Part of the Green Voice Collective Speaker Series
PNC Lunch & Learn
Monday, June 5, 2023 @ 12 PM | “Financing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy”
James E. Rohr Auditorium, The Tower at PNC Plaza | 300 Fifth Avenue
In Celebration of World Environment Day, the PNC Lunch & Learn aims to address questions surrounding the transition to a low-carbon economy for large and small businesses alike. This event is free for all, and we ask that you please RSVP in advance. Lunch courtesy of The Capital Grille.
Doors open @ 11:30 AM and the event runs from 12 - 2 PM at the James E. Rohr Auditorium in The Tower at PNC Plaza. Moderated by S & B USA Director of Environmental Social Governance and Innovation, Grant Ervin. Distinguished panelists include:
Anna J. Siefken, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Technology Transitions
Mona E. Dajani, Partner in the Project Development & Finance, Global Head of Renewables, Global Head of Energy & Infrastructure (Projects), and Head of the Hydrogen and Ammonia Practice (Americas), Shearman & Sterling
Kristi Ziegler Eberhardt, Managing Director & Head of Sustainable Finance at PNC
(full panelist bios listed below)
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Proudly presented by PNC and sponsored by Duquesne Light Company, Wesco, UPMC Health Plan, Pitt Ohio, Carmeuse, Covestro, Oxford Development, Giant Eagle, Alcosan, Mitsubishi Electric, S&B USA Construction, and the Capital Grill.
Moderated by Grant Ervin, Director of Environmental Social Governance and Innovation for S&B USA Construction
Grant Ervin currently serves as the Director of Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) and Innovation for S&B USA, an infrastructure integration firm based in Pittsburgh, Pa that specializes in civil construction solutions in the energy, transportation, ports and waterways and vehicle electrification space. Grant serves as an integrator of activities by working across departments, agencies and sectors to form public policy and market-based solutions. He brings deep experience, intersecting the worlds of environmental, community and economic development and infrastructure policy to create innovative and sustainable solutions for local governments, private sector clients, community development organizations, and state agencies.
Prior to joining S&B USA, Mr. Ervin served as the Chief Resilience Officer and Assistant Director for the Department of City Planning for the City of Pittsburgh.
Distinguished Panelists
Anna J. Siefken, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Technology Transitions
Anna J. Siefken has spent her career making the business case for energy efficiency, climatetech innovation, and building performance to address the world’s most pressing energy challenges and the global urgency of climate change. She currently serves as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions, after nearly a year as Commercialization Executive to the same office. She is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and was proud to serve on DOE’s leadership team that brought the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) and 6,000 energy experts to the Burgh in 2022. In 2020, Anna was appointed a Department of Energy Ambassador – Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) by the U.S. Secretary of Energy.
Mona E. Dajani, Partner in the Project Development & Finance, Global Head of Renewables, Global Head of Energy & Infrastructure (Projects), and Head of the Hydrogen and Ammonia Practice (Americas), Shearman & Sterling
Kristi Ziegler Eberhardt, Managing Director & Head of Sustainable Finance at PNC
As Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance at PNC, Kristi Ziegler Eberhardt supports clients on their carbon transition and social justice journeys by showing how actions and behaviors can be embedded into capitalization through bespoke solutions including bonds, loans, securitizations, share repurchases, and commercial paper. She co-authored PNC’s Green and Sustainability Bond Frameworks and was the Sustainability Agent on PNC’s Green and Social Bonds. She has also been a 25+ year fixed income originator covering various sectors and products including taxable and tax-exempt debt.
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