2026 Speakers

KEYNOTE: Mana Newton, Group CEO, Tauhara North No. 2 Trust, New Zealand

Brad Albert, speaker at Hawaii Energy Conference

Spencer Alexander, Teacher, James Campbell High School

Ali Andrews, CEO, Shake Energy Collaborative

Michael Angelo, speaker at the Hawaii Energy conference

Michael Angelo, Executive Director, Hawaii Division of Consumer Advocacy, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Leo Asuncion, Chair, Public Utilities Commission, speaker at Hawaii Energy Conference

Na‘alehu Anthony, Activist, changemaker and storyteller

Lyla Berg headshot

Marc Asano, Wildlife Strategy Director, Hawaiian Electric

Headshot Mayor Richard Bissen

Leila Banijamali, CEO, Symbium

Headshot Mayor Richard Bissen

Mayor Richard Bissen Jr., County of Maui

Andy Blair, Upflow

Andy Blair, Co-Founder & Director, Upflow, New Zealand

Caroline Carl head shot

Caroline Carl, Executive Director, Hawaii Energy

Dax Cuthbert headshot

Leroy Chincio, Business Manager & Financial Secretary, IBEW Local 1260

Michael Decaprio, speaker at Hawaii Energy Conference

Jimmie Collins, Chief, Planning & Operations, Hawaii Office of Homeland Security

Makai Freitas, speaker at Hawaii Energy Conference

Russell Garcia, Director of Higher Education, Johnson Controls

Mark Glick, HSEO, headshot

Kazu Hayashida, Workforce Planning Manager, Hawaiian Electric

Brian Gold, speaker at the Hawaii Energy conference

Jordan Henry, Director, Cybersecurity Research Center, National Laboratory of the Rockies

Brian Kealoha headshot

Representative Greggor Ilagan, Hawaii State House, District 4

Melanie Islam headshot

Damien Kim, Business Manager and Financial Secretary, IBEW Local 1186

Brian Kealoha headshot

Bob King, President, Pacific Biodiesel

Joe Kent, Headshot

Jonathan Koehn, Climate Initiatives 
Department Director, Boulder, Colorado

Daniel Kim headshot

Mark Kolesar, Senior Advisor, Ankura Consulting Group

Shelee Kimura, speaker at Hawaii Energy Conference

Samantha Larson, Project Manager, AE Consulting

Alana Kobayashi Pakkala, CEO & Partner, Kobayashi Group LLC

Representative Nicole Lowen, Hawaii State House, District 7

Michael Colon headshot

Andrew MacCalla, Co-Founder and CEO, Collective Energy

Jeff Mikulina

 Jeffrey Mikulina, Climate and Social Impact Strategist, Climate Hawaii

Erik Montague Jera

Erik Montague, VP Development, JERA America

Carmen Hulu Lindsey, Maui Trustee, Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Kaponoai Molitau, Director, County of Maui Department of Oiwi Resources

Doug McLeod, Member Conference Program Committee, DKK Energy Services

Rohimah Moly, Energy and Climate Deputy Director, California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Noel Morin

Robert “Rocky” Mould, Executive Director, Hawaii Solar Energy Association

Nicola Park Clearway Energy

Marshall Norman, Program Manager, University of Hawaii Community Colleges

Ryan Park Headshot

Nicola Park, Director, Clearway Energy

Jennifer Potter

Jennifer Potter, Faculty Energy Specialist, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute

Kirstin Punu headshot

Josh Powell, Co-Founder and CEO, RevoluSun

Richard Rocheleau, HNEI, speaker at Hawaii Energy Conference

Ferdinand Ramos-Soegaard, Commissioner, Puerto Rico Energy Bureau

Brad Rockwell

Councilmember Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, County of Maui

Madison Schroder

Rick Rocheleau, Director, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute

Jack Shriver

Lauren Roth Venu, CEO, 3Water, Inc.

Caroline Thomas Jacobs, Director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, State of California

Joelle Simonpietri, Founder and CEO, Aloha Carbon

Maria Tome

Ben Sullivan, Owner, LeaHi Design

Headshot of Commissionar Antonia Torres-Miranda

Edward Tavares, Vice President Chief Information and Security Officer, Hawaiian Electric

Kylie Wagner Cruz, Senior Attorney, Earthjustice Mid-Pacific Office

Barry Usagawa, Program Administrator, Honolulu Board of Water Supply

Wren Wescoatt, speaker at Hawaii Energy Conference

Srinivas “Vasu” Veerapaneni, Global Practice Technology Leader, Black & Veatch

Leslie Wilkins, President & CEO of Maui Economic Development Board

Stephen Walls, Deputy Energy Officer, Hawaii State Energy Office

Walker Wright, speaker at Hawaii Energy Conference

Jamie Ware, Director of Renewable Energy, Par Hawaii

Christopher Wegner headshot

Christopher Wegner, Hazard Mitigation Specialist, Maui Emergency Management Agency

Headshot of Commissionar Antonia Torres-Miranda

Chuck Weissenborn, Chief Technology Officer, Dragos Public Sector

Kylie Wagner Cruz, Senior Attorney, Earthjustice Mid-Pacific Office

Wren Wescoatt, Vice President of Development, Longroad Energy

Jennifer Yoshimura

Jennifer Yoshimura, Energy Director, Sustainable Molokai