Heather Reams, Chair, National Clean Energy Week, President, Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions

Abby Hopper, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)

Rep. John Curtis (R-UT)

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK)

Maria Duaime Robinson, Grid Deployment Office; U.S. Department of Energy

The transition to a low-carbon economy will depend fundamentally on the expansion of clean energy infrastructure, such as transmission and energy storage capabilities and environmentally-efficient transportation. Yet far too often, projects that are desperately needed to ensure grid resilience and modernization are delayed for years because of cumbersome and duplicative permitting requirements. This discussion will explore regulatory barriers that project developers face in breaking ground, as well as efforts that policymakers can do about it.

Moderator: Alexander Herrgott, President, The Permitting Institute

Panelist: Serge Abergel, CEO, Hydro-Quebec Energy Services

Panelist: Gene Grace, General Counsel
American Clean Power Association

Panelist: Jordan Stone, Assistant Vice President, Association of American Railroads

Panelist: John Wieland, Chief Development Officer, Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC

Rep. McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)

James L. Connaughton, Chairperson, Nautilus Data Technologies

Katie McGinty, Former Chair of the Council of Environmental Quality, Bill Clinton administration

Xan Fishman, Director of Energy Policy and Carbon Management, Bipartisan Policy Center

A global clean energy transition utilizing existing technologies like EVs and renewable electricity is an extraordinarily minerals-intensive proposition. It is expected that the extraordinary demand for minerals will put upward pressure on prices, exacerbating the costs of an energy transition that is already expected to be very expensive. This panel will explore major issues facing domestic mining, inventing substitutes, recycling and reprocessing. These will include national security and the role of innovation in addressing our critical minerals challenges.

Moderator: Phil Rosetti, Resident Senior Fellow, Energy, R Street Institute

Panelist: Alex Fitzsimmons, Senior Program Director, ClearPath

Panelist: Jordan Geist, Senior Director of Metals Division, East Penn Manufacturing

Panelist: Dan Blondal, CEO, Director & Founder, Nano One Materials

Panelist: Samantha Sloan, VP – Global Policy, Sustainability & Marketing, First Solar, Inc.

Panelist: John Smirnow, General Counsel & Vice President of Market Strategy, Solar Energy Industries Association

Panelist: Jeremy Woodrum, Senior Director of Congressional Affairs, Solar Energy Industries Association

Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)

Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)

Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)

Pedro Pizarro, President and CEO of Edison International

Heather Reams, Chair, National Clean Energy Week, President, Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions

Warner Baxter, Chair, Edison Electric Institute, Executive Chairman, Ameren Corporation 

Jigar Shah, Director, Loan Programs Office U.S. Department of Energy

Tom King,  Managing Partner, CrossRiver Capital & Founding Director at Borincana Foundation Inc.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)

Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)

This will explore issues facing the finance community, including ESG, climate financial regulations, and challenges to funding advanced demonstration projects and export finance. Tax incentives and the end-of-year tax package.

Moderator: Brandon Arnold, Executive Vice President, National Taxpayers Union

Panelist: John Di Stasio, President, Large Public Power Council

Panelist: Natalie Jackson, Senior Vice President, Capital Markets & Portfolio Finance, Clearway Energy Group

Panelist: Marc Pangburn, Executive Vice President & Co-Chief Investment Officer, Hannon Armstrong

Panelist: Bill Parsons, Vice President for Federal & State Affairs, American Clean Power Association (ACP)

Judith Pryor, First Vice President and Vice Chair, Board of Directors; US. Export-Import Bank

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)

Sen. John Thune (R-SD)

Trisha Miller, Senior Director for Industrial Emissions, The White House

From the industrial revolution to the digital revolution, American innovation has reshaped the world. Back-to-back bipartisan legislative wins over the past two years—the Energy Act of 2020 and the Infrastructure Innovation and Jobs Act—have put billions into the pipeline for clean energy research and development and other climate strategies. Spending these investments well will be especially important to decarbonize hard-to-electrify industrial, transportation, agricultural, and other sectors. Panelists will discuss what is needed to successfully implement existing Department of Energy programs to incentivize and deploy clean energy and decarbonization innovation at scale, as well as additional technical and policy solutions that can help reduce emissions and grow jobs. As a part of the conversation, panelists will address accounting for differentiating products from iron and steel to concrete, hydrogen, biofuels, and other applications and highlight prospects for a U.S. comparative advantage in cleaner decarbonization solutions.

Moderator: Abigail Regitsky, Manager, U.S. Policy and Advocacy, Breakthrough Energy

Panelist: BJ Johnson, CEO, ClearFlame Engine Technologies

Panelist: Petra Smeltzer, Executive Director, Heat is Power

Panelist: Dan Byers, Vice President, Climate and Technology, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Panelist: Rick Murphy, Managing Director, Energy Markets, American Gas Association

Brian Wolff, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President, Public Affairs and External Affairs, Edison Electric Institute

Heather Reams, Chair, National Clean Energy Week, President, Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions

Craig Cornelius, CEO, Clearway Energy Group

Jasjit Singh, Executive Director, SelectUSA

Sylvie Barcelo, Deputy Minister, Québec Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie
Government of Québec

Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA)

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)

American resources play a major role in reducing global emissions. This discussion will explore how the U.S. can leverage its trade policy to strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. industries while reducing global GHG emissions. It will feature insights from industries that have a lower emissions profile than their foreign counterparts, as well as insights from bipartisan experts from the research and policymaking communities.

Moderator: David Paolella, Manager, Breakthrough Energy

Panelist: George David Banks, Senior Fellow, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

Panelist: Eric Dresselhuys, CEO, ESS Tech, Inc

Panelist: Anne Bradbury, CEO, American Exploration & Production Council

Panelist: Matt Porterfield, Vice President, Policy and Research, Climate Leadership Council

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)

Heather Reams, Chair, National Clean Energy Week, President, Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions

Mary Streett, Senior Vice President of U.S. Communications & External Affairs, BP

Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR)

Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA)

Nature and America’s working lands underpin today’s economy through resources like clean water, food generation, sustainable timber and wildlife habitat. Nature also serves as a bridge to our clean energy future, providing critical carbon sequestration and storage. How do we capitalize on the need for our natural world to support our planet, while continuing to ensure our forests and agricultural lands provide for people as well? This discussion will explore the range of natural climate solutions and present a menu of policy options and best practices that can be employed to meet the challenges and opportunities at hand.

Moderator: Pasha Majdi, Senior Director, Conservation International

Panelist: Diana Movius, Senior Director, Climate Advisors

Panelist: Lesley Jantarasami, Managing Director, Energy and Climate, Bipartisan Policy Center

Panelist: Christine Cadigan, Senior Director of Family Forest Carbon Program, American Forest Foundation

Panelist: Jennifer Tyler, Director of Government Affairs, Citizens Climate Lobby

Heather Reams, Chair, National Clean Energy Week, President, Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions