Speakers
Featuring speakers from these industry-leading organizations and many more.
Keynote Speakers
Ed Mazria
Founder & CEO
Architecture 2030Morning Keynote
Amanda Sturgeon
CEO
International Living Future InstituteMidday Keynote
Terry Tamminen
Former CEO
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
Afternoon Keynote
Kevin de León
California Senator Emeritus
Robin Hood Gala Keynote
Master Speakers
Joel Cesare
Sustainable Projects Manager
City of Santa Monica
James Connelly
Vice President, Strategic Growth
International Living Future Institute
Lauren Faber O’Connor
Chief Sustainability Officer
Office of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles
Eric Corey Freed
Sustainability Disruptor
Morrison Hershfield
David Hertz
Founder
Studio of Environmental Architecture / Skysource
Sara Neff
Senior Vice President, Sustainability
Kilroy Realty Corporation
Matt Petersen
President and CEO
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
Nancy Sutley
Chief Sustainability Officer
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Speakers & Panelists
John Ambert
Founder and President
Studio Verde
Jacob Arlein
Partner
stok
Sean Armstrong
Managing Principal
Redwood Energy
Eera Babtiwale
Associate Principal / Vice President of Sustainability
HMC Architects
Scott Beckman
Director of Sustainability
PCL Construction
Janice Berman
Director, Grid Innovations
Pacific Gas & Electric
Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic
President and CEO
A SustainAble Production
Martha Brook
Energy Policy Advisor to Commissioner Andrew McAllister
California Energy Commission
Anthony Brower
LEED Fellow & Director of Sustainable Design
Gensler
Washington, D.C.
Jessie Buckmaster
Sustainability Manager
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company
Marlon Calderon
Manager, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s La Kretz Innovation Campus
Office of Sustainability and Economic Development
Wayne Campbell
Design Manager
Webcor
Eric Carbonnier
VP of Sustainability
HMC Architects
Mike Carey
Environmental and Sustainability Coordinator
Orange Coast College
Charlie Christenson
Vice President & Senior Project Manager
Brummitt Energy Associates
Joseph Coriaty
Partner
Frederick Fisher and Partners
Heidi Creighton
Associate Principal
BuroHappold Engineering
Nura Darabi
Associate
Integral Group
Monique Davis
Senior Engineer & Practice Lead
Skid Row Housing TrustRobin Hood Gala Speaker
Steve Delgado
Chief Development Officer
Homeboy IndustriesRobin Hood Gala Speaker
Philip Donovan
Studio Principle
Little Diversified
Marika Erdely
CEO
Green EconoME
Farhad Farahmand
Project Manager
TRC
Ali Flynn
Sustainability Coordinator
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company
Xavier Gaucher
Principal
ePHiciency
Gary Gero
Chief Sustainability Officer
County of Los Angeles
Julia Gisewite
Director of Sustainability
Turner Construction
Jon Griesser
Supervisor of Energy and Climate Programs
County of San Luis Obispo
Steve Gross
Senior Energy Analyst & Mechanical Engineer
Interface Engineering
Andreas Gyr
Real Estate Sustainability Program Manager
Google
Avideh Haghighi
Architect / Sustainability Specialist
ZGF Architects
Tony Hans
National Director of Sustainable Projects
CMTA
Dominique Hargreaves
Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer
Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
Kathleen Hetrick
Senior Sustainability Engineer
BuroHappold Engineering
Holly Hill
Senior Sustainability Program Manager
Southern California Edison
Steven M. Hilton
President and CEO Emeritus
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Emma Hughes
Project Manager, LEED
U.S. Green Building Council
David Jacot
Director of Efficiency Solutions
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Chelsea Johnson
Associate
David Baker Architects
Tahseena Kahn
President
Energy Managers LLC
David Kaneda
Principal, Electrical
Integral Group
Nurit Katz
Chief Sustainability Officer
University of California, Los Angeles
Kris Kim
Managing Director, Business Development
Bloom Energy
Alice Kimm
Co-Founder
John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
Sara Kingman
Sustainability Engineer
BuroHappold Engineering
Bernie Kotlier
Executive Director
Sustainable Energy Solutions Labor Management Cooperation Committee, California and Nevada
Chris Ladner
Founding Partner
Entegrity Partners
Gary Lai
Principal
AHBE/MIG
Pat Lando
Executive Director
Recode
Andrew Lee
Zero Energy Director
International Living Future Institute
Richard A. Ludt
Director of Environmental Affairs
Interior Removal Specialist, Inc.
