
October 21, 2021
This year’s annual energy conference will focus on the various influencers impelling the climate tech sector forward and the trends therein. There is no question that this sector is as hot as it has ever been and, given recent funding, legislation, policy, ESG initiatives and investor and consumer demand, there is also very little question that it will only get hotter.
Speakers will include key decision makers from large corporations, public and private investment firms, government, agencies, utilities, banks, non-profits and other industry leaders.
Over the course of its twelve years, this event has attracted thousands and continues to be a launching point for key connections and collaborations leading to economic growth and solutions for Southern California’s evolving needs and sustainability goals.
Please join us and our Event Partners, Elevation Ventures and Octane, for a close look into the world of climate tech.
Agenda, full speaker list and sponsorship details below.
1:00 Welcome
1:05 Introducing Elevation Ventures
1:10 Setting the Stage
1:40 Strategists and Implementers / Customer Demand
2:20 City of Irvine
2:30 Orange County Power Authority
2:50 UC Irvine
3:00 Investors
3:40 Utilities
4:20 Incubators and Accelerators
4:50 Innovators
5:20 Closing Comments and Adjourn
Neal Rickner, Managing Partner, Elevation Ventures
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Jordan Kanis, Managing Director, Climate Technology and Sustainability, Silicon Valley Bank
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Antonia Graham, COO, Orange County Power Authority
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Laurel Rothschild, Vice President of Energy Programs, The Energy Coalition
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Todd Corbin, General Manager, Riverside Public Utilities
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Brian Kremer, Managing Director, ROTH Capital Partners
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Sona Coffee, Environmental Programs Administrator, City of Irvine
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Lauren Harper, Program Manager, Energy, LA Cleantech Incubator
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Mike Hill, Director, LaunchPad SBDC, Octane
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Rachel Payne, Co-founder, Google.Org; Fmr Managing Director, Full Cycle
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Angelina Galiteva, Chair, Board of Governors, CA Independent System Operator
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Julie Castro, Energy Services Program Manager, The Energy Coalition
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Matt Gudorf, Director of Engineering, Energy and Inspection, UC Irvine
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Doug Kollmyer, Expert in Residence, OASIS and Excite Incubator
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Edie Chang, Deputy Executive Officer, CA Air Resources Board
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Ty Tucker, Sr. Principal Data Strategy & Innovation, Core Logic
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Fernando Valero, Director, Advance Clean Technology, San Diego Gas & Electric
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Rick Azer, Associate VP, Black & Veatch’s Growth Accelerator Team, IgniteX
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Randy Palombi, Veloce
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Mike Lim, Xtelligent
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Dan Consie, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, IHI Power Services Corp
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Suzanne Gentilini, Sr. Manager, Business Development, Engie
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Gil Demeter, Vice President, Pontifax AgTech
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Zach Stein, Cofounder, Carbon Collective
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Hanif Montazeri, CEO, Enersion
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Yige “Mira” Li, Founder & CEO, IQHi Inc.
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Vishwas Ganesan, Founder & CEO, Yellow Tin
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Andrew Markis, Sr Resource Programs Specialist, City of Anaheim
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John Carrieri, CEO, Energy Cloud
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Andre Ramirez, Founder, Flick Power
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