAEDC
(B3)
OPENING REMARKS: Steve Westly, The Westly Group MODERATOR: Matt Petersen, LA Cleantech Incubator PANEL: Janea Scott, CA Energy Commission Jill Anderson, SCE Brian Goldstein, Energy Independence Now Jean-Philippe Lattes, Nissan Julie Blunden, EVgo Angela Konert, BMW RESPONDER: Anthony Luzi, Meccanica Solo
World Trade Center LA / VerdeXchange Reception
Boosting Innovators of a Decarbonized Future (P1)
Trade & Investment in a Turbulent World (P1) MODERATOR: Stephen Cheung, World Trade Center LA PANEL: Mickey Kantor, Mayer Brown John Emerson, Capital Group International Zaib Sheikh, Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles
Québec Focusing on the Future Québec is an innovative, prosperous and increasingly low-carbon society
The Québec-California carbon market • Support Québec’s actions against climate change
The Green Fund: Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector • Adoption of a ZeroEmission Vehicle standard, rebates on personal electric vehicle purchases, expansion of the charging stations network
Québec’s Green Economy • $2.2 billion USD invested so far by the carbon market in the Green Fund
• Support pilot projects in transport electrification, including the E-Lion school bus and Novabus public electric bus in Montréal
• The Green Fund helps supporting the cleantech sector, which provides 30,000 jobs in Québec
To learn more about Québec’s initiatives and assets Québec Government Office in Los Angeles quebec.ca/los-angeles @QuebecLosAngeles
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@QuebecLA
Tuesday Morning Sessions—January 29, 2019 VerdeXchange / FutureBuild Conference 7:45 AM ULI FutureBuild / VX2018 Welcome (B1)
David Abel, Chair, VerdeXchange; Sara Neff, Co-Chair, ULI FutureBuild; Kevork Zoryan, Urban Land Institute Los Angeles; Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Los Angeles City Council, 8 th District
8:10 AM Plenary: Global Sports Venues: “Driving” Transportation Innovation (B1)
MODERATOR: Renata Simril, LA84 Foundation PANELISTS: James Butts, Inglewood Mayor, Martha Welborne, HR&A; Haruo Soga, East Japan Railway Company; Jacquelyn Birdsall, Toyota Motor North America ULI FUTUREBUILD
9:10 AM10:00 AM
Opportunity Zones and Value Creation (P1) MODERATOR: Ian Ross, Oppsites PANEL: Fiona Ma, CA State Treasurer Lew Horne, CBRE Con Howe, CityView Greg Ames, Trammell Crow Jon Bonanno, California Clean Energy Fund Aaron Thomas, Accelerator for America
10:10 AM11:00 AM
Solar & Green Roof Mandates: Navigating Compliance and Permitting to Deliver ROI (P1) MODERATOR: Eliot Abel, Namasté Solar PANEL: Andrew McAllister, CA Energy Commission Jonathan Parfrey, Climate Resolve Jason Rondou, LADWP Osama Younan, LA City Building & Safety Department
The Future is Shared, 11:10 AM- Electric, Autonomous, 12:00 PM and Aerial Mobility (P1) MODERATOR: Terry O’Day, Innogy Mobility US PANELISTS: Francie Stefan, Santa Monica Chief Mobility Officer Janna Sidley, Port of LA Brandon Florian, Starburst Aerospace Accelerator Olivier Le Lann, Electric Visionary Aircrafts
ULI FUTUREBUILD
Zero Is The New Black: Solving Sustainability Challenges (P2)
Energy Storage 2.0: Alternatives to Batteries (P3)
MODERATOR: Sara Neff, Kilroy Realty
MODERATOR: Steve Sullivan, SCE
PANEL: Amanda Von Almen, Salesforce Joel Cesare, City of Santa Monica Denise Braun, All About Waste
PANEL: Bobby Bailie, Dresser-Rand Martin Howell, Arup Mark Stout, Amber Kinetics Yuri Freedman, SoCalGas Marcel Christians, IceEnergy
Decarbonizing the Built Environment (P2)
What’s a Complete, Holistically Integrated Street? (P3)
How the Blue Economy Can Galvanize the San Pedro Bay Ports (B3)
MODERATOR: Panama Bartholomy, Building Decarbonization Coalition
MODERATOR: Vince Bertoni, Los Angeles Department of City Planning
