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MATTHEW AGUAYO, 29;
AASHAY ARORA, 28
Cofounders, EnKoat ENERGY
SANDEEP AHUJA, 28
Cofounder, cove.tool
BENJAMIN BACKER, 22;
DANIELLE BUTCHER, 23
Cofounders, American
Conservation Coalition
MARIA BUITRON, 29
Investor, PIVA
KEVIN BUSH, 27
124 Cofounder, Swift Solar

CHARLES-HENRI CLERGET, 27;
LOUIS CRETEUR, 29;
ERIC ZHANG, 29
Cofounders, Acoustic Wells
VAITEA COWAN, 26;
JAN-JUSTUS SCHMIDT, 28
Cofounders, Enapter
DANE DEQUILETTES, 29;
ANURAG PANDA, 29
Team leads, GridEdge Solar
DON DEROSA, 29
Cofounder, Eonix
UGWEM ENEYO, 29;
COLE STITES-CLAYTON, 28
Cofounders, SHYFT Power Solutions
ALEXANDRA HARBOUR, 25
Investor, Powerhouse Ventures
ROHIT KALYANPUR, 22
Founder, Optivolt Labs
KENTARO KAWAMORI, 28
Partner, Rice Investment Group
JORDAN KEARNS, 27
Founder, Medley Thermal
ANA SOPHIA MIFSUD, 25
Senior associate,
Rocky Mountain Institute
ASHLEY ZUMWALT-FORBES, 29
ISABEL MOGSTAD, 29
Senior manager, PR ES ID E NT, B LAC K M O U NTA I N M ETA L S
Environmental Defense Fund
GRACE PAULSEN, 29 Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes is big on batteries. The
Energy investments, Arena Investors
president of Black Mountain Metals—a divi-
RYAN PEARSON, 27;
MATTHEW RYAN, 27 sion of Fort Worth, Texas-based energy produc-
Cofounders, Cypris Materials er Black Mountain—is on the hunt for ore like
ALEXANDRA RASCH, 29 nickel, a key ingredient of the lithium-ion batter-
Founder, Caban Systems
ies that power electric cars like Teslas. In 2018 her
TIM SHERSTYUK, 26 unit plowed $75 million into mining operations
Cofounder, GBatteries

in Western Australia. That same year, the Har-
APOORV SINHA, 29
Founder, Carbon Upcycling Technologies vard M.B.A. ran a hostile takeover bid for Aus-
tralian miner Poseidon Nickel, acquiring a 20%
ZACHARY SMITH, 29

Founder, Zauben stake. Zumwalt-Forbes grew up near the oilfields
ABRAHAM STANWAY, 29 of Choctaw, Oklahoma, majored in petroleum
Cofounder, Amperon engineering at the University of Oklahoma and
ELISE STROBACH, 28; worked as a drilling engineer at ExxonMobil. As
KYLE WILKE, 29 head of business development for Black Moun-
Cofounders, AeroShield
tain, her analysis of the evolving battery landscape
NAMAN TRIVEDI, 25

Cofounder, WattBuy inspired the company’s jump into mining. “My
ERICA TSYPIN, 28 number one hurdle was overcoming im-
Cofounder, Steer postor syndrome,” says Zumwalt-Forbes
WHITNEY WICKES, 29 (no relation to the magazine’s founding
Cofounder, Rocking WW Minerals family). “I rarely see another woman in
TYLER WITTMAN, 27 meetings, let alone one without a for-
Founder, Precision NDT
mal mining background, but I know
JONATHAN YAN, 29 I’ve earned my seat at the table.”
Investor, Sparx
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Elisabeth
ASHLEY ZUMWALT-FORBES, 29
Cofounder, Black Mountain Metals Brier, Chris Helman

JUDGES: CAROL BATTERSHELL, ENERGY CONSULTANT; LORD JOHN BROWNE, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, L1 ENERGY;
TIM LATIMER, COFOUNDER, FERVO ENERGY (UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2019); EMILY REICHERT, CEO, GREENTOWN LABS.
ASHLEY ZUMWALT-FORBES WEARS A CHRISTIAN SIRIANO BURNOUT DRESS, A SOCIALITE ARMY FAUX FUR COAT AND GABRIEL & CO. GOLD-AND-DIAMOND EAR CLIMBERS.

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