Speakers HEC2023

Keynote Speaker
May 24

Daphne Frias
Youth Climate Justice Activist


Invited Talk
May 25

Alicia May
CEO & President
Hawaii Gas &
Shelee Kimura
CEO & President
Hawaiian Electric

Na’alehu Anthony, Paliku Documentary Films

Kathleen Aoki,
County of Maui

Ganesh Arumugam,
Oceanit

Caroline Carl,
Hawaii Energy

Colton Ching,
Hawaiian Electric

Leilani Chow,
Sustʻāinable Molokai

Murray Clay,
Ulupono Initiative

Celeste Connors,
Hawaii Green Growth

Rebecca Dayhuff Matsushima, Hawaiian Electric

Senator Lynn DeCoite,
State of Hawaii

Mitch Ewan, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute

 Forest Frizzell,
Shifted Energy

Greg Gaug,
Ulupono Initiative

Mark Glick, Hawaii State
Energy Office

Ashley Henderson,
Stem

Jacqui Hoover, Hawaii Island Economic Development Board

Gary Huffman,
Burns & McDonnell

Danielle Irwin, Makaha Learning Center

Alanna James,
Hawaiian Airlines

Joshua Kaakua, UH Community Colleges System

Michael Kaleikini,
Ormat

D. Noelani Kalipi,
Aukahi Energy

Zendo Kern,
County of Hawai’i

Damien Kim, Int. Brotherhood Electrical Workers (IBEW)

Jonathan Koen, City of Boulder Climate Initiatives Department

Nicole Lautze, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology

Dawn Lippert,
Elemental Excelerator

Representative Nicole Lowen,
   State of Hawaii 

Amber Mahone, Energy & Environmental Economics (E3)

Joti Mangat,
Rising Sun

Mahina Martin,
County of Maui

Doug McLeod,
DKK Energy Services, LLC

Molina Jordan,
County of Maui

Robert “Rocky” Mould, Hawaii Solar Energy Association

Mahina Paishon-Duarte,
Waiwai Collective

Nicola Park,
Clearway Energy Group

Kirstin Punu,
AES Clean Energy,

Grace Relf, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission

Brad Rockwell, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative

Riley Saito, County of Hawaii,
Dept of R&D

Katie Taladay, Maui Economic Development Board

Maria Tome,
Hawaii State Energy Office

Stephany Vaioleti,
Hawaii Energy

Wren Wescoatt, Hawaii Longroad Energy

Julie Yunker,
Hawaii Gas

Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board