2013 CACI Conference

Special Guest: Mayor Filner, City of San Diego

admin — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:46:32 +0000

Mayor Filner will deliver his speech for CACI 2013!

Robert Earl “Bob” Filner is the 35th and current Mayor of San Diego. Filner was previously the U.S. Representative for California’s 51st congressional district, and previously the 50th, serving from 1993 to 2012, and was chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 2007-2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Filner received a Ph.D. in the history of Science from Cornell University in 1969. Shortly after, he moved to San Diego and it has been his home for overfour decades. He brought his activist experience to a 20-year long teaching career at San Diego State University, challenging his students to put thoughts into action to shape the world around them.

Panel Topics

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:44:00 +0000

We are currently seeking sponsors and panelists to participate in the 7th Annual CACI Conference on Friday, May 31, from 8:30am-4:45pm at UCSD’s Price Center. Here is a rundown of the day’s planned panel topics:

Energy Efficiency

Electric Vehicles

Clean Tech Start-Ups

Biofuels

Solar Power

Smart Grid

Energy Financing

Visit our Panels page and contact Andrew Zorko, Panel Director, for more information!

May, 31 at UC San Diego

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:01:02 +0000

We regret to inform you that the 2013 California Clean Innovation Conference scheduled for May 31st at the UCSD Price Center has been cancelled.

Unfortunately, we did not meet the necessary registration goals to continue planning the conference.

We sincerely thank you for your interest in our event.

At the UCSD Rady School of Management, we remain committed to promoting sustainability and innovation in the clean technology industry. We look forward to maintaining and strengthening our relationships into the future with leaders in the clean technology industry.

Keynote: Michael R. Niggli, SDG&E

admin — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:45:02 +0000

In 2006, Niggli was named chief operating officer of SDG&E and Southern California Gas Co., another of Sempra Energy’s regulated California utilities. Previously, from 2000 to 2006, Niggli was president of Sempra Generation where he was responsible for the operation and maintenance of merchant power plants and energy infrastructure throughout North America.

Michael will deliver the Opening Speech for CACI 2013! Prior to joining Sempra Energy in 2000, Niggli was chairman and chief executive officer of Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Resources. He contributed to a successful merger of the two companies that doubled their size and strength. He also guided the company through the deregulation process in Nevada and achieved the highest customer satisfaction rating of any electric utility in the western United States (as reported by J.D. Power and Associates).

From 1988 to 1998 Niggli served as a senior executive with Entergy Corporation where he had significant corporate responsibilities for strategic planning, customer service, fuels acquisition, marketing and sales. He began his career in 1971 at SDG&E, where his management responsibilities included electric and gas operations, fuels acquisition, project management and customer service.

Niggli holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from California State University, Long Beach and San Diego State University.