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Julia Hamm
Chief Executive Officer & President
Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
Abigail Ross Hopper
Chief Executive Officer & President
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Tom Starrs
Vice President, Market Strategy & Policy
SunPower Corporation
Paula Glover
President & Chief Executive Officer
American Association of Blacks in Energy
Stephanie Cutter
Political Strategist
Former Deputy Campaign Manager for Obama 2012, Former Deputy Senior Advisor to President Obama
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Brian Davis
Vice President, Energy Solutions
Shell New Energies
PART I: THE VISION FOR SOLAR + SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES
What does the future of solar + other clean energy resources look like? This session will start by laying out the vision for how these technologies fit into a comprehensive decarbonization strategy.
The clean energy sector – particularly solar, wind, and storage – can credibly say that its growth prospects dwarf those of traditional energy industries, in terms of both capital investment and job growth. But we don’t act like it. Policymakers hear our industries and advocates speaking as individual voices rather than as a loud and persistent roar. The second part of this session will address how we can change that message and present policymakers with a comprehensive vision for a clean energy future that is affordable, reliable, sustainable, and represents a major growth engine for the U.S. economy.
Join us for Part II on Tuesday morning.