Featured speakers

John Pérez Speaker of the California State Assembly	Mary Nichols Chair, California Air Resources Board	Michael Peevey President, California Public Utilities Commission
Randy Wu Director of Development,  First Solar	Dale Bonner Secretary; Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency, State of California	Antonio Villaraigosa Mayor of the City of Los Angeles
Gene Rodrigues Director of Energy Efficiency, Southern California Edison	Alan Chu Global Powertrain Lead Analyst PricewaterhouseCoopers AUTOFACTS Partner, Pricewaterhouse Coopers	Jack Baylis U.S. Group Executive, Strategic Development AECOM
Mark Ridley-Thomas L.A. County Supervisor	Karen Douglas Chairperson, California Energy Commission	Bob Hertzberg, Founder, G24i; Speaker Emeritus, CA State Assembly
Gert Gremes Founder and Chairman, Tecnospot	Katsuhiko Ichikawa General Manager, Washington D.C. Office of Central Japan Railway Company	Hal Snyder  V.P. of Customer Solutions, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co.
Francine Diamond L.A. Regional Water Quality Control Board	Marc Stuart Co-Founder, EcoSecurities	Junichi Ihara Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles
Earl Blumenauer U.S. Congressman	Vicky Sharpe President & CEO, Sustainable Development Technology Canada	Mayor Curt Pringle Mayor, City of Anaheim; Chair, California High Speed Rail Authority
S. David Freeman Interim General Manager, L.A. DWP	Bill Allen LAEDC, President and CEO	Jeff Kightlinger General Manager, Metropolitan Water District
Jim Newton Editor at Large, L.A. Times	Fiona Ma California State Assembly	Art Leahy CEO, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Felicia Marcus Western Director, Natural Resources Defense Council	Mutsuyoshi Nishimura Special Advisor to the Prime Minister's Cabinet; Former Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for Climate Change	Richard Katz Metro Commissioner; California High Speed Rail Authority Member
Carol Liu California State Senator	Hans-Josef Fell Member of German Parliament; Spokesman for Energy and Technology Policy for the Parliamentary Group Alliance	Tom Soto Managing Partner, Craton Equity
David Fransen Consul General in Los Angeles, Canada	Joshua Reynolds Global Technology Practice Director, Hill & Knowlton	Allan Emkin Managing Partner, Pension Consulting Alliance
Mark Gaines Director of Customer Programs, SoCal Gas	Steve Chadima Vice President of External Affairs, Suntech Power Holdings	Jan McFarland Executive Director of the California Advanced Transportation Financing Authority
Jeff Reed Director of Market Development and Emerging Technology, Sempra Energy Utilities	Zev Yaroslavsky Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Boardmember	Carl Zichella Director of Western Renewable Programs, Sierra Club
Fran Pavley California State Senator; Author of AB 32 and AB 1493	Cecilia Estolano Former CEO, CRA/LA; Green For All, Los Angeles Office	Jim Wunderman President and CEO, Bay Area Council
Larry Eisenberg Exec. Dir. Facilities Planning, Los Angeles Community College District	James Hankla Senior V.P., PsomasFMG; Former President, Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners	Gary Gero President, California Climate Action Registry
V.John White Executive Director, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies	Paul Smokler Vice President, AECOM Environment	Coby Skye Associate Civil Engineer,  L.A. County Department of Public Works
Lee Kanon Alpert President, City of Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners	Jacob Lipa President, Psomas	Leonard E. Robinson Federal Liaison California Environmental Protection Agency Department of Toxic Substances Control
Scott Weiner Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Petra Solar	Jeffrey Byron Commissioner, California Energy Commission	Professor Zhiguo Yuan Deputy Director, University of Queensland Advanced Water Management Centre
Gail Goldberg Director, L.A. City Planning Department	Josh Margolis CEO, CantorCo2e	Robyn Beavers Former Corporate Environmental Programs Manager, Google
Praful Kulkarni President and CEO, gkkworks	Bryan Jackson Partner, Allen Matkins; Editor, Green Building Update; Adjunct Professor, USC MRED Program	Alex Beavers Corporate Director, Stanford Research Institute
Laura Spanjian Assistant General Manager for External Affairs, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission	Paul Gipe Author of Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Home- and Community-Scale Wind Energy Systems	Lou Kwiker President, PsomasFMG Turnkey Solar Solutions
Lee Wallach Managing Partner, Community Assets Consulting	Chantal Ramsay Consul of Economic Affairs, Ontario International Marketing Centre at the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles	Diane Wittenberg Executive Director, The Climate Registry
Jill Tregillis Bacon Assurance Partner, Pricewaterhouse Coopers	Adi Liberman ALA Environmental Public Affairs & Communications	Dave Olsen Director, Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative
Brandon Mason Global Powertrain Lead Analyst PricewaterhouseCoopers AUTOFACTS Global Powertrain Lead Analyst, Pricewaterhouse Coopers AUTOFACTS	Michael Berg Austin, Texas; Author, Climate Change: A Guide to Carbon Law and Practice	Maria Teresa Kumar Executive Director, Voto Latino
Eliot Abel Former Sustainability Manager, G24i	Panama Bartholomy Advisor to Chairperson Douglas, California Energy Commission	Frank Liesman Assistant Chief Council, Dart Container Corp.
Peter Barnes Senior Fellow, Tomales Bay Institute	Dan Mazmanian Director, Task Force on California's Adaptation to Climate Change; Bedrosian Chair, USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development	Greg Otto Director of Los Angeles Office, Buro Happold
Kenichi Mori General Manager of New Business Development, Fuji Electric Corp of America

Tracking this rapidly expanding and changing world of clean technology markets and sustainable practices is a daunting task. Evolving public policy around the world, led in the U.S. by California, continues to shape the demand for new applications and services as companies, consumers and all levels of national and local governments seek to balance and secure their optimum energy mix and meet evolving climate change standards and regulatory requirements. New products are in-market daily.  Current and future investments— President Obama and Congress plan to invest tens of billions annually in renewables and infrastructure—will dramatically accelerate commercialization.

VX2010 Marketmakers Conference is being substantively designed to help you navigate this complex and rapidly changing landscape. We will offer you both a comprehensive view of the clean and green energy marketplace dynamics and a detailed look at the “drivers of change” in key energy and clean technology sectors.

VerdeXchange’s 2010 Conference & Expo is a unique event.  Our cross-platform program agenda includes in-depth, large and small group, panel presentations by global business leaders, public officials, financiers, manufacturers, regulators, and environmental stewards.

By design, the VX2010's conference will provide attendees with an overall understanding of both present, emerging, and needed energy and clean technology market opportunities.  The conference’s format encourages attendee participation and engagement. Conference opportunities for an exchange of solutions, policies, and perspectives, along with the executive networking possibilities afforded, sets VerdeXchange’s 2010 Marketmakers Conference apart from other events.