Official SF Climate Week Energy Summit - Presented by Climatebase
The SFCW Energy Summit, sponsored by PG&E, Advanced Energy United, Carbon Direct, and Asuene brings together energy leaders, innovators, and policymakers to explore the cutting edge of energy systems transformation.
This single-day summit will bring together industry leaders for a series of in-depth panels and discussions, highlighting advancements in virtual power plants (VPPs), clean energy policy, and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) solutions. Chair David Hochschild will deliver closing remarks for the formal program, followed by networking accompanied by sustainable wine, hors d'oeuvres, and superb conversation.
SFCW Energy Summit Programming:
Panel 1: Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) – Rethinking Energy Scalability This panel will explore how VPPs are helping manage California’s rapid load growth while providing meaningful affordability benefits to customers through reduced peak demand and enhanced energy efficiency. Experts will share real-world success stories from California-based VPPs, highlight ongoing challenges, and identify key policy and regulatory barriers that must be addressed to scale demand flexibility.
Advanced Energy United - Chloe Holden
Leap: Collin Smith
SunRun: Yang Yu
Renew Home: Curtis Tongue
Moderator: Susan Gladwin (former Sr. Advisor DOE)
Fireside chat: Energy Innovation and Equitable Electrification - with Michael Delaney(Vice President of Utility Partnerships & Innovation at PG&E) andJeff St. John(Canary Media)
Panel 2: Plugged In – Unlocking the Power of V2X (Vehicle to Everything) As California moves toward a more flexible and resilient clean energy future, electric vehicles are emerging not just as a transportation solution—but as a storage asset.
PG&E: Kristin Landry, Expert Product Manager, Vehicle-Grid Integration
GM Energy: Lynn Ames, Head of Utility and Energy Market Development
Mobility House: Russell Vare, Vice President of VGI, North America
Moderator: RMI Ben Shapiro, Principal, Transportation at RMI
Panel 3: Resilient Clean Energy Policy and Political Winds As clean energy deployment accelerates, policymakers across the political spectrum are shaping policies that impact the future of energy markets, grid reliability, and economic growth. This panel will provide a non-partisan discussion on the evolving policy clean energy landscape, examining how states, like Texas and California, have approached energy expansion.
Carbon Direct: Dr. Julio Friedmann, PhD
Climate Cabinet: Caroline Spears
CRES: Christina Baworowsky
Moderator: Congress member Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) (member of SEEC)
Closing Remarks: CA Energy Commissioner, Chair David Hochschild
Followed by networking / happy hour
Organized by Climatebase, the world's leading hiring platform for climate organizations, this event promises not only a chance to learn and network but also to be part of a community dedicated to making a difference at this most pivotal time in human history.
Lead Sponsor PG&E
Supporting Sponsor Advanced Energy United
Supporting Sponsor Carbon Direct
Presenting Sponsor Asuene
This event is hosted at Swissnex in San Francisco: "Swissnex in San Francisco is an initiative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Our vision at Swissnex in San Francisco is to connect tomorrow by empowering the next generation of innovators to collaborate and create futures where the planet and society thrive."
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