AGENDA

11:30 AM Doors Open & Lunch


12:00 PM Welcome Remarks

Welcome Remarks: Sudeep Reddy, Senior Managing Editor POLITICO


12:05 A Conversation with Ali Zaidi

Ali Zaidi, Assistant to the President & White House National Climate Advisor
           
Moderated by: Robin Bravender, Reporter, E&E News
 

12:25 PM Executive Conversation

François Poirier, President and Chief Executive Officer, TC Energy

Goli Sheikholeslami, Chief Executive Officer, POLITICO Media Group

 
12:45 PM A Conversation with Ambassador Jayme White

Ambassador Jayme White, Deputy United States Trade Representative

Moderated by: Gavin Bade, Trade & Economics Reporter, POLITICO



1:10 PM A Conversation with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico

Moderated by: Gloria Gonzalez, Gloria Gonzalez

 
1:30 PM Innovating Our Way to Lower Emissions

John Delaney, Founder & CEO, Forbright Bank, Former U.S. Representative

Melanie Nakagawa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft

Jigar Shah, Director, Loan Programs Office, U.S. Department of Energy

Val Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer, Citi

Moderated by: Debra Kahn, Deputy Sustainability Editor, POLITICO


2:00 PM Networking Break  


2:20 PM A Conversation with Heather Boushey, PhD

 Heather Boushey, PhD, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers and Chief Economist for the Invest in America Cabinet at the White House

Moderated by: Emma Dumain, Reporter, E&E News


2:35 PM Break


2:40 PM The Fight for Market Share as America’s Energy Mix Evolves

Chris Colbert, Chief Financial Officer, NuScale
 
Moderated by: Catherine Morehouse, Energy Reporter, POLITICO


3:10 PM Can Climate Action Become a Conservative Cause?


3:40 PM Break


4:00 PM A Conversation with Sen. Ed Markey

Sen. Ed Markey, Chair, Clean Air, Climate, & Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (D-MA)

Moderated by: Zack Colman, Climate & Energy Reporter, POLITICO


4:20 PM A Conversation with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm

Secretary Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Department of Energy

Moderated by: Zack Colman, Climate & Energy Reporter, POLITICO

4:40 PM Editorial Roundtable


5:00 PM Reception