Ginny Clarke
Former Director, Executive Recruiting & Conscious Leadership Expert
Google
Thank you for joining us in Charlotte!
Empower Women. Empower Results.
Advancing Women is Key to Industry Resilience.
After ACP launched the EmpowHER Forum at CLEANPOWER 2024 and EmpowHER receptions across 2024 events, we were encouraged to launch a full, three-day EmpowHER conference.
EmpowHER 2025, our inaugural stand-alone EmpowHER event, united 200 women leaders in clean energy for three days of candid conversation, powerful sessions and genuine connection. EmpowHER is more than a moment; it’s a moment.
EmpowHER ensures women are provided the opportunities, network, and substantive resources to grow their clean energy careers.
Highlights from 2025
Valuable Takeaways
Attendees joined sessions that explored leadership skills, personal development and industry-specific insights. Highlights included:
- Redefining Success: Lessons on Resilience and Adaptability
- Mastering Feedback and Coaching for Team Success
- Seat at the Table: Strategize Your Way to Board Readiness
2025 Featured Speakers
Ann Anthony
CFO
Oberon Fuels, Inc.
Kelly Veney Darnell
COO
ACP
Theresa Eaton
CEO
WECS Renewables
Zoë Gamble
President
CleanChoice Energy
Artealia Gilliard
Chief Communications Officer
ACP
Heather Holland
Founder & Chief Inclusion-Culture Curator
The Holland Collective, LLC
Kristina Lund
President
Pattern Energy
John A. Nixon
Partner & Governing Board Member
Duane Morris, LLP
Stephanie Smith
COO
Eolian
Kelly Speakes-Backman
EVP, Public Affairs
Invenergy
Andrea Steiner
Chief Operating Officer
ClearPath
Who Attends?
This event is designed for executive and senior leaders, as well as mid-level managers ready to elevate their leadership potential.
Why Does EmpowHER Matter to You?
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Thank you to the nearly 50 women who joined us for sunrise yoga bright and early on Friday morning!
Thank You to Our 2025 Program Co-Chairs
Kelly Speakes-Backman
Executive Vice President of Public Affairs
Invenergy LLC
Stephanie Smith
COO
Eolian
A Focus on Building Relationshipgs
With more receptions, daily networking activities and a smaller crowd, EmpowHER was almost like adult summer camp. Attendees left having built deeper, stronger relationships with women from across the industry.
2025 Premier Sponsors
