VERGE SF 2013
October 14 - 17, 2013
San Francisco, United States
Doors open at:
About the Event
VERGE San Francisco brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, and leading public officials to explore the opportunities for radical efficiencies created through technology advancements in energy, buildings and transportation.
Our Speakers
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Julianne Zimmerman
Managing Director
Vodia Ventures
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Shannon Spanhake
Deputy Innovation Officer
City of San Francisco
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Aaron Daly
Global Energy Coordinator
Whole Foods Market
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Alex Bayen
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California at Berkeley
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Alex Spilger
Principal
GreenStep
AP
Ali Partovi
Angel Investor and Advisor
Startup investor
AP
Allison Pieja
Co-founder and Director of Technology
Mango Materials
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Amory Lovins
Founder
Rocky Mountain Institute
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Andrew Revkin
Dot Earth blogger (and Senior Fellow, Pace Acad. for Applied Env. Studies)
The New York Times
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Andrew Rutter
Founder and CTO
Type A Machines
AR
Anthony Ravitz
Green Team Lead, Real Estate & Workplace Services
Google
AR
April Rinne
Chief Strategy Officer
Collaborative Lab
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Arno Harris
CEO
Recurrent Energy
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Ashley Nixon
NGO & Stakeholder Relations Manager, Americas
Shell
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Ben Holland
Director of Deployment Strategy
Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE)
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Ben Kaun
Senior Project Engineer, Power Delivery & Utilization, Energy Storage Program
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
BH
Bill Harrison
Mayor
City of Fremont
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Bill Walsh
Executive Director
Healthy Building Network
BP
Billy Parish
President
SolarMosaic
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Bob Lasseter
Emeritus Professor
University of Wisconsin- Madison
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Bob Savage
VP Sales
Inertech Systems
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Bob Smith
Director, Energy Marketing Solutions
Eaton
BH
Brent Hollenbeck
CEO
TimberRock
BD
Brian Dauskurdas
Director, Global Energy Solutions
Lutron Electronics
BH
Brian Holland
Director of Climate Programs
ICLEI
BP
Brook Porter
Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caulfield Byers
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Bruce Rauhe
R&D Imagineer, Principal
Walt Disney Imagineering
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Bry Sarté
Principal Engineer
Sherwood Engineers
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Carrie Norton
Founder and CEO
Green Business BASE CAMP
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Charles Gay
President Applied Solar
Applied Materials
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Charles Long
Principal
Charles A Long Properties, LLC
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Chris Morrison
Division Vice President/Global - Water Division
Nalco/ Ecolab
CN
Chris Nelder
Energy Expert / Analyst / Author / Journalist
N/A
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Chris Pyke
Vice President Research
USGBC
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Chris Shimoda
Manager of Environmental Policy
California Trucking Association
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Christophe Garnier
Environment Standardization & Regulation
Schneider Electric
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Claire Bonham-Carter
Director of Sustainable Development
AECOM
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Clark Brockman
Principal, Sustainability
SERA Architects
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Cole Roberts
Associate Principal
Arup
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Colin Tetreault
Senior Sustainability Policy Advisor | Office of the Mayor
City of Phoenix
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Daidipya Patwa
Principal, Energy Policy, Planning, & Analysis
PG&E
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Dale Sartor
Applications Team Leader, Building Technologies Department
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Dan Cauchy
Founding Partner
Xona Partners
DP
Dan Probst
Chairman Energy and Sustainability Services
JLL
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Dan Vizzini
Team Lead, Analysis and Training
Thetus Corporation
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Danielle Gould
Founder + CEO
Food+Tech Connect
DK
Danny Kennedy
Co-Founder
Sungevity
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Dave Rotheroe
Distinguished Technologist - Global IT Infrastructure and Operations
Hewlett Packard
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David Berdish
Manager of Social Sustainability
Ford Motor Company
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David Danielson
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
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David Dornfield
Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California at Berkeley
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David Friedman
CEO
Ayla Networks
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David Lear
Exec. Director, Corp. Sustainability
Dell
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David Morgan
VP, Manufacturing
Shaw Industries Group
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David Will
VP of Sales
JB Hunt
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David Yeh
Senior Advisor
US DOE
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Dawn Lippert
Co-Founder
Energy Excelerator
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Dean Nelson
VP, Global Foundation Services
eBay
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Deborah Feng
Associate Center Director
NASA Ames Research Center
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Debra van Duynhoven
Green Building Executive
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Di-Ann Eisnor
Head of Partnerships, Global
Waze
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Dian Grueneich
Former Commissioner
California Public Utilities Commission
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Dianna Berry
Asset Manager
Colliers International
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Diego May
Co-founder, CEO
Junar
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Doug Norwood
Project Director
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
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Elaine Hsieh
Program Director & Senior Analyst- VERGE
GreenBiz Group
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Elizabeth Wayman
Senior Advisor, Manufacturing, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
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Emma Stewart
Head of Sustainability Solutions
Autodesk
EF
Eric Faurot
CEO
GreenBiz Group
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Eric Miller
CEO
SCVsoft
EO
Eric Olson
Senior VP of Advisory Services
BSR
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Eric Schwarz
Director of Sales
Enterprise
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Erik Larson
Co-founder
Building Energy
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Fran Weld
Real Estate Director
SF Giants
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Fred Luckey
Chairman/ President
Field to Market
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Gabe Zichermann
CEO
Gamification Co
GM
Gabriel Metcalf
Executive Director
SPUR
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George Denise
Managing Director
Cushman & Wakefield at Adobe Systems
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George Salah
CEO and President
Apparent Inc.
