September 15-16, 2026
Colorado State University's Lory Student Center | Fort Collins, Colorado
Speakers
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Sara Dewey
Senior Staff Attorney
Harvard Environmental and Energy Law Program
Sara Dewey is a senior staff attorney at the Harvard Environmental and Energy Law Program, a research program at Harvard Law School. She joined EELP from Conservation Law Foundation where she served as director of the Farm & Food Initiative. Sara previously worked on environmental, agricultural, and energy issues as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate. Sara holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, a Masters in Environmental Management from Duke University, and a B.A. from Middlebury College.
Marsha Fisher
Head of Environmental, Regulatory & Sustainability
bpx energy
Marsha Fisher is the Head of Environmental, Regulatory & Sustainability for bpx energy, where she leads environmental compliance, regulatory affairs, methane management, emissions reduction initiatives, and sustainability programs across bp's U.S. onshore operations.
A trained atmospheric scientist with more than 20 years of experience, Marsha has spent her career translating complex environmental and regulatory challenges into practical solutions for industry. Her experience spans environmental consulting and oil and gas operations, with a particular focus on air emissions, methane mitigation, regulatory implementation, and environmental performance.
At bpx, Marsha has helped advance methane mitigation strategies, emissions transparency initiatives, certified natural gas programs, and digital solutions that strengthen environmental compliance and decision-making. Her work focuses on translating technical and regulatory requirements into actionable business strategies that improve environmental performance while supporting safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
Marsha holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Health (Environmental Science) and a Master's degree in Atmospheric Science. She is a frequent collaborator with regulators, industry groups, and technology providers on emerging environmental and methane management issues.
Ali Lashgari
Scientific and Technical Director
MiQ
Ali Lashgari is the Scientific and Technical Director at MiQ, where he leads the evolution of MiQ’s performance standards, accreditation processes, and supply chain tools, supporting the organization’s mission to advance credible, independently certified methane emissions performance across energy sector.
Ali brings over a decade of interdisciplinary experience in greenhouse gas management, air quality compliance, methane measurement, and energy economics. Prior to joining MiQ, he served as Manager of Scientific and Academic Partnerships at Project Canary and as a Principal Investigator at Clean Air Engineering. Ali holds a PhD in Energy and Mineral Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University.
Rick Lattanzio
Senior Policy Advisor for Climate and Sustainability
American Petroleum Institute (API)
Rick Lattanzio is a Senior Policy Advisor for Climate and Sustainability at the American Petroleum Institute (API). His work focuses on the development and implementation of API policy positions on domestic and international climate and sustainability issues affecting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. He staffs API's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Methodologies Subcommittee (GEMS) with responsibility for (1) greenhouse gas (GHG) measurement, reporting, and verification, (2) GHG inventories, including measurement informed inventories and compliance reporting programs such as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Inventory of U.S. GHG Emissions and Sinks (GHGI) and Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), (3) external reporting frameworks, and (4) technology developments to monitor, measure, and reduce methane and other GHG emissions. Rick’s expertise supports additional API climate policy positions, including GHG mitigation, carbon pricing, voluntary carbon markets, carbon accounting, and corporate sustainability reporting.
Prior to joining API, Rick served as a Specialist in Environmental Policy at the Congressional Research Service (CRS) within the U.S. Library of Congress, where he authored and contributed to numerous CRS Reports and analytical products for Members of Congress and congressional committees. His portfolio at CRS included Clean Air Act implementation, greenhouse gas regulation, and international environmental policy. He has been recognized by Congress for providing objective, authoritative, and accessible analysis of complex policy issues to support legislative decision-making.
Based in Washington, D.C., and residing in northern Virginia, Rick holds degrees in chemical engineering and the humanities from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in public policy and administration from Columbia University.
Adam Pacsi
Lower Carbon Policy Advisor
Chevron
Adam Pacsi is a Lower Carbon Policy Advisor at Chevron, specializing in methane emissions measurement, policy, and regulatory engagement. He has more than a decade of experience working at the intersection of methane science, technology, and public policy. Adam holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. He has authored peer-reviewed publications on methane emissions measurement and quantification, including studies on equipment leaks, pneumatic controllers, liquid unloadings, and the integration of advanced measurement technologies into emissions inventories. He has contributed to publications and technical resources developed through organizations such as the National Petroleum Council, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative.
Zach Weller
Senior Manager
Data Science
GTI Energy
Zach Weller is a Senior Manager, Data Science at GTI Energy where he uses statistics and data science to address applied problems in the energy domain. He specializes in working with subject matter experts and communicating technical concepts in a relatable way. He has authored or co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications. He has expertise in advanced leak detection technologies, methane emissions accounting, and advanced metering infrastructure data. More recently, his work has explored topics in AI and data centers. He holds a PhD in statistics from Colorado State University.
Daniel Zimmerle
Director, Methane Emissions Program
Energy Institute
Colorado State University
Daniel Zimmerle is the Director of the Methane Emissions Program in the Energy Institute at Colorado State University. Zimmerle was a principal investigator on seven major studies of methane emissions in the natural gas supply chain, including studies of upstream, midstream, and distribution systems at a national and/or regional scale, and leads the Methane Emissions Technology Evaluation Center, one of the largest test facilities for natural gas leak detection solutions. Zimmerle’s group conducts research on natural gas emissions including studies of equipment and pipeline emissions, field studies, and fundamental investigations of commonly utilized methods. Recent work has branched into agricultural and waste emissions area.
Additionally, Zimmerle also works on energy access and development in rural communities in the developing world and the integration of distributed generation into power systems.
An ‘accidental academic,’ Zimmerle’s pre-CSU experience is all industrial. He served as the Chief Operating Officer at Spirae, Inc. and 20 years at Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technologies including experience as both a division general manager and R&D manager, leading organizations in multiple businesses and organizations that included personnel in the US, Ireland, Singapore and other countries.
He holds a BSME and MSME from North Dakota State University.
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