Meet the Experts

JIM ROBBINS
Business Cluster Development
Former Director of Environmental Business Cluster; Specializes in cleantech commercialization 

ULLAS NAIK
Streamlined Ventures
Angel investor in 40 companies; previously led cleantech practice at Globespan Capital Partners

GEOFF EISENBERG
Aquillian Ventures
Investment firm specifically focused on environmental sustainability

STEVE KISER
U.S. Pacific Command
Leads the energy experimentation and innovation efforts

JAROM FERIANTE
Chevron Technology Ventures
$250 M in strategic energy, material, and IT companies

RAY STARLING
Hawaii Energy
Head of Hawaii’s energy efficiency education and incentive program

MARK RITCHIE
Kuehnle AgroSystems
20 years of product development and technology commercialization

TRACI HO KIM
Innovation lead for Hawaii State Energy Office, DBEDT
Former Google green investment team and Hawaiian Electric Industries

DENNIS TERANISHI
Pacific International Center for High Technology Research
Former CEO of Hawaiian Host, expertise in agriculture in U.S. and Asia Pacific

JAY GRIFFIN
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
Chief of Policy and Research

PATTI GLAZA
Arsenal Venture Partners
Founder and former CEO of Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization

JOHN KRZYWICKI
True North Venture Partners
$300 M fund focused on energy, water, waste and agriculture

ABBAS AKHIL
Sandia National Laboratory
Energy storage and microgrid expert; Experience testing and validating tech

DAVE WEINERTH
Cleantech Open
Over 10 years of experience in early stage venture development

BEE LENG CHUA
HiBEAM
Extensive Hong Kong experience; Launched Hawaii Tech Asia program

KYLE DATTA
Ulupono Initiative
Ulupono invests in energy, ag, waste; Previously CEO at U.S. Biodiesel

GORDON HO
Cooley, LLP
Practice leader of Clean Energy Technology Group; one of Top 25 Clean Tech Lawyers in CA

KEN KELLY
National Renewable Energy Lab
19 years experience with vehicles, transportation, alternative fuels, automotive power electronics

PIA CHOCK
Kamehameha Schools-Land Assets Division
Manages agriculture and renewable energy projects for a 365,000 acre land endowment

ALFRED LAM
Chrysalix EVC
Over 8 years R&D experience with clean energy systems, Technology innovator with 2 patents and 8 first-authored journal publications

JUAN TORRES
Sandia National Laboratory
Head of renewable energy programs and evaluation

RACHEL BARGE
Greenstart
Focus on digital cleantech; One of Forbes’ 30 under 30 for energy

RICK ROCHELEAU
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
World-class energy research and technology validation

SEAN SCHICKEDANZ
Clean Pacific Ventures
30 early stage venture investments in the last 12 years

STEVE SUE
Bizgym
20 years of entrepreneurship; Founder of Lemonade Alley

GREG KIM
Convergent Law Group
30 years legal experience in startups and technology companies

CHUCK WILHELM
Chuck Wilhelm & Associates
Serves on Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s Energy and Environment committees

JAIME CARLSON
U.S. Department of Energy
Advisor to the Secretary of Energy; specializes in alternative asset finance

YVETTE MASKREY
Honeywell
Hawaii and Idaho District Manager for Honeywell Smart Grid Solutions

BRIAN GOLDSTEIN
Better Place and OpConnect
Director of Business Development for Better Place’s Hawaii EV charging network