AEG RE+ 25 Action Challenge: Energy, Health & Prosperity
ABOUT
The AEG RE+25 Action Challenge on Energy, Health & Prosperity is a RE+ featured half day workshop designed to:
Align on a critical obstacle regarding energy, health and prosperity affecting Greater Las Vegas and/or the West.
Engage as cross sector teams to agree on a 12 month solution with a 90 day sprint.
Empower leaders to deliver the solution and present the outcome at RE+ 26 in Las Vegas.
“Regarding energy, health, and prosperity, a critical obstacle to collectively overcome in 12 months that would benefit Greater Las Vegas / NV communities is ________.”
Agenda:
11:30am - 12:30pm Lunch
12:30pm - 1:00pm Opening Remarks
Erika Symmonds, Vice President, Equity & Workforce Development, SEIA
Tick Segerblom, Commission Chairman, Clark County, Nevada
Howard Watts, Assemblymember, Nevada Legislature
Greg Zegas, Managing Director of Investments, Nevada Clean Energy Fund
1:00pm - 2:00pm Speaker Challenge
Speakers present critical obstacles to address within 12 months and challenge the audience to develop these obstacles into one point of focus: “Regarding climate, health, and prosperity, a critical obstacle to collectively overcome in 12 months that would benefit Greater Las Vegas / NV communities is ________.”
Robert Burgy, Climate and Sustainability Program Manager, Clark County, Nevada
Adam Grant, Director, Electrification & Energy Services, NV Energy
Mark Darden, Vice President, West, North America, DNV
Michael Heiman, Senior Vice President of Facilities Operations, Fontainebleau Las Vegas
2:00pm - 2:30pm Task Force Updates
AJ Perkins, Founding Member, HI PAWA (Hawaii Pacific Alliance for Worldwide Advancement)
Tara Tisopulos, Deputy Director of Sustainability, County of Orange, OC Waste & Recycling
Amy Lahav, President, Vahala Energy Solutions, LLC
2:30pm - 4:00pm Breakout Challenge
Strategically placed at tables, participants develop and pitch a 12 month solution and 90 day sprint.
Discussion Leaders:
Shishir Shekhar, Sr. Director, Global Head of Innovation, R&D and Technology Strategy, Landis+Gyr
Devin Winnie, Director, Sustainability Strategy, Caesars Entertainment
Tracy Bledsoe, Regional Director, C&I Sales, S&C Electric
Debrup Das, Head of Renewables, North America, Hitachi Energy
Kenneth Cottrell, Doctorate of Public Policy, UNLV
Melissa Kaiser, Strategic Advisor, Cordia Energy
Tory Jackson, Sustainability and Climate Manager, City of Henderson
4:00pm - 4:30pm Task Force Challenge and Conclusion
Leaders can hold themselves accountable to deliver the 90 day sprint and 12 month solution as a volunteer Task Force supported by local graduate student volunteers from our 501c3 non profit, The Carbon League.
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