Dynamo Energy Transition Summit: Climate Week 2023

Tuesday, September 19 2023 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST

New York City

Event Overview

The Dynamo Energy Hub community came together on September 19th in New York City, for our annual Climate Week event. This years Summit brought together executives from energy and finance, along with elected leaders from around the world. Our moderator was the noted journalist Amy Harder, Executive Editor at Cipher News and featured moderated conversations, keynote interviews and thought provoking discussions. The half day Summit addressed the tough questions about the transition and how they are navigating the geopolitical, technological and financial challenges that the industry is facing.

Event Summary

Dynamo Energy Transition Summit: Climate Week 2023

Tuesday, September 19 2023

1:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST

New York City

Speakers

Olivia Albrecht

Aspiration

Climate Finance Leader

Kristin Barbato

Dynamo Energy Hub

Co-Founder & President

Leslie Biddle

Department of Energy

Senior Advisor to the Undersecretary for Infrastructure

Thomas R. Burton, III

Mintz

Member & Chair of Energy & Sustainability Practice

Lynda Clemmons

NRG Energy

Vice President, Sustainable Products and Innovation

David Crane

US Department of Energy

Under Secretary for Infrastructure

Emma Crystal

Credit Suisse

Chief Sustainability Officer

Amy Harder

Cipher News

Executive Editor

David Hardy

Ørsted

Group Executive Vice President and CEO Americas

Meade Harris

Dynamo Energy Hub

Co-Founder & CEO

Doreen M. Harris

NYSERDA

President & CEO

William Hazelip

National Grid Ventures

President, US Northeast

Julie McLaughlin

Alvarez & Marsal

Managing Director, Energy

Oliver Metcalfe

BloombergNEF

Head of Wind Research

Molly Smith Morris

Equinor

President, Renewables Americas

Mads Nipper

Ørsted

Group President and CEO

Nancy E. Pfund

DBL Partners

Founder & Managing Partner

Heather Redman

Flying Fish Partners

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Alix Steel

Bloomberg TV

Anchor Bloomberg Markets, European Close, Commodities Edge

Jonas Gahr Støre

Norway

Prime Minister

Laura Tamjärv

CleanCapital

Director of Acquisitions

Michael Terrell

Google

Senior Director for Climate

Richard Voorberg

Siemens Energy

President, North America

Agenda

12:45 PM

Registration

1:00 PM

Summit Opening and Welcome Remarks

Meade Harris, Co-Founder & CEO at Dynamo Energy Hub
Amy Harder, Executive Editor at Cipher News

1:15 PM

DOE- A Public Sector Partner for Private Sector Investment in Clean Energy Infrastructure

David Crane, Under Secretary for Infrastructure at US Department of Energy

1:30 PM

Accelerating US Clean Power Development

Moderator: Amy Harder, Executive Editor at Cipher News

Panelists
Lynda Clemmons, Vice President, Sustainable Products and Innovation at NRG Energy
David Hardy, Group Executive Vice President & CEO Americas at Ørsted
William Hazelip, President, US Northeast at National Grid Ventures
Molly Smith Morris, President, Renewables America at Equinor
Richard Voorberg, President, North America at Siemens Energy

2:15 PM

Wind's Vital Role in the US Net Zero Future

Oliver Metcalfe, Head of Wind Research at BloombergNEF

2:30 PM

Fireside Chat: Climate Tech Investment Trends

Alix Steel, Anchor Bloomberg Markets, European Close, Commodities Edge at Bloomberg TV

Nancy E. Pfund, Founder & Managing Partner at DBL Partners

3:00 PM

Coffee & Networking Sponsored by Bellwether Coffee

3:30 PM

Cleantech Innovation, Collaboration, and Climate Action: Launch of New Paper with UBS and Dynamo

Moderator: Kristin Barbato, Co-Founder & President at Dynamo Energy Hub

Panelists:
Olivia Albrecht, Climate Finance Leader at Aspiration
Emma Crystal, Chief Sustainability Officer at Credit Suisse
Laura Tamjärv, Director of Acquisitions at CleanCapital

4:00 PM

How AI is Reshaping the Climate Landscape

Moderator: Julie McLaughlin, Managing Director, Energy at Alvarez & Marsal

Panelists:
Thomas R. Burton III, Member & Chair of Energy & Sustainability Practice at Mintz
Heather Redman, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Flying Fish Partners
Michael Terrell, Senior Director for Climate at Google

4:30 PM