GREEN MARKETMAKERS CONFERENCE LOS ANGELES • JUNE 19 - 22, 2022
15TH ANNIVERSARY 2007 - 2022
Monday Morning Sessions — June 20, 2022 VerdeXchange Conference 7:45 AM
VX2022 Welcome David Abel, Chair, VerdeXchange; Bill Allen, CEO, Los Angeles Economic Development Corp.; Nury Martinez, Council President, LA City Council - CD6
8:15 AM
Morning Plenary: Committing to Equitable & Sustainable Infrastructure Investments That Meet The Climate Imperative
8:50 AM
Plenary: Climate Resiliency & Utility Vulnerability... Can We Keep the Lights On?
June 19-22 Los Angeles
MODERATOR: Logan Goldie-Scot, Head of Clean Power Research, Bloomberg NEF PANEL: Mark Pestrella, Director, LA County Public Works, Chelsea Sexton, Sr. Advisor for ATVM Program, DOE Loan Programs Office, Harout Chitilian, VP Corporate Affairs, Development & Strategy, CDPQ MODERATOR: Jim Kelly, S&C Electric PANEL: Liane Randolph, Chair, CARB; Marayam Brown, President, SoCalGas; Martin Adams, General Manager & Chief Engineer, LADWP; Dennis McGinn, EPRI Board Member/ Former U.S. Assistant Secretary, U.S. Navy
9:45 AM 10:35 AM
10:45 AM 11:35 AM
Getting Sh*t Done: Federal Climate Funding & Permitting to Accelerate Building Back Better
What’s the New Normal Look Like? Adapting California’s Water Systems to Climate Risk
Ensuring Sustainable Mobility: The Money is Coming - How to Invest it Wisely?
MODERATOR: Christine Harada, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
MODERATOR: Felicia Marcus, Stanford University Water in the West
MODERATOR: Dr. Kate White, Arup
PANEL: Angelina Galiteva, CAISO Arnab Pal, U.S. Senate
PANEL: Adel Hagekhalil, Metropolitan Water District Sandy Kerl, San Diego Water Authority John Withers, Irvine Ranch Water District
With the Goal of Carbon Neutrality: The Role of Hydrogen & Renewable Natural Gas
Every Drop Counts: Investing in Multi-Benefit Stormwater Capture and ReUse
MODERATOR: Brian Goldstein, EIN
MODERATOR: Katy Young Yaroslavsky PANEL: Liz Crosson, MWD Keith Lilley, LACDPW TBA, LASAN
PANEL: Eiji Ohira, NEDO Adm. Dennis McGinn, EPRI Gia Brazil Vacin, GO-Biz Naim Jonathan Peress, SoCalGas
9:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Green New Jobs: Assuring a 21st Century Renewable Energy & Clean Tech Workforce
MODERATOR: PANEL: Sen. Bob Wieckowski, CA Legis- Jane Oates, WorkingNation lature Hilary Norton, CA Transportation PANEL: Commission Bernie Kotlier, IBEW-NECA Labor Management Cooperation Committee Jessica Ku Kim, LAEDC
Rountable: From the Lab to Commercialization of Climate Research LEADER: Gordon Feller, Zeelo Corp/The Smithsonian Institute PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Mark Gold, CNRA/OPC Nate Lewis, CalTech Eric Coene, SoCalGas Patrick F. Dobson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Assessing the Berkeley Case’s Impact on CEQA Law MODERATOR: Cecilia Estolano, Better World Group 11:10 AM - 12:25 PM
Sustainability: How to do Business with Higher Education Institutions
RESPONDER: Andy Lipkis, ARLA
PANEL: Jennifer Hernandez, Holland & Knight Doug Carstens, Chatten-Brown & Carstens
MODERATOR: TBA
11:40 AM 12:25 PM
Building Back Equitably: Climate Equity & Environmental Justice MODERATOR: Marta Segura, CEMO PANEL: Cynthia McClain-Hill, LADWP Kristen Torres-Pawling, LA County Chief Sustainability Conference Ingrid Merriwether, Merriwether & Williams Insurance Services
Aiming for Zero Waste MODERATOR: Christine Arbogast* TetraTech PANEL: Coby Skye, LA County Public Works Shayne Petkiewisz, Anaergia Erika Pham, Mote Hydrogen
Urban Autonomous Mobility: Who’s Going to Win the Market? MODERATOR: Phil Recht, Mayer Brown PANEL: David Estrada, Nuro William Rouse, Yellow Cab of Los Angeles
PANEL: Mick Dalrymple, USC John Onderdonk, CalTech Nurit Katz, UCLA
