16th Annual VerdeXchange VX2023 Marketmakers' Conference
VX2023 Where Clean & Green Tech Marketmakers Meet to Accelerate & Scale Investments in the New Energy Economy
April 30-May 3, 2023
LOS ANGELES—For 15 years VerdeXchange has gathered accomplished clean, green, and blue tech entrepreneurs, energy & water companies, advanced vehicle manufacturers, software & hardware developers, public policymakers as well as: procurers, innovative financiers, and environmental stewards "under-one-roof" to assess what's in-market, about to be in-market, and what's needed in market to propel the global, multi-trillion dollar verde economy.
April 30-May 3, 2023
Join global market leaders at VerdeXchange VX2023 April 30-May 2, 2023, at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, to examine how cities, states, and regions, in collaboration with public and private partners and community stakeholders, should and will leverage the $1.1 trillion in US infrastructure funding now flowing, after decades of neglect, to optimize economic recovery, maximize transformational climate infrastructure investments, and accelerate growth of the global clean energy economy.
VX 2023 Day 1 Program: Monday, May 1, 2023
7:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast.
7:40 AM
VX2022 Welcome
8:10 AM
Morning Plenary I
8:50 AM
Plenary II
Decarbonization Through Electrification: Can the Grid Reliably Support it?
9:45 AM
Concurrent Panels
-ENERGY-
Getting Sh*t Done: Permitting to Accelerate Building Back Better
-WATER-
Managing Weather Whiplash: Adapting the West’s Water Systems to Climate Risk
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
Transportation Investment on Steroids: Scaling Wisely & Sustainably
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Education Facilities & Sustainability: Aligning Decarbonization & Resiliency
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Roundtable: From the Lab to Commercialization of Climate Research
10:45 AM
Concurrent Panels
-ENERGY-
What is the Future of Natural Gas in California?
-WATER-
The Market for Energy/Water Technologies for Resilience
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
ZEV Infrastructure Deployment from Metro to Micro
-WASTE & RECYLING-
Aiming for Zero Waste: Creating & Sustaining Markets for Organics Resource Recovery
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Roundtable: Assessing the Current State of the California Environmental Quality Act
11:40 AM
Concurrent Panels
-ENERGY-
Building Back Equitably: Climate Equity & EJ/Implementing Justice40
-WATER-
Update: Will We Ever ‘Fix’ the Delta’s Plumbing?
-ENERGY-
Utility Undergrounding: Addressing the High Cost of Resilience
-POLICY/FINANCE-
The Climate Transition: Leave No Worker Behind
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Roundtable: Maximizing & Leveraging Project Deal Flow (By Invitation)
12:25 PM
Luncheon Plenary:
Introduction: Stephen Cheung, President, Los Angeles Economic Development Council
Special Remarks by Chairman of Japan New Energy & Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
12:35 PM
Luncheon Plenary:
Climate Leadership: Moving Equitably from Policy Goals to Shovels in the Ground
1:40 PM
Post-Luncheon Plenary
Hydrogen Cities (Three Mayors): It’s Getting Real
2:45 PM
Post-Luncheon Plenary
Implementing the IRA: How & Where the Funding Will Meet the Road
2:35 PM
Concurrent Panels
-ENERGY-
Is Residential Solar Dead in California?
-WATER-
How Do We Scale-up Water Recycling in Southern California- Getting to 100%
-ENERGY-
The Quiet Challenge of EV Charging Infrastructure: How Do We Pay for it ?
-POLICY/FINANCE-
ESG: The Future of Sustainable Investing
3:30 PM
Concurrent Panels
-ENERGY-
You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure: Methane Mitigation
-WATER-
What’s the ROI on Investments in Multi-Benefit Stormwater Capture & Reuse?
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
Adapting the San Pedro Bay Ports to Climate Change
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Next Generation Investment in Clean Energy & Climate Solutions
4:25 PM
Concurrent Panels
-ENERGY-
Off Shore Wind & Protecting California's Coastline & Vital Ecosystems/Offshore Wind & Ports Infrastructure
-BIODIVERSITY-
Regenerative Agriculture & Biodiversity: Solutions from the Land
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
Cleaning Up Goods Movement Amidst Unprecedented Reconfiguration of the Supply Chain
-POLICY/FINANCE-
WTC-LA/VX23 Consular Panel
Olympic Legacies – Consular Reception to Follow
VX 2022 Day 2 Program: Tuesday, May 2, 2023
7:15 AM
Registration and Breakfast.
7:45 AM
VX2023 Welcome:
David Abel, Chairman, VerdeXchange
Remarks: LA Mayor Karen Bass*
8:00 AM
Concurrent Morning Plenaries
The Intended Legacies of Public Investments in Transportation & Sports Infrastructure
9:10 AM
Concurrent Panels
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
Intelligent Cities—Curbside Policy and Rightsizing & Electrifying First/Last mile Delivery
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Equitably Re-Envisioning Parks: The Rise of Play Equity
-WASTE & RECYLING-
Circular Economy Solutions for Waste & Recycling Markets
9:10 AM
-H2 SUPERTRACK -
VerdeXchange H2 Super Track (9:10am to 11:50am)
- Global All-Colors Hydrogen Strategies
- Hydrogen Hub Infrastructure Planning
- Hydrogen in Transportation
- Hydrogen & Grid Resilience
10:00 AM
-WATER-
VX2023 Water Charrette (10:00-1:35)—by invitation
10:10 AM
Concurrent Panels
-BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
How Might Electrification, Autonomous Vehicles, & AI Reshape Urban Mobility
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
EV Adoption—Moore’s Law?
-WASTE & RECYLING-
Policies & Technologies for California’s Waste & Recycling Crisis. (Continued)
11:10 AM
Concurrent Panels
- BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
Adapting the Built Environment for a Decarbonized Future
-BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
How Planning with Digital Twins Will Changes Cities & The World
12:00 PM
Luncheon Plenary:
Climate Game Changers: Meet the Innovators
1:45 PM
Concurrent Panels
-TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE-
Multimodal & Active Transportation: A Vision for the Future of LA—Cities Built for People are Good for Business
-ENERGY-
Climate Adaptation- Resilience Hubs: Re-Invisioning High Risk Town Centers:
-INNOVATION-
India’s Tech Innovators
- BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
Affordable Housing: The Vienna Model
2:45 PM
Concurrent Panels
-BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
Interconnected Communities: Rethinking the Urban Planning Paradigm
-GREEN/CLEAN TECH INNOVATION-
India’s Tech Innovators (Continued)
- BUILT ENVIRONMENT-
Market Ready: Urban Innovations in Clean Energy/Sustainability
-ENERGY-
Does CCS Put Blue Hydrogen & Natural Gas in Play?
-POLICY/FINANCE-
Who Will Use Government to do What Needs to be Done: Has California Lost its Edge?
3:50 PM to 4:30 PM
Day's Closing Reception
VX 2023 Day 3: Wednesday, June 22, 2022
VX2023 Sir Winston San Pedro Bay Sessions (By Invitation) 9:00am-12:00am