
SVLG’s 2023 Energy & Sustainability Summit
SVLG will host its 11th annual Energy & Sustainability Summit, Presented by Western Digital, on June 8, 2023 at Oracle in Redwood City! Join us for conversations about the numbers vs. the noise on ESG investments, the future of mass transit in the Bay Area and beyond, the impacts of federal legislation (including the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) on Silicon Valley, and more!
Hosted at Oracle, in Redwood City, SVLG’s Energy & Sustainability Summit, Presented by Western Digital drives content, context, and in-depth discussion on energy and the environment.
AGENDA
Agenda is provided at the bottom of the page.
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Hourly Schedule
Sustainable Growth 2023
- 11:00am - 11:05 am
- Welcome
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Speakers:
Jon Chorley
- 11:05 am - 11:35 am
- Powering Progress: From the DOE Earthshot Initiative to the Inflation Reduction Act
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Speakers:
Jennifer Granholm
- 11:35 am - 12:15 pm
- Panel: The Controversy of ESG: Numbers vs the Noise
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Speakers:
Fahmida Bangert, Joshua Parker, Justin Femmer, Molly Wood
- 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
- Lunch & Car Talk: Rubber Meets the Road: Realizing an EV Future
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Speakers:
Dr. Shelley Francis
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Eco-Economy: The Nexus of Environment and Innovation
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Speakers:
Ahmad Thomas, Michael Regan
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Panel 2: Mass Transit: At the Last Stop?
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Speakers:
Carolyn Gonot, Darlene Gee, Jeffrey Tumlin, Michelle Bouchard, Veronica Vanterpool
- 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
- Disrupting the Homefront: The State of Sustainable Housing Innovation
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Speakers:
Tom Steyer
- 3:20 pm - 3:25 pm
- Closing
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Speakers:
Tim McRae
- 3:25 pm - 5:00 pm
- Continued Conversations
- Cocktail Reception and Networking
















Speakers
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Ahmad ThomasCEO, SVLG
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Carolyn GonotGeneral Manager & Chief Executive Officer, VTA
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Darlene GeeSenior Vice President, HNTB
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Dr. Shelley FrancisCo-founder and Managing Partner, EVNoire
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Fahmida BangertSr. Director, Head of Environmental, Social & Governance, Intuitive Surgical
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Jeffrey TumlinDirector of Transportation, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
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Jennifer GranholmSecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy
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Jon ChorleyChief Sustainability Officer, Oracle
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Joshua ParkerSenior Director of Corporate Sustainability, Western Digital
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Justin FemmerPartner, PwC
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Michael ReganAdministrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Michelle BouchardExecutive Director, Caltrain
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Molly WoodFounder, Molly Wood Media
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Tim McRaeSenior Vice President, Sustainable Growth, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
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Tom SteyerCo-Executive Chair, Galvanize Climate Solutions
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Veronica VanterpoolDeputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
