Utilities and Real Estate: Forging a True Partnership for the Energy Transition
Tue Oct 29
2:30 PM — 3:30 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
Resorts World Las Vegas - Level 2, Jasmine EF
Category
Sustainability
For decades, real estate has viewed the energy system as another vendor and cost center to be managed. Increasingly, the utility industry has become much more than that. Energy providers are a key driver of real estate's ability to meet decarbonization targets and, in return, might be willing to compensate commercial real estate for the flexibility they offer to the power grid. Join senior executives from the utility industry in a real-life interchange with the built environment about how each of them are challenged by the energy transition and, perhaps, how closer collaboration can unlock new opportunities to accelerate the energy transition.
Speakers
Moderator
Moderator
SVP - Built Environment Energy Impact Partners LP
Jake Elder leads Energy Impact Partners' research and innovation activities for the built environment. Jake is a recognized leader with 15 years of experience operating at the nexus of clean energy, technology, data, and the built environment. He has worked with over a hundred public sector organizations, start-ups, and industry players, with a focus on infrastructure innovation and technology adoption. Previously, he led a variety…
Panelist
Panelist
Senior Vice President and Head of ESG Clarion Partners LLC
Karen is Clarion Partners Head of ESG, a Real Estate Investment Manager that was established in 1982. Prior to Clarion, she worked at CodeGreen Solutions, an energy and sustainability consultancy firm specializing in the real estate industry. While with CodeGreen, Karen developed and led a corporate sustainability team that provided ESG strategic advisory and reporting services to a variety of real estate companies. Karen brings…
Panelist
Panelist
Senior Vice President, Sustainability BXP
Ben Myers is the Vice President, Sustainability, at Boston Properties (BXP), the largest publicly-traded developer, owner and manager of Class A office properties in the United States. He is responsible for sustainability and ESG strategy, implementation, reporting and stakeholder engagement. He has a genuine passion for sustainable real estate and is committed to disrupting the status quo as an industry leader on climate action, resilience,…
