VX2023
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
Game Changers: Meet the Innovators
Moderator: Jim Kelly, Director, S&C Electric
Panel:
Gail Goldberg, MWD Board/Fmr. Planning Director, City of Los Angeles, City of San Diego
Martin Muoto, Founder & CEO, SoLa Impact
How Planning with Digital Twins Will Change Cities & The World
Moderator: Thomas Aujero Small, President & CEO, Culver City Forward
Panel:
Myrna Bittner, CEO & Co-Founder, RunWithIt Synthetics
Aurelia Setton, Chief Business Officer, Exodigo
EV Adoption—Moore’s Law?
Moderator: Felicia Williams, Vice Mayor, City of Pasadena
Panel:
Alex Haring, Senior Associate, Advanced Transport Bloomberg NEF
David Jacot, Director of Efficiency Solutions, LADWP
Adapting the Built Environment for a Decarbonized Future
Moderator: Panama Bartholomy, Executive Director, Building Decarbonization Coalition
Panel:
Andrew McAllister, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Windie Yancy, Director, Power New Business and Electrification, LADWP