Sustainability Summit
A high-level convening of business, government and nonprofit leaders in one of the most environmentally forward-thinking cities in the world.
2021 Event Information
This year’s Summit will focus on moving toward 100% renewable energy, equity in the transition to clean transportation, building decarbonization, water resources, the leadership role that business, government, and universities can play in the 2021 United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26), and much more.
Date
Friday, June 11, 2021
Event Contact:
Deana Mesa
Los Angeles Business Council
310-226-7460
dmesa@labusinesscouncil.org
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LABC Welcome
Nadine Watt, Chair, Los Angeles Business Council & CEO, Watt Companies
Federal Frame
The Honorable Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator
Panel
Moderator
California’s National and International Climate Leadership
Michael Northrop, Program Director, Sustainable Development, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Panelist
Senator Henry Stern, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Water, State of California
Angelina Galiteva, Chair, California ISO Board of Governors
Manuel Pastor, Director, USC Equity Research Institute
David Wilhelm, Chief Executive Officer, Hecate Global
Business Keynote
How the Built Environment Can Help Us Meet our GHG Emissions Reductions Goals
Emile Haddad, Chairman & CEO, FivePoint Holdings, LLC
Panel
COP26 – The Race to Zero
Introduction
Gregg Sherkin, Senior Vice President, Corporate Philanthropy and Community Relations, Wells Fargo
Moderator
Dr. Daniel A. Mazmanian, Chair, Presidential Working Group on Sustainability, University of Southern California
Panelist
Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles
Dr. Carol Folt, President, University of Southern California
Nigel Topping, UK Government’s High Level Climate Action Champion
Conversation
Making Sustainability the New Standard in Flight
Moderator
Sean Burton, President, LAWA Board of Airport Commissioners
Panelist
Scott Kirby, Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines
Conversation
Arnold’s Stammtisch – A Conversation with LA City Council President Nury Martinez
Moderator
Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California
Panelist
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez
Panel
LA100 – A 100% Carbon-Free Energy Future for Los Angeles
Moderator
Lauren Faber O’Connor, Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
Panelists
Meg Arnold, Senior Vice President, Market Transformation, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)
Jason Barrett, Senior Vice President, Sales, GAF Energy
Mike Garland, Chief Executive Officer, Pattern Energy
Jonathan Port, President, PermaCity A Division of Catalyze
Jason Rondou, Director of Clean Grid LA Strategy, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Overhauling the Nation’s Grid Infrastructure
Cogressional Keynote Introduction
Brian Lehman, Managing Director Head of CCBSI Diversified Financials Group, J.P. Morgan
Congressional Keynote
Congressman Steven Horsford, Member, U.S. House Ways & Means Committee
Panel
Overhauling the Nation’s Grid Infrastructure & Impacts on our Regional Econonmy
Moderator
Mary Nichols, Former Chair, California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Panelists
Tom Buttgenbach, Founder & CEO, 8minute Solar Energy
Jennifer Kropke, Director of Energy Jobs, U.S. Department of Energy
Drew Murphy, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development, Edison International
Clifford Rechtschaffen, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
California Back in a Drought
California Keynote Introduction
John D.S. Allen, Board Director, Water Replenishment District of Southern California
California Keynote
Wade Crowfoot, Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
Panel
California Back in a Drought
Moderator
David Nahai, President, David Nahai Companies
Panelists
Anselmo Collins, Deputy Sr. Assistant GM & Director of Water Operations, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Gregorio Estrada, Southern California Wastewater Practice Lead, HDR
Gloria D. Gray, Chairwoman of the Board, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Sean Maguire, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board
Traci Minamide, Chief Operating Officer, LA Sanitation & Environment (LASAN)
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