CleanCon will be a one-day conference dedicated to connecting and empowering the next generation of clean energy leaders.

Hosted by the San Francisco Bay Area Chapters of the Clean Energy Leadership Institute and Young Professionals in Energy, CleanCon will bring together big names and rapidly growing companies from the clean energy sector that are seeking motivated, young professionals, to join their team.

What's included in your ticket:

• Access to industry insight from clean energy experts.

• Panel presentations focusing on careers in policy, technology, entrepreneurship, and project finance and development.

• The opportunity to compete in a clean energy case competition sponsored by a company seeking top talent.

We are very grateful to Sunrun, our event sponsor. Andy Newbold from Sunrun will give a keynote address about Sunrun's recent work in Puerto Rico. Sunrun embarked on a mission to Puerto Rico in partnership with local firefighters, two non-profits - Empowered by Light and GivePower Foundation - as well as Zero Mass Water to bring 15,000 pounds of solar, battery storage, and clean water generation in response to Hurricane Maria, which left the island virtually 100% without power.

***PLEASE NOTE - CleanCon has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 4 due to USF campus closure from Oct 13-15th. Tickets are still available for purchase until Friday, November 3, or until they sell out. Refunds for those who purchased tickets for the original date (Oct 14) will only be honored through COB Thursday, October 18th. Please e-mail jackie@cleanenergyleaders.org with any questions***

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AGENDA + SPEAKERS

Introduction and Registration

Introduction:

• Maggie Winslow: USF's Energy Management Systems Program
• Jackie Weidman: The Clean Energy Leadership Institute

Keynote address:

• Andy Newbold, Sunrun: Rebuilding a cleaner, more resilient grid in Puerto Rico

Session 1 - Grid Technology and Innovation

This session will feature an overview of the electric grid, including grid vulnerabilities, grid reliability, different types of energy technologies and power sources, and will discuss how the grid is evolving with clean energy technologies.

Speakers:

• Laurel Dunn, Senior Research Associate, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL)
• Matt Zedler: Vice President for Technology at LP Amina
• Miriam Makhyoun, Power Supply Contracts Manager, MCE
• Jenny Hu: Distributed Energy Resources and Automation at Advanced Microgrid Systems

Session 2 - Policy, Science and Society

This session will cover the key policies that are driving the adoption of clean energy at a international, federal, and state level. The session will provide case studies of policies in practice, and discuss coalitions building that drives the development of policy, including the science, politics, and cultural movements of how policy is formed.

Speakers:

• Marc Monboquette: Senior Regulatory Analyst at the California Public Utility Commissions (CPUC)
• Laura Wang: Project Director at More Than Smart
• Taryn Akiyama: Project Coordinator of the Under2Coalition at Governor Brown's Office of Planning and Research
• Meghan Harwood: Policy and Government Affairs at Natel Energy
• Kelly Groth: Former District representative at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission - Citizens’ Advisory Committee

Open Networking Lunch

This lunch will be a structured opportunity to meet with our speakers and other prominent clean energy professionals throughout the industry.

Session 3 - Clean Energy Finance

This session will give a broad overview of the world of project vs. corporate finance in renewable energy, including common financing tools, and limits to certain incentives.

Speakers:

• Marisa Sweeney: Investment Associate at Generate Capital
• Adrian Ruiz-Grossman: Senior Associate at CohnReznick Capital
• Christopher Lafley: Senior Analyst at SunPower

Session 4 - Entrepreneurship & Business Opportunities

Ever thought about starting a company? Hear what it takes from founders and CEOs who have launched successful organizations, as well as the investors who have supported them

• Apoorv Bhargava: Founder, EV start-up; Investment Team at Capricorn Investment; MS/MBA at Stanford
• Page Crahan: Co-Founder at Clarus Power
• Elena Lucas: CoFounder & Managing Director at Treviso Partners; Co-Founder and Director at UtilityAPI
• Curtis Tongue: Co-Founder & CMO at OhmConnect
• Swarup Mavanoor: Co-Founder & CEO at Sensehawk

Grid of the Future Energy Challenge

Participants will be placed into teams and guided by one or more of our speakers to compete in an engaging and fun energy challenge based off the materials presented during the bootcamp, and that will attempt to address the real world energy problem. Prizes and bragging rights will be awarded to the top team!

This event is hosted in partnership with The M.S. in Energy System Management Program (ENGY) at the University of San Francisco. ENGY is a interdisciplinary program focused on the skills and knowledge needed to be a leader in the transition to a renewable energy economy. Courses meet in the evenings at the downtown USF campus allowing students to work while in the program. More information is available at www.usfca.edu/energy