Unleashing Clean Energy Systems
October 12, 2023
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with support from
America’s new energy leaders face an inflection point.
There’s now ample funding to transform our energy systems. And even more importantly: a recent permitting reform agreed upon in Washington stands to catalyze major projects.
Permitting had plagued the rapid deployment of renewable and storage technologies in major projects across the country – the federal government’s recent action changes that.
It means the pressure is on. Public and private leaders need to work together to deploy clean technology and drive the clean energy transition – fast. To shape the execution of advanced energy systems in a manner that benefits every American.
A special recorded session of CityAge, held in partnership with Siemens and United for Infrastructure during Climate Week, will look at how to seize this opportunity.
Join us online on October 12.
Themes will include:
- Project Financing to Build Advanced Energy Systems: How to leverage federal sources of funds that can drive rapid deployment - and do so while including advanced digital technologies in your project
- The State of Permitting Reform: Details on how the Federal government is taking action to accelerate the approval of important green energy projects
- Rapid Project Execution: Once financing and permitting is achieved, how can you accelerate the construction of a project that deploys advanced, renewable technology?
SPEAKERS & GUESTS
Kate Gallego
Mayor, Phoenix, AZ
Rohit "Rit" Aggarwala
Chief Climate Officer, New York City
Barbara Humpton
CEO, Siemens USA
Mary Ellen Wiederwohl
President & CEO Accelerator for America
Tom Wright
President & CEO, Regional Plan Association (RPA)
Rick Cotton
Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Sarah Salati
Chief Commercial Officer National Grid Ventures
Alan Steel
CEO, New York Convention Center Operating Corporation
Brian Platt
City Manager, City of Kansas City
Doreen Harris
President and CEO, NYSERDA
Shawn LaTourette
Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Jee Mee Kim
City Executive, Arcadis
Alice Reynolds
President, California Public Utilities Commission
Naomi Parness
Anchor, CityAge Founder, The Narrative Agency
PROGRAM
Welcome & Introduction, Naomi Parness, Former Broadcaster & Founder, KPW Communications
Opening Comments from Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA
Fireside Chat: Barbara Humpton & Mayor Kate Gallego of Phoenix, Arizona
Digital systems are reinventing energy distribution in our cities. How can the public and private sectors work together to accelerate urban decarbonization?
Panel 1: How to Rapidly Deploy Clean Energy Systems – NYC as case study
What have been the biggest challenges to rapid deployment of new energy infrastructure in New York’s largest facilities? What’s now changing so that these barriers can be overcome?
- Alan Steel, CEO, New York Convention Center Operating Corporation
- Rick Cotton, Executive Director of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Shawn LaTourette, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- Alice Reynolds, President, California Public Utilities Commission
- Panel Chair: Tom Wright, Executive Director, Regional Plan Association
Panel 2: How Technology can Decarbonize Urban Real Estate Systems
The transformation of energy systems – and building systems – holds promise to dramatically increase energy efficiency and decarbonize buildings and the grid. This panel will address how.
- Doreen Harris, President & CEO, NYSERDA
- Sarah Orban Salati, Chief Commercial Officer, National Grid Ventures
- Rit Aggarwala, Chief Climate Officer, New York City
- Brian Platt, City Manager, Kansas City, MO
- Panel Chair: Jee Mee Kim, City Executive, NYC Region, Arcadis
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