2025 CleanTech Innovation Showcase Agenda

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Pacific Time
The Hyatt at Olive 8, Seattle, WA

The State of Geologic Carbon Sequestration in the PNW: Subsurface Opportunities and Surface Obstacles

Will Gallin, Subsurface Program Manager, Washington Geological Survey
Jason D. McClaughry, R.G., Geological Survey and Services Program Manager, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Subsurface Clean Energy Opportunities in the Pacific Northwest

Annika Wallendahl, Principal Environmental Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants
Isabellah von Trapp, Senior Hydrogeologist, Geosyntec Consultants

Check out these Innovation Pavilion companies any time you see “Networking in the Exhibit Hall” on the agenda.

Session #1 – 10:30 AM

AZURE – Scratching the Surface: Current & Future Carbon Management Solutions in WA
- Annika Wallendahl, Principal Environmental Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants
COBALT – Clean Energy Entrepreneur Cluster resources and updates
- Mike Pomfret, Ph.D., Managing Director, Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, University of Washington Clean Energy Institute
- Karin Kidder, Executive Director, E8
- Sarah Bell, Pipeline & Portfolio Lead, E8
- Juan Barraza, Executive Director, Latino Founders
- Rachelle Ames, Vice President, Economic Development, CleanTech Alliance
CYAN – Port of Bellingham District Energy System
- Trevor Mays, Director of Energy and Environment, UMC, Inc.
- Bonnie Frye Hemphill, Director of Policy and Partnerships, UMC, Inc.
STEEL A – Meet the Focus on Fusion Cluster
- Lindsay McCormick, Program & Policy Manager, CleanTech Alliance
- Kate Kelly, Chief of Staff, Avalanche Energy
- Tom Bugert, State and Local Public Affairs, Helion Energy
- Andy Freeberg, Head of Communications, Zap Energy
STEEL B – Geothermal Power in the Pacific Northwest
- Ed Butler, PNW Regional Interest Group Champion, Geothermal Rising
- Susan Petty, Founder and Managing Director, Hotrock Energy Research Organization (HERO)

Session #2 – 11:00 AM

AZURE – Carbon Removal Policy and Opportunity in the PNW
- Mike Robinson, Director, PacClean
COBALT – Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub update
- Brian Young, Deputy Director & Advisor to the President, PNWH2
CYAN – Circularity Cluster – Scaling a profitable clean future in rural Washington State
- Mike Waggoner, CEO, Corumat
STEEL A – Wood & Forest Products Innovation
- Ed Draper, Executive Director, Washington Pulp and Paper Foundation
STEEL B – Thermal Energy Networks Policy
- Beth Robinweiler CEM, CMVP, Senior Product Development Manager, Puget Sound Energy

Session #3 – 11:30 AM

AZURE – Washington’s Advantage in Scaling Ocean-Based Carbon Removal
- Alex Gagnon, Co-Founder and CEO, Banyu Carbon
COBALT – BUILT Cluster: Untapped Thermal Energy Working Group
- Drew Thompson, Resource Recovery Project Manager, King County Wastewater Treatment Division
- Rachelle Ames, Vice President, Economic Development, CleanTech Alliance
CYAN – WSU Tri-Cities Institute for Northwest Energy Futures – Using an integrated systems approach for energy solutions
- Noel N. Schulz, Ph.D., Bob Ferguson Endowed Professor; Inaugural Director, Institute for Northwest Energy Futures (INEF), Washington State University Tri-Cities
- Yonas K. Demissie, Ph.D., Professor and Assistant Director of Engineering and Environment, Institute for Northwest Energy Futures (INEF), Washington State University Tri-Cities
STEEL A – Startup and Small Business Resources – Evergreen BizLink
- Lisa Smith, Executive Director, Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA)
STEEL B – A Deep Dive into PNW Carbon Removal Policy
- Mike Robinson, Director, PacCLEAN

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Session #4 – 1:30 PM

AZURE – Deployment-Ready Decarbonization Technologies Delivering Immediate Impact
- Shane Johnson, President & CEO, CarbonQuest
COBALT – Powerize Northwest Consortia update
- Katherine Juengel, Green Cities Industry Liason, Prosper Portland
- Leo Ochoa, Federal Funding Assistance & Accelerator Manager, VertueLab
- Melanie Adamson, Global Marketing Leader for Climate Tech & Energy, Alder & Co.
- Mike Pomfret, Ph.D., Managing Director, Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, University of Washington Clean Energy Institute
CYAN – Cross-Border Collaborations
- Julie Bennion, Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada
- Matt Cloutier, Head of Business Operations, Fusion Fuel Cycles
- Jason Puracal, CEO/Co-Founder, ZILA BioWorks
- Mark Youden, Partner – Environmental & Regulatory Law, Gowling WLG
STEEL A – Energy Storage
STEEL B – Low Embodied Carbon Materials
- Ashley Stallworth, Founder, Bio Fiber Industries (invited)

Session #5 – 2:00 PM

AZURE – So, You’ve Captured CO2. Now what? How Carbon Conversion Accelerates Decarbonization
- Todd Brix, CEO and Co-Founder, OCOchem
COBALT – Previewing Novara Energy Alliance – Evolution of the New Inland Northwest Energy Innovation Cluster
- Mason Burley, Chief Executive Officer, Novara Energy Alliance
CYAN – SWIFT Center and the Fusion Supply Chain
- Diane Kamionka, Executive Director, NW Innovation Resource Center (NWIRC)
- Greg Van Dyk, CEO, Altrusion
STEEL A – Working with Canada Continuing Conversation
- Julie Bennion, Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada
- Matt Cloutier, Head of Business Operations, Fusion Fuel Cycles
- Jason Puracal, CEO/Co-Founder, ZILA BioWorks
- Mark Youden, Partner – Environmental & Regulatory Law , Gowling WLG
STEEL B – CarbonQuest Continuing Conversation
- Shane Johnson, President & CEO, CarbonQuest