ABOUT

SEEC Institute’s Inaugural Solutions Summit will create a unique opportunity in Washington, DC for an open dialogue between decision-makers and key stakeholders, focusing on shaping the future climate agenda in Congress and beyond. The summit will explore opportunities to advance both existing and emerging solutions to reduce emissions and ensure a low carbon, sustainable, high growth economy.  

Participants, including Members of Congress, Administration officials, SEEC Institute board members, the private sector, NGOs, academia, civil society groups, and other Summit attendees will examine how to break down barriers and accelerate and scale solutions for greater impact.

We look forward to welcoming you at our daylong conference with plenary sessions featuring top policy and decision-makers to prepare for the 119th Congress. Attendees will join breakout sessions to delve into critical areas of the low-carbon transition, including focused, small-group discussions with Members of Congress on key environmental issues. We will end the day with a reception where participants can network and exchange on the day’s outcomes.

AGENDA

MORNING

8:00-9:00 Networking breakfast

9:00-9:35 Welcome and Opening Session

Welcome: Clinton Britt, SEEC Institute Board President and President of Grove Climate Group, LLC

Opening Session:

Moderator: Max Frankel, SEEC Institute Executive Director
SEEC Institute Board Members:
Ernest J. Moniz, Chief Executive Officer and President of the EFI Foundation, 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy
Rep. Doris Matsui (CA-07)
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04)
Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20)

9:35-10:15 Fireside Chat 

John Podesta, Senior Advisor to President Biden for International Climate Policy
in conversation with
Rep. Doris Matsui (CA-07)

10:15-10:25 Break 

10:25-11:10 Breakout Sessions: SEEC Institute Research Projects

Attendees have the choice of two panel discussions

Catalyzing Climate Solutions: Assessing IRA and IIJA's Use of Public Funds to Spur Private Investment
Tim Profeta, Principal, Novi Strategies LLC
Eric Fins, Vice President, Grove Climate Group
Elizabeth Noll, Senior Policy Advisor, Holland & Knight 
Satyam Khanna, President, Khanna Economic Strategies LLC; Former EPA GGRF
Stephen Comello, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives; Co-Managing Director, Energy Futures Finance Forum, EFI Foundation

AND

Tax Policy for a Clean Economy
Ben King, Associate Director, Rhodium Group
Christina Theodoridi, Policy Director for Industry, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Emily Kent, Senior Director for Clean Energy, David Gardiner and Associates
Michael Kaercher, Deputy Director, Tax Law Center, NYU Law

11:10-11:20 Break

11:20-12:05 Breakout Sessions: Finding Environmental Solutions

Communicating Climate Change: Mobilizing Trusted Voices
Moderator: Rep. Kim Schrier (WA-08)
Speakers:
Anne McBride, Vice President of Programs, James Beard Foundation
Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL-17)
Christopher Blevins, Olympian and Protect Our Winters Advocate
Amie Engerbretson, Professional skier, producer, and host, and Protect Our Winters Advocate

AND

Unlocking Innovation: Meeting the Challenges of the Clean Economy from Startups to Multinationals
Moderator: Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08)
Panelists:
Katie McGinty, Vice President and Chief Sustainability and External Relations Officer for Johnson Controls, SEEC Institute Board Member
Kellyn Blossom, Head of Policy, Electra
Additional panelists to be announced

AFTERNOON

12:05-1:05PM Lunch
Catering by Maketto by Chef Erik Bruner-Yang

1:15-1:55 Small Group Roundtables with Members of Congress

Two rotations of 40 minute roundtable sessions, further tables and topics to be announced soon

Rep. Doris Matsui (CA-07)
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04)
Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14)
Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20)
Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08)
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Rep. Nikki Budzinski (IL-13)
Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06)
Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24)
Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10)
Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-06)
Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49)
Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-36)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05)
Rep. Kim Schrier (WA-08)
Rep. John Sarbanes (MD-03)

2:40-2:50 Return to Auditorium

2:50-3:10 Share Out from Roundtables with Members of Congress

3:10-3:50 A Productive Future for Climate in the 119th Congress: Is Opposition Enough?
Moderator:
Ian Harrison, Bipartisan Climate Action, SEEC Institute Board Member
Panelists:
Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08)
Additional panelists to be announced

3:50-4:10 Food for the Future: How Chefs and Policymakers Drive Climate Solutions
A Fireside Chat with Award Winning Chef and Environmentalist Rob Rubba of Oyster Oyster and Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01)

4:10-4:20 Closing Remarks
Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), SEEC Institute Board Member

4:30-6:00 Happy Hour and Closing Reception