

AEG New York 26Q2 Campus & Building Decarbonization Summit
April 23rd @ WSP USA (1 Penn Plaza) Agenda:
11:30am - 12:30pm Networking Lunch
12:30pm - 1:00pm Opening Remarks
Peggie Neville, Deputy Director, Efficiency, Equity & Innovation, Office of Markets & Innovation, New York State Department of Public Service
Gina Bocra, Vice President, Built Ecology, WSP USA
Jared Landsman, Associate Director, E3
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 Campus & Building Decarbonization, to achieve New York's energy, health and prosperity goals, a critical obstacle to collectively overcome in 12 months is _________."
Susanne DesRoches, Sr. Vice President, Clean & Resilient Buildings, NYSERDA
Sean Morris, Senior Energy Engineer, Columbia University
Debora Lopes, Senior Policy Advisor, NYC Public Housing Preservation Trust
Linnea Paton, Section Manager, Steam Long Range Planning, Con Edison
2:00pm - 2:30pm Task Force Updates
2:30pm - 4:00pm Breakout Challenge + Discussion
Strategically placed at tables, participants develop and pitch a 12 month solution and 90 day sprint.
Discussion Leaders:
Phil Jonat, Vice President, Energy Northeast, WSP USA
Simon Mugo, Senior Program Manager, ICF
Satyen Moray, Director, Decarbonization Advisory Services, DNV
Sarah Johnson, Executive Director, Air Quality Program, NYC Department of Health
Dina Rabiner, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Innovation, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Jenna Agins, Energy & Sustainability Assistant Director, NYU Langone Health
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.
April 24th @ Con Edison Building Decarb Summit (4 Irving Place) Agenda:
8:30am - 9:30am: Networking Breakfast
9:30am - 10:00am: Welcome & Opening Remarks
Shaun Hoyte, Head of Clean Energy Networks, Con Edison
H.G. Chissell, Founder & CEO, Advanced Energy Group
Jennifer Bloom Leone, Assistant Commissioner/Chief Sustainability Officer, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
10:00am - 11:30am: Projects in Motion
Laura Humphrey, Senior Director of Energy & Sustainability, L+M Development Partners
Joshua Shaffer, Capital Planning & Sustainability Manager, RiseBoro Community Partnership
Eric Kanterman, Sr. Business Development Manager: C&I Energy Efficiency Programs, Con Edison
Kevin Appleby, Chief Executive Officer, RUHL Americas
John Loughran, Specialist - Rate Engineering, Con Edison
11:30am - 12:00pm: Workforce Development: Training & Collaboration
Laura Giannini, Contractor, TRC, NYSERDA
James Barry, Senior Manager, Program Development, 32BJ Training Fund
Angela Son, Founder, The Green Launchpad
12:00pm – 1:00pm: Networking Lunch
1:00pm – 1:30pm: Decarbonization Considerations for Affordable Housing in NY
Lauren Ross, Senior Director, Research & Strategy, NEEP
Elizabeth Zeldin, Program Director, Enterprise Community Partners
1:30pm - 2:30pm: Customer Panel
“Regarding the commitment for building electrification and weatherization savings, a critical issue to collaboratively address over the next 12 months is___."
Kritika Kharbanda, Head of Sustainability, Henning Larsen
Kimberly Ricciardi, Program Manager, Con Edison
Michele Pitale, Managing Director, Head of C-PACE, CounterpointSRE
Lee Friend, Owner, Mohawk Energy Partners LLC
2:30pm - 3:30pm: Breakout Challenge - Problem Solving in Action
Discussion Leaders:
Ellen Honigstock, Senior Director, Education, Urban Green Council
Michele Pitale, Managing Director, Head of C-PACE, CounterpointeSRE
Stacie Livingston, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Hines
Robert Peras, President, FEAT Solutions
Audrey Buckman, Account Director, EVORA Global
Saagar Patel, Sr. Director of Decarbonization, Equity Residential
Mehdi Hosseini, Energy & Sustainability, JLL
Elizabeth Traynor, Senior Research Analyst, Buildings, ACEEE
Erik Tanner, VP of Operations and Engineering, Am Trust Realty Corp
Christianna Ambo-Jones, Department Manager, Strategic Planning & Operations Design, Customer Clean Energy Programs, Con Edison
David Pianko, Energy Manager, Yeshiva University
Janean Thomas, Vice President, Workforce Development, The JPI Group
Garrett Modeste, Director of Growth and Customer Success, Kelvin
Michael Liberta, Associate, Intelligent Energy Group
3:30pm – 4:00pm: Conclusion
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