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
Founder
Breakthrough Energy

John Doerr
Chairman
Kleiner Perkins

Laurence D. Fink
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
BlackRock, Inc.

Cody Finke
Co-founder and CEO
Brimstone

Irina Gorbounova
Head of XCarb™ Innovation Fund
ArcelorMittal

Jennifer Granholm
Secretary
Department of Energy

Rodi Guidero
Executive Director & Managing Partner
Breakthrough Energy / BEV

Gregory Guyett
Co-CEO Global Banking & Markets
HSBC

Amy Harder
Executive Editor
Cipher

Mujeeb Ijaz
Founder and CEO
ONE (Our Next Energy)

John Kerry
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
Executive Office of the President

Vinod Khosla
Founder and Managing Director
Khosla Ventures

Jennifer Kitt
President
Climate Leadership Initiative

Rich Lesser
Global Chair
BCG

Magi Richani
Founder and CEO
Nobell Foods

Carmichael Roberts, PhD
Business Lead, Investment Committee
Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara
CEO
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited

Gia Schneider
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Natel Energy

Christoph Schweizer
CEO
BCG

Nat Simons
Co-founder
Sea Change Foundation

Brad Smith
Vice Chair and President
Microsoft

Nicole Systrom
Chief Impact Officer
Galvanize Climate Solutions

Scott Thomsen
Founder and CEO
LuxWall

Eric Toone
Partner, Investment Committee
Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Lukas Walton
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Builders Vision

Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor
The Economist

Breakout Speakers


Bunmi Adekore
Partner
Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Femi Adeyemo
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Arnergy

Tom Baker
Managing Director and Partner
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Jeremiah Baumann
Chief of Staff
Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure

Jill Blickstein
Vice President, Sustainability
American Airlines

Paul Bogers
VP
Shell Hydrogen

Gaëtan Bonhomme
Partner
Breakthrough Energy Ventures

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
Global Banking Head of Sustainability
HSBC

David Crane
Director
Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

Noah Deich
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Carbon Management
Department of Energy

Eric Dresselhuys
Chief Executive Officer
ESS Inc.