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The Energy Communities IWG hosted an event highlighting the financial and public benefits of investing in energy communities, particularly hard-hit, low-capacity coal communities in rural America. The historic investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act present unprecedented opportunities to revitalize communities, diversify workforces, and support energy workers. This event convened leaders in the financial sector to discuss the opportunities for private sector investment that can result in good-paying jobs, economic growth, and supply-chain resiliency across the United States.
Agenda
| TOPIC | SPEAKERS | EASTERN TIME |
| Registration and Networking Breakfast | 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | |
| Welcome and Opening Remarks | David Erickson, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York | 8:30 – 8:35 a.m. |
| Roundtable Framing | Brian Anderson, Executive Director, Energy Communities IWG | 8:35 – 8:40 a.m. |
| Investing at Scale in an Equitable Energy Transition | Federal Participants: Brian Anderson, Executive Director, Energy Vaishant Sharma, Senior Policy Advisor, National Ali Zaidi, White House National Climate Advisor David Crane, Under Secretary for Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy Laurel Blatchford, Chief Implementation Officer for the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Department of the Treasury Jahi Wise, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, U.S. Karen Skelton, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Non-Federal Participants: Melissa Cummings, Beyond Carbon, Bloomberg Fran Seegull, President, Impact Investing Alliance Libby Wayman, Breakthrough Energy Adam Altenhofen, Senior Vice President of Environmental Finance, U.S. Bank Matthew Runkle, Senior Managing Director and Head Christine Kamil, Head of U.S. Public Sector Client | 8:40 – 9:40 a.m. |
| Open Discussion with All Attendees | Brian Anderson, Executive Director, Energy Communities IWG (moderator) | 9:40 – 10:00 a.m. |
| Break and Networking | 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | |
| Investing in America’s Energy Communities (livestream begins) | Ali Zaidi, White House National Climate Advisor | 10:30 – 10:40 a.m. |
| Inflation Reduction Act Implementation Fireside Chat | Karen Skelton, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy (moderator) David Crane, Under Secretary for Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy Laurel Blatchford, Chief Implementation Officer for the Inflation Reduction Act | 10:40 – 11:20 a.m. |
| A Taxonomy for Just Transition Investing | Farah Imrana Hussain, Head, Sustainable Finance and ESG Advisory, The World Bank | 11:20 – 11:30 a.m. |
| Investing in Clean Energy Projects Panel Discussion | Jahi Wise, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (moderator) Jerry Rickett, President and CEO, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation Nathan Wendt, President, Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs Harold Pettigrew, Chief Executive Officer, Opportunity Finance Network Hy Martin, Chief Development Officer, D.E. Shaw | 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
| Closing Remarks | Brian Anderson, Executive Director, Energy Communities IWG Vaishant Sharma, Senior Policy Advisor, National Economic Council | 12:15 – 12:30 p.m. |