Sally M. Benson is the co-director of Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy and the director of the Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP). A Professor in the Department of Energy Resources Engineering in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, she studies technologies and pathways to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A ground water hydrologist and reservoir engineer, Benson has conducted research to address a range of issues related to energy and the environment.

Casey Marshall is a dynamic business development executive with over 20 years of experience in the renewable energy field as a banker, management consultant, founder, investor, and operator. Mr. Marshall currently serves as Director of Business Development for Clean Energy Associates, a privately held technical advisory organization providing quality assurance, supply chain, and engineering services to the solar and energy storage industries. .

David is a Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate at Stanford University, researching on the intersection of electrochemical energy storage and polymer science. David aims to develop robust, flexible, and stretchable battery materials for applications in wearable electronics and soft robotics. He is supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and the Chevron Stanford Graduate Fellowship. Outside of lab, David works as an Investment Partner at Dorm Room Fund. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and B.A in Chemistry from Virginia Tech.

Mike Hopkins serves as Ice Energy’s CEO. Mike co-founded a geospatial information services company and assisted several other startups, including Ice Energy. During his career working with startups, Mike has raised over $100 million in equity funding. In 2005, Ice Energy launched Ice Bear, an award-winning Ice Bear battery. Since then, Ice Bear has been providing utilities cost-effective and reliable energy storage, lowering electric bills for businesses and homeowners, and reducing CO2 emissions

Adam Bad Wound's mission is to strengthen people and planet through philanthropy. He is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) serving as a fund development executive based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently, he is Vice President of Development at GRID Alternatives, an international organization that makes renewable energy technology and job training accessible to frontline communities. Our triple bottom line is people, planet, and employment.

Mary Ann Piette is a Senior Scientist and Director of the Building Technology and Urban Systems Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She oversees LBNL's building energy research activities with the US Department of Energy and over 25 other R&D sponsors. She is also the Director of the Demand Response Research Center. Mary Ann's work involves developing and evaluating new technology and building components, controls, operations, simulation, whole building and electric load shape analysis and behavior. She is also lead researcher at LBNL on the automated demand response technology.

Brock Petersen is the Product Development Manager for Smart Wires, which
designs and builds advanced power flow control technology that transforms the way transmission grids across the world are planned and operated. The core technologies increase or decrease line reactance to push or pull current away from overloaded lines and on to underutilized corridors within the existing transmission network.

Independent Consultant working for Ellevio as Project leader for smart grid initiatives Stockholm Royal Seaport and Horizon2020 Integrid where Ellevio is partner. Extensive experience from the energy industry and especially electricity distribution. Participating and/or leading industry research program focusing on electricity distribution in the future energy system.