About

The 2023 California Climate Policy Summit will take place on April 11 at the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza (300 J Street) in Sacramento. The Summit brings together elected and business leaders, policy experts, activists, and environmental justice advocates to build support for bold climate policy commensurate with what science demands.

1
Day
61
Speakers
28
Sponsors and Promo Partners
27
Sessions

California Climate Policy Summit 2023

Speakers

Ardi Arian
Ardi Arian
CEO, Renewable America
Ann Alexander
Ann Alexander
Senior Attorney, Dirty Energy, Lands Division, Nature Program, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Ruben Aronin
Ruben Aronin
Principal, Better World Group
Daniel Barad
Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager, Union of Concerned Scientists
Senator Josh Becker
Senator Josh Becker
Senator, 13th District
Amanda Begley
Amanda Begley
Associate Program Manager, Water Equity, Tree People
Matthew Botill
Matthew Botill
Division Chief, Industrial Strategies Division at California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Clair Brown, PhD
Clair Brown, PhD
Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley
Sydney Chamberlin
Sydney Chamberlin
Project Manager for Climate & Nature-based Solutions, The Nature Conservancy
Teresa Cheng
Teresa Cheng
Senior Campaigns Representative, Sierra Club's My Generation Campaign
Nalleli Cobo
Nalleli Cobo
Goldman Prize Winner, Co-founder of People not Pozos
Ellie Cohen
Ellie Cohen
Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Center
Danny Cullenward
Danny Cullenward
Research Fellow, American University
Venise Curry
Venise Curry
Board member, The Climate Center
Brandon Dawson
Brandon Dawson
Director, Sierra Club California
Allie Detrio
Allie Detrio
CA Director, Microgrid Resources Coalition
Naomi Doerner
Naomi Doerner
Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Nelson\Nygard
Selena Feliciano
Selena Feliciano
National Campaign Coordinator with the Energy Democracy Project,
Lewis Fulton
Lewis Fulton
Director, STEPS (Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways), UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Angelina M. Galiteva
Angelina M. Galiteva
Founder and Board Chair, Renewables 100 Policy Institute
Catherine Garoupa White
Catherine Garoupa White
Executive Director, Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ)
Senator Lena A. Gonzalez
Senator Lena A. Gonzalez
Senator, 33rd District
Asm. Eloise GĂłmez Reyes
Asm. Eloise GĂłmez Reyes
Majority Leader, CA State Assembly
Siva Gunda
Siva Gunda
Vice Chair, California Energy Commission
Amanda Hansen
Amanda Hansen
Deputary Secretary for Climate Change, California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA)
Greg Karras
Greg Karras
Principal, Community Energy Resource
Rob Kerth
Rob Kerth
Director, Ward 5, SMUD
Steve Letendre
Steve Letendre
Nuvve
Woody Little
Woody Little
Organizing & Special Projects Manager, Last Chance Alliance
Marie Liu
Marie Liu
Policy Consultant, Environmental Safety/Natural Resources/Water, Office of Speaker Anthony Rendon
Nadia Lopez
Nadia Lopez
Environment Reporter, CalMatters
Rachel Machi Wagoner
Rachel Machi Wagoner
Director, CalRecycle
Paul Mason
Paul Mason
Vice President for Policy and Incentives, Pacific Forest Trust
Dr. Michael MĂ©ndez
Dr. Michael MĂ©ndez
Assistant Professor and Andrew Carnegie Fellow, University of California, Irvine
Al Muratsuchi
Al Muratsuchi
Assemblymember, CA State Assembly
Anthony Myint
Anthony Myint
Executive Director, Zero Foodprint
Kobi Naseck
Kobi Naseck
Coalition Coordinator, VISIĂ“N
Jin Noh
Jin Noh
Policy Director and the Interim Executive Director of the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA)
Joanne O’Neill
Joanne O’Neill
Director of Customer Programs, Clean Power Alliance
Román Partida-López
Román Partida-López
Legal Counsel of Transportation Equity, Greenlining Institute
Michael Pimentel
Michael Pimentel
Executive Director, California Transit Association
Luz Rivas
Luz Rivas
Assemblywoman, D-43, California State Assembly
Alicia Rivera
Alicia Rivera
Wilmington Organizer, Communities for a Better Environment
Faraz Rizvi
Faraz Rizvi
Campaign and Policy Manager, Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Katelyn Roedner Sutter
Katelyn Roedner Sutter
California State Director, Environmental Defense Fund
Sasan Saadat
Sasan Saadat
Senior Research and Policy Analyst, Right to Zero campaign
Bruce Saito
Bruce Saito
Director, California Conservation Corps
Phil Saksa
Phil Saksa
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Blue Forest
Lauren Sanchez
Lauren Sanchez
Senior Climate Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom
John Sarter
John Sarter
System Integrator Project Lead for dcbel, LLC
Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN
Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN
Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of San Francisco
Senator Nancy Skinner
Senator Nancy Skinner
Senator, CA State Senate

