RMI at Trellis Impact 2026

RMI will be at Trellis Impact 2026 to moderate, participate in, and facilitate panel sessions and workshops at the industry-focused event. Trellis Impact convenes private sector leaders from across industry, breakthrough technologies, and finance to discuss the solutions that are available now to scale energy projects that have the greatest impact on affordability, health, and resiliency. Through hands-on sessions, the conference will focus on five key areas including the circular economy, carbon management, innovation, systems change, and the clean energy transition.

RMI will be participating in the following sessions:

Tuesday, June 23

Decarbonize Your Supply Chain to lower Scope 3 Emissions

9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT

RMI will lead a table exercise during this workshop to explore in depth the challenges and solutions associated with industrial decarbonization across the metals, cement, and chemicals sectors. Brian Payer will also serve as the master of ceremonies for the workshop.

Corporate Energy Playbook: AI and the Large Load Era

9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT

RMI’s Ally Gorin will moderate a conversation between Groundswell and Panasonic on their experiences managing electricity needs and grid stability driven by the AI boom.

Roundtable Lunch — Where can AI unlock solutions in energy systems

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. PT

Brian Payer will be leading a roundtable during lunch on the ways in which AI can be used to build a more efficient energy ecosystem.

Your Fleet Is Your Fastest Scope 1 Win: Real Strategies from Companies Already Saving Money

3:30 – 5:00 p.m. PT

Gerard Westhoff will be participating on this panel to explore how corporates can electrify their fleets to meet their sustainability commitments.

Decarbonize Your Supply Chain With Environmental Attribute Certificates

3:30 – 5:00 p.m. PT

During this workshop Oscar Hernandez will discuss the role that environmental attribute certificates play in lowering a company’s scope 3 emissions.

Wednesday, June 24

The Future is Distributed: How DERs Can Power Communities and the Grid’s Next Chapter

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PT

Brett Webster will be joining this panel discussing how distributed energy resources can be deployed at corporate facioities to reduce strain on the grid and improve energy affordability.

Aggregated & Activated: How Buyers Alliances Are Accelerating Green Market Transformation

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT

Maeve Masterson will be participating in this workshop facilitated by the Center for Green Market Activation to discuss RMI’s Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform.

The Fastest Ton: Making Super Pollutants Core to Your Decarbonization Roadmap

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT

Joe Fallurin will join this workshop to discuss the role that greater emissions data transparency can accelerate industrial decarbonization.

From Pilots to Purchase Orders: How to Engage Circularity Startups in Your Supply Chain

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. PT

Third Derivative’s Carie Davis will participate in this session on the role that startups play in creating real impact for a company’s supply chain.