Video | West Coast Regional Climate Leadership

Video| WEST COAST REGIONAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP

12th Annual Sustainability Summit This annual summit at the Getty Center is a momentous event in our city, annually drawing more than 1,500 industry, corporate and civic leaders in attendance and via livestream. This exceptional forum advocates for business-driven solutions and effective public policy to help Los Angeles realize a more sustainable future.

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Read more here: https://www.labusinesscouncil.org/2018-sustainability-summit-live-stream

Getty Host Welcome: Deborah Marrow, Director, Getty Foundation

Summit Emcee:  Evan Halper, National Reporter, LA Times

LABC Welcome: Nadine Watt, President, Watt Companies, LABC Chair 

Introduction:  Cisco DeVries, CEO, Renew Financial

State Keynote: The Honorable Kevin de Leon, Senate President pro Tem Emeritus, State of California

Spotlight Sessions:

How Academic Institutions Can Lead on Sustainability: Erica Wohldmann, Director, CSUN Sustainability Institute

Creating a Three-Dimensional Transportation System with Drones: Derrick Xiong, Co-Founder & CMO, EHang, Inc.

PANEL SESSION ONE: TECHNOLOGY ENABLED SOLUTIONS

Introduction: Ben Côté, President, Sanexen Water Inc.

Framer: David Wright, General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

Moderator: Matt Petersen, President & CEO, LA Cleantech Incubator

Elizabeth Fretheim, Senior Director, Supply Chain Sustainability, Walmart

Paul Jennings, Principal, PCS Energy

 Dennis Rodriguez, Chief City Executive, Siemens

Dr. Zafer Sahinoglu, Senior Director, Business Innovations Division, Mitsubishi Electric

Kasey Krape, Senior Program Manager, Strategy & Business Development, Tesla