Rosie Magana
Self-Generation Incentive Program Manager
SoCalGas
Moshik Mah
Design Principal
HDR
John Marler
Vice President of Energy and Environment
AEG
Maria McCain
Sustainability Coordinator
Natural Resources Defense Council
Cynthia McClain-Hill
Commission Vice President
LADWP
Ryan McMullan
Principal
Lean Green Way
Sindu Meier
Senior Associate
William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.
Mitra Memari
Partner
ZGF
Katherine Miller
Director, Campus Development
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Pete Muñoz
Senior Engineer & Practice Lead
Biohabitats
Warren Neilson
Vice President of Real Estate
Flow Kana
Josh Nelson
Project Manager
Hathaway Dinwiddie
Hilary Noll
Architect / Sustainability Integration Leader
Mithun
David Nott
Apprentice Coordinator, Los Angeles County Chapter
National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
Nika Parsa
Principal
Integral Group
Marialyce Pedersen
Senior Policy Analyst
Disney
Marcel Porras
Chief Sustainability Officer - Transportation Technology
Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Eileen Quigley
Regional Sustainable Operations Manager
WeWork
Riji Raja
Retail Manager Events Coordinator
The Giving KeysRobin Hood Gala Speaker
Amber Richane
Project Manager
City of Santa Monica
Frank Romero-Crockett
Impact Communications & Design Manager
United WayRobin Hood Gala Speaker
Katie Ross
Senior Sustainability Program Manager
Microsoft
Heather Schrock
Director, Environmental Partnerships
Bonneville Environmental Foundation - Business For Water Stewardship
Kanika Sharma
Senior Project Manager & Energy Analyst
Verdical Group
Alan Shepherd
Principal
PAE Engineers
Drew Shula
Founder & Principal
Verdical Group
Pete Skala
Deputy Director of Energy Division
California Public Utilities Commission
Allan Skodowski
Principal
Rivion
Katie Sloan
Director, eMobility and Building Electrification
Southern California Edison
Pauline Souza
Partner and Director of Sustainability
WRNS Studio
Laurence Spang
Principal
Arrowstreet Architecture
Lauren Sparandara
REWS Sustainability Program Manager
Google, Inc.
Ben Stapleton
Executive Director
U.S. Green Building Council Los Angeles Chapter
Michelle M. Stevenson
COO / CMO
The Giving KeysRobin Hood Gala Speaker
Michael Strong
Senior Project Manager
Pankow Builders
John Supp
Account Services Manager
Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Sharon Tomkins
Vice President, Customer Solutions, Communications and Environmental Strategy
SoCalGas
Kristen Torres Pawling
Sustainability Program Director
Los Angeles County Chief Sustainability Office
Julie Tumamait-Stenslie
Native American Heritage Commissioner & Chairperson
Barbareno / Ventureno Band of Mission Indians
Brian Turner
Project Manager
CMTA
Will Vicent
Energy Codes & Standards, Customer Programs & Services
Southern California Edison
Bill Walsh
Founder & President of the Board
Healthy Building Network
Deborah Weintraub
Chief Deputy City Engineer, Chief Architect, Bureau of Engineering
City of Los Angeles
Larry Young
Senior Manager of Supply Chain Management
Southern California Edison
Nick Young
Senior Project Manager
Association for Energy Affordability, Inc.
Abstract Review Committee
With a focus on diversity of thought leadership, the Abstract Review Committee evaluates all submitted abstracts to select the highest quality educational program content for NZ19. The Committee is composed of nationally leading subject-matter experts in energy, water, waste, transit, policy, manufacturing, engineering, architecture, utilities, government, and sustainable design.
Liz Beardsley
Senior Policy Counsel
U.S. Green Building CouncilWashington, D.C.
Patrick Boyle
Director, Corporate Sustainability
Sloan Valve CompanyChicago, IL
Denise Braun
Principal
All About WasteLos Angeles, CA
Jessie Buckmaster
Sustainability Manager
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction CompanySacramento, CA
Dan Burgoyne
Dan Burgoyne
California Department of General Services (DGS)Sacramento, CA
Tony Hans
Vice President/National Director of Sustainable Projects
CMTA EngineersProspect, KY
Andrew Lee
Zero Energy Director
International Living Future InstituteSeattle, WA
Bill Maclay
Founder & Principal
Maclay ArchitectsWaitsfield, VT
Pete Muñoz
Senior Engineer & Practice Lead
BiohabitsPortland, OR
Corinne Ralph
Head of Transit Operations
LADOTLos Angeles, CA
Rami Vagal
Senior Manager, Sustainability
Mohawk GroupAtlanta, GA
Ruby Rose Yepez
ZNE & Building Energy Code Technical Specialist
Southern California EdisonLos Angeles, CA