Today, permitting reform is paralyzed by a complex knot of interests tugging and pulling in different directions. As America’s economy enters a period of substantial infrastructure investment, particularly on federal lands, there is a need to unpack America’s permitting system and bring the many stakeholders involved into dialogue with one another.

Semafor will host the definitive conversation on permitting reform and to dive into the multiple cross-cutting perspectives of policy makers, business leaders, advocacy groups, and thought leaders.

Guided by Semafor’s Washington journalists, this event will frame the different perspectives, discover the redlines between them, and explore the futureshape of permitting reform.

June 6th 2023

Washington, DC

7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. ET - Breakfast & Networking
8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET - Programming

Doors Open - 7:45 a.m. ET

Event Speakers 

Jason Albritton

Director, North America Climate Mitigation Program, The Nature Conservancy

@JasonAlbritto16

Manish Bapna

President, Natural Resources Defense Council

@ManishBapnaNRDC

Martin "Marty" Durbin

 Senior Vice President of Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

@MartyJDurbin

Paula Glover

President, Alliance to Save Energy

@PRJackson

Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO)

Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

@SenatorHick

Lesley Jantarasami

Managing Director of the Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center

@LJantarasami

Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC)

Member, Conservative Climate Caucus

@NancyMace

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV)

Chairman, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

@Sen_JoeManchin

Roger Martella

Chief Sustainability Officer, General Electric

 

Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA)

Chair, Climate Task Force

@RepScottPeters

 

Rich Powell

CEO, ClearPath

@powellrich

 

Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL)

@MichaelGWaltz

Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)

Member, House Committee on Ways and Means

@RepBradWenstrup

Moderators

Steve Clemons

Founding Editor at Large, Semafor

@SCClemons

Gina Chon

Business and Tech Editor, Semafor

@GinaChon

Joe Posner

Head of Video, Semafor

@JoePosner

Jordan Weissmann

Washington Editor, Semafor

@JHWeissmann

Sponsor Perspective

Jason Grumet

CEO, American Clean Power Association

@JasonGrumet

Program Agenda

7:45 a.m. Breakfast and Networking

8:30 a.m. Welcome

  • Justin Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, Semafor

8:35 a.m. The Renewable NIMBYs are Coming: A Semafor Video Exclusive

  • Joe Posner, Head of Video, Semafor

8:45 a.m. A Conversation on Clean Energy

  • Paula Glover, President, Alliance to Save Energy

Interviewed by: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor

8:55 a.m. View from Capitol Hill 

  • Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Member, House Committee on Ways and Means

Interviewed by: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor

9:05 a.m. View from Capitol Hill 

  • Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA), Chair, Climate Task Force

Interviewed by: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor

9:15 a.m. A Conversation on Climate and Energy

  • Jason Albritton, Director, North America Climate Mitigation Program, The Nature Conservancy
  • Lesley Jantarasami, Managing Director of the Energy Program, The Bipartisan Policy Center

Interviewed by: Jordan Weissmann, Washington Editor, Semafor

9:30 a.m. View from Capitol Hill

  • Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL)

Interviewed by: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor 

9:40 a.m. Continuing the Conversation on Climate

  • Manish Bapna, President, Natural Resources Defense Council

Interviewed by: Tim McDonnell, Climate and Energy Editor, Semafor

9:50 a.m. The Industry Outlook

  • Marty Durbin, Senior Vice President, Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 
  • Roger Martella, Group Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, General Electric
  • Rich Powell, CEO, ClearPath

Interviewed by: Gina Chon, Business and Tech Editor, Semator

10:15 a.m. View from Capitol Hill

  • Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC), Member, Conservative Climate Caucus

Interviewed by: Gina Chon, Business and Tech Editor, Semator

10:25 a.m. A Conversation on the Clean Power Industry

  • Jason Grumet, CEO, The American Clean Power Association 

In Conversation with: Justin Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, Semafor

10:35 a.m. View from Capitol Hill

  • Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

Interviewed by: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor 

10:45 a.m. View from Capitol Hill

  • Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Interviewed by: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor

11:00 a.m. Final Thoughts

  • Justin Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, Semafor

 

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Presenting Sponsor

Program Partner