Top Reasons to Attend the Climate Leadership Conference


Build Strategic Business Connections

Connect with a global audience of climate, energy, and sustainability thought leaders and decision makers addressing climate change in their operations.

Gain New Insights

Engage leaders in the sustainability field, and build upon professional development goals through an interactive program agenda that addresses climate solutions and best practices, risk and resilience, and navigating current policy and innovative financing.

Join the Nation’s Leaders on Climate

Celebrate and Collaborate with the Nation’s Leaders on Climate through networking events, strategy exchange sessions, and the Climate Leadership Awards Dinner.

Who Attends?

Don’t miss your opportunity to convene with the nation’s leading decision-makers, practitioners, and thought leaders in the areas of climate, energy, and sustainability.

See our attendee makeup below. [Data from 2023]

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Business Executives

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Government Officials

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Academics and Non-profit Professionals

Delegates registered for the 2023 Climate Leadership Conference included:

  • 3Degrees, Inc; Business Partnerships Manager
  • 3R Sustainability; Climate and Sustainability Manager
  • ALL4; Technical Director, Climate Change & Sustainability
  • American Chemistry Council; Vice President Sustainability and Responsible Care®
  • American Forest Foundation; Manager of Climate Philanthropy
  • American Society of Adaptation Professionals; Deputy Director
  • Anew Climate; Vice President of Business Development
  • Anew Climate; Senior Director, Advisory Services
  • Anew Climate; Head of Advisory Services
  • Arcadis; Global Technical Director, Sustainability Measurement
  • Arcadis; Net Zero Strategy Manager
  • Argonne National Laboratory; Program Lead
  • Arup; Associate, Americas Energy + Digital Leader
  • Arup; Senior Engineer
  • Arup; Offshore Wind Digital Lead
  • Arup; Global Energy Skills Leader
  • Arup; Principal, Climate & Sustainability
  • Arup; Senior Resilience Consultant
  • Arup; Resilience Lead
  • Arup; Americas Head of Communications
  • AT&T; AVP Global Environmental Sustainability
  • AT&T; Director, Global Environmental Sustainability
  • AWS; BD Renewables (Americas)
  • Baltimore Gas & Electric; Manager
  • Baltimore Gas & Electric; Senior Manager Gas Engineering and Asset Performance
  • Bank of America; Climate Strategy Manager
  • Bank of America; Net Zero Strategy Executive
  • Bank of America; ESG Program Manager
  • Bay Area Air Quality Management District; Climate Protection Assistant Manager
  • BayWa r.e. Solar Projects; Senior Energy Policy Analyst
  • Berkshire Hathaway Energy; Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer
  • Bioenergy Devco; Chief Development Officer
  • Bioenergy Devco; Founder & CEO
  • Blue Endeavors; Founder & Chief Impact Officer
  • BrainOxygen LLC; Managing Partner
  • Brandpie; Head of Sustainability & Systems Change
  • Brightline Defense; Executive Director
  • British Standards Institution (BSI); Net Zero Policy Manager
  • Browning Environmental Communications; Senior Account Supervisor
  • C40 Cities; Head, Ports & Shipping
  • California Department of Water Resources; Deputy Director, Climate Resilience
  • California Department of Water Resources; Senior Environmental Scientist, Specialist
  • California Eco Network; Co-Founder
  • California Natural Resources Agency; Assistant Secretary for Climate Change
  • California Public Utilities Commission; President
  • California State Senate; Senator
  • California State Senate; Climate Committee Consultant
  • Carbon Direct; Director of North America Advisory
  • CarbonCure Technologies; Director, Emerging technologies
  • CDP; Senior Manager, Cities, States, Regions and Public Authorities
  • CDP; Associate Director, Reporter Services
  • Center for Climate and Energy Solutions; Vice President, Business Engagement
  • Center for Resource Solutions; Program Manager
  • Center for Resource Solutions; Director, Policy
  • ChargePoint, Inc.; Vice President, Public Policy
  • City of Costa Mesa; Head of Sustainability
  • City of Los Angeles; Mayor
  • City of Los Angeles; Deputy Mayor of Energy and Sustainability
  • City Of San Jose; Chief Sustainability Officer City of San Jose
  • City of Santa Monica; Sustainability Analyst
  • Clean Power Alliance; Director, Rates & Strategy
