Monday Morning Sessions — January 27, 2020 VerdeXchange Conference 7:45 AM
VX2020 Welcome (B1)
David Abel, Chair, VerdeXchange; Bill Allen, CEO, Los Angeles Economic Development Corp.
8:10 AM
8:50 AM
Morning Plenary: Whither Climate Change Policy & Politics: Can Trump trump Markets? (B1)
MODERATOR: Mary Nichols, CARB PANEL: Bob Wieckowski, CA State Senate; Jonathan Weisgall, Berkshire Hathaway Energy; Logan Goldie-Scot, BloombergNEF RESPONDER: Rusty Hicks, California Democratic Party
Plenary: Future of Energy Markets: Decarbonized, Decentralized, Digitized & Democratized—So, Who’s in Charge Now? (B1) MODERATOR: Jim Kelly, S&C Electric PANEL: David Hochschild, CEC; Ted Bardacke, CPA, Marcie Edwards, Bob Foster, EPCOR;
9:45 AM10:35 AM
Can California Go 100% Emission Free by 2045?
(P3)
MODERATOR: V. John White, CEERT PANEL: Brett Oakleaf, NREL Jason Rondou, LADWP Tom Buttgenbach, 8 Minute Solar Energy CEC, TBA
Roundtable: Future of Local Governments in Reducing Transportation Emissions (P1)
MODERATOR: Melani Smith, LA Metro PANEL: Kristen Torres Pawling, LA County CSO; Jen Gress, CARB; Christopher Cabaldon, City of West Sacramento; Shana Bonstin, LA Department of City Planning
Governor Newsom’s New Water Portfolio Plan: Preparing California’s Water System for Adaptation to Climate Risk (P2)
Innovation in Mobility: A Multi-Modal Future (B3)
Blue Tech for Cleaner Oceans and a Blue Economy (P1)
MODERATOR: Seleta Reynolds, City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation
MODERATOR: Tim McOsker, President, AltaSea
MODERATOR: Felicia Marcus, Fmr. Chair, CA SWRCB
PANEL: Dr. Joshua Schank, LA Metro Matt Petersen, LA Clean Tech Incubator Dr. Thomas Becker, BMW Group
PANEL: Mark Gold, CNRA Dr. Jerry Schubel, Aquarium of the Pacific Alex Beavers, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
PANEL: E. Joaquin Esquivel, CA SWRCB Charley Wilson, SCWC
RESPONDER: Jim Caldwell, CEERT
10:40 AM11:30 AM
Powering the Grid of the Future Making California’s Local with Distributed Energy Water Supply Resilient & Resources (P3) Sustainable (P2) MODERATOR: Adm. Dennis McGinn, Customer First Renewables PANEL: Mike Gravely, CEC Jason Rondou, LADWP Dan Cohee, Morrow Meadows Corp. Diana Limon, Net Zero Plus Electrical Training Institute Conrad Chase, Point Load Power
11:30 AM12:20 PM
MODERATOR: Michael George, State of California PANEL: Jeffrey Kightlinger, MWD Liz Crosson, City of LA Brian Jordan, TetraTech Richard Harasick, LADWP RESPONDER: Felicia Marcus, Fmr. Chair, SWRCB
Green Hydrogen Energy: Power- Protecting California’s Coasting Cities & Vehicles (P2) line & Vital Ecosystem (B3) MODERATOR: Jim Kelly, S&C Electric PANEL: Yuri Freedman, SoCal Gas Eiji Ohira, NEDO Joe Cappello, Iwatani Jacquelyn Birdsall, Toyota Motor
MODERATOR: Warner Chabot, San Francisco Estuary Institute PANEL: Mark Gold, CA Natural Resources Agency Effie Turnbull Sanders, CCC Shelley Luce, Heal the Bay Christiane Waldron, Kaneka
Automobility 3.0: The Future Is Now (B3) MODERATOR: Mary Nichols, CA Air Resources Board PANEL: Cynthia Williams, Ford Loni Mahanta, Lyft Jonathan Levy, EVgo Jake Levine, Covington & Burling
Modernizing the Grid For EVs, Smart Charging, & New Urban Mobility (P3) MODERATOR: David Hochschild, CEC PANEL: Minh Le, LA County ISD Marc Bedard, The Lion Electric Co. Geoff Gunn, Arup Jason Hills, LADWP Katie Sloan, SCE Brett Oakleaf, NREL
Part I: Unlocking $1 Billion for Community Development & Green Infrastructure: Stimulating Deal Flow With Predevelopment Funding (P1) MODERATOR: Kathleen Brown, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips PANEL: Paul Wassgren, DLA Piper Dan Carol, Milken Institute Jon Bonanno, New Energy Nexus Ann Rogan, Office of Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs
