Mainstage Speakers
Meet the leaders who brought their expertise, perspectives, and ideas to the Ceres Mainstage at Climate Week NYC 2026.
Ceres Mainstage 2026
Ceres brought together leaders from across business, finance, and policy for timely conversations on the forces shaping a cleaner, more resilient economy.
Explore highlights
Watch fireside chats and panels with leaders across sectors. See the full list of speakers at the bottom of the page.
Financing Our Future: Unlocking Capital for Deployment and Innovation
Remarks: Governor Kathy Hochul with introduction by Mindy Lubber
Fireside Chat: Comptroller Mark Levine and Mindy Lubber
Fireside Chat: Peter Cashion and Dan Firger
Dialogue: Benjamin Pickett, Marcus von Kapff, and Cynthia McHale
Fireside Chat: H.E. Majid al Suwaidi and Neal Kemkar
Powering the Clean Economy: State Leadership and Sustainable Data Centers
Fireside Chat: Dr. Noel Hacegaba and Anne Kelly
Fireside Chat: Doreen Harris and Anne Kelly
Remarks: Steven Rothstein
Fireside Chat: Didi Barrett and Steven Rothstein
Dialogue: Abré Connor, Anna Fogelsong, Erika Gupta, Aaron Johnson, and Steven Clarke
Fireside Chat: Craig Sundstrom and Steven Rothstein
Financing Our Future: Unlocking Capital for Deployment and Innovation
Convene 75 | Wednesday, September 23 | 9:00 – 10:15 am
The Honorable Kathy Hochul
New York State
Governor
His Excellency Majid Al Suwaidi
ALTÉRRA
CEO
Peter Cashion
CalPERS
Managing Investment Director for Sustainable Investments
Dan Firger
Great Circle Capital Advisors
Founder and Managing Partner
Neal Kemkar
Ceres
Chief Network Officer
Mark Levine
City of New York
Comptroller
Mindy Lubber
Ceres
CEO and President
Cynthia McHale
Ceres
Vice President, Investor Network
Benjamin Pickett
Nucor
Executive Vice President
Marcus von Kapff
JPMorganChase
Advanced Manufacturing Lead, Security and Resiliency Initiative
Powering the Clean Economy: State Leadership and Sustainable Data Centers
Convene 75 | Wednesday, September 23 | 10:30am - 12:00pm
Assemblymember Didi Barrett
New York State Assembly (106th District)
Chair, NY Assembly Energy Committee
Steven Clarke
Ceres
Program Director, Climate and Energy
Abre' Conner
NAACP
Director of the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice
Anna Foglesong
Connected Grid Initiative (CGI)
Executive Director
Erika Gupta
Siemens Financial Services
SVP & Head of Sustainability
Dr. Noel Hacegaba
Port of Long Beach
CEO
Doreen Harris
NYSERDA
President and CEO
Aaron Johnson
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Senior VP and Chief Sustainability Officer
Anne L. Kelly
Ceres
Vice President, Government Relations
Steven Rothstein
Ceres
Chief Program Officer
Craig Sundstrom
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Head of Energy and Sustainability Policy
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