Friday, March 17, 2023
UCLA Anderson’s Energy and Cleantech Association was thrilled to host the annual Energy Innovation Conference on Friday, March 17, 2023. This year's theme was "Decarbonizing the Future." The event featured panels on electric mobility, carbon management, cleantech finance and women's representation in the industry. Professionals and MBA students learned from leaders and subject matter experts and engaged in discussion about career development in cleantech.

Funding Growth in Cleantech
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EV Against the Odds?
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Can We Reduce Carbon Emissions?
Climate change challenges us to find effective strategies


















- Marisa Hamsik, General Manager, Chevron
- Dan Hopper ('16), Director, Southern California Edison
- Camly Tran, Head of Operations, CarbonBuilt
- Moderator: Kelly Clark, ESG Specialist and Stakeholder Management, UCLA Anderson Center for Impact
- Natalie Zandt, Founder and CEO, MeterLeader
- Nadia Hadi, Principal, Fifth Wall
- Zora Chung, CFO, ReJoule
- Daryl-lynn Roberts, Vice President, Visage Energy and Co-Founder of Carbon Blade DAC
- Moderator: Molly Crete, Senior Program Manager, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)
- Sara Montalat Verdú, Director of Program Management, Xos Trucks
- Ailsa Yew ('17), Senior Project Manager, Southern California Edison
- Nell Oliver, VP Internal Operations and Program Management, EVgo
- Moderator: Zack Marcoux ('23), MBA Candidate, UCLA Anderson
- Vaughn Blake, Partner, Blue Bear Capital
- Michael Tsokur, Managing Director, Boundless Capital Partners
- Anil Tammineedi ('08), Partner, Angeleno Group
- Tim Arnold ('21), General Partner, Steamwork Ventures
- Moderator: Adi Ravikumar ('24), MBA Candidate, UCLA Anderson

This past Conference was held on February 28th, 2020 at UCLA Anderson's newest state-of-the-art, LEED Platinum facility, Marion Anderson Hall.
Under the threat of wild fires, power shortages, increasing energy costs, and carbon emissions, California's energy infrastructure is in dire need of modernization. Our 2020 conference focused on the innovation currently underway to combat the challenges facing California's grid and modernize the infrastructure for a more sustainable future. We brought in speakers from major grid controllers, boutique energy providers, energy project financing firms, and more!