The Climate Champions

Craig Ebert, President, Climate Action Reserve, an Offset Project Registry for the Compliance Offset Program under California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: "We know how to do it now, what we lack right now is the will. And that needs to change right now."

CB Bhattacharya, Chair of Sustainability and Ethics, University of Pittsburgh, author of Small Actions, Big Difference, and business strategy innovation expert on how companies can leverage “intangible assets” and "psychological ownership" to unlock value

Peter Asmus, Research Director at GuideHouse Insights, author of three books addressing environmental issues, and global expert on maximizing value of microgrids, distributed energy resources, virtual power plants, nanogrids and other renewable technology

Robert Yost is the Founder and President of American Wind, inventor of two issued patents for the MicroCube micro wind turbine, a former employee of Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas), GE Aircraft Engines, and Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Engines.

Doug Houseman, Principal Consultant at 1898 & Company, A Burns & McDonnell Division. Previously, CTO at Capgemini and Vice President of Technical Innovation at EnerNex. And certainly one of the premier Grid Modernization movers and shakers in the world.

Barbara Bry, President Pro Tem of the San Diego City Council for the 1st District, candidate for Mayor of San Diego, high-tech entrepreneur, and community leader. "I can't say it enough: this is the only environment we've got, so we need to protect it."

Todd Gloria, California State Assemblymember and candidate for Mayor of San Diego. Serving as the City's Interim Mayor from 2013 to March 2014, he introduced San Diego’s groundbreaking Climate Action Plan, moving the City to 100% renewable energy by 2035.

Neil Bellefeuille, Partner and Senior Design Thinking Strategist, BILD, a strategic consultancy that helps mid-market companies integrate social and environmental sustainability into core business strategy to accelerate performance and create value.

Alan Scheller-Wolf, Professor of Operations Management, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, teaches the importance of sustainability in business and researches stochastic processes, often applied to the energy and sustainability domain.

Peter Fox-Penner, Author of the widely acclaimed Smart Power and the newly released Power After Carbon: Building a Clean, Resilient Grid. Peter is Founder & Director of Boston University's Questrom School of Business, and wears many other awesome hats!