Thursday, September 23, 2021 | 10:00AM-1:00PM PST
LACI Power Day
Virtual Event
LACI Power Day is a celebration of California’s clean energy ecosystem that is advancing and accelerating our transition to a clean electric grid. This year, LACI Power Day will bring together startups, policymakers, industry leaders, and advocates to discuss the latest advancements and barriers in the clean energy sector. The forum will feature discussions on Southern California’s building electrification efforts and lessons learned from this year’s summer grid operations to improve reliability. Additionally, the forum will showcase startup companies from both our early-stage Innovators Program and our core Incubation Program, highlighting these entrepreneurs’ contributions to clean technology services and pilots that provide societal, economic, and environmental benefits to the greater Los Angeles region.
Keynote Speaker
Wade Crowfoot
Secretary
CA Natural Resources Agency
Remarks by
Beth Vaughan
Executive Director
CalCCA
Panel: Building Electrification
Vida Asiegbu
Principal
Energy Impact Partners
Kevin Clark
Region Sales Manager-Utility & New Construction
Rheem Manufacturing Company
Srinidhi Sampath
Sustainable Housing Policy and Program Manager
CA Housing Partnership
Kyle Cherrick
VP of Business Development
Electrum
David Jacot
Director of Energy Efficiency
LADWP
Panel: Lessons Learned from Summer Grid Operations
Simran Suri
Investor
Equal Ventures
JP Harper
Global Leader for Distributed Energy Resources
Itron
Lauren Faber O’Connor
Chief Sustainability Officer
City of Los Angeles
Michael Backstrom
Vice President of Regulatory Policy
Southern California Edison
John Westerman
Director of Project Development
Schneider Electric
Panel: Pilot Success Stories
Karen Sabath
Co-founder and CEO
TBM Designs
Max Pfieffer
Co-founder and CEO
Maxwell Vehicles
Sabrina Williams
Co-founder and CEO
SEED
Kate Shox
Founding Partner
Trucks VC
Agenda
9:30-10:00am:
Virtual Platform Launches & Networking
10:00-10:15am:
Assembly, Welcome, Opening Remarks
10:15-10:40am:
Panel: Pilot Success Stories
10:40-11:25am:
11:30-12:05pm:
Incubator Pilots Pitch Showcase:
Track 1: Energy & the Circular Economy
Track 2: Transportation
Power Talk Panels
Track 1: Southern California’s Building Electrification Efforts
Track 2: Lessons Learned from 2021 Summer Grid Conditions
12:05-12:15pm:
Keynote Address by CA Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot
12:15-12:40pm:
Innovators Lightning Pitch Showcase:
Track 1: Energy & the Circular Economy
Track 2: Transportation
12:40-12:50pm:
Remarks by CalCCA Executive Director Beth Vaughan
12:50-12:55pm:
12:55-1:10pm:
Closing Remarks
Networking
