Speakers listed in alpha order by last name. Click on any name to read their bio.
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Full NameJob TitleCompany
Elena BondarevaAdvisorVivit
Mic PattersonAmbassador of Innovation & CollaborationFacade Tectonics Institute
Avideh HaghighiArchitectZGF
Mark YeakeyArchitectWRNS Studio
Zohra AkhterArchitectCity of Los Angeles
Padraig McMorrowArchitectIBI Group
Adam WeisArchitectIBI Group
Deven UpadhyayAssistant General Manager and Chief Operating OfficerMetropolitan Water District of Southern California
Erin FeeneyAssociateDavid Baker Architects
Logan KelleyAssociateMithun
Sapna ThottathilAssociate Director of SustainabilityUniversity of California
Kelsey CeccarelliAssociate Engineering ManagerVerdani Partners
Bhavin DegadwalaAssociate PrincipalIntegral Group
Heather RosenbergAssociate PrincipalARUP
Pia Engel-MossAssociate PrincipalIntegral Group
Stephen ChapesAssociate PrincipalIDeAs Consulting
Teresa JanAssociate PrincipalGould Evans San Francisco
Michelle RoelofsAssociate PrincipalARUP
Lona RerickAssociate PrinicpalZGF Architects
Kanika SharmaAssociate, SustainabilityIntegral Group
Michelle ChristopherBuilding Performance Project ManagerPaladino
Ladan GhobadCEOENERlite Consulting, Inc
Rachelle BoucherChefKitchens to Life
James ConnellyChief Executive OfficerMy Green Lab
Nichol WhitemanChief Executive OfficerLos Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF)
Nurit KatzChief Sustainability OfficerUCLA
Lorraine MorenoCivil Engineering Assoc. IVCity of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering
K BajaClimate and EquityUSDN
Chase EngelhardtClimate Planning and Resilience CoordinatorClimate Resolve
Dr. Kimberley R. MinerClimate Scientist‎‎
Massey Burkeco-DirectorCalifornia Straw Building Association
Taylor FrancisCo-founderWatershed
Kyle PickettCo-founder & Executive DirectorThe William J. Worthen Foundation
Randall HigaConsulting EngineerSouthern California Edison
Michael SokolDeputy DirectorCalifornia Energy Commission
Diana AlleyDesignerZGF
Mark BuehrerDirector2020 ENGINEERING
Ari BoseDirector | Buildings Lead, USA EastIBI Group
Maril WrightDirector, Customer Energy SolutionsPacific Gas and Electric Company
Cynthia SmithDirector - Facilities, Design and ConstructionBaltimore City Public Schools
Farrah FarzanehDirector, Facilities PlanningFarrah Farzaneh
Colin ManghamDirector, Net Zero AcceleratorUSGCB-LA
Shawn HesseDirector of Business DevelopmentInternational Living Future Institute
Carter PrescottDirector of ElectrificationSouthern California Edison
Amy UptonDirector of Environmental DesignGrimm + Parker Architects
Ted TiffanyDirector of SustainabilityGuttmann & Blaevoet Consulting Engineers
Dominique HargreavesDirector of Sustainability and CSRAmerican Realty Advisors
Jacob KnowlesDirector of Sustainable DesignBR+A Consulting Engineers
Kjell AndersonDirector of Sustainable DesignLMN Architects
Shana KelleyDirector of Sustainable DesignKPFF Consulting Engineers
Stephanie ReinicheDirector of TechnologyASHRAE
Ginena HarkinsDirector - Safety Health & EnvironmentAstraZeneca
Holly CarrDirector, Solar DecathlonU.S. Department of Energy
Avinash RajagopalEditor in ChiefMetropolis
Galen WuElectrical EngineerPoint Energy Innovations
Hallie CramerEnergy AnalystGoogle
Aylin OzkanEnergy ConsultantRWDI
Andre VillasenorEPSU.S. EPA
Angie FyfeExecutive DirectorICLEi Local Governments for Sustainability USA
Pat LandoExecutive DirectorRecode_org
Ben StapletonExecutive DirectorUnited States Green Building Council - Los Angeles Chapter
Shubha MaheshwariExecutive Director of SustainabilityVerdani Partners
Cindy RegnierFLEXLAB Executive ManagerLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sunny WuFounderourCommonplace
Olivier CorradiFounderTomorrow
Leonard AdlerFounderGreen Jobs Network
Samiksha GadodiaFounder and ArchitectThe Green Ink Studio
Andrew EllsworthFounder & CEODoors Unhinged, LLC
Drew ShulaFounder & CEOVerdical Group
Christopher GalarzaFounder/Culinary Sustainability ConsultantForward Dining Solutions LLC.
Helen SandersGeneral ManagerTechnoform Glass Insulation NA, Inc.
Rathnashree PGeneral Manager - Sustainable DesignsLEAD Consultancy & Engineering Services (India) Private Limited
Ashley OrgainGlobal Director Advocacy and SustainabilitySeventh Generation
Nandana KumarGM - Sustainable DesignsLEAD Consultancy & Eng Services
Sam CialekHead of Business DevelopmentMaalka
Maddy RotmanHead of SustainabilityImperfect Foods
Ben WielgusHead of SustainabilityInforma
Anthony BernheimHealthy & Resilient Buildings Program ManagerSan Francisco International Airport
Anya WelchHigh Performance Sustainability EngineerCMTA, Inc.
