Expert Speakers + Facilitators
Check out the speakers who made emPOWER22 a memorable experience!
Adam James
Managing Director
Energy Impact Partners
Ainee Athar
Impact Fellow
Prime Coalition
Alexander Ratner, Esq.
Federal Policy Manager
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Aliya Bagewadi
Founder and Managing Partner
Avni Partners, LLC
Dr. Anna Broughel
Director of Energy Leadership
Clean Energy Leadership Institute
Apoorv Bhargava
CEO and Co-Founder
WeaveGrid
Christian Sanchez
Development Engineering Manager
The AES Corporation
Claire Goodrich
Head of Digital Activism
Patagonia
Claire Sugihara
Fellowship Associate, Bay Area
Clean Energy Leadership Institute
Darien Davis
Government Affairs Advocate, Climate & Clean Energy
League of Conservation Voters
Denise Devlyn
EDICT Alumna
University of Washington
Diana Nielsen
Head of Business Development
Swift Solar
Emma Fisher
Deputy Director
Climate Cabinet Action
Esther Morales
Executive Director
Clean Energy Leadership Institute
Gabrielle Jorgensen
Advocacy Director
Climate Changemakers
Guy Van Syckle, CFA
Director of New Markets
Hannon Armstrong
Hannah Kornfeld, AICP
Climate Action Planning Manager
Ascent Environmental
Héctor Huezo
Lead Workforce Equity Manager
Jobs at Move America
Ingrid Murillo
Workforce and Training Coordinator
GRID Alternatives
Jasmine Graham
Energy Justice Policy Manager
We ACT for Environmental Justice
Justin Marquez
Senior Partnerships Manager, Equity & Access
Elemental Excelerator
Kate Griffith
Energy Policy Advisor
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
Kerri Devine
Senior Director of Engineering
Arcadia
Kristin Landry
Advisory Council
Cal State East Bay Continuing Education
Liya Rechtman
Legislative Specialist
California Department of Transportation
Madison Freeman
Senior Advisor on Innovation
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry
Mayane Barudin
Founder & Executive Director
Sovereign Energy
Nicholas Ryu
Manager of Natural Resources and Sustainability
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Nick Thorpe
Climate & Energy Program Associate
Earthjustice
Nqobizitha Ndlovu
Regional Director, Africa
Adaptive Change Advisors
Patrice Suggs
Vice President of Compliance
SEEL
Patrick Owusu
Program Manager
Solar One
Rozina Kanchwala
Director of Energy Justice Partnerships
Clean Energy Leadership Institute
Sam Jung
Assistant Vice President
NYC Economic Development Corporation
Sarah Conley-Ballew
Program Director, Sustainable Energy Solutions
Rural Action
Steven Brisley
Head of Marketing
Camus Energy
Sylvie Spewak
Graduate Alumna
University of Chicago
Taylor Quarles
Vice President of Development
Key Capture Energy
Tina Malott
Lead Program Strategist
Recharge America
Troy Hodges
Manager, Data Science - DER Modeling
Kevala, Inc.
Yuko Masuda
Senior Business Development Manager
Marubeni Power
Zoe Gossett
Program Manager
ClimateWorks Foundation