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Gil Friend
CEO
Natural Logic
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Greg Ryan
Founder and CEO
Pasteurization Technology Group
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Hans Huberland
Data Center Director
Rackspace
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Harry Hobbs
Area Director of Engineering
InterContinental Hotels
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Heather Clancy
Senior Writer
GreenBiz Group
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Heather Richman
Political Strategist / Cleantech Startup Advisor
Greenlight Strategies
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Heather Tomley
Acting Director, Environmental Planning
Port of Long Beach
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Hemant Taneja
Managing Director
General Catalyst Partners
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Ian Kalin
Director of Open Data
Socrata
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Jakob Carnemark
CEO
Aligned Energy
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Jan Berman
Senior Director of Customer Energy Solutions, Policy, and Integrated Planning
PG&E
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Janice Lin
Executive Director
California Energy Storage Alliance
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Jason McLennan
CEO
Cascadia Green Building Council
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Jason Wolf
Co-founder and CEO
CollaboratEV
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Jay Giraud
CEO
getmojio
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Jay Nath
CIO
City of SF
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Jay Primus
SFpark Manager
SFMTA
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Jed Kolko
Chief Economist and VP of Analytics
Trulia
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Jeff Artzi
CEO
OOROO
JD
Jeff Dlott
CEO
SureHarvest
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Jeff St. John
Reporter
Greentech Media
JB
Jennifer Belissent
Principal Analyst
Serving CIO's
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Jeremiah Owyang
Industry Analyst, Customer Strategy Partner
Altimeter Group
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Jeremy Faludi
Sustainable Design Strategist
Faludi Design
JW
Jeremy Walker
CEO
IOTA Computing
JM
Jerry Meek
Senior Manager, Energy
Genentech South San Francisco
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Jiang Lin
Senior Vice President
The Energy Foundation
JG
Jim Grice
Partner
Lathrop & Gage LLP
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Jim Kor
Founder & President, URBEE 2
KOR Ecologic
JK
Joe Kava
VP of Data Centers
Google
JM
Joel Makower
Chairman & Executive Editor
GreenBiz Group
JB
John Boesel
President and CEO
CALSTART
JD
John Davies
VP, Senior Analyst
GreenBiz Group
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John Fojut
VP of Corporate Sustainability
Kohl's
JG
John Gartner
Research Director, Smart Transportation
Navigant Research
JK
John Knott
Executive Director
Health Product Declaration Collaborative
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John Lovenburg
VP, Environmental
BNSF Railway
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John Pflueger
Principal Environmental Strategist
Dell
JP
John Picard
Founder
HP Energy LLC & John Picard & Associates
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John Schulz
Director, Sustainability Operations
AT&T
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John Zimmer
Co-founder and President
Lyft
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Jonathan Kaplan
Director, Food and Agriculture Program
NRDC
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Jonathan Koomey
Research Fellow
Stanford: Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy & Finance
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Jonathan Reichental
CIO
City of Palo Alto
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Josh Emig
Director of Digital Practice
Perkins + Will
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Josh Gerber
Manager- Smart Grid
San Diego Gas & Electric- Sempra Utilities
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Josh Switkes
Founder and CEO
Peloton Technology, Inc.