MODERATOR: Dr. Sandra Whitehouse, AltaSea
PANEL: Timothy O’Connor, Environmental Defense Fund Sara Neff, Kilroy Realty Russell Fortmeyer, Arup Jeff Addison, Subterra Renewables
PANEL: Melani Smith, LA Metro Francie Stefan, Santa Monica Chief Mobility Officer Alex Fisch, Culver City Council Kristen Torres Pawling, LA County Sustainability Program
Real Estate Owners as Procurers & Prosumers of Clean Energy (P2)
Urban On-Demand Retail Distribution Centers: The New Railyards? (P3)
MODERATOR: Marta Schantz, Greenprint Center for Building Performance
MODERATOR: Dan Rosenfeld, Community Partners
PANEL: Sara Neff, Kilroy Realty Lindsay Baker, WeWork Ryan Tinus, Tishman Speyer Andrew McAllister, CA Energy Commission
PANEL: Larry Kosmont, Kosmont Companies Sandra Berg, CA Air Resources Board Julie Johnson, Ryder
RESPONDER: David Hodgins, Los Angeles Better Buildings Challenge
One Water: Is Zero Discharge the Future for Recycled Wastewater Treatment? (B3)
Reimagining Streets and Curbs Charrette (BH)
MODERATOR: Jack Baylis, The Baylis Group
-BY INVITATION ONLY-
PANEL: Paula Kehoe, SFPUC Ron Mayuyu, LA Sanitation & Environment Robert Ferrante, LA County Sanitation Districts Nathan Gardner-Andrews, NACWA Jon Liberzon, Tomorrow Water
PANEL: Doane Liu, LA Convention & Tourism Development Michael Galvin, Port of LA Michael Kelly, Coalition for the Economy & Jobs Timothy McOsker, AltaSea
Lessons Learned & Not Learned from California’s Natural Disasters (B3) MODERATOR: Panama Bartholomy, Building Decarbonization Coalition PANEL: Liam Denning, Bloomberg Irma Muñoz, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Heather Rosenberg, Arup Paul Mason, Pacific Forest Trust RESPONDER: Joe Edmiston, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
Water Supply and Stormwater Charrette (BH)
-BY INVITATION ONLY-
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FUTUREBUILD AGENDA 7:45 AM B1
8:00 AM MODERATOR PANELISTS
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9:10 AM MODERATOR PANELISTS
P1
MODERATOR PANELISTS
P2
EVENT SPONSORS
VX2019 / FUTUREBUILD WELCOME David Abel, Chair, VerdeXchange Sara Neff, Senior Vice President of Sustainability, Kilroy Realty Kevork Zoryan, Incoming Chair, Urban Land Institute Los Angeles Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Chair, Los Angeles City Council PLUM Committee GLOBAL SPORTS VENUES: "DRIVING" TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION Renata Simril, President and CEO, LA84 Foundation James T. Butts, Mayor of Inglewood Martha Welborne, Senior Advisor, HR&A Haruo Soga, Executive Director, East Japan Railway Company Jacquelyn Birdsall, Senior Engineer, Toyota Motor North America OPPORTUNITY ZONES AND VALUE CREATION Ian Ross, Co-Founder and CEO, OppSites Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer Lew Horne, Divisional President, CBRE Con Howe, Los Angeles Fund Managing Director, CityView Greg Ames, Managing Director, Trammell Crow Company Jon Bonanno, Chief Experience Officer, California Clean Energy Fund Aaron Thomas, Director of Economic Initiatives & Opportunity Zones, Accelerator for America ZERO IS THE NEW BLACK: SOLVING SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES Sara Neff, Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Kilroy Realty Amanda Von Almen, Green Building Program Manager, Salesforce Joel Cesare, Sustainable Projects Manager, City of Santa Monica Denise Braun, Founder and Principal, All About Waste
10:10 AM MODERATOR PANELISTS
P1
MODERATOR PANELISTS
P2
MODERATOR PANELISTS
P3
