Decarb Healthcare

Decarb Healthcare Summit

For Resilient, Low-Carbon Strategies for Mission-Critical Facilities

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 - 8:30 PM
📍 Location: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10007, USA

Confirmed Speakers:

• Shane Dunne
  EVP, Head of Sustainability Management at Oakwell
  • Delivers cost-saving, risk-reducing environmental solutions for health systems. Previously led Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s award-winning program, securing nine consecutive Top 25 Environmental Excellence Awards and over 60 industry honors. LinkedIn

40-Minute Panel Discussion: Strategic Planning & High-Impact Decarbonization Projects in Healthcare

Moderator:
Shane Dunne, Oakwell
Panelists:

• Jenna Agins, NYU Langone (invited)
• Aharon Kestenbaum, Director of Energy & Sustainability, Montefiore Health System (invited)

Session Overview:

Healthcare systems are under increasing pressure to reduce emissions while maintaining resilient, cost-effective operations. This discussion will explore how leading healthcare organizations are prioritizing decarbonization, evaluating capital investments, and developing long-term sustainability strategies that deliver measurable financial, operational, and environmental results.

Topics Include:

• Developing a strategic roadmap for healthcare decarbonization
• Identifying high-impact energy and carbon reduction projects
• Balancing capital planning with operational priorities
• Lessons learned from implementing large-scale sustainability initiatives
• Preparing healthcare facilities for evolving regulations and future resilience

Summit Focus & Key Topics:

Hospitals and healthcare systems operate 24/7 and face unique pressures to decarbonize while maintaining uncompromising standards of patient care, safety, and reliability. This summit will explore five critical challenges shaping healthcare sustainability:

• High energy demand in mission-critical environments
• Complex regulatory compliance, including NYC Local Law 97
• Aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance
• Heating, cooling, and ventilation system efficiency
• Sustainable and circular procurement strategies

Through expert panels, technology spotlights, and real-world case studies, attendees will examine how healthcare organizations can modernize infrastructure, cut carbon, and improve resilience without compromising clinical outcomes.

Past Speakers & Contributors:

• Scott Donachie — Decarb Summits
• Anthony Treu — Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
• Shane Dunne — Oakwell
• Robert Berninger — Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Omer Cabuk — NYC Health + Hospitals
• Brandon Sheiner — Sheiner Energy Engineering
• Frank Sullivan — BrainBox AI
• Landon McPeeks — Nuvolo (Trane Technologies)
• James Metropoulos — Blue Box Air
• Sean Libby — TurboChyll
• Al Caccamo — TurboChyll
• Ruben Petit — Ener.co
• Donna Novella — NOVA1 Integrated Energy Services
• Dan Mastin — New York-Presbyterian Hospital
• Fred Betz — NeuMod Labs
• Adam DeSio — NYSERDA
• Patrick Miller — Faegre Drinker
• Randy Topp — Ainsworth
• Dale Ewing — Installnet
• Jenna Agins — NYU Langone Health
• Arnaud Brohé — Agendi

💵 Admission Price: 500