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Joshua Kagan
Operation Lead - Energy Efficiency
Carbon War Room
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Kat Borlongan
Co-Founder
Five by Five
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Kate Mcgee
Lead Sustainability Planner
SF Planning Department
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Kathrin Winkler
Senior Vice President, Corporate Sustainability
EMC Corporation
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KC Mares
President & CEO
MegaWatt Consulting
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Keith Leech
Clean Cities Coordinator
City of Sacramento
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Kelly Schwager
Chief Marketing Officer
Streetline, Inc.
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Ken Locklin
Managing Director, North America
Impax Asset Management
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Kevin McGinnis
Vice President - Product Platforms & Services
Sprint
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Kristina Skierka
President
Katalytix
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Kuenley Chiu
Director, Product Marketing
C3 Energy
KB
Kurt Buecheler
SVP
Streetline
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Laura Schewel
Founder and CEO
StreetLight Data
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Laura Spanjian
Director of Office of Sustainability
City of Houston
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Lauralee Martin
CEO, Americas
Jones Lang LaSalle
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Leia Guccione
Consultant
Rocky Mountain Institute
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Leo O'Loughlin
SVP, Business Development, Energy and Sustainability
Jones Lang LaSalle
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Lindsay Baker
VP of Research & Marketing
Building Robotics
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Lisa Jackson
VP of Environmental Initiatives
Apple
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Logan Green
Co-Founder & CEO
Lyft
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Lyndon Rive
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
SolarCity
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Manuel Pineda
Assistant Director of Public Works
City of Sunnyvale
MT
Marianne Turley
Sr. Statistical Consultant
Kaiser Permanente
MW
Marianne Wu
Independent Advisor
Independent Advisor
MD
Mark Duvall
Director, Plug- In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Electric Power Research Institute
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Mark Ferron
Commissioner
California Public Utilities Commission
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Mark Gander
Director
AECOM
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Mark Headd
Chief Data Officer
City of Philladelphia
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Mark Monroe
CTO and VP
DLB Associates
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Marty Reed
Principal
The Roda Group
MG
Matt Golden
Principal
Efficiency.org
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Matt Hatton
Director
Machina Research
MM
Matt Muniz
Energy Program Manager
County of Alameda, GSA/TSD
MR
Matt Rogers
VP of Engineering
Nest
MC
Matthew Cullinen
Senior Associate - Research & Intelligence
Carbon War Room
MN
Melanie Nutter
Director
SF Environment
MO
Melissa O'Mara
VP, High Performance Green Buildings
Schneider Electric
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Michael Brylawski
CEO
Vision Fleets
MM
Michael McCormick
Local and Regional Affairs Advisor and Senior Planner
State of California Governor's Office of Planning and Research
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Michael Yarne
Executive Director
Up Urban
MD
Mihai Dorobantu
Director, Technology Planning and Government Affairs
Eaton Corporation
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Mike Lucki
CFO
CH2MHill
MR
Mike Roeth
Executive Director
North American Council for Freight Efficiency
MT
Mike Tinskey
Director of Global Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure
Ford
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Mike Virens
VP of Industrial Engineering
Ralphs Grocery Company
ML
Mitch Lowe
Founder / Managing Partner
Greenstart
MA
Mohammed Al-Shawaf
Manager
SustainAbility
MT
Molly Turner
Director of Public Policy
Airbnb
NJ
Naithan Jones
CEO and Co-founder
AgLocal
NK
Naureen Kabir
Director, Urban (co)LAB
New Cities Foundation
NW
Nick Whitman
President
FEED Resource Recovery
NB
Nicole Boyer
Managing Director
Adaptive Edge
NP
Nicole Peill-Moelter
Director of Environmental Sustainability
Akamai Technologies
NK
Nina Kisch
Fleet Administration Manager
PG&E
OI
Osama Idrees
Project Manager
Chevron Energy Solutions
PD
Patrick Doherty
Director, Smart Strategy Initiative
New America Foundation
PF
Patrick Flynn
Lead Sustainability Strategist
IO
PH
Paul Hawken
