Accelerating the Transition (3-Day Conference)
Join us for the nation’s premier gathering of leaders shaping America’s clean energy future. We welcome innovators, policymakers, investors, and clean energy leaders at Accelerating the Transition 2026.
Collaborate with and learn what works from innovators in government, industry, investing, and policy who are moving our country toward clean energy, despite the federal environment.
Conference Agenda
THE FULL CONFERENCE AGENDA IS LINKED HERE.
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Speakers
Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Former Governor of Michigan and US Secretary of Energy
Amory Lovins, Co-founder, Rocky Mountain Institute
Ian Monroe, President and CIO, Etho Capital
Kate Wright, Executive Director, Climate Mayors
Nancy Skinner — Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Wade Crowfoot — Former Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
Tyrone Jue — Director, San Francisco Department of the Environment
Amanda Li — Co-Founder and COO, Banyan Infrastructure
Danny Kennedy — Director, Global Solar Council (GSC)
Mark Z. Jacobson — Professor, Stanford University; Director, Atmosphere/Energy Program
Dan Kammen — Professor, UC Berkeley; Director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory
Steve Nadel — Executive Director, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Ken Alex — Director, Project Climate, UC Berkeley School of Law
Dan Reicher — Senior Researcher, Stanford University; Former Assistant Secretary of Energy
A Glimpse at the Agenda
"Unlocking Citizen-Led Climate Finance" - Panel #1 [Track 1]
1:00 - 1:50 PM, Saturday, April 18 - UC Law Baxter Classroom
Key Q: What gets people to spend their own money to electrify their lives with clean energy?
Speakers:
- Cora Stryker (Co-Founder, Bright Saver)
- Sam Calisch (CEO, Copper & Advisor, Rewiring America)
- Melissa Yu (Energy Campaigns, Sierra Club)
- Bruce Biewald (Founder, Synapse Energy Economics)
moderator: Ian Monroe, Etho Capital & Climate+Positive Investing Alliance (C+PIA)
"Financing the Clean Transition: Grants, Green Bonds & Beyond" - Panel #2 [Track 1]
2:00 - 2:50 PM, Saturday, April 18 - UC Law Baxter Classroom
Key Q: How can state and local leaders fund clean economy transitions post-IRA?
Speakers :
- Megan Morrice (Advisor HIP Investor + Associate Director, UC Berkeley Sustainable & Impact Finance Initiative)
- Blake Adams (Chief Resilience Officer, City of Ukiah)
- Zach Woogen (Executive Director, Vehicle-Grid Integration Council)
moderator: Ian Monroe, Etho Capital & Climate+Positive Investing Alliance (C+PIA)
"Investing in the Climate Innovation Ecosystem" - Panel #3 [Track 1]
4:00 - 4:50 PM, Saturday, April 18 - UC Law Specter Classroom
Key Q: How can leaders build local clean economy innovation ecosystems and bring investors?
Speakers :
1. Mike Lin (Director & Lecturer, Stanford University + Founding Partner, Dangerous Ventures)
2. Doreen Wong (Hawaii Technology Development Corporation + Blue Economy investor & mentor)
3. + TBD via Thomas
moderator: Thomas Lee (DERAPI & E-Discuss)
Full Speaker List
Jennifer Granholm — Former Governor of Michigan; Former U.S. Secretary of Energy
Dan Lashof — Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute
Steve Nadel — Senior Advisor, ACEEE
Amory Lovins — Cofounder, Rocky Mountain Institute
Bill Shireman — CEO & President, Solution Citizen
Steve Wiel — Title TBD
Dr. John J. Berger — Board Chair & Founder, Accelerating the Transition
Saharnaz Mirzazad — Title TBD
Tyrone Jue — Director, San Francisco Department of the Environment
Dan Reicher — Senior Researcher, Stanford; Former Assistant Secretary of Energy
Dan Kammen — Professor, UC Berkeley
Sharnaz Mirazad — Executive Director, ICLEI USA
Veery Maxwell — Galvanize Climate Solutions
Dr. Jonathan Koomey — International Expert, Economics of Climate Solutions
Katie Ackerly — Principal, David Baker Architects
Sarah Moore — Manager, City of Berkeley
Panama Bartholomy — Executive Director, Building Decarbonization Coalition
Keith O'Hara — President, Eco Performance Builders; Board Member, Building Performance Association
Richard Schorske — Executive Director, ZNE Alliance
Andrew McAllister — Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Jonathan Koomey — Researcher, Author, Lecturer & Entrepreneur
Nancy Skinner — Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Jeff Rissman — Energy Innovation
Steve Price — Transportation Expert
Prof. Daniel Sperling — Founder, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Richard Hart — Industry Director, ACEEE
