Speakers

Hear from the world's most influential voices in policy, philanthropy, industry, and major organizations from the Breakthrough Energy network and BEV partners. Check back periodically as additional speakers are being added.

Plenary Speakers

Bill Gates
Bill Gates
Founder
Breakthrough Energy
John Doerr
John Doerr
Chairman
Kleiner Perkins
Laurence D. Fink
Laurence D. Fink
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
BlackRock, Inc.
Cody Finke
Cody Finke
Co-founder and CEO
Brimstone
Irina Gorbounova
Irina Gorbounova
Head of XCarb™ Innovation Fund
ArcelorMittal
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
Secretary
Department of Energy
Rodi Guidero
Rodi Guidero
Executive Director & Managing Partner
Breakthrough Energy / BEV
Gregory Guyett
Gregory Guyett
Co-CEO Global Banking & Markets
HSBC
Amy Harder
Amy Harder
Executive Editor
Cipher
Mujeeb Ijaz
Mujeeb Ijaz
Founder and CEO
ONE (Our Next Energy)
John Kerry
John Kerry
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
Executive Office of the President
Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla
Founder and Managing Director
Khosla Ventures
Jennifer Kitt
Jennifer Kitt
President
Climate Leadership Initiative
Rich Lesser
Rich Lesser
Global Chair
BCG
Magi Richani
Magi Richani
Founder and CEO
Nobell Foods
Carmichael Roberts, PhD
Carmichael Roberts, PhD
Business Lead, Investment Committee
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara
Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara
CEO
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited
Gia Schneider
Gia Schneider
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Natel Energy
Christoph Schweizer
Christoph Schweizer
CEO
BCG
Nat Simons
Nat Simons
Co-founder
Sea Change Foundation
Brad Smith
Brad Smith
Vice Chair and President
Microsoft
Nicole Systrom
Nicole Systrom
Chief Impact Officer
Galvanize Climate Solutions
Scott Thomsen
Scott Thomsen
Founder and CEO
LuxWall
Eric Toone
Eric Toone
Partner, Investment Committee
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Lukas Walton
Lukas Walton
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Builders Vision
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor
The Economist

Breakout Speakers

Mark Kroese
Mark Kroese
General Manager; Sustainability Solution
Microsoft
Jean-Christophe Laloux
Jean-Christophe Laloux
Director General, Head of EU Lending & Advisory
European Investment Bank
Chris Levesque
Chris Levesque
President and Chief Executive Officer
TerraPower
GeFei Li
GeFei Li
Director of China Advisory Service
Rapidan Energy Group
Victor Liu
Victor Liu
President
Hunt Energy Enterprises
Glenn Llewellyn
Glenn Llewellyn
Vice President, Zero Emission Aircraft
Airbus
Chikako Matsumoto
Chikako Matsumoto
Executive Officer
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Ann Mettler
Ann Mettler
Vice President, Europe
Breakthrough Energy
Margaux Moore
Margaux Moore
Head of of Energy Transition Research Group
Trafigura
Bob Mumgaard
Bob Mumgaard
CEO
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Jaroslav Neverovic
Jaroslav Neverovic
Chief Adviser to the President, Environment and Infrastructure Group
Office of the President of the Republic of Lithuania
John Podesta
John Podesta
Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation
US Government