John Szoka is a former NC State Representative and former Energy and Public Utilities Chairman and energy policy expert. Szoka is a graduate of West Point, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and was commissioned as a Second … Read more

Lucia Strader is an associate professor of Biology at Duke University and is a member of the multi-disciplinary Duke Center for Quantitative BioDesign, and founded the Plant-Climate Innovation Network, which brings together North Carolina academic, industry, and non-profit interests in … Read more

As vice president of manufacturing at Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC), Stewart will provide oversight for all areas of battery manufacturing including engineering, maintenance and production. In addition to his role as vice president, Stewart will serve as the … Read more

Arlie Sterling is President and co-founder of Marsoft Incorporated and serves on the board of the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition. The Blue Sky Maritime Coalition is dedicated to accelerating the pace of decarbonization of the North American maritime industry. Arlie … Read more

Julia is a strategic executive with over 22 years of expertise in the energy and environmental sectors as a coalition builder and advocate. She has been a longtime champion of clean energy technology, working extensively to support environmentally friendly technologies … Read more

Dr. Yan Song’s research interests include low carbon and green cities, plan evaluation, land use development and regulations, spatial analysis of urban spatial structure and urban form, land use and transportation integration, and how to accommodate research in the above … Read more

Emily Solomonson graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2019 with a BA in environmental studies. Currently, she serves as a Field Marketing Specialist for Guayaki Yerba Mate, where she is responsible for implementing marketing strategies … Read more

Daniel J. Soeder is the principal energy and environmental consultant at Soeder Geoscience LLC, where his interests focus on climate change and greenhouse gas sequestration.  He is a co-founder of Carbon Blade Corporation, a company developing a distributed solution for … Read more

Benjamin Smith concentrates his practice in the area of energy regulation and related energy policy and regulatory work. Ben’s work at Kilpatrick Townsend overlaps litigation, transactional, and regulatory aspects of the energy transition in North Carolina and beyond. Prior to … Read more