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

Bunmi Adekore
Bunmi Adekore
Partner
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Femi Adeyemo
Femi Adeyemo
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Arnergy
Tom Baker
Tom Baker
Managing Director and Partner
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Jeremiah Baumann
Jeremiah Baumann
Chief of Staff
Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure
Jill Blickstein
Jill Blickstein
Vice President, Sustainability
American Airlines
Paul Bogers
Paul Bogers
VP
Shell Hydrogen
Gaëtan Bonhomme
Gaëtan Bonhomme
Partner
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Jason Bordoff
Jason Bordoff
Co-Founding Dean of the Columbia Climate School, Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, and Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs, Columbia SIPA
Alexi Chan
Alexi Chan
Global Banking Head of Sustainability
HSBC
David Crane
David Crane
Director
Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
Noah Deich
Noah Deich
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Carbon Management
Department of Energy
Eric Dresselhuys
Eric Dresselhuys
Chief Executive Officer
ESS Inc.