  • Climate Action Reserve; Analytical Associate
  • Climate Action Reserve; Operations Coordinator
  • Climate Impact Partners; MD, Global Client Solutions
  • Climate Impact Partners; Client Solutions Account Executive, Western Region
  • Climate Impact Partners; Senior Account Executive
  • Climate Resolve; Executive Director
  • Comerica Bank; Vice President, Senior Sustainability Officer
  • Conservation International; Senior Director, Corporate Climate Solutions
  • Copperleaf Technologies; ESG Strategist
  • Daimler Truck North America; Manager, Project Lead eProjects
  • DAK Americas; Sustainability Leader
  • Department of Energy; Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity
  • E2; Executive Director
  • Eastern Research Group; Senior Energy Consultant
  • Eastman; Global Environmental Advocacy Manager
  • Eastman; Fellow, Global Natural Resource Management
  • Edison Electric Institute; Executive Vice President, Clean Energy & General Counsel
  • Edison Energy; Manager, Energy and Sustainability Strategy
  • Edison Energy; Manager, Sustainability Strategy
  • Edison International; Senior Advisor, Corporate Publications
  • Energy Vault; Sustainability & ESG Analyst
  • Energy Vault; Director of Sustainability
  • Environment & Climate Change Canada; Policy Analyst
  • Environmental Defense Fund; Manager, Net Zero – EDF+Business
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency; Technical Assistance Branch Chief
  • Georgetown Climate Center; Executive Director
  • Gifts for Good; Sustainability Manager
  • Gladstein, Neandross & Associates; Senior Vice President
  • Greenhouse Gas Management Institute; Senior Program Officer
  • Greenlight Energy; Managing Director, Client Services
  • Guam; Lieutenant Governor of Guam
  • Guidehouse; Associate Director, Sustainability
  • Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority; Executive Director
  • Holcim US; Head of Climate, ESG & Gov. Affairs
  • Holcim US; Vice President, ESG and Chief Sustainability Officer
  • Honda; North America Sustainability
  • Houston Wilderness; President
  • HP Inc.; Director, U.S. Sustainability Policy
  • Hua Nani Partners; Policy Associate
  • Hua Nani Partners; Founder & CEO
  • Hua Nani Partners; Managing Partner
  • IBM; Senior Sustainability & ESG Reporting Specialist
  • IBM; Vice President
  • IBM; Sustainability Software Specialist
  • ICF; Senior Vice President
  • ICF Climate Center; Executive Director
  • Jacobs; Executive Chair
  • Jacobs; ESG Practice Director
  • Jacobs; Carbon Management Consultant
  • Keramida Inc.; Sustainability Analyst
  • Keurig Dr Pepper; Chief Sustainability Officer
  • LA Metro; Senior Transportation Planner
  • LA Metro; Executive Officer, Sustainability Policy
  • Land O’Lakes; Carbon Assets
  • Linesight; ESG Specialist
  • Los Angeles County Public Works; Principal Engineer
  • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Commissioner of Water and Power Board
  • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Manager of Corporate Sustainability Programs
  • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Environmental Specialist
  • Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC); Executive Director
  • Lumen Technologies; Lead Environmental Sustainability Manager
  • McAllister & Quinn; Vice President, Advanced Technology
  • Metrolink; Director, Sustainability
  • Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Principal Resource Specialist
  • Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Senior Lands Program Manager
  • Momentum; CEO
  • Mosaic; Vice President & Chief of Staff
  • NASA; Senior Research Scientist
  • National Geographic Society; Director, Corporate Partnership Development
  • National Renewable Energy Lab; Senior Researcher
  • Netflix; Senior Manager – Sustainability
  • New Mexico Environment Department; Division Direct – Environmental Protection Division
  • New York State Energy Research and Development Authority; President and CEO
  • NFI Industries; President, Port Services
  • Northrop Grumman; Sustainability Manager
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense; Deputy Director, Sustainability – Chemicals, Atmospheric Emissions & Mitigation
  • Olsson; Environmental Practice Leader
  • Olsson; Vice President
  • One Small Step | Sustainability Consulting; Principal
  • OpenX; Director of Product Management
  • OpenX; Vice President of Activation
  • Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Co-Lead, Environmental, Climate Change & ESG Practices
