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Leading the Energy Transition
RYAN MARTIN & ROB GAUDETTE & JENNY PHILIP & JANE STRICKER & BRETT PERLMAN
WRLDCTY 2021: houston

Houston, a leader in the study of renewable energy? Yes, and we’ve put the pedal to the metal. Join the city’s energy leaders—from bp to NRG Energy—for a discussion on emerging initiatives and solutions, and the environmental and economic impacts, benefits and barriers to the renewable future.

About The Speakers
RYAN MARTIN
Partner & General Counsel, LDR Growth Partners

Ryan Martin is Principal and Co-Founder at LDR Advisory Partners and Partner and General Counsel at LDR Growth Partners. In addition to corporate governance and legal management, Ryan focuses on strategy implementation, organizational design and management of portfolios and strategic initiatives.

ROB GAUDETTE
Senior Vice President NRG Business, NRG Energy

Robert Gaudette is Senior Vice President of NRG Business, where he manages the largest B2B retail gas and power platform and the top three largest provider of demand response in North America – overseeing market leading products and services, including renewable energy acquisition strategy and private load management programs.

JENNY PHILIP
Chief Strategy Officer, Greater Houston Partnership

As Chief Strategy Officer at the Greater Houston Partnership, Jenny drives the development, refinement and implementation of the Partnership’s strategy across the organization’s core functions of public policy, economic development, and member engagement. Most recently, Jenny led the creation and launch of the Partnership’s Houston Energy Transition Initiative.

JANE STRICKER
Senior Relationship Manager, bp

Jane Stricker is part of the bp team that focuses on helping countries, cities, and corporations around the world decarbonize. She has accountability for building and maintaining strong relationships with partner cities and corporations.

BRETT PERLMAN
CEO, Center for Houston's Future

Brett A. Perlman serves as the CEO of the Center for Houston’s Future, a nonprofit organization working to address matters of highest importance to the long-term future of the greater Houston region. Perlman served for four years as a Commissioner on the Public Utility Commission of Texas, where he was appointed in 1999 by then-Governor George W. Bush.