Career Trek DC February 2026

Assemble at Cups & Coffee for breakfast and quorum before Capitol Hill

Address: Delaware Ave and C Street, NE, SRB-65, Washington, DC 20510

Chat with House, Energy, and Senate Climate Staffers + Climate Advisor to Governor of North Carolina

Address: Dirksen Building Senate (Dirksen 462): 50 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002

See Senate Map ; The easiest entrance should be the one on Constitution Avenue (#9, the Southwest Door labeled in the map.

Panelists bios:

• Claire Wang, Energy Policy Advisor, Environment and Public Works Committee Senate
• Devon Gorby, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow on the Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Democrats
• Jonathan Moch, Senior Advisor for Climate and Energy Policy in the Office of North Carolina Governor Josh Stein
• Julia Greensfelder, SEEC Institute Director of Policy and International Programming

Meeting with Sen Merkley staff D-OR

Address: Dirksen Building Senate (Dirksen SD-G11)

Panelists bios:

• Kat Abrams, Legislative Correspondent in the office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon
• Ben Schreiber, Energy and Climate Program Director for U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon

Session with Dan Dudis

Address: Dirksen Building Senate (Dirksen 462)

Panelists bios:

• Dan Dudis, Democratic Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Transport to EDF via shared Ubers ( 555 12th St NW #400, Washington, DC 20004 )

Lunch& Learn: Fervo Energy + Google - Energy Sourcing and usage for Hyperscalers; hosted and moderated by EDF

Address: 555 12th St NW #400, Washington, DC 20004

Uber Transport to WRI

Address: World Resources Institute, 10 G St NE #800, Washington, DC 20002

Afternoon Panel Sessions Hosted at WRI: full details here . Coffee & tea will be available on-site.

Climate Advocacy in the US at a Time of Domestic Federal Disinvestment

Address: 10 G St NE #800, Washington, DC 20002

Panelists:

• Joanna Slaney, VP for Political and Government Affairs at the Environmental Defense Fund ( Bio )
• Michelle Faggert, Assistant Program Director of Public Affairs, Center for Global Sustainability ( Bio )
• Dr. Danny Richter, current Policy Fellow with CCL and current co-director of the Pricing Carbon Initiative ( Bio )
• Debbie Weyl, Deputy Director of World Resources Institute US ( Bio )

Duality of Reality: International Progress on Climate Action

Address: 10 G St NE #800, Washington, DC 20002

Panelists:

• Dr. Danny Richter, current Policy Fellow with CCL and current co-director of the Pricing Carbon Initiative ( Bio )
• Nathan Cogswell, Senior Associate at WRI ( Bio )
• Greg Degen, Head of International Affairs, Commonwealth Fusion Systems ( Bio )

10 min break

Navigating a Career in Climate Impact

Address: 10 G St NE #800, Washington, DC 20002

Panelists:

• Tappan Parker, Outreach and Engagement Lead for Systems Change Lab, World Resources Institute ( Bio )
• David Kieve, EDF Action President ( Bio )
• Daniel Bicknell, Special Advisor, Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation ( Bio )
• Samantha Schmitz, Project Manager DC Events & Policy, EDF ( Bio )

10 min break

End at WRI and go to reception

Uber Transport to Franklin Hall, 1348 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009

RECEPTION

Address: Franklin Hall - 1348 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009

Panelists bios:

• Kat Abrams, Legislative Correspondent in the office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon
• Ben Schreiber, Energy and Climate Program Director for U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon

Arrive at Invenergy

Invenergy and Fluence Energy - Grid Integration and the Rise of Utility-Scale Storage

Address: 1401 New York Ave NW (Invenergy Office)

Panelists bios:

• Andrew Wills
• Michael Weiner
• TBD

Travel Time to World Bank and check in

World Bank Panel - Climate Action at the Multilateral Level

Address: World Bank MC Building

Panelists bios:

• Veronica Nyhan-Jones
• Aurelian Boyer
• David Groves
• Camilla Knudsen
• Diep Nguyen Van-Houtte

TNC and ICF Panel - State of play for carbon markets and decarbonization

Address: 1850 M St NW #280, Washington, DC 20036 (Rocky Mountain Institute office)

Panelists bios:

• Maximiliano Bernal Temores
• Fiona Wissell

RMI + CPI - Climate finance for emerging markets; innovative finance for developed markets

Address: 1850 M St NW #280, Washington, DC 20036 (Rocky Mountain Institute office)

Panelists bios:

• Evan Kornbluh
• Nicole Pinko
• Dhroovaa Khannan
• William Wallock