11:45 AM - 2:25 PM
VX Water Charette (By Invitation) HOSTS: Adel Hagekhalil, MWD Mark Pestrella, LACDPW Felicia Marcus, SWRCB Charles Wilson, SCWC Traci Minamide, LASAN Gloria Gray, MWD
Monday Afternoon Sessions—June 20, 2022 VerdeXchange Conference
12:00 PM VX 2022 Luncheon Served
11:45 AM - 2:25 PM
12:25 PM Luncheon Plenary: Climate Action Strategies to Slow Climate Change
VX Water Charette
SPECIAL REMARKS: Hiroaki Ishizuka, NEDO MODERATOR: Bob Hertzberg, California Senate PANEL: Jean Francois Beland, Resources Quebec; Ted Bardacke, Clean Power Alliance
1:35 PM Lithium Valley & Next Generation Battery Power:
MODERATOR: V. John White, CEERT PANEL: Ryan E. Kelley, Imperial County; Jonathan Weisgall, Berkshire Hathway Energy; Patrick F. Dobson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Cecilia Estolano, Better World Group
2:35 PM3:20 PM
If EV’s Are the Future, Is the Grid Ready? MODERATOR: Gideon Kracov, CARB PANEL: Minh Lee, LA County ISD Siva Gunda, CEC TBA
How Do We Scale-up Recycling in Southern California- Getting to 100% Water Recycling by 2035 MODERATOR: Brad Coffey, Metropolitan Water District PANEL: Rafael Villegas, LADWP Traci Minamide, LA Sanitation & Environment Keith Lilley, LA County Public Works
3:30 PM4:20 PM
PANEL: Tim Romer, Project Canary Jean-Francois Gauthier, GHGSat Uduak-Joe Ntuk, CalGEM
Water Technologies for Resilience in 2022 & Beyond
Cleaning Up Goods in an E-Commerce World the Ports/710 Corridor
MODERATOR: Siva Gunda, California Energy Commission
MODERATOR: Jacob Lipa, Micropolitan
MODERATOR: Jim Kelly, S&C Electric
PANEL: Martin Bureau, Logistec TBA, JFE Engineering Corporation
PANEL: Mario Cordero, Port of Long Beach Hector De La Torre, CARB David Libatique, Port of LA
Offshore Wind & Protecting California’s Coastline & Vital Ecosystems MODERATOR: Warner Chabot, San Francisvo Estuary Institute PANEL: Mark Gold, CNRA/OPC Christine Harada, FPISC Cecilia Estolano, Better World Group
6:15 PM
MODERATOR: Ross Zelen, UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment
California’s Policy Impact on Gas’ Place in Future Fuel Mix
PANEL: Jawaad Malik, SoCalGas Jose Torres, Building Decarbonization Coalition
4:25 PM5:15 PM
Meeting the Methane Moment
Energy/Water Opportunity Case Studies MODERATOR: John Withers, Orange County Santitation District PANEL: Jairo Criollo, Noria Energy
Getting it Right! ZEV Infrastructure Deployment/Metro to Micro... MODERATOR: Terry O’Day, InCharge Energy PANEL: Tim Demoss, Port of LA Nate Baguio, The Lion Electric Company Matt Abularach-Macias, California Environmental Voters
June 19-22 Los Angeles
(By Invitation) HOSTS: Adel Hagekhalil, MWD Mark Pestrella, LACDPW Felicia Marcus, SWRCB Charles Wilson, SCWC Traci Minamide, LASAN Gloria Gray, MWD
2:35 PM - 4:00 PM
ESG: The Future of Sustainable Investing MODERATOR: Mike Wallace, Persefoni PANEL: John Keisler, Sunstone Investments Jeff Mindlin, ASU Enterprise Partners Anil Tamineedi, Angeleno Group
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Next Generation Investment in Clean Energy & Climate Solutions
WTC-LA Consular Panel & Reception
MODERATOR: Kathleen Brown, Phelps & Philips PANEL: Daniel Weiss, Angeleno Group Allan Emkin, Meketa Investments Tom Soto, DCIF Harout Chitilian, CDPQ Lex Heslin, Hitachi Zosen Inova Dr. Robert Kay, Arup
VX2022 Canada-Hosted Dinner (By Invitation)
(By Invitation) MODERATOR: Stephen Cheung, WTC-LA/LAEDC PANEL: Consular Leaderhip from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Korea
Tuesday Morning Sessions—June 21, 2022 VerdeXchange Conference
7:45 AM VX2020 Welcome: In an Era of Few Constants and Frequent Changes, the World Wants to Know: What’s Next? David Abel, VerdeXchange; Bill Allen, LAEDC; Shmel Graham, ULI Urban Marketplace Committee REMARKS: Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles
