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CUDC STATEWIDE SUMMIT

Friday, May 29, 2009
Long Beach Convention Center
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM

PROGRAM SUMMARY

CUDC Summit Program -- Printer Friendly PDF document
(includes speaker photos and bios)

 

7:30 – 8:30 AM

Registration and Networking Continental Breakfast (GRAND BALLROOM FOYER)

8:30 AM

Welcome (GRAND BALLROOM)
Introductions: Nancy Zarenda, CUDC Co-Vice Chair CUDC Summit Chair Frank J. Quevedo
CUDC Co-Vice Chair Vicki L. Zeiger, Vice President of Human Resources and Labor Relations, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company

8:45 – 9:15 AM

Morning Introductory Remarks - “Inclusion and Opportunity in the New Green Economy” (GRAND BALLROOM)
Video Message from U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis     
CUDC Chair Jose L. Perez
CUDC Member Pat Fong Kushida, President and CEO, Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber
of Commerce
The Honorable Tom Torlakson, State Assemblymember
The Honorable V. Manuel Perez, Assemblymember and Chair of the Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy Committee

9:15 – 10:30 AM

Plenary Session: “A Roundtable Conversation on Sustainable Technologies for the Future of California” (GRAND BALLROOM). 
Moderator: The Honorable Gwen Moore, former Assemblymember and CUDC Co-Vice Chair
Panelists:
Debra L. Reed, President and CEO, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company
Alan J. Fohrer, Chairman and CEO, Southern California Edison
Jack Keenan, Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Concluding Comments:
California Public Utilities Commissioner Rachelle Chong

10:30 – 10:45 AM Break

10:45 – 12:15 PM

Concurrent Morning Panel Sessions

Panel I – Workforce: “The Future of the Green Job Market” (Room 201)
Moderator:  Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell, Regional Vice President - External Affairs, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company.
Panelists:
The Honorable V. Manuel Perez, Assemblymember and Chair of the Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy Committee
Panama Bartholomy, Advisor to the Chair of the California Energy Commission
Cesar Diaz, Deputy Legislative Director, California State Building Trades
Kelly Cunningham, Senior Fellow and Economist for National University System Institute for Policy Research (NUSIPR)

Panel II – Business Opportunities: “Hear from Businesses Going Green” (Room 202)
Moderator: Tracy Stanhoff, President, American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California
Panelists:
Sampson A. Brown, President and CEO, Knight & Carver Wind Group
Ruben Guerra, President, RG Surface Treatment Specialists, Inc., and Chairman, Latin Business Association
Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner, Vice President, Diego & Son Printing, Inc.
Ronald J. Greenwood, President, Global Energy & Technology, Inc.
Pete Varma, President and CEO, Intraline, Inc.

Concurrent Morning Panel Sessions (continued)

Panel III – Investments: “Private Sector Investments” (Room 204)
Moderator: Syngon L. Hare, S.L. Hare Capital, Inc.
Dennis Arriola, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, SunPower Corporation
Michael Schneider, Treasurer, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company
Robert C. Boada, Vice President and Treasurer, Southern California Edison
Nancy E. Pfund, Managing Partner, DBL Investors
Joseph C. Greco, Senior Vice President, Terra-Gen Power LLC

12:15 – 12:45 PM Luncheon (GRAND BALLROOM)

12:45 – 1:15 PM

Afternoon Keynote Speaker – “Meeting the Challenge of Diversity in the
New Green Economy” (GRAND BALLROOM)
Welcome and Introductions: The Honorable Bob Foster, Mayor of Long Beach, Honorary Summit Chair
Michael R. Peevey, President of California Public Utilities Commission
The Honorable Alex Padilla, State Senator and Chair of Energy, Utilities & Communications Committee

1:15 – 1:30 PM Break

1:30 – 3:00 PM

Concurrent Afternoon Panel Sessions

Panel I – Workforce: “Developing, Cultivating, and Training a Green Pipeline” (Room 201)
Moderator: Rob Howard, Chair of the UWUA National Human Rights Committee
Panelists:
Marcy Drummond, Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development, Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Member of National Commission for Energy Policy
Barbara Halsey, Executive Director of the State Workforce Investment Board
Kim Craft, Assistant Business Manager for IBEW - Local 11

Panel II – Business Opportunities: “The Value of Branding Your Business Green”
(Room 202)
Moderator: Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, NAWBO California
Panelists:
Gary W. Barsley, Southern California Edison, Solar/Wind Technologies
Alex Kim, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company,
Smart Home/Meter
Jerome Webber, AT&T Services, Inc., Greening Your Fleet
Yonnie Leung, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Greening the Utility Supply Chain
Bryan Gordon, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company,
Green Certifications

3:00 – 3:15 PM Break

3:15 – 3:45 PM

Concluding Plenary Session and Closing Remarks (GRAND BALLROOM)
CUDC Chair Jose L. Perez
CUDC Co-Vice Chair Nancy Zarenda
CUDC Summit Coordinator Fernando de Necochea

3:45 – 5:00 PM Networking Reception (GRAND BALLROOM)
5:00 PM End of Summit

 

 

ATTEND:
A One-day Summit, “Advancing Diversity in the New Green Energy Economy”

LEARN:
How the new clean energy economy and federal
stimulus will bring investment, business, and job
opportunities to California’s diverse marketplace.

JOIN:
More than 800 attendees from corporations,
business associations, environmental groups, educational institutions, labor groups, government, and diverse community-based organizations.

EVENT DETAILS:
When: June 29, 2010
Where: Sacramento Convention Center
Directions: Google Maps - MapQuest - SCCC

CUDC * MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS:
American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California
Asian Business Association
AT&T Inc.
California Black Chamber of Commerce
California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
California Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses, Inc.
California Small Business Association
California Water Association
Comcast
Communications Workers of America
GeM Communications
Latin Business Association
Latino Institute for Corporate Inclusion
Latino Journal
National Association of Women Business Owners
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce
San Jose Water Company
Sempra Energy utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Gas Company
Southern California Edison
Spanish Language Academy
Utility Workers Union of America
Verizon

*A collaboration between the CPUC, business, labor and California utility companies.