Part II: Unlocking $1 Billion for Community Development & Green Infrastructure: Finding Projects, Maximizing Outcomes (P1) MODERATOR: Arnab Pal, Center for Sustainable Energy PANEL: Ramsay Stevens, NECA Project Development Matt Horton, Milken Institute Julia Prochnik, NRDC Robin Hughes, Abode Communities
Monday Afternoon Sessions—January 27, 2020 VerdeXchange Conference
12:20 PM Welcome Introductions (B1): Bill Allen, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
Special Remarks (B1): Hiroaki Ishizuka, Japan New Energy & Industrial Tech. Development Organization
12:35 PM Luncheon Plenary: Reconciling Wildfire Risk with California’s Carbon-Free Mandate (B1) MODERATOR: Jim Kelly, S&C Electric PANEL: Carla Peterman, Southern California Edison; Maryam Brown, Southern California Gas Company; Martin Adams, LA Department of Water & Power; David Hochschild, California Energy Commission; Liam Denning, Bloomberg News
1:25 PM Special Luncheon Remarks: Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles,
Chair of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
2:30 PM3:20 PM
Building Resiliency with Solar+Storage (P2) MODERATOR: Eliot Abel, Namasté Solar PANEL: David Hochschild, CEC Jessica Reinhardt, SunRun Logan Goldie-Scot BloombergNEF RESPONDER: Adm. Dennis McGinn, Customer First Renewables
3:30 PM4:20 PM
Truly New Energy & Storage Technologies
(A)
MODERATOR: Jim Kelly, S&C Electric
4:25 PM5:15 PM
Introductions (B1): Bill Allen, LAEDC
Making Sustainability a Mission Priority
Featured Speaker: USC President Carol L. Folt
Stormwater Capture & Recycling: Going From Gray to Green Infrastructure (B3)
Transitioning From Workforce Transition Heavy-Duty Diesel: Path Policies for Realizing a to NextGen Clean Trucks Clean New Deal (P1) & Fleets (P3)
MODERATOR: Kathleen Brown, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips PANEL: Sheba Hafiz, Arup Katy Young Yaroslavsky, Office of LA County Supervisor Kuehl Traci Minamide, LA Sanitation & Environment Brian Jordan, TetraTech Dan Lafferty, LA County Public Works
MODERATOR: Terry O’Day, InCharge Energy PANEL: Christian Lafrance, Effenco Development Andrew Lund, Toyota Gary Horvat, Navistar Bob Stojanovic, ABB
Managing Climate EJ & Community Based Adaptation & Enterprise Planning Case Study: Risk (P3) Goods Movement in the I-710 Corridor (P2) MODERATOR: Marcie Edwards, Fmr. GM, LADWP
MODERATOR: Veronica Eady, CARB
PANEL: Mike Markus, Orange County Water District Harlan Kelly, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Yasuhiro Kasai, METI William Funderburk, Fmr. VP, LADWP Board
PANEL: Michael Cano, LA Metro Janna Sidley, Port of LA Jennifer Ganata, Communities for a Better Environment Laura Cortez, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Hydrogen Society Roundtable (A)
100% Water Recycling by 2035 (P3)
MODERATOR: Brian Goldstein,EIN PANEL: Yuri Freedman, SoCal Gas Gregory S. Huynh, LADWP Tyson Eckerle, GO-Biz Lorraine Paskett, CA Hydrogen Business Council Eiji Ohira, NEDO Dr. Sean Chigusa, Tatsuno NA Toyota, TBA
MODERATOR: Shelley Luce, Heal the Bay
Bus Transit: Declining Ridership or Unsung Climate Champion? (P2)
PANEL: Andrew McAllister, CEC Janice Lin, Strategen Xiaoting Wang, BloombergNEF
1:45 PM Post-Luncheon Plenary
PANEL: Jon Liberzon, Tomorrow Water (BKT) Dr. Yasuhiro Matsui, Yokogawa Gil Crozes, Carollo Engineers Hubertus Cox, LA Sanitation & Environment Rafael Villegas, LADWP
5:15 PM
MODERATOR: Rick Cole, City of Santa Monica PANEL: Ben Grunat, GILLIG LLC Sherif Abou-Rayan, Cummins Inc. Nadine Lee, LA Metro Alfredo Torales, Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Carter Rubin, NRDC
