Community Economic Mobility

Community Economic Mobility: A Focus On Energy and Climate Resilience

Community Economic Mobility: A Focus on Energy and Climate Resilience - CA Economic Pre-SUmmit Institute

Agenda

Livestream Day 1 Replay:



7:30 am
Coffee & Fellowship

8:00 am
Preview/Safety Moment


 
Nicole Parra

Nicole Parra
Director, California Renewable Energy Laboratory, Kern CCD

 
Carlos Medina

Carlos Medina
Industrial Automation, Bakersfield College

 

Session Video

8:10 am
Welcome Remarks


 
Romeo Agbalog

Romeo Agbalog
President of the Board of Trustees, Kern Community College District

 

Session Video

8:20 am
City Proclamation


 
Karen Goh

Karen Goh
Bakersfield Mayor
@karenkgoh

 

Session Video

8:30 am
Kern CCD Chancellor Remarks


 
Sonya Christian

Sonya Christian
Kern CCD Chancellor
@sonyachristian

 

Session Video

8:45 am
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Director Remarks


 
Martin Keller

Martin Keller
NREL Director

 

Session Video

9:30 am
Higher Ed: Advancing the Governor's Ambitious Education and Climate Agenda


Moderator

Ben Chida

Ben Chida
Chief Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Governor Newsom
@BenChidaCA
 

 

Panelists

Daisy Gonzales

Daisy Gonzales
Interim Chancellor, California Community Colleges
@daisygonzales

 

Panelist

Jolene Koester

Jolene Koester
Chancellor, California State University

 

Panelist

Nathan Brostrom

Nathan Brostrom
Executive Vice President, University of California Office of the President
@nathanbrostrom


Session Video

10:30 am
Equitable Access to Capital, Markets and Networks for Small Businesses in the Central Valley


 

Moderator

Tara Gray

Tara Gray
Directory, California Office of the Small Business Advocate
@taralynngray

 

Panelists

Dr. Anthony Kinslow II

Dr. Anthony Kinslow II
CEO of Gemini Energy Solutions
@deuce_kinslow

 

Panelist

Windell Pascascio

Windell Pascascio
President of Imperial Mobility Development LLC.


Session Video

11:15 pm
Finding Common Ground


 

Moderator

Siva Gunda

Siva Gunda
Vice Chair, California Energy Commission

 

Panelists

Lori Pesante

Lori Pesante
Civic Engagement Director, Dolores Huerta Foundation

 

Panelist

Tanya DeRivi

Tanya DeRivi
Vice President of Climate Policy, Western States Petroleum Association


Session Video

12:00 pm
Lunch Break

12:30 pm
Early College


Moderator

Kylie Campbell

Kylie Campbell
Early College Director, Kern Community College District
@kyliecampbell90

 

Panelists

Robert Pimentel

Robert Pimentel
President, Fresno City College
@rpimentel1035

 

Panelist

Aaron Resendez

Aaron Resendez
Superintendent, McFarland Unified School District

 

Panelist

Naomi Castro

Naomi Castro
Senior Director, Career Ladders Project
@NaomiCastroProf


Session Video

1:30 pm
Emerging Technologies


Moderator

Lance Hastings

Lance Hastings
CEO/President, California Manufacturers and Technology Association
@lance_hastings

 

Panelists

John O'Donnell

John O'Donnell
CEO Rondo Energy

 

Panelists

Umar Javed

Umar Javed
Co-Founder and President WattEV

 

Panelists

Anthony Williams

Anthony Williams
Director of Public Policy for Amazon
@ACalWilliams


Session Video

2:30 pm
Supporting Economic Mobility of Adult Learners in Kern


Moderator:

Kathy Booth

Kathy Booth
Project Director, Educational Data and Policy, WestEd

 

Panelists

Pedro Ramirez,

Pedro Ramirez
President, Central Valley Worker Center
@pedroaramirez

 

Panelists

Reyna Olaguez

Reyna Olaguez
President/CEO, Building Healthy Communities
@reynaolaguez

 

Panelists

Gabriela Gonzales

Gabriela Gonzales
External Affairs Advisor, California Resources Corporation

 
Jessica Grimes

Jessica Grimes
Dean of Workforce Development, Kern CCD

 
Kyoshi Tomono

Kyoshi Tomono
Wellbeing Executive, Adventist Health
@kiyoshitomono


Session Video

3:30 pm
Closing Remarks

Livestream Day 2 Replay:


