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.

Table of Contents

  • This report presents key insights and discussion summaries from the second annual Red Sky Summit, and a call for collective action and accelerated innovation.

    Read the full report here.

  • We're grateful to the community innovators who demonstrated their products at the second annual Red Sky Summit.

  • Michael Wara of Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability provides an overview of wildfire since we last convened.

    Watch the full session here.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Joe Tyler, Director, Fire Chief

  • Meryl Harrell, Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment

  • Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, Administrator

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.