New York Energy Week 2019: Full Schedule

Welcome to New York Energy Week 2019!

8:00am EDT

NYEW Breakfast Series: "100% Clean Power in New York by 2040"

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This event features a moderated panel with a regional energy perspective discussing pathways to 100% clean power in New York by 2040, in front of an audience of approximately 100 energy professionals. In particular the panel will focus on key issues such as transmission, access to clean base load power and development of local intermittent renewable energy.
This event will dive deeper into the challenges of building a carbon neutral economy discussed at earlier event and, by providing a regional perspective, this event lays the groundwork for the global energy challenges event in the evening of the 26th.

Moderators

Christopher Hilbert

Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

Chris Hilbert is a transactional lawyer and business law advisor who joined the New York office in 2013. Chris handles US M&A and securities issuances and other financings. He also regularly advises on (1) compliance with US federal securities laws, (2) corporate governance requirements... Read More →

Speakers

Michael Gerrard

Professor, Columbia University

Michael B. Gerrard, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Law School, teaches courses on environmental law, climate change law, and energy regulation, and founded and directs the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. He also chaired the faculty of Columbia University’s... Read More →

Christine Weydig

Director, Environmental and Energy Programs, Port Authority of NY & NJ

Christine Weydig is the Director of the Office of Environmental and Energy Programs at the Port Authority of NY & NJ where she leads efforts to achieve the Agency’s ambitious sustainability commitments to uphold the Paris Climate Agreement and achieve long-term greenhouse gas reductions... Read More →

Doug McMahon

VP - Strategy, NYPA

Doug McMahon is the Vice President of Strategy for the New York Power Authority. He is responsible for setting the long term strategic direction of the business with a particular focus on digital transformation, testing and scaling of new innovative business models that bring clean... Read More →

Fred Zalcman

Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Ørsted

Fred Zalcman serves as Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind. His work focuses primarily on creating robust, self-sustaining markets for offshore wind energy.Zalcman has nearly 30 years of experience in the energy field as an attorney and policy... Read More →

Simon Langlois-Bertrand

Assistant Professor, Concordia University

Simon Langlois-Bertrand is a professor of international relations and sustainable development at Concordia University in Montreal. With degrees in international affairs, political science, and engineering, his research focuses on energy politics and policy, both with an international... Read More →

Serge Abergel

Director of Media and External Relations, Hydro Quebec

Serge Abergel is Director – Media and External Affairs with Hydro-Québec in Montréal, Canada. He has been with the company since 2014, working in Public Affairs and as a media spokesperson in the generation, transmission and export fields. Serge has considerable previous experience... Read More →

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