SPEAKERS
Below is a preliminary list of 2026 Summit speakers. Check back soon for updates.
Francesco Aimone
Industrial Electrification Senior Fellow
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Steve Ashby
Director of Global Food & Pharmaceutical Markets
Armstrong International
Mark Babcock
Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing
Tempo Energy
Rishabh Bahel
Senior Manager of Thermal and Sustainability
Nestlé Purina NA
David Barahona
Senior Director of Sustainable Investing
PepsiCo
Jonathan Berney
Director of Refrigeration & Heating
Vilter by Copeland
Michael Bernstein
Senior Manager
Schneider Electric
Cameron Best
Vice President of Project Development
Brightcore Energy
Alyse Bordelon
Originator
Constellation Energy
Doron Brenmiller
Co-Founder and CBO
BrenX
Neil Brown
Decarbonization Technology Manager
Eastman
Jennifer Charbonneau
Senior Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain
Cache Energy
Michelle Charochak
Project and Research Director
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Ruth Checknoff
Senior Director
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Bing Cheng
Director of Engineering
Conagra Brands
Ibrahim Cisse
Senior Sustainability Engineer of Analytics & Global Non-Refinery Operations
ASR Group
Carlos Claussell Velez
Manager of Climate, Community Benefits, and Social Impact
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Remi Cuer
Director of Investment & Business Development
Kyotherm
Jeremy De Laat
Global Environmental Sustainability Manager of Operations
Givaudan
Hasini Delvinne
Strategic Initiative Owner - Supply Chain Climate & Energy
Target
Peter DeWitt
North America Director of Circular Thermal
Armstrong International
Colum Doorley
Vice President of Sales America
Thermal Energy International
Arpit Dwivedi
Founder and CEO
Cache Energy
Scott Estrada
Director of Workforce Development Policy
BlueGreen Alliance
Andrew Forster
Industrial Applications Specialist
Vilter by Copeland
Ladeene Freimuth
Policy Manager
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Daniel Galis
Europe Director
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
David Gardiner
Interim Executive Director
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Will Giese
Senior Director of Government Affairs
Solaray
Alberto Giron
Senior Manager of Sustainability
Niagara Bottling
Daniel Gunasekaran
Director of Engineering
Nestlé
Jeremy Gustafson
Principal Consultant
Schneider Electric
Aliya Haq
President, Clean Economy Project
RTC Board Member
Matthew Hibbs
Energy & Utilities Global Category Manager
Genentech Roche
Perry Hodgkins Jones
Membership Director
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Melissa Hulting
Director for Industrial Decarbonization
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Aude Jebrak
Global Program Lead for Sustainability and Operations
Mars Snacking
Betony Jones
CEO
Inclusive Economics
Christina Joyce
CEO & Founder
Eurotech Ventures
Mohamed Kamaludeen
Director, Distribution Planning, Smart Grid & Innovation at Pepco Holdings
Exelon
Emily Kent
Vice President for Clean Energy
David Gardiner and Associates
Kristen King
Director of Sustainability
James Hardie
Semi Konak
Vice President of Global Sustainability
Procter & Gamble
Rick Kotze
Industrial Sustainability Manager
Lactalis
Sasha Kreis
Research Associate
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Parthiv Kurup
Concentrating Solar Power Cost and Systems Analyst
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Virginia Lacy
Founder and Principal, N+1
RTC Board Member
Serena Lahout
Director of Partnerships
Renew Energy Partners
Tess Machi
Senior Industrial Policy Analyst
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Scott McNally
Vice President of Strategy and Chief of Staff
Tempo Energy
Audrey Mitchell
Process Sustainability Engineer
Saint-Gobain
Peter Moran
Manager of the Global Energy Management Program
AbbVie
Emily Muth
Director of Sustainability
Conagra Brands
Hemang Nerlekar
Solutions Development Director
Zero Industrial Inc.
Catherine Paquette
Energy and Sustainability Manager
Cisco
Murilo Pereira da Silva
Supervisor of the South America Regional Water and Energy
General Motors
Alex Perera
Director of Corporate Energy Partnerships
World Resources Institute
Thuy Phung
Senior Manager of Climate Metrics and Standards
PepsiCo
Ben Platt
Industrial Energy Manager
New Belgium Brewing
Kevin Rabinovitch
Global Vice President of Sustainability & Chief Climate Officer, Mars
RTC Board President
Verena Radulovic
Vice President for Business Engagement
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Caldwell Reed
Vice President of Sales & Project Management
Piller TSC Blower Corporation
Daniel Riley
Director
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Jake Rosenberg
Vice President and Chief Energy Officer
Kaiser Permanente
Owen Rosenberg
Legislative Assistant
House of Representatives
Balaji Sampathnarayanan
Global Sustainability Strategy & Environmental Compliance Leader
Cummins
Sam Schabacker
Associate Director of Renewable Energy
University of California
Jason Schneemann
Scope 1 & 2 Decarbonization Lead at GM
General Motors
Christoffer Schönbeck
Head of Operations Sustainability
Kenvue
Gurpreet Singh
Director of Global Utilities & Infrastructure
Colgate-Palmolive
Steve Skarda
Global Climate and Energy Leader
Procter & Gamble
David Skillman
Partner
K&L Gates
Cecilia Springer
Principal Associate
Synapse / Boston University
Kari Suninen
CEO & Co-Founder
Elstor Oy
Robert Triebe
Chief Operating Officer
Thermal Energy International
Elina Vanuska
Industrial Decarbonization Fellow
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Carren Weidler
Sustainable in a Generation Program Manager
Mars
Gregory A. Wellman, Jr.
Decarbonization Platform Leader, Eastman
RTC Board Member
Cihang Yuan
Deputy Director of Climate and Energy
Renewable Thermal Collaborative
Ryan Zimmer
Senior Policy Program Manager
Project InnerSpace
Lucas Zocca
Manufacturing and Energy Optimization Engineer
General Motors