MODERATOR: Jane Oates, WorkingNation
PANEL: Carol Zabin, Labor Center for Green Economy, UC Berkeley Jessica Ku Kim, LAEDC Effie Turnbull Sanders, SLATE-Z
Impact Investing & Growing Green Fund Market Opportunities (B3)
World Trade Center LA
Global Collaboration for a Local Vision: How International Companies Can Help Realize LA’s Green New Deal (P1)
MODERATOR: MODERATOR: Christine Harada, i(x) investments Stephen Cheung, WTC-LA PANEL: Brian Goldstein, EIN Norihiko Saeki, JETRO Tyler Laferriere, LAEDC Miguel Sangalang, City of LA PANEL: Allan Emkin, Meketa Investment Group Miguel Sangalang, City of LA Kirsty Jenkinson, CalSTRS World Trade Center LA Daniel Weiss, Angeleno Group NAFTA 2.0 (P1) (P1) Albert Lee, UC Investments Ken Alston, New Energy Nexus MODERATOR: Stephen Cheung, WTC-LA RESPONDER: PANEL: Larry Kosmont, Maricela Cerolio, Consul GenKosmont Companies eral of Mexico in Los Angeles Zaib Shaikh, Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles
WTC-LA/VX Consular Reception
Tuesday Morning Sessions—January 28, 2020 VerdeXchange Conference 7:45 AM VX2020 Welcome (B1)
David Abel, Chair, VerdeXchange; Sara Neff, Co-Chair, ULI FutureBuild; Kevork Zoryan, Urban Land Institute Los Angeles
8:00 AM Morning Plenary: Reimagining a Metropolis Through Investment in Transportation (B1) MODERATOR: Renata Simril, LA84 Foundation PANELISTS: James Butts, City of Inglewood; Stephanie Wiggins, Metrolink; Phil Washington, LA Metro U L I I N N O V AT I O N
9:10 AM10:00 AM
Shifting the Urban Planning Paradigm: An Antidote to Climate Change (P1) MODERATOR: Rick Cole, City of Santa Monica PANEL: Vince Bertoni, City of Los Angeles Gerhard Mayer, GGLO Debra Gerod, CA AIA Chair
MODERATOR: Terry O’Day, City of Santa Monica PANEL: Charles Herbertson, Culver CIty John Onderdonk, CalTech Amber Richane, City of Santa Monica Architecture Services Christian Riber, Ramboll
RESPONDER: Denny Zane, MoveLA
10:10 AM11:00 AM
Urban Resiliency: Development in a Disaster Prone World
Buildings as Grid Players: Virtual Power Plants & Smart Microgrids (P2)
MODERATOR: Delia Ibarra, President, City of LA Fire Commission
MODERATOR: Janea Scott, CEC
(P1)
PANEL: Heather Rosenberg, Arup Liz Crosson, Office of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti John Cruikshank, SenseQuake Hayato Nakazono, JFE Engineering
Tech Innovation & 11:10 AM- Advanced Materials 12:00 PM Impact on Design, Construction & Operation (P1)
MODERATOR: Sara Neff, Kilroy Realty PANEL: Eric Corey Freed, Morrison Hershfield Ryan Tinus, Hudson Pacific Jessie Buckmaster, Hathaway Dinwiddie McKinley Hlady, CanTec Conrad Chase, Point Load Power Julia Attwood, BloombergNEF
(BH)
U L I I N N O V AT I O N
Circularity in the Built Environment (P2)
PANEL: Robyn Beavers, Blueprint Power Conrad Chase, Point Load Power Alisa Kreynes, Solar Skyrise RESPONDER: Sara Neff, Kilroy Realty
Building Decarbonization: Carbon Calculators & Building Standards (P2)
MODERATOR: Andrew McAllister, CEC PANEL: Osama Younan, LA Dept. of Building & Safety Panama Bartholomy, Building Decarbonization Coalition Ben Stapleton, USGBC Seth Strongin, Arup
Waste Charrette
Use of AI, Blockchain & IOT Data To Enhance Efficiency & Sustainability (P3) MODERATOR: Peter Marx, Fmr. Chief Technology Officer, City of LA PANEL: Miguel Sangalang, City of LA John Saez, NTT Data Nick Merridew, Arup
Renewing Focus on Planet Earth: How Emerging Space Technologies Benefit Environmental Policy Makers & Compliance Agencies (P3) MODERATOR: Rafael Spears, Aerospace Corp. PANEL: Darin Toohey, Uni. of Colorado Jeff Guido, Planet Jen Phillips, Governor’s Office of Planning & Research Jake Singh, Aerospace Corp.