June 19-22 Los Angeles
8:00 AM Morning Plenary: Assessing the Impacts of Public Investments in Transportation/Sports Infrastructure MODERATOR: Renata Simril, LA84 Foundation PANELISTS: James T. Butts, City of Inglewood; Stephanie Wiggins, LA Metro; Samantha Bricker, Los Angeles World Airports ULI FUTUREBUILD
9:10 AM10:00 AM
Rapid Urban Prototyping MODERATOR: Thomas Aujero Small, Culver City Forward PANEL: James T. Butts, City of Inglewood Jenna Hornstock, SCAG Alex Fisch, Culver City Council
ULI FUTUREBUILD
10:10 AM11:00 AM
Climate Change Impacts & Opportunities: Urban Planning Paradigm MODERATOR: Gail Goldberg, ULI-LA PANEL: Vince Bertoni, City of LA Planning Rick Cole, Congress for New Urbanism Thomas Aujero Small, Culver City Forward
Deploying Solar with Fewer Incentives & More Regulation
Aligning Public & Private Goals to Accelerate Clean Transportation
MODERATOR: Eliot Abel, Namaste Solar
MODERATOR: Lauren Faber O’Connor, City of LA
PANEL: Andrew McAllister, CEC Nancy Sutley, LADWP Chris Worley, Sunrun
ULI FUTUREBUILD
Smarter Cities: Forging the Future Between Cities & the Mobility Industry MODERATOR: Ruben Aronin, Better World Group PANEL: Minh Lee, LA County ISD Joshua Schank, InfraStrategies Heather Repenning, LA Metro
11:10 AM12:00 PM
How Might Electrification, Autonomous Vehicles, & AI Reshape Urban Mobility MODERATOR: Sue Minter, Capstone Community Action PANEL: Samantha Bricker, LAWA Stefan Tongur, Electreon Greg Spotts, StreetsLA
MODERATOR: Shmel Graham, Ashurst Law Firm PANEL: Rossana D’Antonio, LA County Public Works Ann Sewill, LA Housing Department Stephanie Klasy-Gamer, LA Family Housing Jessica Lall, Central City Association
1. Global Hydrogen Strategies 2. Hydrogen in Transportation 3. Hydrogen at the ports 4. Hydrogen on the Grid 5. Cost & Tech Breakthroughs
ULI FUTUREBUILD
Building Decarbonization: A Reality Check
Circular Economy Solutions to California’s Waste Crisis
MODERATOR: Ben Stapleton, USGBC-LA
MODERATOR: Coby Skye, LA County Public Works
PANEL: David Jacot, LADWP Brian Prusnek, SoCalGas Andrew McAllister, CEC Heather Rosenberg, Arup
ULI FUTUREBUILD
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Developing Affordable Housing, Sustainably
VX H2 Super Track
PANEL: Rick Cole, Congress for New Urbanism Michael Cano, LA Metro Tony Mazza, USC Doran Barnes, Foothill Transit Erin Larson, Generate Capital
RESPONDER: Eli Lipmen, MoveLA ULI FUTUREBUILD
9:10 AM - 11:45 AM
Truly New Energy & Storage Technologies MODERATOR: Steve Sullivan, Southern California Edison PANEL: Andrew McAllister, CEC Jean Lachange, EVLO
PANEL: John Shegerian, ERI Rita Kampalath, LA County CSO Christiane Waldron, Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc. Jean-Christophe Lambert, Lithion Recycling
(30 Min Each)
Tuesday Afternoon Sessions—June 21, 2022 VerdeXchange Conference 12:10 PM
Luncheon Plenary: Game Changers: Meet the Innovators
June 19-22 Los Angeles
MODERATOR: Jim Kelly, S&C Electric SPEAKERS: Terry Tamminen, AltaSea; Myrna Bittner, RUNWITHIT Synthetics; John Shegerian, ERI; Mark McGough, H2U ULI FUTUREBUILD
1:45 PM2:35 PM
Case Study: Transit-Oriented Development at Vermont & Manchester - Where Education, Mobility, Housing, & Commerce Will Converge MODERATOR: Karly Katona, Trifetti Consultants
PANEL: Leandro Tyberg, Primestone Anita Landecker, SEED School of LA Maria Meleandez, LA Metro Carolina Romo, LACDA
2:45 PM3:30 PM
Waste & Recycling Roundtable (By Invitation)
HOSTS: Ross Zelen, UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy, & Environment Coby Skye, LA County Public Works Barbara Romero, LA Sanitation & Environment
