VX2023

Elders Forum: Who Will Use Government to Do What Needs to be Done: Has California Lost its Edge?

Moderator: Bob Wieckowski, Fmr. CA State Senator
Panel:
Mary Nichols, Fmr. Chair, California Air Resources Board
Steve Peace, Fmr. CA Legislator

Affordable Housing: The Vienna Model

Moderator:Alex Fisch, Deputy Attorney General, CA Department of Justice
Panel:
Gerhard Mayer, Principal Architect,  GGLO Architects
Helmi Hisserich, Director of Global Housing Solutions, Global Policy Leadership Academy, 

Accelerating Goals: Zeroing Out Carbon Emissions 

Moderator: Lex Heslin, CEO, Enso Infrastructure, LLC

Panel:
Matt Gregori, Technology Development Manager, SoCal Gas
Go Tejima, Technical Advisor, Toyota Research Institute

Accelerating Infrastructure: Hydrogen Hubs

Moderator: Brian Goldstein, Executive Director, Energy Independence Now

India’s Climate Tech Leadership on Scaling Collaborations with California

Moderator: Gunjan Bagla, CEO, Amritt, Inc.
Panel:
Siva Gunda, Vice Chair, California Energy Commission
Aditya Ramji, India Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Research Centre Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), University of California

Neighborhoods as Energy Resiliency Hubs

Moderator: Rick Cole, Deputy City Controller, Office of LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
Panel:
Neil Navin, Chief Clean Fuels Officer, SoCal Gas
Panama Bartholomy, Executive Director, Building Decarbonization Coalition

Multimodal & Active Transportation: A Vision for the Future of LA—Cities Built for People are Good for Business

Moderator: Michael Schneider, Founder & CEO, Streets for All
Panel:
Yuval Bar Zemer, Principal, Linear City Development LLC
Gleam Davis, Mayor, City of Santa Monica

Hydrogen Cities: It's Getting Real—Meeting the Energy Transition Moment with Three Hydrogen City Mayors