John O'Donnell — Rondo Energy
Nicole Jackson — Education Director, Center for Engagement, Environmental Justice & Health
Judy Savitskaya — Stripe
Nikunj Parekh — CDAO & Chief AI Architect, Wipro
Sudeshna Pabi — Low Carbon Resources, EPRI
Kevin Benedicto — Partner, Benedicto & Simonovich LLP
Harsha Saxena — Founder & CEO, International Institute for Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility
Mayor Rey Leon — Mayor of Huron, CA; Founder & Executive Director, The LEAP Institute
Rebecca Saltzman — Development Director, Bike East Bay
Susan Handy — Professor, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Teresa Bui — Senior Climate Campaign Director, Pacific Environment
Erin Cooke — Sustainability & Resilience Director, San Francisco International Airport
Roland Hwang — Policy Director, UC Davis ITS
Gil Tal — Director, EV Research Center, UC Davis
Colin Murphy — Policy Researcher, UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment & Economy
Teresa Cheng — Industrious Labs
Xantha Bruso — Principal, Clean Energy Transportation Team, PG&E
Jeanie Ward-Waller — President & Founder, Fearless Advocacy
Diane Doucette — Co-Founder & President, Project 2030
Vikrum Aiyer — Head of Climate Policy & External Affairs, Heirloom
Mark Z. Jacobson — Professor, Stanford University
Alvaro Sanchez — Consultant
Tuong-Vi An-Gourfinkel — Accelerating the Transition
Dr. Marc A. Weiss — Chairman & CEO, Global Urban Development
John Wick — Carbon Rancher; Founder, Marin Carbon Project
Kim Grob — Founder, Right On
Nathalie Birac — General Manager (U.S.), Laketricity
Margaret Gordon — Co-Founder, West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project
Kate Wright — Executive Director, Climate Mayors
Linda Egin — Chief of Technical Department, LKF (Lund, Sweden)
Josh Keeling — Chief Commercial Officer, UtilityAPI; Chair, Green Button Alliance
Phil Ting — Title TBD
Arch Rao — Founder & CEO, SPAN
Pier LaFarge — Founder & CEO, Sparkfund
Mayor Vicki Veenker — Mayor, City of Palo Alto
Mayor Raj Salwan — Mayor, City of Fremont
Melissa Blaustein — Vice Mayor, Sausalito
Thomas Pogue — Executive Director, Center for Business & Public Policy, University of the Pacific
Dr. Agnieszka Rumiez — Poland
Laurie Wayburn — Co-Founder, Pacific Forest Trust
Will Horwath — Distinguished Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry
Carla Peterman — President, PG&E
Wade Crowfoot — California Secretary for Natural Resources
Lauren Johnson — Climate Justice Manager, Environmental Defense Fund
Liane Randolph — Chair, California Air Resources Board
Quinn Nakayama — Senior Director of Grid Innovation, PG&E
Pedro Hernandez — CA State Program Director, Green Latinos
Priyanka Mohanty — UAW Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy
Nuin-Tara Key — COO, California Forward
Louise Bedsworth — Executive Director, Center for Law, Energy & the Environment
Jan Whittington — CEO, Climate Solutions International; Professor, University of Washington
Lou Riordan — Senior Fellow, Global Urban Development
Santino Plazola — Senior Fellow, Global Urban Development
Marisa Lagos — KQED
John Keisler — CEO, Sunstone Management & Sunstone Cities
Dustin Gardiner — POLITICO; Co-author, California Playbook
Julia Pyper — VP of Public Affairs, GoodLeap
Seth Jacobson — Founder, JCI Worldwide; Co-Founder, Deploy Action
Jonas Birgersson — Chairman, ViaEuropa
Charles Komanoff — Co-Founder, Carbon Tax Center
Michael Shuman — Economist, Attorney; Local Economic Development Specialist
Cora Stryker — Co-Founder, Bright Saver
Sam Calisch — CEO, Copper; Advisor, Rewiring America
Melissa Yu — Energy Campaigns, Sierra Club
Zach Woogen — Executive Director, Vehicle-Grid Integration Council
Blake Adams — Chief Resilience Officer, City of Ukiah
Megan Morrice — Advisor, HIP Investor; Associate Director, UC Berkeley
Mike Lin — Director & Lecturer, Stanford University; Founding Partner, Dangerous Ventures
Doreen Wong — Investor & Mentor, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation
Thomas Lee — DERAPI & E-Discuss
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ATT Student Fellowship & Volunteer Program
Accelerating the Transition is committed to ensuring that the next generation of climate leaders has access to the networks, ideas, and opportunities shaping the future of the clean energy transition.
Through our Student Fellowship & Volunteer Program, a limited number of students and emerging professionals will receive complimentary access to the conference.
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