From Climate & Energy Research to the Marketplace (P3) MODERATOR: Janea Scott, CEC PANEL: John Perez, UC Board of Regents David Jacot, LADWP Bob Weisenmiller, Fmr. Chair, CEC Andrew Jones, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Public or Private: Who’s Driving Mobility as Service? (B3)
8:00 AM10:30 AM
(A)
MODERATOR: Thomas Aujero Small, Culver City PANEL: Dr. Joshua Schank, LA Metro Lilly Shoup, Lyft Anuj Gupta, City of Santa Monica
9:00 AM11:30 AM -BY INVITATION ONLY-
Enterprise Risk—Why Board Directors are in the Crosshairs of Cybersecurity & Climate Change (B3)
-BY INVITATION ONLY-
MODERATOR: Jules Radcliff, Radliff & Saiki LLP PANEL: Ricardo Lara, State of California Mark Kroeker, Disney Worldwide John Sanders, Breach Assurance Dr. Anat Zeelim-Hovav, Korea University Baron Wolt, Tech. Management Professionals Chris Reese, Lockton Insurance Evan Birenbaum, Valkyrie
LA River Master Plan: Assessing New Recommendations & Rethinking Capture, Storage, Reliability & Recharge (B3)
MODERATOR: Yuval Bar-Zemer, Linear City PANEL: Mia Lehrer, Studio MLA Liz Crosson, Office of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Joe Edmiston, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Andy Lipkis, Keith Lilley, LA County PW
Streets Charrette
Water Charrette (BH)
11:00 AM3:00 PM
-BY INVITATION ONLY-
Tuesday Afternoon Sessions—January 28, 2020 VerdeXchange Conference 12:20 PM
Introductions: Rick Cole, City of Santa Monica; Christine Harada, i(x) investments Plenary Keynote
(B1) SPEAKER: Bill Gross, Founder & CEO, Heliogen, Founder & Chair, Idealab U L I I N N O V AT I O N
1:30 PM2:20 PM
Healthy By Design: Amenities for Impact in Neighborhoods & Buildings (P2) MODERATOR: Gail Goldberg, Fmr. ULI-LA Executive Director, Fmr. Planning Director, City of LA & City of San Diego PANEL: Randall Lewis, The Lewis Group Rachel Malarich, City of LA Cindy Montañez, TreePeople Kristen Torres Pawling, LA County Sustainability Office
2:25 PM3:15 PM
Battery Storage: Lithium’s Not the Only Game in Town (But It’s A Pretty Good Game) (P3)
MODERATOR: Steve Sullivan, Fmr. Managing Director, SoCal Edison PANEL: Benoit Couture, Lithion Recycling Dr. Yoshihiro Hirata, SEI Inc. Jonathan Weisgall, Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Housing
VX2020 Special: Housing Policy Unpacked—Who Will Accept the Challenges? (P2) MODERATOR: David Abel, VerdeXchange PANEL: Mark Ridley Thomas, LA County Board of Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky, Fmr. LA Couty Sup. Kerry Cavanaugh, LA Times Alisa Orduã, City of Santa Monica
Roundtable: Cybersecurity Arms-Race: The Bad Guys are Winning (A) MODERATOR: Jules Radcliff, Radliff & Saiki LLP
WRISE-YPE
Renewable Energy Finance & Investing—Perspectives from Innovators & Young Professionals (P1)
Water Charrette (BH)
11:00 AM3:00 PM
KICK-OFF: Alison Brown, WRISE LA Yair Crane, YPE LA Noah Perch Ahern, YPE LA OPENING REMARKS: Christine Harada, i(x) investments
-BY INVITATION ONLY-
MODERATOR: Kiran Srivastava, Booz Allen Hamilton PANEL: Jaime Carlson, SoftBank Energy Sohinaz Sotoudeh, EDF Renewables Julia Balas, Morrison Foerster
TBA
VX2019 Closing Reception
3:15 PM
Andrew McAllister
Richard Harasick
Maricela Celorio
Kirsty Jenkinson
Allan Emkin
Osama Younan
Henry Stern
Diana Limón
Charles Herbertson
Nadine Lee
Larry Kosmont
Brian Jordan