SOLAR & GREEN ROOF MANDATES: NAVIGATING COMPLIANCE AND PERMITTING TO DELIVER ROI Eliot Abel, Director-Commercial Sales, Namasté Solar Andrew McAllister, Commissioner, California Energy Commission Jonathan Parfrey, Executive Director, Climate Resolve Jason Rondou, Manager of Strategic Development & Programs, LADWP Osama Younan, Executive Officer, Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety DECARBONIZING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: SMART BUILDING CASE STUDIES Panama Bartholomy, Director, Building Decarbonization Coalition Timothy O’Connor, Senior Director, Environmental Defense Fund Sara Neff, Senior Vice President of Sustainability, Kilroy Realty Russell Fortmeyer, Sustainability Leader, Arup Jeff Addison, Vice President, Subterra Renewables WHAT’S A COMPLETE, HOLISTICALLY INTEGRATED STREET? Vince Bertoni, Director, Los Angeles Department of City Planning Melani Smith, Senior Director, Transit Oriented Communities Organization, LA Metro Francie Stefan, Chief Mobility Officer, City of Santa Monica Alex Fisch, Culver City Councilmember Kristen Torres Pawling, Sustainability Program Director, Los Angeles County
FU TU REB U I L D TO U RS 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM JW MARRIOTT WILSHIRE GRAND WORKPLACE INNOVATION
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM L.A. COLISEUM LUCAS MUSEUM
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM HOLLAND TOWERS
RAISING THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURES: A GREEN ROOFS TOUR Brielle Welzer, Environmental Scientist, Green Seal John Adams, Managing Director and Principal, Gensler Tammy Jow, Principal, AC Martin Toni Reed, General Manager, Wilshire Grand Center, Cushman & Wakefield Natalie Goodman, Founder and CEO, Incentifind Jon Spelke, Southern California Managing Director, Clean Fund EXPOSITION PARK REVITALIZATION: L.A. COLISEUM TOUR & LUCAS MUSEUM PRESENTATION Joe Furin, General Manager, Los Angeles Coliseum Mike Siegal, Principal, Stantec GRACE + GRIFFIN: HIGH-DESIGN GREEN ARCHITECTURE FOR LUXURY LIVING Luis Arambula, Vice President of Architecture, MVE Architects
PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS
11:10 AM MODERATOR PANELISTS
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MODERATOR PANELISTS
P2 RESPONDER
12:00 PM REMARKS
B1 PANELISTS
1:45 PM MODERATOR PANELISTS
B3
THE FUTURE IS SHARED, ELECTRIC, AUTONOMOUS, AND AERIAL MOBILITY Terry O’Day, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President, Innogy eMobility US Francie Stefan, Chief Mobility Officer, City of Santa Monica Olivier Le Lann, CEO, Electric Visionary Aircrafts Brandon Florian, Corporate Engagement Director, Starburst Aerospace Accelerator Janna Sidley, General Counsel, Port of Los Angeles REAL ESTATE OWNERS AS PROCURERS AND PROSUMERS OF CLEAN ENERGY Marta Schantz, Senior Vice President, Greenprint Center for Building Performance Sara Neff, Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Kilroy Realty Lindsay Baker, Head of Sustainability and Wellbeing, WeWork Ryan Tinus, Director of Sustainability, Tishman Speyer Andrew McAllister, California Energy Commissioner David Hodgins, Executive Director, Los Angeles Better Buildings Challenge LUNCHEON KEYNOTE Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles REBUILDING RIGHT: CALIFORNIA CONFRONTS CLIMATE CHANGE Terry Tamminen, CEO, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Joe Edmiston, Executive Director, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, SIDEWALKS, AND FIRST/LAST MILE Jeff Joyner, Partner, Greenberg Traurig Thomas Small, Mayor of Culver City Dr. Joshua Schank, Chief Innovation Officer, LA Metro Seleta Reynolds, General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation Sam Dreiman, Director of Strategic Development, Lime Melinda Hanson, Senior Manager for Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Bird Tony Mazza, Director of Transportation, University of Southern California Anuj Gupta, Deputy City Manager, City of Santa Monica
