Pittsburgh Energy Dialogues December 11, 2019 | Pittsburgh, PA

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Pittsburgh Energy Dialogues

Energy Dialogues LLC, in collaboration with academic partner The Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University, proudly presented Pittsburgh Energy Dialogues.


Objectives and focal points included:

  • Pennsylvania Pathways to Decarbonization – what is on the horizon for one of the most prolific production basins and the region?
  • Regional Energy Systems in an Era of Decarbonization
  • The Future of Mobility and Impacts on Energy – how will innovation revolutionize the mobility infrastructure in the context of energy transition? What will be the catalysts for change? – Looking at startups in the region and their work in the sector
  • Changing Consumer Trends in an Evolving Energy Landscape
  • Trajectory of the Marcellus – Methane Emissions, Transportation Infrastructure, Gas Supply and Demand, Water, and Land Use Updates
  • Energy Transition and Energy Access

Past Speakers

  • Director of Engineering, Montauk Energy

    Daniel Bonk

    Director of Engineering, Montauk Energy

  • Executive Director, Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Energy

    Denise Brinley

    Executive Director, Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Energy

  • Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Davies Public Affairs

    John Davies

    Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Davies Public Affairs

  • Senior Regional Manager, Northeast, Center for Sustainable Energy

    Marcus Gilmore

    Senior Regional Manager, Northeast, Center for Sustainable Energy

  • Urban Systems Strategist, SmithGroup

    Katrina Kelly-Pitou

    Urban Systems Strategist, SmithGroup

  • Business Development Director – Pittsburgh, National Car Charging

    Michael Kirven

    Business Development Director – Pittsburgh, National Car Charging

  • Energy Advisor, City of Pittsburgh

    Flore Marion

    Energy Advisor, City of Pittsburgh

  • Director, Public Policy, ChargePoint

    Kevin George Miller

    Director, Public Policy, ChargePoint

  • Manager, Transportation Electrification, Duquesne Light Company

    Sarah Olexsak

    Manager, Transportation Electrification, Duquesne Light Company

  • Executive Director of the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University

    Anna J. Siefken

    Executive Director of the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group

    Ben Vannier

    Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Carnegie Mellon University

    Jake Ward

    Ph.D. Candidate, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Director, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, Environmental Defense Fund

    Andrew Williams

    Director, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, Environmental Defense Fund

By Invitation Only

The City Series – Pittsburgh is an invitation-only event with limited capacity, aiming to be inclusive and all-encompassing by welcoming diverse viewpoints from participants within and outside of the industry for true debate, dialogue, and formation of solutions. This event was presented by Energy Dialogues LLC, a distinguished international alliance of energy leaders, and took place at Carnegie Mellon University. Its objective was to bring subject matter experts, policymakers, socio-environmental representatives, and C-level leaders from all stages of the energy value chain together to connect and form partnerships through in-depth discussion of the energy market’s role in the economy and the world at large.

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Testimonials

  • Energy Dialogues has provided a really nice platform to have very real conversations about issues that the natural gas industry faces. It is a place where environmental groups, environmental NGOs in particular, public leaders, public servants, and people from the energy industry as well as academics, like myself, can come together and hear perspectives from other people’s points of view. I think that is probably the biggest value that the Energy Dialogues platform provides, is the ability to share those views in an unbiased way so that everyone is really aware of the challenges that are faced in the multidimensional complex that is energy.

    – Ken Medlock, James A Baker III & Susan G Baker Fellow in Energy & Resource Economics, Rice University's Baker Institute

  • Are you exposing yourself to a wide enough set of opinions and questions? – Energy Dialogues does that for you.

    – Chip Blue, Principal, Boston Consulting Group

  • This type of dialogue is critical to the future of the industry.

    Larry Holdren, Co-Founder and Director, Colorado Energy & Water Institute

  • Every attendee left the conference more informed, more likely to see energy issues from a number of points of view, making them better at what they do.

    John Davies, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Davies Public Affairs

  • You will not find a more open, diverse, inclusive forum for energy futures.

    John Oyen, Manager, Business Development, ABB