2024 C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium and Awards

The Next Phase:
From Dreams to Reality

November 13, 9:00 am-5:00 pm PT

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The 13th annual C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium and Awards will be held on November 13, 2024. This year’s theme is The Next Phase: From Dreams to Reality. This symposium will provide insight from distinguished and dynamic speakers on key issues in clean energy. Celebrate with us as we present this year’s C3E Awards to eight mid-career women who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and achievement in clean energy. A lifetime achievement award winner will also be recognized. The event will consist of plenary sessions, award presentations, and panel discussions, all of which will be available on the free livestream.

For a full list of speakers, please visit c3e.org/2024-symposium

The Symposium lineup includes the following expert panel discussion on the morning of November 13:

From green to purple: Sustainable and secure energy as a bi-partisan issue

  • PanelistTracee Bentley, President & CEO, Permian Strategic Partnership
  • PanelistJudy Chang, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); C3E Emeritus Ambassador
  • PanelistMelanie Kenderdine, Secretary, New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department; C3E Emeritus Ambassador
  • PanelistKaren Skelton, Former Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, and John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation & Implementation
  • ModeratorNaomi Boness, Managing Director, Stanford Natural Gas Initiative; Co-Managing Director, Hydrogen Initiative; C3E Ambassador

The Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative is led by the U.S. Department of Energy, in collaboration with MIT Energy Initiative, Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy, and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at ASU. Closing the gender gap and increasing the participation, leadership, and success of women in clean energy fields are the goals of the C3E Initiative.