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VIRTUAL CLIMATE CHANGE (The Other Crisis) CLIMATE CHANGE (The Other Crisis) Achieving Our Climate Goals and Advancing A Sustainable Economic Recovery Monday VIRTUAL September 21, 2020 14th Annual 3:30pm – 6:15pm Sustainability Summit www.labusinesscouncil.org 2029 Century Park East Suite 4380 Tuesday labcinstitute.org Los Angeles, CA 90067 September 22, 2020 310.226.7460 8:30am – 4:00pm The LABC VIRTUAL 2020 Sustainability Summit (The Other Crisis): Achieving Our Climate Goals and 2-DAY SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT PROGRAM Advancing A Sustainable Economic Recovery Tuesday, September 22nd 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Continued 2-DAY SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT PROGRAM 10:15 A.M. BREAK 10:25 - 10:30 A.M. INTRODUCTION Mary Leslie, President, Los Angeles Business Council Monday, September 21st 3:30 – 6:15 PM 10:30 - 11:00 A.M. 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 Monday, September 21st – Sustainability Summit Kickoff and VIP & Awards Reception PANELISTS Dr. Carol L. Folt, President, University of Southern California 3:30 - 3:35 P.M. LABC Nadine Watt, Chair, Los Angeles Business Council The Honorable Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles 3:35 - 3:40 P.M. USC WELCOME Dana Goldman, Interim Dean, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and Leonard D. Schaeffer Director's 11:00 - 11:05 A.M. INTRODUCTION Nadine Watt, Chair, Los Angeles Business Council Chair, USC Schaeffer Center 11:05 - 11:20 A.M. BUSINESS LEADER KEYNOTE Emile Haddad, Chairman & CEO, FivePoint INTRO OF SPOTLIGHTS 3:40 - 3:45 P.M. David Wilhelm, Chief Strategy Officer, Hecate Energy 11:20 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. PANEL 2 THE BUILDINGS OF TOMORROW SPOTLIGHT SESSION 1 3:45 - 3:55 P.M. Mary Wenzel, Executive Vice President, Head of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Wells Fargo & Company MODERATOR Lauren Faber O’Connor, Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti INTRODUCTION 3:55 - 4:00 P.M. Kip Field, Southern California Area Manager, HDR PANELISTS David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission CONGRESSIONAL KEYNOTE 4:00 - 4:20 P.M. A CLEAN ENERGY COVID RECOVERY Zafer Sahinoglu, Vice President, Business Innovation, Mitsubishi Electric US Inc. U.S. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, Assistant Whip for House Leadership 4:20-4:35 P.M. BREAK Reed McMains, Vice President & General Manager, Turner Construction Company 4:35 - 4:40 P.M. INTRODUCTION Alberto Diaz, Managing Director of LAX, United Airlines Jason Barrett, Vice President, GAF Energy 12:00 P.M. BREAK 4:40 - 5:00 P.M. FEDERAL KEYNOTE SECURING OUR ENERGY AND CLIMATE FUTURE 12:10 - 12:15 P.M. INTRODUCTION Sam Arons, Director of Sustainability, Lyft Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Distinguished Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology; 12:15 - 12:45 P.M. FIRESIDE CHAT Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy MODERATOR Mary Leslie, President, Los Angeles Business Council 5:00 - 6:00 P.M. PANEL MOVING TOWARD 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY & RESOURCE ADEQUACY PANELISTS U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal, Chair, Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and MODERATOR Sammy Roth, Energy Reporter, LA Times Mineral Resources PANELISTS Martin L. Adams, General Manager & Chief Engineer, LADWP Wade Crowfoot, Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency Tom Buttgenbach, Founder & CEO, 8minute Solar Energy 12:45 - 1:45 P.M. PANEL PROVIDING CLEAN, AFFORDABLE WATER FOR CALIFORNIANS Michael Garland, CEO, Pattern Energy MODERATOR David Nahai, President, David Nahai Companies Carla Peterman, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Regulatory Affairs, Southern California Edison PANELISTS The Honorable Henry Stern, Senator, State of California Liane Randolph, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission Gil Crozes, Partner, Carollo Engineers 6:00 - 6:05 P.M. INTRODUCTION Alex Pugh, Development Manager, Hecate Grid Brian Jordan, Vice President, Tetra Tech 6:05 - 6:15 P.M. SPOTLIGHT SESSION 2 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: MYTHS AND TRUTHS - AND J.P. MORGAN’S COMMITMENT Rupam Soni, Principal Public Affairs Representative, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California RA McDonough, Managing Director & Head of Energy, West Region & LA, Investment Bank, JPMorgan Chase Enrique C. Zaldivar, P.E., Director and General Manager, LA Sanitation & Environment 1:45 - 1:50 P.M. INTRODUCTION Garrett Gin, Marketing Executive, Greater Los Angeles, Bank of America Tuesday, September 22nd 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM 1:50 - 2:05 P.M. KEYNOTE PATHWAY TO THE CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE Kevin Payne, President & CEO, Southern California Edison 8:45 - 8:50 A.M. LABC WELCOME Brad Cox, Chair, Los Angeles Business Council Institute 2:05 - 3:00 P.M. PANEL