PROGRAM

February 28th

Venue: Pulitzer Hall, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University

Arrivals and registration

Opening keynote address

Ms. Carrie Woerner, Assemblywoman, New York State Assembly

Opening fireside chat

Panel discussion #1: Global landscape of the energy transition

Ms. Febrian Irawati Mamesah, Minister Counsellor for Sustainable Development and Partnership, Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the UN
Ms. Sneha Dubey, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of India to the UN
Ms. Shari Friedman, Managing Director, Climate & Sustainability, Eurasia Group
Mr. Roger Martella, CSO, GE Vernova

Panel discussion #2: Policy as catalyst for renewable energy technologies deployment

Ms. Meave Tooher, Managing Attorney, NYS Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission
Mr. Zachary Hanson, Vice President, Project Finance, Rabobank
Mr. Shaun Keegan, CEO, Solar Landscape
Mr. John DiMarco, Managing Director, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

Lunch: Roundtable conversations on clean energy technologies

Keynote address

Ms. Shawyn Patterson-Howard, 30th Mayor, City of Mount Vernon

Afternoon fireside chat

Panel discussion #3: Financing the energy transition in emerging and developing markets

Mr. Diego Mesa, Deputy Head of the Climate Policy Division, International Monetary Fund
Mr. Riad Meddeb, Director of Sustainable Energy Hub, UNDP
Ms. Luisa Palacios, Managing Director, Emerging Markets Energy Transition Finance & Deputy Director of Research (Acting), Center on Global Energy Policy
Ms. Suman Sureshbabu, Managing Director, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

Panel discussion #4: Unlocking energy transition through private capital

Mr. Neil Suslak, Managing Partner, Braemar Energy Ventures
Ms. Mekala Krishnan, Partner, McKinsey
Mr. Christopher Poirier, Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Mr. Daniel Egan, Managing Director, Americas Head of Real Estate Sustainability, Blackstone

Stand-up live show

Mr. Rollie Williams, Climate Town

Transfer time

Networking reception (Marlow Bistro, 1018 Amsterdam Avenue)