RE+ Master Speaker Series: Risk, Reward, and Renewables: A Fireside Chat with Alex Honnold and Cary Hayes
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM PT
Location: California Ballroom CD, Hilton Anaheim
In this critical decade for climate action, the private and public sectors are coming together to mobilize and unlock capital stacks and rapidly expand the renewable energy sector at an unprecedented rate. While the industry continues to prioritize an equitable shift towards renewable energy, community’s trust deficits, public perception, and scaling up a qualified workforce are all ongoing constraints to scale solar energy solutions in historically marginalized communities worldwide.
In this session, join solar philanthropist Alex Honnold, best known for audacious ascents of the world’s tallest cliffs without a rope, Cary Hayes, President of REC Americas, and other industry experts to learn how risk-tolerant capital via corporate philanthropy is a powerful tool to empower communities, build solar workforces in historically marginalized communities, build public trust, and strategically prepare the solar industry to meet the moment at hand.