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Track E · Finance & Markets
Which regulatory structures actually move technologies from pilot to commercial scale, versus those that just generate interest?
Thursday, November 510:15 – 11:30
Speakers
Jessica Waldorf
Chief of Staff & Director of Policy Implementation
NYS DPS
Layalee Ramahi
North America Regional Lead
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
Scott Shepard
Sr. Director of Transportation
Center for Sustainable Energy
Paul DeCotis
Senior Partner, Utilities
West Monroe
About This Session
This discussion takes on which state regulatory structures and incentives determine which technologies succeed in reaching commercialization, rather than which ones simply attract early interest. With panelists spanning energy center leadership, state regulatory policy implementation, international sustainable finance, and academic energy policy research, the conversation surfaces where capital, regulation, and technology readiness genuinely align and where they do not.
Key Questions Explored
- Which regulatory structures actually move technologies from pilot to commercial scale, versus those that just generate interest?
- How can capital be directed more efficiently toward the technologies most likely to succeed?
- What financing gaps still stand between promising innovation and full market adoption?
- What changes would give investors and policymakers more confidence in long-term clean energy bets?
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