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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