Speakers

Transforming Energy Landscapes: Policy Strategies in Emerging Markets

Meghan Busse

Associate Professor
Kellogg School of Management

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Diego Mesa Puyo

Former Minister of Energy and Mines of Colombia and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy

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Bridging the Gap: Financing Critical Climate Tech Scale-Up

Holly Benz

Associate Professor
McCormick School of Engineering

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Emmanuel Lagarrigue

Global Co-Head of Climate
KKR & Co

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Reimagining Baseload: High-Stakes Funding for High-Demand Energy

Sara Chamberlain

Co-Founder, Managing Director
Earth Foundry

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Robey Clark

Director of Strategic Initiatives
Kairos Power

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Darpan Kapadia ‘00 MBA

COO
LS Power

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Steven Won ‘09 MS, ‘12 PhD

Founder, Managing Director
Power Insights

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Beyond EVs: Powering the Future of Freight

Brian Collie ‘03 MBA

Senior Partner and Managing Director
The Boston Consulting Group Inc

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Lance Fritz ‘91 MBA

Former CEO
Union Pacific

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Lee Kindberg

Former Head of Environment & Sustainability
Maersk

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A Deeper Dive into Government Policy for Energy and Climate Solutions

Andrew Barbeau

President
The Accelerate Group

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David Besanko

Professor
Kellogg School of Management

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Daniel Biss

Mayor
City of Evanston

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Robyn Gabel

Majority Leader
Illinois House of Representatives

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Financing Climate Resilient Infrastructure Globally

Kate Barnes

Senior Program Officer
MacArthur Foundation

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Benjamin Jones

Gordon and Llura Gund Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Co-Director, Ryan Institute on Complexity
Kellogg School of Management

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Navigating Carbon Markets: Innovating for a Sustainable Transition

Rajiv Kamaria

CFO
InterGroup Mining

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Fritz Troller

CEO/Founder
Therm

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Adapting Food and Agriculture Systems in a Changing Climate

Audrie Herren

Sustainability Manager
CoBank

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Megan Kashner

Professor and Director of Social Impact & Sustainability
Kellogg School of Management

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Sam Schiller ‘21 MBA

Co-Founder & CEO 
Carbon Yield, Regenerative Agriculture

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Lorilee Schultz

Manager & Owner
Mil-R-Mor Farm

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Energy Innovation for Grid Scale Technologies

Laura Bergedieck

Senior Vice President
RWE

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Taylor Blevin

Director
Ørsted

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Luke Liu ‘16 MBA

Director
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

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Kris Zadlo

CTO
Grid United

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