OCA’s Regional Speaker Series

Oregon for Climate Action (OCA) Presents:  The Role of Innovation and Technology in an Increasingly Carbon-Constrained World.

As an emerging hub for innovation, Central Oregon is ripe for creating technology solutions in response to the risks being caused by climate change that also help grow our economy. Join Bend-area speakers Rita Hansen of On-Board Dynamics and Tucker Ruberti of Enelx for a conversation about creating economic opportunities in the era of climate change.

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Rita Hansen, On-Board Dynamics
Rita Hansen is the CEO and co-founder of Onboard Dynamics, a company that seeks to lower fuel costs and carbon emissions by removing refueling infrastructure barriers to driving natural gas vehicles. Rita has over 30 years of executive management, engineering and operations management, and project management experience in a diverse range of industries. Since 2006, she has specialized in early phase environments which focus on global opportunities in the energy and environmental sectors.

Tucker Ruberti, of Enelx
Tucker Ruberti is the Director or Technical Sales for the Enel X energy storage business.  In his role he leads the North American technical sales and analysis organization to develop simulation, design, configuration and financial analysis.  The team leverages the Enel X multi-value stream optimization capabilities to extract the maximum customer value in any application. Mr. Ruberti earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and an MS in Environmental Management & Policy from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  He has worked in the energy technology since 1993, working for a broad range of companies including Advanced Energy, Westinghouse, General Electric, and NYSERDA in diverse applications including energy storage, PV, fuel cells and power distribution.