2026 CleanTech Advocacy Day

2026 CleanTech Day in Olympia offers CleanTech Alliance members the opportunity to meet their legislators, network with the sector, and learn about the state energy and cleantech policies impacting their organizations.

Join us for 2026 CleanTech Advocacy Day in Olympia on Thursday, January 29th from 11am-5:30pm PT.

Tentative Agenda (Subject to Change)

  • 11:00-12:00pm | Check in and Networking
  • 12:00-1:00pm | Legislator Meetings over Lunch
  • 1:00-1:45pm | Panel #1
  • 1:45-2:00pm | Break
  • 2:00-2:45pm | Panel #2
  • 2:45-3:00pm | Break/Transition to Reception
  • 3:00-5:30pm | Boeing House reception with heavy appetizers and drinks

Speakers

Coming soon!

Innovation Cluster Insights and Q&A Moderation

Mel Clark, President & CEO, CleanTech Alliance

Mel Clark is a leader with 20 years of nonprofit experience, as well as for-profit business experience in real estate and human resources.  She has a demonstrated track record of strong fiscal stewardship and program development.  She joined the CleanTech Alliance in April 2020.

She has two adult children, one in college studying computer science, the other a theatre lighting and pyro technician at Disney World.

She was born in Massachusetts, raised in Kansas, spent summers on the beach in Connecticut, and attended colleges in New York and Washington.  She is a life-long learner, and loves to read, travel, cook, bake, and garden, and enjoys hiking, yoga, swimming, diving, and tolerates running (long enough to finish a marathon in 2017).

Potential 2026 panel topics and themes include:

  • The Advanced Nuclear Supply Chain Overlap for Fission and Fusion Energy
  • Clean Energy Workforce Development Policy
  • Policy Incentives to Meet Our Growing Energy Demands
  • Carbon Capture Utilization, and Storage Needs

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Contact Rachelle Ames, Vice President of Economic Development, at rachelle@cleantechalliance.org.

Other inquiries? Contact Lindsay McCormick, Program & Policy Manager at lindsay@cleantechalliance.org.

Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors for making the event possible!

Event Partners

Thank you to our partners for their collaboration to make this event possible.

Parking Information

*Please note that parking lots often fill up, so plan to arrive early to find a spot. We recommend using the Natural Resources Visitor Parking Lot or use the campus shuttle service

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