How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Help You Achieve Net Zero

Name: How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Help You Achieve Net Zero
Start: 2023-02-15T16:15:00-08:00
End: 2023-02-15T17:15:00-08:00
Location: Arizona Ballroom L-M

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

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Arizona Ballroom L-M

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) contains $369 billion in funding that can accelerate progress toward your company’s net zero goals — from clean energy and zero-emission vehicles to building energy efficiency and climate-smart agriculture. How are companies across sectors positioning themselves to take advantage of its incentives and investments to reach net zero?

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Christine

Brynaert

Partner

Deloitte Tax LLP

Christine

Brynaert

Partner

Deloitte Tax LLP

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Christine Brynaert is a CPA and Partner in Deloitte Tax’s Global Investment & Innovation Incentive Services (Gi3) practice. Christine has over eleven years of professional experience in public accounting, including state and federal tax areas such as Credits & Incentives, Audit Defense, Controversy, and Tax Return Preparation. Christine is a lead in Deloitte Tax’s ESG practice and primarily advises clients in tax credit structuring and syndication for ESG focused areas such as the New Markets Tax Credit Program, Renewable Energy Tax Credits, Green Manufacturing Tax Credits, Qualified Opportunity Zones, Disaster Relief Retention Credits, and COVID-19 Employee Retention Credits.

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How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Help You Achieve Net Zero

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Victoria

Mills

Managing Director

Environmental Defense Fund

Victoria

Mills

Managing Director, Corporate Partnerships Program

Environmental Defense Fund

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Victoria Mills is managing director of EDF's Corporate Partnerships Program and works from the organization's Boston office. Mills works with market-leading companies to create environmental improvements that make business sense. She currently leads the team that works on EDF Climate Corps, an innovative summer fellowship program that places specially-trained MBA and MPA students in companies, cities and universities to build the business case for energy efficiency. She manages staff in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington. During her tenure at Environmental Defense Fund, Mills has managed corporate partnerships in the energy, transportation, paper and packaging, and consumer products sectors. She holds a bachelor of arts degree from Vassar College and a master's degree in International Economics from Johns Hopkins University. Prior to joining Environmental Defense, Mills held management positions in the environmental technology and software industries.

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How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Help You Achieve Net Zero

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Rob

Threlkeld

Director, Global Energy Strategy

General Motors

Rob

Threlkeld

Director, Global Energy Strategy

General Motors

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Rob Threlkeld is Director, of Global Energy Strategy for General Motors, leading the company’s energy procurement efforts including the commitment to meet the electricity needs of its global operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. Threlkeld is responsible for leading the team that supports GM energy procurement and regulatory efforts including negotiating power purchase agreements, natural gas, green tariffs, and engineering onsite renewable solutions for GM facilities across the globe, including opportunities associated with battery storage, behind-the-meter applications and EV integration. As part of GM’s Sustainable Workplaces team, Threlkeld shares best practices for renewable energy procurement with internal and external audiences, offering solutions for large and small businesses alike to benefit from the use of renewables. Threlkeld is a board member of the Renewable Energy Buyer’s Association (REBA), involved in the American Wind Energy Association and Solar Energy Industries Association, two energy groups advancing the use of these renewable forms of energy. He also serves an industry advisor to the School of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. He is a member of the Association of Energy Engineers, the Engineering Society of Detroit, and the Solar Power International Education Council. This year, Energy Manager Today recognized Threlkeld as one of 50 top energy managers for driving GM and the energy management industry forward. Threlkeld began his career at GM in 2000 as manager of the powerhouse and wastewater treatment plant operations at GM’s Lordstown, Ohio Assembly Complex. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Purdue University. He is a registered Certified Hazardous Material Manager, Certified Energy Manager and Business Energy Professional.

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How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Help You Achieve Net Zero

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Brian

Janous

GM of Energy & Renewables

Microsoft

Brian

Janous

GM of Energy & Renewables

Microsoft

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Brian is responsible for leading the development and execution of Microsoft’s global data center energy strategy. These data centers provide the foundational cloud infrastructure for Microsoft’s online and cloud services for consumers and businesses worldwide. His responsibilities include oversight of all energy supply agreements, renewable energy purchasing, distributed generation, and strategic partnerships to ensure a power supply that is reliable and sustainable. As General Manager of the Energy Strategy and Research team, he creates end-to-end strategies that will drive innovations in the next generation of cloud data centers, and supports efforts to establish energy market policies that will foster end-user innovation. Brian joined Microsoft in 2011 after 12 years in the energy industry where he worked as a Sr. Consultant at Brubaker & Associates, assisting Fortune 500 companies with energy procurement, policy, and sustainability matters. Brian holds an MBA from Webster University, a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Missouri, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Missouri.

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How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Help You Achieve Net Zero

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Nadia

Marquez Pabst

Chief of Staff

Antenna Group

Nadia

Marquez Pabst

Chief of Staff

Antenna Group

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Nadia’s career has focused on the design of complex rules and regulations to help bring new, green technologies to market. Prior to joining Antenna Group as Vice President of Public Affairs and later as Chief of Staff to the CEO, Nadia served as Head of U.S. Government Relations for General Motors (GM) Cruise, GM's zero-emissions self-driving car company. Here, Nadia helped craft new laws and regulations for self-driving cars in over 40 U.S. cities, while also serving as the Co-Chair of the Autonomous Vehicle Subcommittee for the Bay Area Council and on the Policy Advisory Committee for sf.citi. She also proudly served as Founder & President of [email protected], one of the company’s first official cultural diversity initiatives.Prior to Cruise, Nadia drove public policy and new market design for Advanced Microgrid Solutions, an advanced energy storage company based in San Francisco, CA. Nadia also worked in Washington, DC, where she supported Federal Governmental Affairs for NextEra Energy / Florida Power & Light, the world's largest renewable energy developer and the largest electric utility in the nation. Here, she oversaw political engagement with the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch on issues relating to renewable energy, public utilities, and tax reform.In 2021, Nadia served as Co-Chair for the Vermont Climate Council's Just Transitions Subcommittee, specializing in the state’s investments in low-emissions and job rich sectors and technologies to address the effects of climate change. She currently serves on the Board of the ACLU of Vermont and supports the Aspen Institute's Latinos in Society program in partnership with the White House on the U.S. Latino Economic Agenda. Nadia's professional background also includes roles at the U.S. Department of State and the Human Rights Watch.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

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