Resiliency: The Coming of Localized Green Energy MODERATOR: Kristen Torres Pawling, Los Angeles County Chief Sustainability Conference PANEL: Hanif Montazeri, Enersion Martin Howell, Arup Andew McAllister, CEC 1:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Green Cities Roadshow
Amazon’s Impact on Urban Planning & Mobility: Distribution Centers as Our New Railyards MODERATOR: Dan Rosenfeld, Fmr. LA County Board of Supervisors PANEL: Larry Kosmont, Kosmont Companies
3:15 PM
VX2022 Closing Reception
VX2022 Panels by Track ENERGY
WAT E R
MONDAY, JUNE 20
MONDAY, JUNE 20
9:45 AM Getting Sh*t Done: Federal Climate Funding & Permitting to Accelerate Building Back Better
9:45 AM
10:45 AM With the Goal of Carbon Neutrality: The Role of Hydrogen & Renewable Natural Gas
10:45 AM
Every Drop Counts: Investing in Multi-Benefit Stormwater Capture and Reuse
11:40 AM Building Back Equitably: Climate Equity & Environmental Justice
10:30 AM
Making California’s Local Water Supply Resilient & Sustainable
2:35 PM Meeting the Methane Moment
2:35 PM
How Do We Scale-up Recycling in Southern California- Getting to 100% Water Recycling by 2035
3:30 PM
Water Technologies for Resilience in 2022 & Beyond
4:00 PM
Energy/Water Opportunity Case Studies
3:30 PM California’s Policy Impact on Gas’ Place in Future Fuel Mix 4:25 PM Offshore Wind & Protecting California’s Coastline & Vital Ecosystems
TUESDAY, JUNE 21 9:10 AM Deploying Solar with Fewer Incentives & More Regulation 11:10 AM Truly New Energy & Storage Technologies 1:45 PM Resiliency: The Coming of Localized Green Energy
What’s the New Normal Look Like? Adapting California’s WaterSystems to Climate Risk
WA S T E & R E C YC L I N G MONDAY, JUNE 20 11:40 AM Aiming for Zero Waste: Creating and Sustaining Markets for Organics Resource Recovery
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
9:10 AM Circular Economy Solutions to California’s Waste Crisis 1:45 PM Policies & Technologies for the California Waste & Recycling Crisis
TRANSPORTATION/INFRASTRUC TURE
ULI FUTUREBUILD SESSIONS
MONDAY, JUNE 20
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
9:45 AM Ensuring Sustainable Mobility: The Money is Coming- How to Invest it Wisely? 11:40 AM Urban Autonomous Mobility: Who’s Going to Win the Market 2:35 PM If EV’s Are the Future, Is the Grid Ready? 3:30 PM Cleaning Up Goods Movement in an E-Commerce World - The Ports/710 Corridor 4:25 PM Getting it Right! ZEV Infrastructure Deployment/Metro to Micro...
TUESDAY, JUNE 21 9:10 AM Aligning Public & Private Goals to Accelerate Advanced Clean Transportation
POLICY & FINANCE MONDAY, JUNE 20
9:10 AM Rapid Urban Prototyping 10:10 AM Climate Change Impacts & Opportunities: Urban Planning Paradigm 10:10 AM Smarter Cities: Forging the Future Between Cities & the Mobility Industry 10:10 AM Building Decarbonization: A Reality Check 11:10 AM How Might Electrification, Autonomous Vehicles & AI Reshape Urban Mobility 11:10 AM Between A Rock and a Hard Place: Developing Affordable Housing, Sustainably 1:45 PM Case Study: TOD at Vermont & Manchester - Where Education, Mobility, Housing, and Commerce Will Converge 2:45 PM Amazon’s Impact on Urban Planning & Mobility: Districution Centers as Our New Railyards
9:45 AM Green New Jobs: Assuring a 21st Century Renewable Energy & Clean Tech Workforce 11:10 AM Sustainability: How to do business with Higher Education Institutions 2:35 PM ESG: The Future of Sustainable Investing 4:00 PM Next Generation Investment in Clean Energy & Climate Solutions
C H A R R E T T E S ( I N V I T E - O N LY ) MONDAY, JUNE 20 11:45 AM Water Charrette
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
9:10 AM VX H2 Super Track (Green Hydrogen Charrette) 1:45 PM Waste and Recycling Charrette
Conference Sponsors June 19-22 Los Angeles
Conference Sponsors June 19-22 Los Angeles