FUTUREBUILD
COMMITTEE
DAVID ABEL Co-Chair VerdeXchange
SEAN GEHLE R&A Architecture + Design
MICHAEL PARADA ULI Los Angeles
SARA NEFF Co-Chair Kilroy Realty Corporation
CARRIE GILLIS Jones Lang LaSalle
APRIL SANDIFER ULI Los Angeles
RENEE BAROT Studio One Eleven
CYRICE GRIFFITH ULI Los Angeles
JACK SKELLEY JSPR
TANNER BLACKMAN Kindel Gagan
COREY GOINGS AECOM
JEN WEAVER Weaver Buildings
MARTY BORKO ULI Los Angeles
KATHERINE LOVE Glotman Simpson
ROSS ZELEN VerdeXchange
IVY COOK Studio One Eleven
ERIC NATWIG New West Partners
ELANA EDEN VerdeXchange
SEAN OLCOTT Gafcon
Tuesday Afternoon Sessions—January 29, 2019 VerdeXchange Green Marketmakers Conference 12:00 PM
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Luncheon Keynote: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Luncheon Plenary: Rebuilding Right: California Confronts Climate Change
(B1) PANELISTS: Terry Tamminen, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation; Joe Edmiston, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
1:45 PM2:35 PM
Electric Scooters, Sidewalks, and First/Last Mile (B3) MODERATOR: Jeff Joyner, Greenberg Traurig PANEL: Thomas Small, Culver City Mayor Sam Dreiman, Lime Melinda Hanson, Bird Dr. Joshua Schank, LA Metro Seleta Reynolds, LADOT Anuj Gupta, City of Santa Monica
2:45 PM3:30 PM
Young Professionals in Energy
Political Cimate: Top Energy Trends to Watch in 2019 (P1)
Rethinking Recycling: Food, Organic Waste & Technology (P2)
PANEL: Julia Pyper, Greentech Media Brandon Hurlbut, Boundary Stone Partners Shane Skelton, S2C Pacific
MODERATOR: Clare Fox, Los Angeles Food Policy Council
Young Professionals in Energy
Waste-to-Energy: MSW Conversion (P1)
OPENING REMARKS: Noah Perch-Ahern, YPE Yair Crane, YPE MODERATOR: Julia Pyper, Greentech Media PANEL: Audrey Vinant-Tang, CBS Corporation Garrett Sprague, CustomerFirst Renewables Jake Levine, Covington & Burling
MODERATOR: Coby Skye, LA County Public Works Department
PANEL: Yaniv Scherson, Anaergia Patrick Holland, LA County Public Works Department Jonathan Levy, Go2Zero Strategies
Corporate Renewable Energy (P1)
Blockchain and Cybersecurity: 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities (P3) MODERATOR: Jules Radcliff, Radcliff & Saiki PANEL: Evan Birenbaum, Valkyrie Manoj Kashyap, PricewaterhouseCoopers Fiona Ma, CA State Treasurer
PANEL: David McConnell, Enerkem Michael Kleist, Sierra Energy Jim Stewart, Bioenergy Producers Association
VX2019 Closing Reception
3:30 PM
David Ryu
Katy Young
Rusty Hicks
Kathleen Brown
John Emerson
Liz Crosson
Jean-Philippe Lattes
Audrey Vinant-Tang
Marissa Aho
Mike Galvin
Larry Kosmont
Brian Jordan
Conference Sponsors
Jonathan Levy
Yuri Freedman
Terra Carver
Ron Mayuyu
Enrique Zaldivar
Eiji Ohira
Conference Sponsors
Promotional Partner
Heather Rosenberg
David Hertz
Lindsay Baker
Dave Edwards
Gabe Klein
Jerry Schubel
VX2019 Panels by Track ENERGY
WAT E R
MONDAY, JANUARY 28
MONDAY, JANUARY 28
9:45 AM Hydrogen and the Grid
9:45 AM
Water Supply: Balancing Urban, Ecological, and Agricultural Needs
10:45 AM
Water Quality Markets & Enforcement 2.0: What’s Here and What’s Coming for Water Management
10:45 AM
Blue Economy and Ocean Sustainability
11:40 AM
WaterFix and Resiliency: An Update
9:45 AM Next Generation Battery Power 10:45 AM Hardening the Power Grid in Response to Disastrous Events 11:40 AM Reaching for Carbon Neutrality: The Role of Renewable Natural Gas and Hydrogen 11:40 AM It’s the Jobs, Stupid! Renewable Energy & Cleantech 2:25 PM Energy Master Planning for Higher Education: PPA Case Studies 3:25 PM Commercializing Transportation Electrification: EVs and the Grid 4:25 PM Electrification and Social Justice: How Do We Include Everyone?
