RNG SUMMIT 2024 Schedule
Subject to Additional Updates
Monday, May 6
5:00 - 7:00 PM: Opening Reception (The Glass at The Woodlands)
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
9:00 - 10:15 AM: Development LAB Meeting (Closed Session - RNG Coalition Members Only)
10:30 - 11:45 AM: Advocacy LAB Meeting (Closed Session - RNG Coalition Members Only)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 - 1:05 PM: Opening Remarks / Safety Induction
Johannes Escudero (Founder & CEO - RNG Coalition)
Dan Zimmerman (Director of Ops, Compliance, & EHS - Landfill Group)
1:05 - 1:15 PM: Intro to IRA Panel
Geoffrey Dietz (Director of Federal Government Affairs - RNG Coalition)
1:15 - 2:15 PM: Inflation Reduction Act: Implementation Lessons Learned & Expectations for Tech-Neutral Credits (Sec. 48, 45V & 45Z)
MODERATOR: Timothy Urban (Sr. Principal - Bracewell LLP)
PANELISTS:
1. Lauren Collins (Partner - Vinson & Elkins LLP)
2. Elizabeth Crouse (Tax & Renewables Partner - Perkins Coie LLP)
3. Ethan Hendricks (SVP RNG Marketing - Amp Americas LLC)
4. Kirsten Higgins (VP Renewable Natural Gas - Anew)
5. Amish Shah (Tax Partner & Renewable Energy Team Co-Leader - Holland & Knight)
2:15 - 3:00 PM: Clean Fuel Standards Update 1 of 2: CA, WA, ORW
MODERATOR: Sam Wade (Director of Public Policy - RNG Coalition)
PANELISTS:
1. Brian Casey (Head of Government Affairs - US Venture)
2. Joel Creswell (Climate Pollution Reduction Program Manager - Washington State Department of Ecology)
3. Jeffrey Taylor (VP Decarbonization - Orennia)
4. Sean Wine (VP Renewables, Distribution - Clean Energy)
3:00 - 3:45 PM: Clean Fuel Standards Update 2 of 2: CAN, NM, Midwest Efforts, HI, NJ, NY
MODERATOR: Dana Adams (Manager of Legislative Policy - RNG Coalition)
PANELISTS:
1. Richard DeRose (Gov Affairs & Policy Director, Renewables Energy Ventures - South Jersey Industries)
2. Vlad Gutman-Britten (Director Policy & Analysis - New York Energy Research & Development Authority)
3. Brendan Jordan (VP - Great Plains Institute)
4. Michelle Miano (Environmental Protection Division Director - New Mexico Environment Department)
5. Tim Zenk (Principal - Molecule)
3:45 - 4:00 PM: Intro to RFS Panel
Ben Hengst (Deputy Director, Office of Transportation & Air Quality - US EPA)
4:00 - 5:00 PM: The Future of the RFS: RIN Markets, eRINs and Other Prospective Pathways
MODERATOR: Harrison Clay (Head of Biogas, Energy Transition - Mercuria)
PANELISTS:
1. Ashley Beaty (VP Partnerships - BTR)
2. Pat Foody (Chief Development Officer - Iogen)
3. John Plaza (CEO - SkyNRG Americas Inc)
4. Anne Steckel (Lobbyist, Federal Government Affairs - RNG Coalition)
5. Adam Tsung (Manager of Operation & Risk - Trillium Energy Solutions)
5:00 - 7:00 PM: Evening Reception
Wednesday , May 8, 2024
9:00 - 9:05 AM: Opening Remarks
9:00 - 10:15 AM: Education LAB Meeting (Closed Session - RNG Coalition Members Only)
9:05 - 10:15 AM: Development Forum (Open to All Registrants)
10:15 - 11:30 AM: Advocacy Forum (Open to All Registrants)
10:30 - 11:45 AM: Sustainability LAB Meeting (Closed Session - RNG Coalition Members Only)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 - 2:05: Clean Heat/Renewable Gas Standard/Procurement Updates
MODERATOR: Anna Chittum (President of NW Natural Renewables - NW Natural)
PANELISTS
1. Hwikwon Ham (Commissioner - Minnesota Public Utilities Commission)
2. Sasha (Alex) Merigan (Energy Analyst - California Public Utilities Commission)
3. Huck Montgomery (Director, Policy & Strategy - National Grid)
4. Greg Morse (Sr Director, Energy & Environmental Markets - Vermont Gas Systems Inc)
5. Dana Wong (Sr Manager, Renewables & Low Carbon Fuel Strategy - FortisBC)
2:05 - 3:05 PM: Status of WRI/SBTi and Voluntary Procurement
MODERATOR: Sam Lehr (Manager of Sustainability & Markets Policy - RNG Coalition)
PANELISTS:
1. Cassandra Farrant (Head of Environmental Credit Compliance - Amp Americas)
2. Kathryn Hillis (Manager, Low Carbon Fuels & Renewable Natural Gas - Anew)
3. Peggy Kellen (Sr Director, Policy & Market Development - Center for Resource Solutions)
4. Nicholas Yeh (Director of Sustainability - Clean Energy)
3:05 - 4:05 PM: EU Union Database for Biofuels
MODERATOR: Sam Lehr (Manager of Sustainability & Markets Policy - RNG Coalition)
PANELISTS:
1. Pat Foody (Chief Development Officer - Iogen)
2. Lawrence Navin (VP External Affairs - Methanol Institute)
3. Hanh Nguyen (VP Global Sustainability - OCI Global)
4:05 - 4:55 PM: Cap-and-Trade Programs – Can They Become a Stronger Driver for RNG Development due to Increased Program Ambition?
MODERATOR: Sam Wade (Director of Public Policy - RNG Coalition)
PANELISTS:
1. Joel Creswell (Climate Pollution Reduction Program Manager - Washington State Department of Ecology)
2. Vlad Gutman-Britten (Director Policy & Analysis - New York Energy Research and Development Authority)
3. Pawan Mehra (Sr Advisor Division of cKinetics - cCarbon)
4. Sam Schabacker (Associate Director - University of California Office of the President)
4:55 - 5:00 PM: Closing Remarks
5:00 - 7:00 PM: Closing Reception
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