Speakers
Past Speakers
Gina McCarthy
Professor at Harvard University
Gina McCarthy is Professor of the Practice of Public Health in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (Harvard C-CHANGE).
Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali
Vice President at the National Wildlife Federation
A renowned thought leader, international speaker, policy maker, community liaison, trainer, and facilitator, Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali serves as the Vice President of Environmental Justice, Climate, and Community Revitalization for the National Wildlife Federation.
Patricia Espinosa
Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC
On 18 May 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Patricia Espinosa of Mexico as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Ms. Espinosa took office on 18 July 2016.
Carl Pope
Vice Chairman America's Pledge
A veteran leader in the environmental movement, Carl Pope is the former executive director and chairman of the Sierra Club.
Chris Crane
President and CEO, Exelon Corporation
Crane is a leader in the electric utility and nuclear industries. He is chairman of the Institute of NuclearPower Operations, and a vice chairman of the Edison Electric Institute.
Larry Hogan
Governor State of Maryland
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. was sworn in as the 62nd governor of the State of Maryland on January 21, 2015.
Melissa Vernon
Director of Client Engagement Natural Capital Partners
Dan Welch
Project Manager CALSTART
Mark Way
Global Coastal Risk & Resilience Director The Nature Conservancy
Dan Sobrinski
Vice President, Sustainability, Energy and Climate WSP
Andria N. Smith
Sustainability Program Manager UPS
Jonathan Shopley
Managing Director Natural Capital Partners
Bill Schleizer
CEO Delta Institute
Andrea Romano
Associate Director, Energy Navigant
Danny Richter
VP of Government Affairs Citizens Climate Lobby
Allie Reilly
Social/Equity Associate WSP
Dave Ribeiro
Senior Researcher American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Margaret Peloso
Partner Vinson & Elkins, LLP
Anna Pavlova
Vice President, Government Relations Schneider Electric North America
Shaun O'Rourke
Director of Stormwater and Resilience Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
Chelsea Mozen
Sustainability Lead Etsy
Michael Mondshine
Director, Sustinability, Energy, and Climate Change WSP
George Minter
Regional Vice President for External Affairs and Environmental Strategy SoCalGas
Rawlings Miller
PhD, Climate Scientist/Risk Lead WSP
Katie Miller
Principal Consultant, Founder Adaptive Futures, LLC
Nancy Meyer
Director of Business Engagement Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Eric McCarthy
Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Public Policy and Legal Affairs Proterra
Lisa Manley
Senior Director, Sustainability Engagement & Partnerships Mars Incorporated
Wayne Killen
Director of Infrastructure Planning & Business Development Electrify America
Robert Kay
Principal, Climate Change ICF
Melissa Lavinson
Senior Vice President, Government External Affairs Pepco
Mark Huston
President of Retail Energy Business Constellation
Jennivine Kwan
Vice President, Sustainability Strategy Consultant Corporate Properties Group Wells Fargo
Ramé Hemstreet
Vice President of Operations and Chief Sustainable Resources Officer Kaiser Permanente
Scott Hassell
Director, Environmental Sustainability Fifth Third Bank
Sarah King
Sustainability Director Skanska
Ryan Harty
Environmental Market Development Manager American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Michael Flood
National Resiliency Lead WSP
Yoon Kim
Director of Advisory Services Four Twenty Seven
Marcius Extavour
Executive Director, Prize Operations, Energy & Resources Carbon XPRIZE
Lisa Jacobson
President Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Jeff Erikson
General Manager, Client Engagement Global CCS Institute
Jessica Hogle
Senior Director, Federal Affairs PG&E Corporation
Tom Dower
Senior Director, Government Relations ArcelorMittal
Geoffrey Danker
Policy and Environmental Strategy Manager Sempra
Judi Greenwald
Principal Greenwald Consulting, LLC
Jason Clark
Partner & VP Ballast Research
Sandra Genee
Director of Business Development Gold Standard Foundation
Chris Bruno
Project Consultant, Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change WSP
Bill Brady
Vice President, Corporate Environmental Strategy Exelon
Carla Frisch
Principal Rocky Mountain Institute
Jeff Bobeck
Director, Energy Policy Engagement Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Joyce Coffee
President Climate Resilience Consulting
Joe Berg
Senior Restoration Ecologist Biohabitats
Chris Adamo
Vice President Federal and Industry Affairs Danone North America
Roian Atwood
Director of Sustainability Lee and Wrangler
Mark Allen
President and Chairman Algae Biomass Organization
Kristin Baja
Climate Resilience Officer Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Julia Rockwell
Manager, Climate Change Adaptation Program Philadelphia Water Department
Lisa McNeilly
Director of Sustainability City of Baltimore
Doug Melnick
Chief Sustainability Officer City of San Antonio
Sushma Masemore
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, State Energy Director, North Carolina DEQ
Josh Saks
Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources Commonwealth of Virginia
Susanne Torriente
Assistant City Manager and Chief Resiliency Officer City of Miami Beach
Roger Sorkin
Executive Director American Resilience Project
Janet Peace
Senior Vice President, Policy and Business Strategy Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Selwin Hart
Executive Director for the Caribbean Constituency Inter-American Development Bank
Noora Singh
Director of Sustainability PepsiCo, Inc.
Kevin Rabinovitch
Global VP Sustainability Mars Inc.
Lisa Shpritz
Senior Vice President, Environmental Business & Engagement Executive Bank of America
Doug Huxley
Climate Change Practice Leader CH2M, now Jacobs
Cathy Woollums
Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Elliot Diringer
Executive Vice President Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Linda Coady
Co-Chair Canada’s Generation Energy Council
Abigail Ross Hopper
President and CEO Solar Energy Industries Association
Rich Brown
Senior Vice President, Environmental Program Director, Global Environmental Group Bank of America
Vicki Arroyo
Executive Director Georgetown Climate Center
Scott Tew
Executive Director, Center for Energy Efficiency & Sustainability Ingersoll Rand
Danielle Azoulay
Head of CSR and Sustainability L'Oréal USA
Jean-Christophe Flatin
President of Innovation, Science, Technology & Mars Edge Mars Incorporated
Ann McCabe
Interim Executive Director The Climate Registry
Frank Sesno
Director, School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University
Bob Perciasepe
Alex Liftman
Global Environmental Executive Bank of America
Marsha Wills-Karp
Anna M. Baetjer Professor of Environmental Health and Chair Johns Hopkins University
David Hayes
Executive Director State Energy & Environmental Impact Center, NYU School of Law
Ben Grumbles
Secretary Maryland Department of the Environment
Michelle Romero
National Director Green For All
Georges Benjamin
Executive Director American Public Health Association
Edan Dionne
Vice President, Corporate Environmental Affairs IBM
Monica Trauzzi
Senior Director, External Communications Nuclear Energy Institute
Diane Regas
President and CEO The Trust for Public Land
Jerry Taylor
President Niskanen Center
Amy Harder
Energy Reporter Axios
Paul D. Tonko
20th District of New York U.S. House of Representatives
Katherine Hamilton
Chair 38 North Solutions
Jigar Shah
President and Co-Founder Generate Capital
Bernadette Woods Placky
Chief Meteorologist, Climate Matters Director Climate Central
John Racanelli
President and Chief Executive Officer National Aquarium
