Sustainability Summit
A high-level convening of business, government and nonprofit leaders in one of the most environmentally forward-thinking cities in the world.
2020 Event Information
This year’s Summit will cover a number of pressing topics, including international climate policy, regionalization of the energy grid, California’s resiliency strategy in the face of growing natural disasters, and more.
Date
Monday, September 21 & Tuesday, September 22
Location
Online – registration information upon RSVP
Event Contact:
Deana Mesa
Los Angeles Business Council
310-226-7460
dmesa@labusinesscouncil.org
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
The Los Angeles Business Council is pleased to announce we will be hosting our 14th Annual Sustainability Summit
in partnership with the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy & the
Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy.
2020 Agenda
Click here to view the Program Guide!
3:30 – 6:15 PM
2020 Sustainability Day One
LABC Welcome
USC Welcome
Intro
Spotlight One
Mary Wenzel, Executive Vice President, Head of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Wells Fargo & Company
Introduction
Congressional Keynote
Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, Assistant Whip for House Leadership
Introduction
Alberto Diaz, Managing Director of LAX, United Airlines
4:20 PM
Break
Federal Keynote
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Distinguished Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology; Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, Assistant Whip for House Leadership
Panel
Moving Toward 100% Renewable Energy & Resource Adequacy
Moderator
Sammy Roth, Energy Reporter, LA Times
Panelist
Martin L. Adams, General Manager & Chief Engineer, LADWP
Tom Buttgenbach, Founder & CEO, 8minute Solar Energy
Michael Garland, CEO, Pattern Energy
Carla Peterman, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Regulatory Affairs, Southern California Edison
Liane Randolph, Commissioner, California Public Utilities
Intro
Alex Pugh, Development Manager, Hecate Grid
Spotlight 2
RA McDonough, Managing Director & Head of Energy, West Region & LA, Investment Bank, JPMorgan Chase
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
2020 Sustainability Day Two
LABC Welcome
Brad Cox, Chair, Los Angeles Business Council Institute
Special Guest
The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California
Intro
Ambassador Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor for International Affairs, City of Los Angeles
Keynote
Karen Pierce DCMG, British Ambassador to the USA
Panel
Accelerating Just, Equitable Climate Goals
Moderator
Michael Northrop Program Director, Sustainable Development, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Panelist
The Honorable Kevin de León, Councilmember-elect, City of Los Angeles
The Honorable Fran Pavley, Former California State Senator & Environmental Policy Director, Schwarzenegger Institute
Kate Gordon, Director, Office of Planning and Research & Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Change, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
Dr. Manuel Pastor, Director, USC Equity Research Institute
Fireside Chat
Educating the Future Workforce to Achieve a Sustainable, Equitable Region
Moderator
Dr. Daniel A. Mazmanian, Chair, Presidential Working Group on Sustainability & Professor of Public Policy, USC
Panelist
The Honorable Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Dr. Carol L. Folt, President, University of Southern California
Keynote Intro
Nadine Watt, Chair, LABC
Business Keynote
Emile Haddad, Chairman & CEO, FivePoint
Panel
The Buildings of Tomorrow
Moderator
Lauren Faber O’Connor, Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
Panelists
Jason Barrett, Vice President, GAF Energy
David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
Reed McMains, Vice President & General Manager, Turner Construction Company
Zafer Sahinoglu, Vice President, Business Innovation, Mitsubishi Electric US Inc.
Fireside Chat
Moderator
Mary Leslie, President, LABC
Panelists
U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal, Chair, Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Wade Crowfoot, Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
Panel
Providing Clean, Affordable Water for Californians
Moderator
David Nahai, President, David Nahai Companies
Panelist
The Honorable Henry Stern, Senator, State of California
Gil Crozes, Partner, Carollo Engineers
Judith Ibarra-Bianchetta, Vice President, Tetra Tech
Rupam Soni, Principal Public Affairs Representative, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Enrique C. Zaldivar, P.E., Director and General Manager, LA Sanitation & Environment
Keynote
Kevin Payne, President & CEO, Southern California Edison
Panel
The Future of Clean Transportation
Moderator
Pete Holland, Executive Vice President & Regional Executive, AECOM
Panelist
Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board
Genevieve Giuliano, Director, METRANS Transportation Center, USC
David Kim, Secretary, California State Transportation Agency
James De La Loza, Chief Planning Officer, LA Metro
Matt Petersen, President & CEO, LA Cleantech Incubator
Keynote
U.S. Congressman Tony Cárdenas, Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Watch the 2019 Summit Online
For ease of access, we provide three links corresponding with each panel discussion.
Looking Back at the 2018 Summit
Mayor Eric Garcetti on the 2018 Sustainability Summit.