Global Energy Managers Workshop 2023

On November 2nd, 2023, UC Davis will host the fifth Global Energy Managers Workshop where facility managers, students, and faculty from around the world will share best practices in campus energy management, carbon reduction strategies and community engagement.

This year’s event will be online via Zoom. We have an exciting agenda and hope you can participate.

This event is free of charge.

Agenda

Reality of Electrification Implementation

Thursday, November 2nd

(All Times are PST) 9:00am – 9:15am Welcome and Introductions

Kurt Kornbluth, Director of the Program for International Energy Technologies & D-Lab, UC Davis
Joshua Morejohn, Executive Director, Utilities & Engineering, UC Davis

9:15am – 9:55am Keynote

Scott Martin, Chief Strategy Officer, SMUD

9:55am – 10:00am GEM Short Feature

Meena Venkatraman, Senior Research Associate, Berkeley Lab

10:00am – 11:20am Session 1: Electrification Drivers: Supporting Goals, Legislation and Policies

Moderator

TBD

Speakers

Kat Robinson, Chief of Staff, Chair Hochschild, California Energy Commission
Matt St. Clair, Chief Sustainability Officer, University of California Office of the President
Mark Kresowik, Senior Director for Policy, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

11:20am – 11:25am GEM Short Feature

Greg Miller, Research & Policy Lead, Singularity Energy

11:25am – 12:45pm Session 2: Electrification Execution: End User Realities and Lessons Learned

Moderator

TBD

Speakers

Bonnie Nixon, Director of ESG and Sustainability, Long Beach Container Terminal
Andre Nelson, Energy Project Engineer, UC Davis
Aman Hehar, Associate Director, Energy & Climate Change, Humber College

12:45pm – 1:15pm Lunch with Music

1:15pm – 1:20pm GEM Short Feature

Sarah Outcault, Market Transformation Research Director, UC Davis

1:20pm – 2:40pm Session 3: Electrification Execution: The Vendor and Consultant Perspective

Moderator

TBD

Speakers

Colin Moyer, Mechanical Engineer, Affiliated Engineers
Kasey Boxleitner, Decarb Sales Leader, Trane
Miles Hayes, Senior Engineer, Michaels Energy

2:40pm – 2:50pm Closing Remarks & Raffle

Kurt Kornbluth, Director of the Program for International Energy Technologies & D-Lab, UC Davis
Joshua Morejohn, Executive Director, Utilities & Engineering, UC Davis

Speakers

Kasey Boxleitner
Decarb Sales Leader
Trane

Miles Hayes
Senior Engineer
Michaels Energy

Aman Hehar
Associate Director, Energy & Climate Change
Humber College

Kurt Kornbluth
Director of the Program for International Energy Technologies & D-Lab
UC Davis

Mark Kresowik
Senior Director for Policy
ACEEE

Scott Martin
Chief Strategy Officer
SMUD

Greg Miller
Research & Policy Lead
Singularity Energy

Joshua Morejohn
Executive Director of Engineering & Utilities
UC Davis

Colin Moyer
Mechanical Engineer
AEI

Andre Nelson
Energy Project Engineer
UC Davis

Bonnie Nixon
Director of ESG and Sustainability
Long Beach Container Terminal

Sarah Outcault
Market Transformation Research Director
UC Davis

Kat Robinson
Chief of Staff, Chair Hochschild
California Energy Commission

Matt St. Clair
Chief Sustainability Officer
UCOP

Meena Venkatraman
Senior Research Associate
Berkeley Lab

Workshop History

The Global Energy Managers Workshop was first held in 2019 at UC Davis. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, GEM was held virtually with hundreds of attendees from around the world. The goal of GEM is to bring together facility managers, students, and faculty from around the world to share and learn about energy-saving, cost management, and carbon reduction strategies. The event is hosted by UC Davis Facilities, the Energy and Efficiency Institute, and the Sustainable Campus, Sustainable Cities Initiative. Past agendas and presentations can be found here.