The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) kicked off Climate Week NYC on Monday, September 22 with a set of dynamic discussions with partners Hydro Québec Energy Services U.S. and K&L Gates examining U.S.-Canada cross-border electricity trade and the future of the grid in the Northeast as well as the latest on sustainable investing and corporate disclosure.
Special guests Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-NM-01) and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) shared their views and legislative priorities on energy, environment, and infrastructure.
Pictured Left to Right: John Parsons, MIT; Serge Abergel, Hydro-Québec; Claes Westerlind, NKT; Brian Kubeck, TDI; Lisa Jacobson, BCSE.
Program
Opening Remarks: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), in conversation with David Skillman, Partner, K&L Gates
Panel: Cross-Border Electricity Trade and the Future of the Grid in Northeastern North America
- Moderated by Lisa Jacobson, President, BCSE
- Serge Abergel, COO, Hydro-Québec Energy Services U.S.
- Brian Kubeck, Chairman, TDI
- John Parsons, Associate Director, MIT Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research
- Claes Westerlind, CEO, NKT
Resource: Cross-Border Electricity Trade and the Future of the Grid in Northeastern North America (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, September 2026)
Remarks by Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM-01), in conversation with K&L Gates’ David Skillman
Panel: Sustainable Investing & Corporate Disclosure
- Moderated by Dan Crowley, Partner, K&L Gates
- Peter Cashion, Managing Investment Director, CalPERS
- Robert Eccles, Professor of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
- Elizabeth Seeger, Board Member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
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