This July, we present an important discussion on the role of renewables in our energy policy. Programming will include onstage interviews and discussions among industry leaders, entrepreneurs and policy makers. We will explore the opportunities presented by clean energy innovation, and California’s leading role in environmental policy and business strategy.
Friday, July 15, 2016
8:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m.
Check-in and light breakfast networking
9:30 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Program
The Broad Stage
1310 11th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor
California
Loretta Lynch
Former chair,
California Public Utilities Commission
Lyndon Rive
CEO,
Solar City
Bill Weihl
Director of
Sustainability,
Facebook
Boris von
Bormann
CEO,
sonnen Inc.
Magali Delmas
Director, UCLA Center for
Corporate Environmental
Performance
Jonathan
Weisgall
Vice President
Govt. Relations,
Berkshire Hathaway
Energy
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