Entrepreneur and Author
N/A
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Paul Johnson
NGO & Stakeholder Relations Manager, Americas
Descartes Systems Group
PL
Paul Lightfoot
CEO
BrightFarms
PM
Paul Mathew
Staff Scientist
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Paul Pebbles
Global Manager, Smart Grid and EV Services
General Motors
PR
Paul Rogers
Chief Development Officer
GE Software
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Paul Wessel
Executive Director
Green Parking Council
PA
Peter Asmus
Principal Research Analyst
Navigant Research
PG
Peter Gross
Vice President
Bloom Energy
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Peter Hirshberg
CEO
The Re:imagine Group
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Peter Kelly-Detwiler
Owner
PKD Energy LLC
PR
Peter Rumsey
Chief Technology Officer
Integral Group
PF
Philippe Fonta
Managing Director, Business Applications
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
PD
Pierre Delforge
Director, High Tech Sector Energy Efficiency
NRDC
PM
Puck Mykleby
Retired US Colonel
New America Foundation
RJ
Ray Jenks
VP, Business Development
Recargo
RA
Ricardo Angel
Managing Director
GE Energy-Ventures
RC
Richard Caperton
Managing Director, Energy
Center for American Progress
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Richard Lowenthal
Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer
ChargePoint
RB
Rob Bernard
Chief Environmental Strategist
Microsoft
RH
Rob Howard
CEO
Ensenda
RT
Rob Threlkeld
Manager of Renewable Energy
General Motors
RA
Robert Austin
West Regional Operations Manager, Energy Solutions
Eaton
RC
Robin Connell
Manager, Sustainability Programs
Del Monte Foods
RB
Robyn Beavers
SVP of Innovation
NRG Energy
RM
Ron Mahabir
CEO
Greenlots
RP
Russell Perry
Director of Sustainable Design & Office Director
SmithGroup
RS
Ryan Schuchard
Manager, Climate and Energy
BSR
SJ
Sadhu Johnston
Deputy City Manager
Vancouver
SK
Salim Khan
CEO
STEM
SB
Sam Brooks
Director, Energy and Sustainability Division
General Services Administration
SK
Sandra Kwak
Senior Marketing and Business Development Manager
AutoGrid Systems
SA
Sarah Alexander
Director, Sustainability at The Keystone Center
Field to Market
SB
Scott Bryan
COO
Imagine H2O
SE
Scott Elrod
VP and Director of the Hardware Systems Laboratory
PARC
SK
Scott Kolber
CEO
Roadify
ST
Scott Tew
Executive Director, Center for Energy Efficiency & Sustainability
Ingersoll Rand
SP
Sebastien Payen
Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Fruition Sciences
SR
Shana Rappaport
Director of Engagement, VERGE
GreenBiz Group
SH
Stacey Higginbotham
Senior Writer
GigaOm
SG
Stacy Glass
Executive in Residence for the Built Environment
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
SG
Stephen Gordon
US East Sales & Market Development, vCloud Hybrid Services
VMware
SK
Stephen Kelley
Senior Vice President
Green Charge Networks
SL
Stephen Lacey
Senior Editor
Greentech Media
SM
Steve Malnight
VP, Customer Energy Solutions
PG&E
SM
Steve Miller
Director of Information Technology
Steelcase
SR
Steven Ramirez
CEO
Beyond the Arc
SV
Steven Visco
CEO & CTO and Founder
PolyPlus
SS
Sukrit Sehgal
Director, Sustainability and Recoveries
Quality Technology Services
SC
Sunil Cherian
Founder and CEO
Spirae
SB
Suzanne Burnes
Executive Director
Sustainable Atlanta
SS
Swapnil Shah
CEO
First Fuel
TG
Tad Glauthier
VP of Customer Development and Operations
STEM
TM
Tanuj Mohan
CTO & Co-founder
Enlighted, Inc.
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Taylor Keep
Director of Performance
VITAL Environments
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Ted van der Linden
Director of Sustainability
DPR Construction
TO
Terry O'Day
Vice President, NRG EV Services
NRG eVgo
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Thibaut Scholasch
Founder and VP of Research and Development
Fruition Sciences
TC
Tim Crowder
Corporate Construction Manager, Non-Retail Engineering
Kroger
TM
Tim Mohin
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AMD
TO
Tim O'Reilly
Founder and CEO
O'Reilly Media
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Tom Lent
Policy Director
Healthy Building Networ
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Tom Price
Director of Strategic Initiatives
All Power Labs
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Tom Tomich
Director of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute (ASI)
UC Davis
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Trisa Thompson
VP, Corporate Responsibility
Dell
VD
Vincent Digneo
Global Sustainability Strategist, Corporate Responsibility
Adobe Systems Inc.
WD
Whitney Dorn
Sustainability Leader
DPR Construction
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Will Sarni
Director and Practice Leader, Enterprise Water Strategy
Deloitte
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Yiaway Yeh
Co-Chief Innovation Officer
Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County