Following a tradition more than 100 years old, a Faraday Discussion meeting was held on the topic of 'Ultrafast Energy and Charge Transfer' in April 2019. While these meetings are historically held in the United Kingdom, the Royal Society of Chemistry (who organises the conference and publishes its proceedings) recognises the importance of finding the space and opportunity for the chemical sciences international communities to connect and exchange knowledge. As such, the meeting hereby referred to took place in Ventura, California, USA. This conference report, produced by early career researchers, covers the highlights of this meeting, focusing on brief summaries of the papers discussed as well as particularly interesting or recurring topics of the ensuing discussion.