Kira HuntLandscape Architectural TechnologistIBI Group
Chris HellsternLiving Building Challenge Services DirectorMiller Hull
Sheldon MendoncaManager, BuildingsRMI
Juan GonzalezManager of Strategic Development & SustainabilityU.S. Concrete
Maya GantleyManager. ProjectsAssociation for Energy Affordability
Gayathri SivakumarManager - Sustainable DesignLEAD Consultancy & Engineering Services (India) Private Limited
Selvarasu MaruManaging DirectorLEAD Consultancy & Engineering Services (India) Private Limited
Ronald RochonManaging PartnerMiller Hull Partnership
Hormoz JanssensManaging PrincipalInterface Engineering, Inc.
Sheree IpMarketing & PRPowerledger
Joshua HethMechanical EngineerSan Francisco International Airport
Jedidiah JenkinsNYT Best Selling Author and Entrepreneur
Marwa ZaatariPartnerD Zine Partners
Sam BakerPartnerDeloitte
Pauline SouzaPartner, Director of SustainabilityWRNS Studio
Paul MurdochPresidentPaul Murdoch Architects
Stephen AshkinPresidentThe Ashkin Group LLC
Joseph O'ConnellPresidentCreative Machines Inc.
Don DaviesPresidentMagnusson Klemencic Associates
Aravind BatraPrincipalP2S Inc
David ArkinPrincipalArkin Tilt Architects
Erin McConaheyPrincipalARUP
Heidi LubinPrincipaleSix Development
Stephanie Novak PappasPrincipalBaltimore City Public Schools
David KanedaPrincipal and Thought LeaderIDeAs Consulting
Edward ArringtonPrincipal Civil EngineerCity of Los Angeles - BOE
Sanjeev TankhaPrincipal, Director Building TechnologyStarq Design Inc
Gary LaiPrincipal, Director of Regenerative DesignAHBE/MIG
Simon FowellPrincipal EconomistAutocase
Anthony DentePrincipal EngineerVerdant Structural Engineers
Eric PetersonPrincipal, Publisher USGBC+ MagazineThe Content Worx
Dave IntnerProgram ManagerEnergy Code Ace
Miya KitaharaProgram ManagerStopWaste
Luis PerezProject CoordinatorGreen Loop
Luke LombardiProject EngineerThornton Tomasetti
michael strongProject ExecutivePankow Builders
Richard Jungproject managerPCL Construction Services, Inc.
Kevin CarbonnierProject ManagerNBI
Ritika DhamijaProject ManagerVerdical Group
Emma HughesProject Manager, LEEDU.S. Green Building Council
Alex IanchenkoResearch & design staffThe Miller Hull Partnership
Max WeiResearch Scientist1Lawrence Berkeley Lab
Nancy SutleyS. Assist Gen Mngr of External and Regulatory Affairs and CSOLos Angeles Department of Water & Power
Lisa HannamanSenior Account ManagerSouthern California Edison
Javier MariscalSenior AdvisorSouthern California Edison
Marcus HopperSenior Design Manager / Senior AssociateGensler
Panagiotis BakosSenior Energy EngineerARUP
Zara FahimSenior Energy EngineerARUP
Pete MunozSenior EngineerBiohabitats
Wendy ChanSenior Landscape ArchitectAHBE MIG
Jenny WiedowerSenior ManagerU.S. Green Building Council
Kristina von HoffmannSenior Operations DirectorClimate Resolve
Mike GodawaSenior Principal, Director of Engineering ServicesIntegral Group
Simon SolisSenior Project DesignerHMC Architects
Maurice GaskinsSenior Project ManagerBaltimore City Public School-Sr Project Mgr
Rebecca RamsdaleSenior Project ManagerVerdical Group
Nat ChanitsornSenior Vice PresidentBCPG - Thailand
Caroline ChoiSenior Vice President, Corporate AffairsEdison International and Southern California Edison
John DalzellSr. ArchitectBoston Planning & Development Agency
Brian ReidSr. Project ManagerPACE Advanced Water Engineering
Frances YangStructures & Sustainability SpecialistArup North America Ltd.
Emily EnglishSustainability DirectorBNBuilders
Yash PatelSustainability & Energy ManagerSBCCD
Stacy KaukSustainability Fund DirectorShopify
Jessie BuckmasterSustainability ManagerHATHAWAY DINWIDDIE CONSTRUCTION CO
Jasmine A. LomaxSustainability ManagerKilroy Realty
Natalie WheatingSustainability ManagerHensel Phelps
Elena NansenSustainability SpecialistLionakis
Srinidhi Sampath-KumarSustainable Housing Policy and Program ManagerCalifornia Housing Partnership
Melissa BakerSVPUS Green Building Council
Marta SchantzSVP, Greenprint Center for Building PerformanceUrban Land Institute
Alejandra MenchacaVice PresidentThornton Tomasetti
Colin SchlessVice PresidentThornton Tomasetti
Jessica LoeperVice PresidentVerdani Partners
Kevin MusslerVice PresidentCMTA
Sarah StanleyVice PresidentRuder Finn
Marcius ExtavourVice President, Energy & ClimateXPRIZE
Corey EnckVP, LEED Technical DevelopmentU.S. Green Building Council
Gautami PalankiVP SustainabilityThe Howard Hughes Corporation