Scott Seu, President & CEO of Hawaiian Electric joined WiRE as part of our Talk Story series to share a personal glimpse into his leadership and career journey and vision for our collective clean energy future.
Category: Event
Duarte Resonate Presentation Workshop
WiRE members gathered for 2 half day sessions to learn about storytelling and effective communication through the Duarte Resonate Presentation Workshop. Regardless of individual specialties in the renewable energy landscape, we recognize the importance of effective communication and storytelling.
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Delivered live in four 90-minute sessions over two consecutive days, this highly interactive online learning experience keeps participants engaged and helps learning stick.
About Resonate:
For 30 years we researched history’s most effective speakers and speeches and created presentations for some of the world’s biggest companies. We found that transformational presentations use story principles. From those insights, we developed a persuasive presentation course to teach you how to resonate with your audience. During this instructor-led training, you’ll learn to apply lessons from story and cinema to structure your presentation, grab your audience’s attention, and initiate action.
*Seats will fill up quickly. If you are unable to register, please email wire[at]hawaiiwire.org to add your name to the waitlist.
WiRE Talk Story Sessions: Representative Nicole Lowen
On August 5, 12:00-12:45pm we hosted our first virtual Talk Story Session with Representative Nicole Lowen, Chair of the House Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection in the Hawaii State Legislature. We learned about her childhood and international background and vision for the next 60 days, 6 months and 6 years.
We’re excited to announce WiRE Talk Story Sessions, a series of virtual conversations with leaders in Hawaii and across the country working on creating a future powered by renewable energy. Launched in August, and continuing through the end of 2020, each 45-minute Zoom session will spotlight one leader who will share a personal glimpse into their leadership and career journey as well as their vision for our collective clean energy future.
We know that many of you are juggling multiple priorities and may be feeling fatigue with video conferencing and webinars. That’s why we’re taking a refreshed approach with these sessions to offer a more personal, informal, and shorter dialogue to re-energize your work and re-connect with fellow WiRE members.
Recover to YOU! Webinar
WiRE hosted our first virtual event due to the impacts of COVID-19 called Recover to YOU! A restorative virtual workshop led by Executive Coach Sydney Wiecking on Thursday, May 14th from 2:00 – 3:00pm.
As women, our natural default tendency is to turn outward to care for others. We are called to be at our best every moment of every day, and often nights. What does it mean to “be at our best”? What do we need to sustain our own mental, physical and spiritual health?
Each person will also complete the call with two commitments to their own self-care and recovery.
About Sydney:
Sydney is a professional leadership coach and trainer. Her passion for working with individuals and teams as they navigate change personally and professionally provides her with an opportunity to work globally, experiencing and learning from a diversity of cultures. Sydney is on the faculty of the Coaches Training Institute, leading their public and corporate coach training courses and certification program. Sydney’s work in leadership development and change management includes clients in the non-profit, for-profit, education and government sectors.
WiRE Breakfast March 4: Balance at the Intersection of Land, Clean Energy and Indigeneity
On March 4, 2020 WiRE hosted a breakfast and panel discussion with local leaders to explore their organizations’ priorities, their vision of Hawaii’s energy future and discuss how communities, industry and decision makers may best come together at ‘intersections’ to develop trusted partnerships and facilitate the planning and implementation of projects. More than 60 WiRE members joined the conversation.
Moderator:
- Ulalia Woodside, Executive Director, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai’i
The panelists include:
- Laurien “Lala” Nuss, Climate Resilience & Equity Manager OCCSR
- Stephany Vaioleti, Accessibility and Affordability Manager, Hawaii Energy
- Chris Yunker, Energy Systems and Planning Program Manager, Hawaii State Energy Office
Hawaii is a global thought-leader, forging ahead with the transformation of our energy future to one that is clean, resilient and equitable. A big step toward achieving these goals occurs with the implementation of projects that are in alignment with community priorities and vision. Finding balance at the Intersection of Land, Clean Energy and Indigeneity is critical to maintaining a path forward toward our transformative energy future.
WiRE Holiday Pau Hana
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry with WiRE!
Join us for the annual WiRE Holiday Party on December 17 at 5:00 PM at Gordon Biersch. Join us to network with fellow WiRE members, as we come together to reflect on 2019 and look ahead to 2020. All attending will also receive a special holiday gift.
Tuesday, December 17 at 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Gordon Biersch, Aloha Tower Marketplace
- WiRE Members: $25
- Non-members: $35
No host bar. Heavy pupu included.
Climate Reality Through the Lens of Al Gore’s Trained Leaders
On September 25, 2019, WiRE hosted a lunch and a panel discussion with local leaders trained by Former U.S. Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore on the reality of our climate crisis and related solutions pertaining to clean energy, resilience, emergency response, and climate equity. Continue reading “Climate Reality Through the Lens of Al Gore’s Trained Leaders”
Hawaii’s EoT – How far have we come and where are we headed?
On July 19, WiRE heard from local experts about how Hawaii is electrifying transportation. Over breakfast, we took a deep dive into Hawaiian Electric’s Electrification of Transportation (EoT) Strategic Roadmap. We also found out more about how the Hawaii State Energy Office is utilizing funds from the Volkswagen settlement to facilitate public transit or school bus electrification projects and got insight into how Hawaii’s market for EV charging infrastructure is expanding. Panelists included:
- Amber Stone, Vice President of Business Development, Aloha Charge
- Margaret Larson, Transportation Energy Analyst, Hawaii State Energy Office, DBEDT
- Tandy Tabata, Senior Program Manager for Electrification of Transportation, Hawaiian Electric
Join the WiRE Executive Board
UPDATE: Board nominations for 2019 are now closed.
Previous call for nominations:
We are happy to announce that we are expanding the WiRE Executive Board and are looking for passionate individuals who are interested in joining our current working board of dedicated women.
5 Little-Known Secrets of Mid-Career Success
On June 21, WiRE hosted a luncheon and workshop led by the author of the best-selling “Powerful Choices for Mid-Career Women” Dr. Phyllis Horner to offer WiRE members mid-career must-knows for long-term success. Continue reading “5 Little-Known Secrets of Mid-Career Success”