2026 Speakers
KEYNOTE: Mana Newton, Group CEO, Tauhara North No. 2 Trust, New Zealand
Spencer Alexander, Teacher, James Campbell High School
Ali Andrews, CEO, Shake Energy Collaborative
Michael Angelo, Executive Director, Hawaii Division of Consumer Advocacy, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Na‘alehu Anthony, Activist, changemaker and storyteller
Marc Asano, Wildlife Strategy Director, Hawaiian Electric
Leila Banijamali, CEO, Symbium
Mayor Richard Bissen Jr., County of Maui
Andy Blair, Co-Founder & Director, Upflow, New Zealand
Caroline Carl, Executive Director, Hawaii Energy
Leroy Chincio, Business Manager & Financial Secretary, IBEW Local 1260
Jimmie Collins, Chief, Planning & Operations, Hawaii Office of Homeland Security
Russell Garcia, Director of Higher Education, Johnson Controls
Kazu Hayashida, Workforce Planning Manager, Hawaiian Electric
Jordan Henry, Director, Cybersecurity Research Center, National Laboratory of the Rockies
Representative Greggor Ilagan, Hawaii State House, District 4
Damien Kim, Business Manager and Financial Secretary, IBEW Local 1186
Bob King, President, Pacific Biodiesel
Jonathan Koehn, Climate Initiatives
Department Director, Boulder, Colorado
Mark Kolesar, Senior Advisor, Ankura Consulting Group
Samantha Larson, Project Manager, AE Consulting
Representative Nicole Lowen, Hawaii State House, District 7
Andrew MacCalla, Co-Founder and CEO, Collective Energy
Jeffrey Mikulina, Climate and Social Impact Strategist, Climate Hawaii
Erik Montague, VP Development, JERA America
Kapono‘ai Molitau, Director, County of Maui Department of ‘Oiwi Resources
Rohimah Moly, Energy and Climate Deputy Director, California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
Robert “Rocky” Mould, Executive Director, Hawaii Solar Energy Association
Marshall Norman, Program Manager, University of Hawaii Community Colleges
Nicola Park, Director, Clearway Energy
Jennifer Potter, Faculty Energy Specialist, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
Josh Powell, Co-Founder and CEO, RevoluSun
Ferdinand Ramos-Soegaard, Commissioner, Puerto Rico Energy Bureau
Councilmember Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, County of Maui
Rick Rocheleau, Director, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
Lauren Roth Venu, CEO, 3Water, Inc.
Joelle Simonpietri, Founder and CEO, Aloha Carbon
Ben Sullivan, Owner, LeaHi Design
Edward Tavares, Vice President Chief Information and Security Officer, Hawaiian Electric
Barry Usagawa, Program Administrator, Honolulu Board of Water Supply
Srinivas “Vasu” Veerapaneni, Global Practice Technology Leader, Black & Veatch
Stephen Walls, Deputy Energy Officer, Hawaii State Energy Office
Jamie Ware, Director of Renewable Energy, Par Hawaii
Christopher Wegner, Hazard Mitigation Specialist, Maui Emergency Management Agency
Chuck Weissenborn, Chief Technology Officer, Dragos Public Sector
Wren Wescoatt, Vice President of Development, Longroad Energy
Jennifer Yoshimura, Energy Director, Sustainable Molokai