THE FUTURE OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION 8:50 - 8:55 A.M. SPECIAL GUEST The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California MODERATOR Pete Holland, Executive Vice President & Regional Executive, AECOM 8:55 - 9:00 A.M. INTRODUCTION Ambassador Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor for International Affairs, City of Los Angeles PANELISTS Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board 9:00 - 9:15 A.M. KEYNOTE Dame Karen Pierce DCMG, British Ambassador to the USA Genevieve Giuliano, Director, METRANS Transportation Center, USC 9:15 - 10:15 A.M. PANEL ACCELERATING JUST, EQUITABLE CLIMATE GOALS David Kim, Secretary, California State Transportation Agency MODERATOR Michael Northrop, Program Director, Sustainable Development, Rockefeller Brothers Fund James De La Loza, Chief Planning Officer, LA Metro PANELISTS The Honorable Kevin de León, Councilmember-elect, City of Los Angeles Matt Petersen, President & CEO, LA Cleantech Incubator The Honorable Fran Pavley, Former California State Senator & Environmental Policy Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute 3:00 - 3:05 P.M. INTRODUCTION Adam Davis, Managing Partner, Ecosystem Investment Partners Kate Gordon, Director, Office of Planning and Research & Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Change, 3:05 - 3:20 P.M. CLOSING KEYNOTE INVESTING IN CLEAN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES Office of Governor Gavin Newsom U.S. Congressman Tony Cárdenas, Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Dr. Manuel Pastor, Director, USC Equity Research Institute 3 4 September 21, 2020 Dear Summit Participants: Nothing could have prepared us for the magnitude or intensity of the adversity we are currently facing as a city, state and nation. We have spent the last seven months coping with a deadly virus that has entirely changed the way we live our lives and upended our economy. We have experienced record high temperatures in the Western states leading to power shortages, and now we have catastrophic wildfires burning throughout the West Coast making it hazardous to breathe. This is a historic and unprecedented time that requires bold action. The Los Angeles Business Council is proud to be hosting its 14th Annual Sustainability Summit for the first time with USC President Carol Folt to discuss exactly how government, private, nonprofit, and academic leaders can meet this moment to prevent the worst possible scenarios of climate change. This year’s Summit features international, national and state government and business leaders that will be responsible for planning and executing a bold climate strategy. It will be critical that we all step up our response to this crisis and act now to protect our environment and our well-being. For our part, the LABC is proud to be the first business group to step up and endorse Governor Newsom’s call to accelerate our 100% green energy grid by 2045 and to fast-track our efforts to continue as the world leader in sustainability and renewable energy. We believe we can, and must act, while improving our planning to assure a reliable energy grid and a just transition for those who may be left behind in the wake of progress. As the coronavirus pandemic rages against the backdrop of the West Coast fires and great economic uncertainty, we are being forced to confront multiple crisis at once. However, California has shown that it is up to the challenge of meeting our 100% renewable energy goal – and with even greater speed and urgency! – to fight the scourge of climate change and build a stronger, clean economy. California continues to lead the nation in reducing our carbon output and advancing policies that lay the groundwork for a more vibrant, inclusive green economy. In support of our critical progress, we applaud our summit speakers, panelists and the LABC’s Energy & Environment Committee, and we thank you for your participation. Sincerely, Mary Leslie Nadine Watt Brad Cox President, LABC LABC Chair LABC Institute Chairman 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 THE LABC CONGRATULATES THIS YEAR’S HONOREES: About Us The LABC Institute is the 501 (c) 3 designated research and educational arm of the LA Business SUSTAINABILITY TRAILBLAZER AWARD Council. The LABC Institute produces cutting-edge research to strengthen the sustainable economy of the Los Angeles region. Founded in 2010, the LABC Institute provides a bridge The Honorable Nury Martinez between LA’s business, government, and environmental communities to develop and promote effective, forward-thinking public policy. President, Los Angeles City Council The LABC Institute capitalizes on the renowned scholars and academic expertise present in For being the voice of communities that deserve to be clean, the Los Angeles area. Partners have included many of the region’s leading research institutions, including the University of Southern California; University of California, Los Angeles; Loyola healthy and vibrant Marymount
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