Sustain SoCal 10th Annual Conference & Expo
The Cove at UC Irvine Applied Innovation

April 11, 2019
8 am - 4 pm

Energy Infrastructure
Innovating Toward Sustainability

Sustain SoCal presents its 10th Annual Conference – Energy Infrastructure, a conference focused on exploring innovations that create a resilient energy infrastructure capable of supporting a wide range of sustainability initiatives in Southern California and beyond.

Attended by hundreds of key private sector, public sector and utility stakeholders, this conference will highlight new approaches that utilize both innovative energy technologies and forward-thinking leadership for upgrading legacy systems and building new energy infrastructure.

Please join us for this important day of presentations, interactive discussions and networking as Sustain SoCal addresses real-world solutions that meet Southern California’s evolving needs and sustainability goals.

This event features a welcoming address by U.S. Congressman Harley Rouda, Member of the House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

Agenda (subject to change)

8:00 Registration / Breakfast / Networking / Expo

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8:25 Sustain SoCal Welcome
Scott Kitcher, President & CEO, Sustain SoCal
Representatives from the Board, Sustain SoCal

8:30 Welcoming Address

U.S. Congressman Harley Rouda, (CA-48) – House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Member

8:40 Keynote Addresses – Infrastructure Innovation from Private and Public Perspectives

Edie Chang, Deputy Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board

Sheeraz Haji, Managing Partner, zipdragon ventures and Senior Advisor, ENGIE New Ventures

9:20 Community Choice Energy (CCE) in Southern California

Vitaly Lee, EVP Development, BayWa r.e. (Moderator)

Amber Nyquist, Manager Economic Evaluations, EES Consulting

Sona Coffee, Environmental Programs Administrator, City of Irvine

Barbara Spoonhour, Director of CCA Development, WRCOG

Drake Welch, Calpine Energy Solutions

Craig Perkins, President & Executive Director, The Energy Coalition

9:55 Sustain SoCal’s Community Choice Energy Aggregated Feasibility Study Program

Scott Kitcher, President & CEO, Sustain SoCal

10:00 Break

10:10 Hydrogen’s Role in a Low Carbon Future

Matt Gregori, Clean Energy Technology Scout, SoCalGas (Moderator)

James Kast, Fuel Cell Business Analyst Advanced Business Strategy, Toyota Motor NA

Paul Fukumoto, Director Business Development, Fuel Cell Energy

10:50 Energy Storage Strategies

Kyle Goehring, EVP, Clean Energy Solutions, JLL

Michael Hamilton, Senior Sales Engineer, Enel X North America

David Robinson, Sr. Sales Engineer - Western Markets, Stem

11:30 Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment: 85 Argonaut, a Case Study

Charles Fletcher, Executive VP, EMCOR Services Mesa Energy Systems

Martin Morgenstern, Partner, Bristol Group Inc.

12:10 Grid Modernization

Vibhu Kaushik, Director of Grid Technology & Modernization, Southern California Edison

12:30 Networking Lunch

1:00 Vehicle Charging

April Bolduc, CEO, S Curve Strategies (Moderator)

Randal Kaufman, Director, Black & Veatch

Michelle Meyer, Director of Marketing, Greenlots, A Member of the Shell Group

Michael Terreri, Program Manager, Gladstein Neandross Clean Transportation & Energy

Emily Wier, Energy Policy Adviser, Office of San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher

1:40 The Energy Cloud

Trina Horner, Director, Energy, Navigant

2:00 Meet the Innovators

• Alumina Energy
• Arctica Solar
• BlueBox Air
• EcoForce Solutions
• LEPS Energy
• PingThings
• ReJoule
• Zen Ecosystems

2:30 Overcoming Barriers to Residential Clean Energy

Grace Broyles, Program Manager, Market Transformation, LACI (Moderator)

Max Aram, Co-founder & CEO, Pick My Solar

Michael Kadish, Executive Director, Grid Alternatives

Jessica Lim, Principal Manager, Product Management, Southern California Edison

3:10 Closing Remarks

3:15 Networking – Ice Cream Social

4:00 Adjourn

We look forward to having you join us for the Sustain SoCal 10th Annual Conference

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