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This session is available exclusively to members of Future 500’s Corporate Affinity Network. To learn more about membership or request a courtesy invitation, visit future500.org/can.
Members of Future 500’s Corporate Affinity Network are invited to join a closed-door discussion with Greg Bertelsen, Executive Vice President of the Climate Leadership Council, and Rich Powell, Executive Director of ClearPath and ClearPath Action. We’ll explore the politics of bipartisan energy innovation—how it will be shaped by election outcomes, how to engage environmental NGOs on it, and how you can prepare your company for emerging risks and opportunities.
This will be an interactive discussion with minimal presentation. It will be held under Chatham House Rule and not recorded. We encourage you to invite interested colleagues, including from Government Affairs, Sustainability, and Communications.
Click here to register. Only CAN members will be admitted to the meeting. To learn more about membership or request a courtesy invitation, visit future500.org/can or email Erik Wohlgemuth, COO.
About our speakers:
Greg Bertelsen, Executive Vice President, Climate Leadership Council
As Executive Vice President, Greg Bertelsen leads the Climate Leadership Council’s congressional engagement, oversees the Council’s outreach to business constituencies, and contributes to policy research and development. Prior to joining the Climate Leadership Council, Mr. Bertelsen served as Senior Director, Energy and Resources Policy, at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) from 2013 to 2017. At the NAM, Mr. Bertelsen led advocacy efforts on behalf of manufacturers for a variety of energy and environmental policy issues. He has worked with congressmen, high-ranking administration officials and served as an official advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on environmental justice issues. Previously, Mr. Bertelsen served as Manager and Regulatory Analyst, Environmental Markets & Policy, at Siemens AG. While there, Mr. Bertelsen advised Fortune 100 industrial and utility companies on energy and environmental policy, including carbon tax and cap-and-trade proposals. Mr. Bertelsen is a lawyer by training who received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Dickinson College and a JD from the American University Washington College of Law. He served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas L. Craven.
Rich Powell, Executive Director, ClearPath
Rich Powell is the Executive Director at ClearPath and ClearPath Action, the DC-based organizations developing and advancing conservative policies that accelerate clean energy innovation. He educates policymakers on investing wisely in energy innovation, removing roadblocks to building and exporting American clean energy technology, and maintaining and promoting our flexible clean energy resources. Rich also leads ClearPath’s external advocacy and research partnerships with nonprofits, academia, and the private sector. He frequently testifies before congress on climate change and energy innovation, and his work and views have been featured in numerous national and international publications and media. Rich serves as a member of the 2019 Advisory Committee to the Export Import Bank of the United States. He is also on the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center’s Advisory Group. Previously, Rich was with McKinsey & Company in the Energy and Sustainability practices. He focused on corporate clean energy strategy, government low carbon growth strategy, and clean tech market entry.
