Ines Serrao and James Wright discuss the world of distributed generation and community solar, featuring guest Bret Labadie, CFO of Pivot Energy. They explore growth, unique benefits, and evolving challenges of community solar, and explore how an industry leader is navigating new opportunities and market forces.

CIBC hosts, James Wright and Ines Serrao, are joined by Ken Young, CEO of Apex Clean Energy, and Todd Alexander, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, to discuss the Big Beautiful Bill and initial views on its impact to the Renewable Energy Industry.

James Wright and Tamara Markus are joined by Dan McCarthy, CEO of One Search, to discuss evolving trends in the recruitment industry. Together, they delve into the workforce landscape, post-pandemic impacts, and the future of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

CIBC hosts, James Wright and Ines Serrao, sit down with Michael Rucker, CEO of Scout Clean Energy, to discuss the evolving renewable energy landscape, focusing on the wind, solar, and storage sectors. The conversation explores challenges such as tariff uncertainties, repowering projects, and the potential impacts of changes to clean energy tax credits, while emphasizing the importance of accelerating renewable energy deployment to meet growing electricity demand.

Darrel Koo, Director of Analytics at Orennia, joins Luisa Fuentes, Managing Director and Head of Natural Resources and Transition, US Corporate Banking, and James Wright, Managing Director and Head, US Corporate Banking, to explore the transformative impact of AI on energy demand and power infrastructure, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in the evolving landscape of data centers and renewable energy.

Invenergy’s Meghan Schultz, EVP and CFO, and Shashank Sane, EVP Transmission, join Luisa Fuentes, Managing Director and Head of Natural Resources and Transition, US Corporate Banking, and James Wright, Managing Director and Head, US Corporate Banking to explore the urgent need for advanced transmission infrastructure and HVDC technology to meet US energy demand, while navigating financing and regulatory challenges.

Melany Vargas, VP Head of Hydrogen at Wood Mackenzie, joins Luisa Fuentes, Managing Director and Head of Natural Resources and Transition, US Corporate Banking, and James Wright, Managing Director and Co-Head, US Corporate Banking to discuss the future of hydrogen development in the United States.

Lesley Hunter, Senior VP of Policy & Engagement at ACORE, joins Luisa Fuentes, Managing Director, Head of Natural Resources and Transition, U.S. Corporate Banking and James Wright, Managing Director and Co-Head of US Corporate Banking to discuss the new administration under President Trump, the key people involved, and energy policy formation.

Denise Tait, CIO at Arevon and Ines Serrao, Managing Director and Head of Renewables for U.S. Corporate Banking at CIBC, join co-hosts Luisa Fuentes, Managing Director, Head of Energy Transition and Sustainability, Corporate Banking and James Wright, Managing Director and Co-Head of US Corporate Banking to discuss the growing battery storage market in the U.S., how Arevon is playing in that space and some of the regulatory/political challenges facing the market.

Matt Willis, Partner at Hull Street Energy and Neil Davids, Managing Director in CIBC’s Energy Transition team, join co-hosts Luisa Fuentes, Managing Director, Head of Energy Transition and Sustainability, Corporate Banking and James Wright, Managing Director and Co-Head of US Corporate Banking to discuss how different trends are impacting power demand in the U.S., including data centers, AI technologies, and manufacturing resurgence, and the role of natural gas to ensure energy reliability and affordability.

Greg Remec, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings, and Richard Sanders, Executive Director, Corporate Banking at CIBC join CIBC co-hosts Luisa Fuentes, Managing Director, Head of Energy Transition and Sustainability, Corporate Banking and James Wright, Managing Director and Co-Head of US Corporate Banking to discuss the rating agency approach to energy transition.

Brian Callaway, CFO, Copia Power and Mike Duff, Partner, Milbank joins Luisa Fuentes and James Wright to discuss how the Tax Credit Transfer market has opened up since final Treasury Guidance was released earlier this year, plus the new dynamics its added to the broader financing markets for U.S. renewable projects.

On the inaugural episode of The Energy Shift, James Wright and Luisa Fuentes speak with Ray Long, CEO of ACORE to digest the key takeaways from this year's ACORE Finance Forum and themes for the year ahead.