Politico Energy Summit

Thu, 18 May 2023 16:00:00 GMT

Sponsored by fossil-fuel utility Southern Company and tar-sands and natural-gas pipeline company TC Energy.

A new world energy order is emerging and America’s place in it is at a critical juncture.

Join POLITICO for its first-ever energy summit to explore how the U.S. is positioning itself in a complicated energy future.

While the Biden administration pushes forward on the energy transition, global energy demand and prices along with geopolitical pressures continue to complicate what is already a tricky political path toward clean energy. What are the most viable policy and regulatory solutions available in Washington to advance the clean energy agenda?

Throughout the day, we will also explore any progress made on the ground with the infrastructure and climate packages intended to move the U.S. to a renewable energy economy through electric vehicle adoption, a Just Transition to support oil and gas workers moving into green sector jobs and Biden’s environmental justice proposals.

We will also dig into clean energy technologies and innovation, including wind energy, solar power, nuclear, and battery technologies, the electrification of the transportation sector, while acknowledging the larger political forces that will shape any policy wins. Finally, we’ll explore the latest developments in Washington in the battle to implement and enforce ESG standards to combat climate change.

The Schuyler

1001 14th Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20005

This program will also be available to watch on our virtual event platform provided the week of the event.

A light lunch will be served upon arrival, and a cocktail reception with light hors d’oeuvres will follow the program.

AGENDA

11:30 AM Doors Open & Lunch
12:00 PM Welcome Remarks
  • Sudeep Reddy, Senior Managing Editor, POLITICO
12:25 PM Executive Conversation
  • François Poirier, President and Chief Executive Officer, TC Energy
  • Goli Sheikholeslami, Chief Executive Officer, POLITICO Media Group
12:45 PM Regional Partnerships for Energy Security and Climate Action
  • Sharon Burke, Founder and President, Ecospherics & Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy
  • Christopher Sands, Director, Canada Institute, Wilson Center
Moderated by: Manuel Quiñones, Daily Editor, E&E News
1:10 PM A Conversation with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
  • Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico
Moderated by: Gloria Gonzalez, Deputy Energy Editor, POLITICO
1:30 PM Innovating Our Way to Lower Emissions
  • John Delaney, Founder & CEO, Forbright Bank, Former U.S. Representative
  • Melanie Nakagawa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft
  • Jigar Shah, Director, Loan Programs Office, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Val Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer, Citi
Moderated by: Debra Kahn, Deputy Sustainability Editor, POLITICO
2:00 PM Networking Break
2:20 PM A Conversation with Heather Boushey, PhD
  • Heather Boushey, PhD, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers and Chief Economist for the Invest in America Cabinet at the White House

Moderated by: Emma Dumain, Reporter, E&E News

2:40 PM The Fight for Market Share as America’s Energy Mix Evolves
  • Chris Colbert, Chief Financial Officer, NuScale
  • Erin Duncan, Vice President of Congressional Affairs, Solar Energy Industries Association
  • Michael Goff, PhD, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

Moderated by: Catherine Morehouse, Energy Reporter, POLITICO

3:10 PM A Conversation with Deputy United States Trade Representative Jayme White
  • Ambassador Jayme White, Deputy United States Trade Representative

Gavin Bade, Moderated by: Catherine Morehouse, Energy Reporter, POLITICO

3:30 PM Networking Break
4:00 PM A Conversation with Sen. Ed Markey
  • Sen. Ed Markey, Chair, Clean Air, Climate, & Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (D-MA)

Moderated by: Zack Colman, Climate & Energy Reporter, POLITICO

4:20 PM A Conversation with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
  • Secretary Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Department of Energy

Moderated by: Zack Colman, Climate & Energy Reporter, POLITICO

4:40 PM Editorial Roundtable
  • Zack Colman, Climate & Energy Reporter, POLITICO
  • Debra Kahn, Deputy Sustainability Editor, POLITICO
  • Greg Mott, Sustainability Editor, POLITICO
5:00 PM Reception