The CalNEXT Innovation Nexus is our inaugural in-person event. The event will create a space to explore how emerging technologies and utility programs can contribute to California’s energy efficiency goals. We will present CalNEXT project findings and connect research to potential outcomes for developing and utilizing new technologies.
Join us to share big ideas for California’s energy future!
There is no cost to register for this event.
Gene Rodrigues
former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability at the Department of Energy
Brian Stonerock
Director of Advanced Energy Solutions at Southern California Edison
Derek Okada
Senior Fellow with CalNEXT
Carey Oster
Associate Director for CalNEXT
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Networking
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
CalNEXT’s Big Ideas for California’s Energy Future
9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
The Future We’re Building: Towards California’s Clean Energy Future
Speaker: Brian Stonerock, Director of Advanced Energy Solutions at Southern California Edison9:15 a.m. to 9:35 a.m.
KEYNOTE | Our Energy Future: Opportunity, Innovation, and Scale
Speaker: Gene Rodrigues, former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability at the Department of Energy9:35 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.
CalNEXT’s Role Bringing Technologies to California’s Customers
Speaker: Derek Okada, Senior Fellow with CalNEXT
10:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
Break
10:20 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Panel Session
10:20 a.m. to 11:10 a.m.
Panel 1: Moving Emerging Technologies into the Market
Speaker information coming soon11:10 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Panel 2: Bridging the Gap Between Product Innovation and Program Adoption
A conversation between manufacturers and program implementers. Speaker information coming soon
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Break for lunch
1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Emerging Technologies and Pathways to Impact
1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
The Emerging Technologies Roadmap: CalNEXT Outlook and Building Together
Speaker: Carey Oster, Associate Director for CalNEXT
Collaborative Workshop1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Real-World Impacts of CalNEXT: Poster Session
Project details coming soon
2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The CalNEXT Road from Ideas to Implementation
Breakout Session
Suggestions on Scoring High with your Emerging Technologies Project ProposalBreakout Session
Designing Tech Transfer Plans that Expand Project Impact
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In-person event
Join CalNEXT this summer at our in-person event at the Energy Education Center in Irwindale, California. Registration is free, reserve your spot now.