Program

Categories:
Stages
California Room

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Welcome to the California Climate Policy Summit 2023

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Ellie Cohen Ellie Cohen

Climate Policy: What Is Needed to Save Our Future

9:10 AM - 9:22 AM
Senator Josh Becker Senator Josh Becker

Remarks on the Newsom Administration’s Climate Policy

9:22 AM - 9:32 AM
Lauren Sanchez Lauren Sanchez

Q & A session

9:32 AM - 9:45 AM

Legislative Leaders Panel on Equitable Climate Action

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Asm. Rick Chavez Zbur
Brandon Dawson
Asm. Eloise GĂłmez Reyes
Nadia Lopez

Q&A w/ Legislative Leaders

10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
Asm. Rick Chavez Zbur
Brandon Dawson
Asm. Eloise GĂłmez Reyes
Nadia Lopez

Break and Refreshments

10:25 AM - 10:50 AM

Batteries on Wheels: How Electric Vehicles Can Help California Keep the Lights On

10:50 AM - 11:25 AM
Siva Gunda
Senator Nancy Skinner
Walker Wright

Organizing for Climate Justice

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM
Nalleli Cobo Nalleli Cobo

Incorporating Environmental Justice Into Climate Change Policy

11:40 AM - 11:50 AM
Dr. Michael MĂ©ndez Dr. Michael MĂ©ndez

High Road Careers in a Clean Energy Future

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Joe Sullivan Joe Sullivan

Q & A

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

Closing by Rob Kerth, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

12:10 PM - 12:15 PM
Rob Kerth Rob Kerth

Lunch

12:15 PM - 1:10 PM

Break

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM

Break

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Reception

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Hermosa Room

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

The State of State Programs for Natural and Working Lands

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Matthew Botill
Amanda Hansen
Paul Mason
Michael Wolff

Break

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM

Implementation: What’s Happening on the Ground

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
Amanda Begley
Bruce Saito
Cam Tredennick
Dr. Jonathan Wachter

Break

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Funding Opportunities for Scaling Up Natural Carbon Sequestration

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Sydney Chamberlin
Marie Liu
Anthony Myint
Fresno Room

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Oil and Gas Extraction in California: The Frontline of Climate Justice

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Ann Alexander
Nalleli Cobo
Senator Lena A. Gonzalez
Woody Little
Kobi Naseck

Break

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM

Refineries: A Key to Climate Justice and the Managed Decline of Oil in California

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
Clair Brown, PhD
Greg Karras
Alicia Rivera
Faraz Rizvi

Break

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Sustainable Mobility: Clean Transportation for All

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Ruben Aronin
Naomi Doerner
Román Partida-López
Michael Pimentel
El Dorado/Diablo Room

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Harnessing EVs to Enhance Grid Reliability and Resilience

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Daniel Barad
Angelina M. Galiteva
Steve Letendre
John Sarter
Patrick Sterns

Break

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM

Microgrids as Resilience Solutions

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
Allie Detrio
Selena Feliciano
Erin Weber Kiel

Break

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Projects and Policy

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Ardi Arian
Teresa Cheng
Jin Noh
Joanne O’Neill
Calaveras Room

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Climate Change Impacts on Health

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Venise Curry
Luz Rivas
Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN
Dr. Arianne Teherani

Break

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM

It’s Time for Cap and Trade Reform

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
Danny Cullenward
Catherine Garoupa White
Al Muratsuchi
Katelyn Roedner Sutter

Break

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

What Role Should Hydrogen Play in California's Energy Future?

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Lewis Fulton
Angelina M. Galiteva
Sasan Saadat
Joe Sullivan

Sponsors and Promo Partners

THANK YOU TO OUR PROMO PARTNERS

Sponsors and Promo Partners

Contact information

Event date:
11. April, 2023
Organizer:
The Climate Center [email protected]
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