Voices From The Frontline: Small Businesses Driving The Clean Energy Transition

​Presented by: Pacific Community Ventures and Revalue.io

The contractors replacing gas furnaces, installing heat pumps, and wiring up Oakland's clean energy future don't often get a seat at the table with investors and policymakers.

​On Earth Day 2026, we're changing that.

​Join us in Oakland for a candid conversation at the intersection of climate, small business, and community resilience.

​Voices from the field Hear directly from the electrification contractors doing the work in California's low-income and frontline communities. We'll talk cash flow, workforce, incentive programs, and what it actually takes to grow a climate business when you're not a large firm with deep pockets.

​· Worldwide Builders · Precision HVAC · RF Contractors · ZM Construction

​Local Policy & Programs
Oakland and San Francisco are two of the most ambitious cities in the country in building decarbonization. Hear from the city leaders designing the programs and policies that shape the contractor landscape — and what they need from capital partners to go further.

​· Benny Zank, Building Decarbonization Coordinator — SF Environment Department · Shayna Hirshfield-Gold, Acting Sustainability Director — City of Oakland

​Designed for impact investors, CDFIs, philanthropy, utilities, and ecosystem partners ready to reflect on concrete ways to de-risk and accelerate contractor-led electrification.