The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails | Rivian (Los Angeles | Pasadena) CSE-204

ABOUT THE EVENT

We are thrilled to be bringing you another epic sustainability evening with Rivian, this time we will be their awesome Pasadena showroom! 

Enjoy some complimentary drinks, thanks to our sponsors Optimist Drinks, Little Saints, and Athletic Brewing, who create undoubtedly the best zero-proof beverages in town. We'll also be providing some delicious plant-based appetizers from Ferrazzani's Pasta & Market  to make sure you don't go hungry.

Make sure to sign up for a Rivian Demo Drive while you're registering to get the chance to cruise the streets of Pasadena in one of their epic all-electric SUVs.

Meet the Speakers

Katie O'Shea | GeoKiln

With 15 years of energy industry experience across ExxonMobil and the US DOE, Katie O'Shea will share why she is doubling down on clean hydrogen as an important pathway for decarbonization. From 2023 to 2025, Katie helped shape the future of hydrogen in the US as H2 Hubs Program Manager. Today, she leads market development for GeoKiln, a geologic hydrogen start-up working towards their first pilot this year. 

Sonia Verhagen | Element Resources

Sonia is Chief Commercial Officer at Element Resources and is a CA green Hydrogen developer leads commercial initiatives to advance clean fuels and bring resilient green hydrogen to California. With over 20 years in energy investments and sustainability and cleantech startups. She is a Tulane and University of Baltimore alumna currently participating in Stanford’s Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies Program, engaging with the School of Engineering and the Doerr School of Sustainability. As a World Business Council for Sustainable Development executive leadership alumna, she emphasizes equitable pathways for low‑carbon solutions that resonate with communities.

Matt Dickinson | Fenix Marine Services

Matt works at the intersection of climate action, heavy industry, and systems change. As Sustainability Director at Fenix Marine Services in the Port of Los Angeles, he focuses on turning ambitious decarbonization goals into practical, real-world solutions within one of the most energy-intensive sectors of the global economy: marine container terminals. His work centers on reducing emissions at scale, transitioning legacy equipment and infrastructure away from fossil fuels, and proving that zero-emissions technologies can operate reliably in demanding industrial environments. Under his leadership, Fenix has implemented renewable fuels, advanced electrification strategies, and early deployments of hydrogen equipment—helping demonstrate what’s possible when climate commitments are treated as operational imperatives rather than long-term aspirations.

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We've done over 100 successful sustainability events in the last year. People love'em! (see testimonials below).

​​• Learn a few things while having a blast
​​• Meet old friends, make new ones
​​• Find valuable work/hires/partners/connections
​​• Most importantly, GET INSPIRED!

This is a great opportunity to meet others in the sustainability community, so feel free to share this invite with friends and colleagues. The more the merrier!

​​​Just make sure to register as we don't want to turn anyone away.

Sorry, no refunds.

NO PITCHING/SALES. We want open, inspiring, agenda-less conversations where people feel free to share. Therefore, there is to be absolutely no pitching or selling of your product or service nor fund-raising. If any attendees feel that this request hasn’t been respected, let us know and that person will not be invited back.

WE'RE GOOD AT THIS. We've done over 100 events in the last year and they've been terrific. They've included sustainability folks from over 500 organizations, including large multinationals (Meta, Amazon, Google, Disney, Toyota, Netflix, Microsoft), Investment firms (Third Sphere, Obvious Ventures, Aegon, Collaborative Fund), passionate non-profits (EDF, New Energy Nexus, Surfrider, Apparel Impact Institute) and cutting edge startups (Both Burger, futureAir, New Atlantis, Plant Prefab, Water from Air). 

​​​Hope to see you there!