Innovation and the Impact of Regulation with Elon Musk and Lyndon Rive

CPUC Thought Leaders Speaker Series on Innovation and the Impact of Regulation.

WHEN: Feb. 27, 2014, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: CPUC Auditorium, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco;

WHO: Moderator: Paul Clanon, CPUC Executive Director

Panelists:
Michael R. Peevey, CPUC President and leader in the energy industry who has worked tirelessly to create energy policies that curb climate change.

Elon Musk, engineer and entrepreneur who builds and operates companies to solve environmental, social, and economic challenges. He co-founded PayPal and currently drives strategy, development, and design at two companies: Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), where he is founder and CEO, and Tesla Motors, where he is co-founder and CEO. He also is Chairman of the Board of a third company, SolarCity.

Lyndon Rive, co-founder and CEO of SolarCity, which designs, finances, and installs solar and energy storage systems, performs energy efficiency audits and retrofits, and builds charging stations for electric vehicles. Prior to co-founding SolarCity, Mr. Rive co-founded the enterprise software company Everdream, which was ultimately acquired by Dell.