2024 TAKEAWAYS
The Red Sky Summit 2024 Official Report
This report presents key insights and discussion summaries from the second annual Red Sky Summit, and a call for collective action and accelerated innovation.
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This report presents key insights and discussion summaries from the second annual Red Sky Summit, and a call for collective action and accelerated innovation.
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We're grateful to the community innovators who demonstrated their products at the second annual Red Sky Summit.
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Michael Wara of Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability provides an overview of wildfire since we last convened.
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Government and non-profit leaders emphasized that collaboration is essential for driving meaningful change and navigating legislative bureaucracy effectively. Watch the full session here.
Dan Cotter, US Department of Homeland Security
Jeff Marsolais, US Forest Service
John Mills, Watch Duty
Jennee Kuang, Resources Legacy Fund
Moderated by: Brian Fennessy, Orange County Fire Authority
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Insurance leaders joined us at the Red Sky Summit for a much-anticipated discussion on navigating risk transfer and resilience, exploring the unique challenges the insurance industry faces in addressing wildfire. Watch the full session here.
Dr. Tim Doggett, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
Pascal Karsenti, Nephila
Nancy Watkins, Milliman
Dave Winnacker, Moraga-Orinda Fire District (MOFD)
Moderated by: Elaine Hungenberg, XPRIZE
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Bill Clerico, Founder and Managing Partner of Convective Capital, sat down with Zachary Bookman, Co-founder and CEO of OpenGov Inc., who shared his experience selling cloud software to state and local governments across the United States. Their conversation at the Red Sky Summit spanned from the story of landing OpenGov's first customer to Zac's infamous cross-country bike ride. Watch the full session here.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s COO, Sumeet Singh, took the stage at the Red Sky Summit to share the company’s commitment to delivering safe, reliable, affordable, and clean energy to its customers. He was joined by Jay Ribakove, Principal at Convective Capital. Watch the full session here.
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Featured Content
Elaine Hungenberg, SVP of partnerships and impact at XPRIZE, moderates a panel discussion at the 2024 Red Sky Summit about the intersection of wildfire risk mitigation and the insurance industry. She’s joined by Milliman Principal and Consulting Actuary Nancy Watkins; Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance SVP, Dr. Tim Doggett; Moraga-Orinda Fire District Chief David Winnacker; and Nephila Director of Research & Technology Pascal Karsenti.
Firetech Showcase
We're grateful to the following community innovators who demonstrated their products at the second annual Red Sky Summit.