7:30 am
Coffee & Fellowship

8:00 am
Preview/Safety Moment


 
Nicole Parra

Nicole Parra
Director, California Renewable Energy Laboratory, Kern CCD

 
Carlos Medina

Carlos Medina
Industrial Automation, Bakersfield College

 

Session Video

8:10 am
Welcome Remarks


 
Micah Weinberg

Micah Weinberg
CEO California Forward

 

Session Video

8:20 am
Kern CCD Chancellor Remarks


 
Sonya Christian

Sonya Christian
Chancellor,
Kern Community College District

 

Session Video

8:40 am
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Remarks


 
Kim Budil

Kim Budil
LLNL Director

 

Session Video

9:30 am
Conversation about Workforce Development


 
Tim Aldinger

Tim Aldinger
Executive Director of Workforce Development, Foundation for California Community Colleges

 
Thatcher Weldone

Thatcher Weldon
Director of Adult Education, Kern CCD


Session Video

10:00 am
Preliminary Framework for Assessment of the Economic Impact of Carbon Dioxide Removal in Kern County


 
Emily Wimberger

Emily Wimberger
Rhodium Climate Analyst
@emilywimberger

 

Session Video

10:15 am
Meeting Federal and State Climate Targets


 

Moderator

Emily Wimberger

Emily Wimberger
Rhodium Climate Analyst

 

Panelists

Le-Quyen Nguyen

Le-Quyen Nguyen
California Deputy Secretary for Energy


Session Video

11:25 am
Fiona Ma Remarks


 

Introduction by

Steven Bradford

Steven Bradford
California State Senator

 

Featured Speaker

Fiona Ma

Fiona Ma
California State Treasurer

 

Session Video

12:00 pm
Lunch Break

12:45 pm
Environmental Justice and Community Perspectives on Emerging Technologies in Energy Transition


Moderator

Norma Rojas Mora

Norma Rojas-Mora
Executive Director of Government Relations & Development at Bakersfield College

 

Panelists

Dan Ress

Dan Ress
Staff Attorney, Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment

 

Panelist

Lori Pesante

Lori Pesante
Civic Engagement Director, Dolores Huerta Foundation

 

Panelists

Gustavo Aguirre Jr

Gustavo Aguirre Jr
Kern County Director, Central California Environmental Justice Network


Session Video

1:45 pm
Jeffrey Clary Remarks


 
Jeffrey Clary

Jeffrey Clary
Sr. Director of Climate Policy, Foundation for California Community Colleges

 

Session Video

1:50 pm
Kern County Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities


Moderator

Jeffrey Clary

Jeffrey Clary
Sr. Director of Climate Policy, Foundation for California Community Colleges

 

Panelists

Mark A. (Mac) McFarland

Mark A. (Mac) McFarland
President and Chief Executive Officer of California Resources Corporation

 

Panelist

Alexei Vyssotski

Alexei Vyssotski
General Manager of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, Chevron

 

Panelists

Curt Hildebrand

Curt Hildebrand
Hydrostor Senior Vice President, Commercial Affairs


Session Video

2:40 pm
Bob Epstein


 
Bob Epstein

Bob Epstein
Co-Founder Environmental Entrepreneurs; Co-Founder & Former EVP, Sybase

 

Session Video

2:50 pm
Meeting California's Biomass Challenge:
Opportunities to Enhance Air Quality, Create Negative Emissions and Reduce Demand for Fossil Fuels


 

Moderator

Bob Epstein

Bob Epstein
Co-Founder Environmental Entrepreneurs; Co-Founder & Former EVP, Sybase

 

Panelists

Colin Murphy

Colin Murphy
Deputy Director, UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy

 

Panelists

Joshuah Stolaroff

Joshuah Stolaroff
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Mote Hydrogen


Session Video

3:20 pm
Remarks


 
Antonio Villaraigosa

Antonio Villaraigosa
Partner/Co-Chair at Actum LLC;
State of California Infrastructure Advisor

 

Session Video

3:30 pm
Closing Remarks


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