VX2023

Housing Affordability: Rethinking the Urban Planning Paradigm

Moderator: Shmel Graham, Counsel, Ashurst
Panel:
Gail Goldberg, MWD Board/Fmr. Planning Director, City of Los Angeles, City of San Diego
Ben Stapleton, Executive Director, USGBC-LA

E-Waste Technologies & Addressing the Plastic Crisis

Is High Speed Rail Still a Mirage in the Desert: What's New?

Moderator: Arthur Sohikian, Executive Director, High Desert Corridor JPA
Panel:
Ben Porritt, SVP Corporate Affairs, Brightline West
Patrick Jacob, Director, Rolling Stock Business Development, Alstom

H2 Innovations: Production

Going All-In: US & Global Hydrogen Strategy

H2 Innovations: Ports & Goods Movement

Hydrogen’s Promise: Advancing its Role in a Total Energy System 
Moderator: Brian Goldstein, Executive Director, Energy Independence Now
Panel:
Tak Yokoo, Founder & Chair, Japan Hydrogen Forum
Eric Guter, VP Hydrogen for Mobility Solutions,  Air Products

Re-Envisioning Parks: The Rise of Play Equity

Moderator: Renata Simril, President & CEO, LA84/LA City Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners
Panel:
Joe Edmiston, Executive Director, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
Aaron Paley, President, CARS

Circular Economy: Market & Policy Solutions

Moderator: Coby Skye, Deputy Director, LA County Public Works
Panel:
Rachel Machi Wagoner, Director, CalRecycle
John Shegerian, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, ERI 

Is Residential Solar Dead in California? Opportunities & Promise of Solar + Storage for Underserved Communities

Moderator: Eliot Abel, Co-Owner / Senior Director of Business Development, Namaste Solar
Panel:
Derek Chernow, Western US Regional Director, Coalition for Community Solar Access