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Mark directs the Atmosphere/Energy Program, where he develops detailed technical and economic roadmaps for transitioning cities, states, and countries to 100% clean, renewable energy grids. As a co-founder of the non-profit Solutions Project and the 100% Movement, he translates complex climate science into actionable frameworks that accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels. Beyond academia, his modeling provides critical backing for real-world climate action and legal accountability. Mark recently served as a key expert witness in landmark climate trials, including Held v. Montana, Navahine v. Hawaiʻi, and La Rose v. Canada, demonstrating the technological feasibility of running energy systems entirely on wind, water, and solar power. His daily work proves that a fully sustainable energy future is achievable with today's technology.

Derek Mast is a master electrician licensed in six states and a NABCEP-certified senior solar technician with 18 years in the trade. Since 2022, he has shared field knowledge with fellow technicians, designers, and system owners as “the solarboi,” building an audience of over 100k followers. After surviving an arc flash in 2026, Derek documented his recovery publicly, a story featured in People, and expanded his work to include modern PPE and how workers can advocate for their own safety.

Dr. WANG Yan is the CEO and Co-founder of Quantified Energy, a Singapore-based deep-tech company backed by Vertex Ventures. With over 20 years of experience in the solar PV sector, his career spans advanced solar R&D, PV panel manufacturing, and business development for utility-scale solar power plants. Prior to founding Quantified Energy in 2021, he was a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the PV Module Cluster at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). As a pioneer in innovation for solar PV, he drives the application of the company’s patented autonomous drone luminescence mapping technology and AI-driven analytics to optimize solar asset performance, reliability, and bankability globally.

Alex Nussey is the Co-founder and CEO of Wattch, a platform delivering next-generation monitoring, intelligence, and control for distributed energy infrastructure. Wattch works with national IPPs and Fortune 50 asset owners across more than 1 GW of solar and storage projects in 47 U.S. states and 5 countries. Nussey is a Georgia Tech alumnus, computer engineer, and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.

Ms. Bybee has worked in the solar industry since 2003, first promoting renewable energy policy in Austin, TX while at Public Citizen, and then at Meridian Energy Systems, before finding her home at Namasté Solar. Ms. Bybee joined Namasté Solar in January 2006 as an early member of the team and held numerous roles over her 11 years, from technical sales & design to business development. While there, she worked to obtain a federal charter for a unique financial institution that funds clean energy products and services: Clean Energy Credit Union (www.cleanenergycu.org). This was only the 17th federal charter issued since 2010, and the first in the state of Colorado for over 30 years. She continues to serve as a volunteer on the Supervisory Committee of the credit union. Additionally, in 2016, she helped earn an award from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative to found the Amicus O&M Cooperative (www.AmicusOM.com). The O&M Cooperative brings together a network of providers across the country to provide coordinated services for geographically distributed portfolios. She now serves as its CEO, and is committed to the mission “to ensure that solar PV fulfills its promise as a responsible and reliable energy source, for generations to come.” She obtained a BA in English and French from the University of Texas at Austin, and through solar, has found her “inner engineer.”