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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
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Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
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Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
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