Monday, December 11
10:00 AM: Golf Classic, Shotgun Start (Additional registration required)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Opening Reception (Open to all registrants)
Tuesday, December 12
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Breakfast
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Registration Counter Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Opening Keynote: State of the Industry
Speaker: Johannes Escudero (Founder & CEO - RNG Coalition)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Why We Chose RNG: What’s Driving the Decisions of Major Sustainability Buyers
Moderator: Vincent Hoen (Director Corporate Sustainability - Guidehouse)
Panelists: John Hanselman (Founder & Chief Strategy Officer - Vanguard Renewables); Gopi Sandhu (VP of Environmental Sustainability - Nestlé Purina); Jon Klein (Director of Carbon Solutions - California Resource Corporation); Grant Zoldowski (Director Environmental Management - United Rentals); Abbas Chagani (Director of Low Carbon Development - Enbridge); Sam Schabacker (Associate Director, Renewable Energy - University of California, Office of the President); Greg Morse (Sr. Director, Energy & Environmental Markets - Vermont Gas Systems)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: RNG’S Time Has Arrived: Major Investments Will Bring New Supply, Spur New Markets
Speaker: Starlee Sykes (CEO, Archaea Energy - BP)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: The Historic RFS Set: What Does the Multi-Year RVO Mean for RINs; Where Does EPA go on eRINs & How Do the Biogas Regulatory Reforms Impact Industry?
Moderator: Harrison Clay (Head of Biogas & New Energy - Mercuria)
Panelists: Shahid Malik (President WM Renewable Energy, WM); Randy Lack (Founder & Head of Portfolio Management - Anew Climate); Sandra Franco (Legal & Regulatory Counsel - RNG Coalition); Ashley Beaty (VP of Partnerships - BTR); Brad Pleima (President - EcoEngineers); Cassandra Farrant (Head of Environmental Credit Compliance - Amp Americas); Patrick Foody (Chief Development Officer - IOGEN)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: The Importance of Innovation: How to Build a Company Culture That Strives to Innovate
Speaker: Paul Morrow (Founder & CEO - Morrow Energy)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Dolphin & Whale Watching Cruise (Additional registration required)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Opening Networking
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Education LAB (Closed session for RNG Coalition Members)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Advocacy LAB (Closed session for RNG Coalition Members)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Reception (Open to all registrants)
Wednesday, December 13
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Breakfast
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Registration Counter Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Doing Well By Doing Good: Considering the Place of Renewable Gas Among Energy Alternatives
Speaker: Dr. Nuray Elci (VP of Renewables - Chevron)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Low Carbon Leaders: Legislative Opportunities & Regulatory Changes to Clean Fuels Programs
Moderator: Sam Wade (Director of Public Policy - RNG Coalition)
Panelists: Jordan Ramalingam (Low Carbon Fuels Policy Manager - CARB); Bill Peters (Interim Clean Fuels Program Manager - Oregon Department of Environmental Quality); Andy Brosnan (President, Brightside Solutions - Anew); Brett Barry (Senior Policy Advisor - Clean Energy); Joey Andrews (Representative - MI); Reuven Carlyle (Chief Strategy Officer - Earth Finance); Asher Goldman (Vice President - Generate Capital)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Building RNG with Markets In Mind
Speaker: Grant Zimmerman (CEO - Amp Americas)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Carbon Accounting: Voluntary Markets and Proposed Government Mandates
Moderator: Ben Gerber (President & CEO - M-RETS)
Panelists: Sam Lehr (Manager of Sustainability & Markets Policy, RNG Coalition); Gabriel Stoltzfus (Analyst - cCarbon); Morgan Beeler (Policy Analyst - Renewable Fuels, North America - STX); Michael Leschke (Director, Certification Programs - CRS); Jeff Stander (Vice President, Sustainable Energy Asset Development - Ameresco); Kirsten Higgins (VP of RNG - Anew); Ken Nelson (President - BlueDelta Energy)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: The Role of Renewable Gas in the Future of the Gas System
Speaker: Neil Chatterjee (Former Chairman - FERC)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Opening Networking
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Development LAB (Closed session for RNG Coalition Members)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Sustainability LAB (Closed session for RNG Coalition Members)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Reception (Open to all registrants)
Thursday, December 14
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Breakfast
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Registration Counter Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Portfolio Approach: How the IRA, RINS, and LCFS Impact Investment and Trading Decisions
Speaker: Keaton Horner (Director - Orennia)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Inflation Reduction Act: Navigating Uncertainty in Implementation & Monetizing the Tax Credits
Moderator: Alan Johnson (Regional Sales Director - SysAdvance)
Panelists: Elizabeth Crouse (Tax & Renewables Partner - Perkins Coie); Geoffrey Dietz (Director of Federal Government Affairs - RNG Coalition); Amish Shah (Tax Partner & Renewable Energy Team Co-Leader - Holland & Knight); Durham McCormick (Attorney, Partner - McGuireWoods); Ryan Browne (Senior Associate, Investments - Captona); Stephanie Reeves (General Counsel, NA - EDL); Jeff Soth (Legislative/Political Director - International Union of Operating Engineers)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: The Role of Inedible Food Waste as an RNG Feedstock to Help Large Energy Consumers Decarbonize
Speaker: Ryan Begin (CEO & Co-Founder - Divert)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Demonstrating the Versatility of Renewable Gas: Maximizing Biomethane While Unlocking the Potential of Renewable CO2 and H2 Markets
Moderator: Jerome Brenneman (Director of C02 Business Development - Archaea Energy)
Panelists: Ahmet Sari (VP, GM&T Americas, CEO Air Liquide Advanced Technologies US - Air Liquide); Ivor Castelino (Managing Director, Corporate Development & Waste to Energy - Bloom Energy); Brian Johnson (General Counsel - Bayotech); Cecilie Sorensen (General Manager, North America - Biogasclean); Andy Foster (President, Advanced Fuels & Biogas - Aemetis); Heath Jones (Managing Director - Hitachi Zosen Inova NAM)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: COP28: The Increasing Connectivity of Global Renewable Gas Markets
Speakers: Sam Lehr (Manager, Sustainability & Markets Policy - RNG Coalition), Lesley Dalton (Director, Communications & Marketing - RNG Coalition) & David Cox (Founder & CFO - RNG Coalition)
12:00 PM - 12:05 PM: Closing Remarks
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch; Conference Adjourns