2:25 PM
Energy/Water Opportunity Case Studies
3:25 PM
Water/Energy Challenges: Integrating Water Flexibility Into Grid Planning
4:25 PM
LA River Master Plan
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29
9:10 AM Energy Storage 2.0: Alternatives to Batteries
9:10 AM
1:45 PM Political Climate: Top Energy Policy Trends to Watch in 2019 10:10 AM
2:45 PM Corporate Renewable Energy
One Water: Is Zero Discharge the Future for Recycled Wastewater Treatment? How the Blue Economy Can Galvanize the San Pedro Bay Ports
Michael George
Janna Sidley
Ren Orans
Sunita Satyapal
Philip Recht
Timothy McOsker
Angela Konert
John Withers
Yoshihiro Hirata
Brenda Levin
Deborah Weintraub
Eliot Abel
POLICY & FINANCE
MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE
MONDAY, JANUARY 28
MONDAY, JANUARY 28 9:45 AM Adaptation: Financing Green Energy Infrastructure to Address Climate Events
9:45 AM Cannabis: Power, Water & Banking 11:40 AM From the Lab to the City: Commercialization of Climate Research 2:25 PM Carbon to Value: Creating Commercial Demand
10:45 AM Smart Cities: Forging the Future Between Cities and the Mobility Industry
3:25 PM Boosting Innovators of a Decarbonized Future
11:40 AM Building Smart City Innovation Ecosystems
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29
1:15 PM Planning for Sustainability
11:10 AM Lessons Learned and Not Learned from California’s Natural Disasters 1:45 PM Blockchain & Cybersecurity: 21st Century Challenges & Opportunities
2:25 PM Public Transit Competes With the Promise of Autonomous Vehicles 2:35 PM Energy and Water Appetites of Cannabis and Bitcoin 3:25 PM 21st Century Ports: How New Technology is Changing an Old Game
PLENARIES
4:25 PM From EV1 to 1 Million EVs: Scaling Consumer Demand
MONDAY, JANUARY 28
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29
8:10 AM Elections Have Consequences: A New Climate Action Paradigm 8:50 AM Will the Lights Stay On? Getting to 100% Carbon-Free By 2045
11:10 AM Urban On-Demand Retail Distribution Centers: The New Railyards?
ULI FUTUREBUILD
1:00 PM The Future of the CPUC: Is It Time for a New Regulatory Model?
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29
8:00 AM Global Sports Venues: “Driving” Transportation Innovation
See Special Insert p. 8-11
12:00 PM Rebuilding Right: California Confronts Climate Change
Lew Horne
Jon Liberzon
Abigale Abel
Anne Baker
Jonathan Rosenthal
Con Howe
Martha Welborne
Panama Bartholomy
Terry O’Day
Cindy Montañez
Jonathan Parfrey
Jeff Joyner
Paula Kehoe
David Phillips
Ian Ross
Gary Farha
Tony Mazza
Melissa Ruhl
Evan Birenbaum
Shana Bonstin
Doane Liu
Brandon Hurlbut
Minh Le
Matt Petersen
John Jenkins
Melani Smith
Logan Goldie-Scot
Jacob Lipa
Jessica Fox
Josh Boone
Steve Peace
Jessica Ku Kim
Osha Meserve
Charlie Woo
Robert Griffin
Mark Stout
Andy Lipkis
Denise Braun
Robb Whitaker
John Onderdonk
Jacquelyn Birdsall
Sonaar Luthra
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