January 28-29, 2015, this conference, held at the TopLine Accelerator in Richmond, CA brought together thought leaders in the Renewable Energy Finance, International Solar Development, Cleantech, Commercial Solar Finance & Renewable Investments.
IEE Executive Director Ed Church was one of the featured speakers on a panel with cleantech investors, about the connection between finance, public policy and net-zero technologies.
The 8th Annual Bay Area Economic Forecast was presented by the Bay Area Council’s Economic Institute at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on January 16, 2015. The event featured remarks by the Fed’s President, John Williams, by BAC VP Tracey Grose, Mary Hamilton of Accenture and Jerry Nickelsburg of UCLA Anderson Forecast.
IEE’s Executive Director Ed Church was part of a panel commenting on the forecasts. With other panelists from the City of San Jose, Qualcomm and Microsoft, he addressed the question of smart cities and data from the lens of transitioning to the post-carbon society.