7:00 AM | Registration and Networking with Refreshments |
8:30 AM | Summit Welcome |
8:40 AM | Opening Keynote – The Role of Hydrogen in California’s Energy Economy- Senator Henry Stern, California Senate
- Janice Lin, Founder and Board Member, Green Hydrogen Council; Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Strategen
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9:20 AM | Policy Roundtable – What can the Legislature achieve in the 2020 session to advance the role of hydrogen to meet California’s Climate and Energy goals?- Moderator: Lorraine Paskett, Cambridge LCF
- V John White, Executive Director, CEERT
- Michael Colvin, Director, California Energy Program, Environmental Defense Fund
- John Ackler, Legislative Director, Senator Bob Archuleta
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10:00 AM | Networking Break |
10:20 AM | Keynote: Getting to Neutral – Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California- Dr. Steve Bohlen, Program Manager, Energy and Homeland Security, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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10:30 AM | Roundtable: Renewable Hydrogen as a Key Enabler: How to Transition from Fossil Fuels?- Moderator: Janice Lin, Founder and Board Member, Green Hydrogen Council; Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Strategen
- Prof. Jack Brouwer, Director, National Fuel Cell Research Center
- Brian Goldstein, Executive Director, Energy Independence Now
- Joe Lyou, President and CEO, Coalition for Clean Air
- Wladimir Sarmiento-Darkin, US West Region Business Development Director, Linde
- Dr. Steve Bohlen, Program Manager, Energy and Homeland Security, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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11:30 AM | Roundtable: What are the Policy and Technology Challenges to Achieving Zero Carbon and Renewable Hydrogen Production at Scale and Reliable Supply at Low Cost?- Moderator: Diane Moss, Founding Director, Renewables 100 Policy Institute
- Sean Ebnet, Lead Business Developer, Orsted
- Tanya Peacock, Public Policy & Planning Manager, Southern California Gas Company
- Sandy Goldberg, Advisor to Commissioner Clifford Rechtschaffen, California Public Utilities Commission
- Elias Greenbaum, President, GTA, Inc.
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12:30 PM | Networking Lunch – Catering by Magpie |
1:30 PM | Roundtable: Zero Emission Heavy Duty Freight, Transit and Clean Ports: An Opportunity for Scaling Hydrogen Mobility and Infrastructure?- Moderator: Commissioner Patty Monahan, California Energy Commission
- Nicolas Pocard, Director, Marketing, Ballard Power Systems
- Katerina Robinson, Office of Senator Nancy Skinner
- Kim Okafor, Manager of Zero Emission Solutions, Trillium – A Love’s Company
- Heather Arias, Transportation and Toxics Division Chief, California Air Resources Board
- Joseph Impullitti, Technology Demonstration Manager, South Coast Air Quality Management District
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2:30 PM | Roundtable: Providing Resiliency in a High Risk Energy Environment – What is the Role of Renewable Hydrogen and Fuel Cells?- Moderator: Katrina Fritz, Executive Director, California Stationary Fuel Cell Collaborative
- Joyce Steingass, Senior Utility Engineer, Resiliency & Microgrids, CPUC
- Chris DiGiovanni, Manager, Gas Strategy, Policy & Development, PG&E
- Allie Detrio, Senior Advisor – California, Microgrid Resources Coalition
- David Erne, Smart Grid R&D, California Energy Commission
- Dr. Sarah E. Brady, Deputy Director, California Council on Science and Technology
- Pippin Mader, P.E., Staff Air Pollution Specialist, Office of Community Air Protection, Technology Assessment Section, California Air Resources Board
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3:30 PM | Networking Break with Refreshments |
3:45 PM | Keynote – The Role of Hydrogen in California’s Climate and Air Quality Goals, and Renewable Energy Mandates- Hector de la Torre, Board Member, California Air Resources Board
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4:00 PM | Roundtable: Seeing the Forest for the Trees? A Holistic View of the Value of Hydrogen in the Energy System- Moderator: Jeff Reed – UC Irvine – Report to CEC on Renewable Hydrogen Pathways
- Commissioner Cliff Rechtschaffen, California Public Utilities Commission
- Gil Castillo, Senior Group Manager, Alternative Vehicle & Advanced Vehicle Strategy, Hyundai
- Michelle Sim, Commercial Development Manager, Southern California Gas Company
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5:00 PM | Adjourn |
5:15 PM to 6:30 PM | Networking Reception – Mezzanine @ The Bank- 629 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814
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