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Speakers
Chief Executive Officer, Calysta
Director of Corporate Development, Nori

CEO, Summit Nanotech

Executive Director, Buckminster Fuller Institute

CEO, Etho Capital
Founder, Executive Producer, Critical Frequency
Head of Sustainable Finance, Americas, ING
Global Sustainability Director, First Solar
Managing Director, Investment & Portfolio Management, NY Green Bank
Co-founder & CEO, Flux
Director of Transportation, Genentech

Co-founder, Lab Lead, Graviky Labs

Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company
Lead for Carbon & Water. Global Sustainability Team, Google
Government & Cities Programme Lead, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Founder, Ocean Collectiv
Research Fellow, University of California at Berkeley
Senior Associate, Electricity, Rocky Mountain Institute
Executive Director, EarthLab, University of Washington
SVP, Global Environmental Operations Director, Bank of America
Founder and Chairman, IdeaLab
Co-Founder, 350.org

Director, Food Safety, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
VP of Strategy & Finance, Carbon Direct
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Regulatory Affairs, Southern California Edison (SCE)
Director, La Maraña
Professor, Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
CEO, EVgo
Senior Buying Manager, Walmart
Executive Director, Distributed Generation, NextEra Energy Resources
Vice President North America Renewable Aviation, Neste
Executive Director, Endeavour Center
Global Energy Manager, Iron Mountain
Commercial Director, Lebensbaum
Senior Program Manager, Groundswell
Business Partnerships, Climate Interactive
Director of the Office of Environmental and Energy Programs, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

VP, Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls
Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Chief Marketing Officer, ChargePoint
Oregon Clean Fuels Program Manager, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Chief Scientific Officer, Soil Health Institute
Co-Owner, Farmers Restaurant Group
Chief Sustainability Officer, General Motors
Assistant Specialist, University of California at Berkeley
Head of Marketing & Business Development, Schneider Electric
Co-Founder, Food Tank

Policy Director, CarbonPlan
Director of Innovation, Agriculture & Circular Economy, Elemental Excelerator
Global Lead, Public Affairs & Vice Chair, Agriculture, Food, Edelman
Director, LCFS Programs, 3Degrees

Lead Agronomist, Agritecture Consulting
Senior Manager, Decarbonization Strategies, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Public Affairs Manager, Seattle Department of Transportation
Global Head Circular Economy Innovation, Sustainable Impact Strategy, HP Inc.
Head of Sustainable Development, Danone North America
Executive Director, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium

Social Impact Lead, Business Center, World Resources Institute

Program Director, Clean Air Task Force

Engagement Specialist, World Resources Institute
Carbon Program Manager, Microsoft
Executive Director, UPROSE

Category Manager - Ethical Sourcing, Nestlé
Deputy Director and Co-Founder, GreenWave
Executive Director, Anthesis
Chief Operating Officer and Interim CEO, Comfy
Principal, Transportation Electrification, Smart Electric Power Alliance
Director of Policy, Carbon180
Vice President, 3Degrees
Distinguished Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
IBM Blockchain Transparent Supply European Leader, IBM

Senior Director of Codes and Standards, Solar Energy Industries Association
SVP of Strategy, Ørsted
Global Head of Supply Chain, CDP
President, NRDC; Former U.S. EPA Administrator

VP New Energies, Shell

Chief Resilience Officer, City of Pittsburgh
Head of Polestar USA, Polestar
Sustainability, Allbirds
Deputy Director, Fuels and Transportation Division, California Energy Commission
Sustainability Director, Cargill

Assistant Professor of Environment & Sustainability, University at Buffalo

Founder, Clean Energy Works

VP of People, Trove
Director, NYC Mayor's Office of Resiliency
Head of Impact Transparency and Sustainability, GLS Bank
CEO, Native American Agriculture Fund
Director, Vehicles & Freight Strategy, EDF
Sourcing Sustainability Engagement Manager, General Mills

State Senator, Chair of the Committee on Wildfire Prevention and Recovery, Oregon Legislature
Vice President, Global Ocean Initiatives, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Director, Sustainability, Equinix

President, CarbonCure Technologies

Manager, Microgrid Policy and Pricing Strategies, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)

Co-founder, Generate Capital

Director Global Energy Procurement, UPS
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, PYXERA Global
CEO, Carbon Direct
Co-founder & CEO, Uprise Energy
Captain, Chicago Blackhawks
Principal, Converge Strategies
Founder and CEO, Algramo