  • Pacific Gas & Electric; Climate Resilience
  • Penske Transportation Solutions; Director of Facilities
  • PepsiCo Inc.; Associate Manager, Global Sustainability
  • Persefoni; Associate Climate Solutions Director
  • Persefoni; Chief Decarbonization Officer
  • PG&E; Director, Corporate Sustainability
  • Pollination; Director
  • Port of San Diego; Senior Environmental Specialist
  • Port of San Francisco; Waterfront Resilience Program Senior Planner
  • Port of Seattle; Senior Director, Environment and Sustainability
  • Port of Seattle; Director, Maritime Environment & Sustainability
  • Prologis; Vice President, Global ESG
  • Prologis; Global Head of Prologis Mobility
  • Prologis; Director, Business Development Fleet Solutions
  • Pure Strategies; Sustainability Advisor
  • Resilience Rising; Chief Operating Officer
  • Resource Innovations; Head of Impact & ESG
  • Ruby Canyon Environmental; Environmental Scientist
  • Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District; Air Pollution Control Officer
  • Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District; Division Manager
  • Schneider Electric; Sustainability Associate
  • SCS Global Services; Director, Climate & Carbon Accounting Services & Environmental Certifications
  • Sempra; Corporate Sustainability Manager
  • Sierra View Solutions, LLC; President
  • SLATE-Z; President and CEO
  • SoCalGas; Manager, Environmental Programs
  • SoCalGas; Director of Sustainability
  • SoCalGas; Sustainability Manager
  • SoCalGas; Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer
  • SoCalGas; Environmental Sustainability Programs Manager
  • SoCalGas; Regulatory Strategy and Policy Manager
  • Southern California Edison; Senior Manager, Strategic Planning
  • Southern California Edison; Principal Manager, Building Electrification
  • Southern California Edison; Principal Manager, Climate Adaptation & Resilience Planning
  • Stantec; Vice President – Environmental Services
  • Stantec; Vice President, Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change
  • Stantec; U.S.  Ecological Sciences National Discipline Leader
  • Stantec; Geomorphologist
  • Stantec; Renewables Sector Leader – US West, Environmental Services
  • State of California; Lieutenant Governor
  • State of Washington, Office of the Governor; Governor
  • State of Washington, Office of the Governor; Senior Climate Advisor
  • Strategic Actions for a Just Economy; Director, Policy and Research
  • The Clorox Company; ESG Sourcing Manager
  • The Nature Conservancy; Director, Climate and Nature-based Solutions
  • Trane Technologies; Senior Manager Sustainability
  • U.S. Department of Defense; Director, Sustainability & Acquisition
  • U.S. Department of Energy; Senior Advisor to the Secretary
  • U.S. Department of State; Special Representative to City and State Diplomacy
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Special Advisor for Policy, IRA Implementation
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Chief, Energy Supply & Industry Branch
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Center for Corporate Climate Leadership
  • U.S. Green Building Council; Senior Policy Counsel
  • U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles; Executive Director
  • Uber; Head of Sustainability Policy
  • University of California, Office of the President; Clean Power Program Director
  • University of Guam, Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant; Director
  • University of Southern California; President of Student Sustainability
  • University of Southern California Dornsife Public Exchange; Climate and Sustainability Practice Director
  • University of Southern California Dornsife Public Exchange; Project Manager
  • VEIC; Chief Executive Officer
  • Viant Technology; Director of Communications
  • Washington Deptartment of Ecology; Verification Specialist
  • Wells Fargo Bank; Chief Sustainability Officer
  • Willdan Energy Solutions; Outreach Specialist
  • World Energy; Vice President, Sustainability and ESG
  • World Resources Institute; Target Validation Manager, Science Based Targets Initiative
  • World Wildlife Fund; Director of Corporate Climate Engagement
  • World Wildlife Fund; Deputy Director, Corporate Climate Engagement
  • World Wildlife Fund; Senior Program Officer, Corporate Climate Engagement
  • WSP; Senior Vice President
  • WSP; Climate Resilience & Sustainability Lead Consultant
  • WSP; Senior Consultant
  • WSP; Vice President
  • WSP; Director, Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change