- Wednesday, February 14, 2024
7:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
Business Labs - Open to All Attendees
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
Dusan Brhlik – Direct Energy Partners, Inc. ### 1095251###Presenter###President and Chief Executive Officer###Direct Energy Partners, Inc.###Presenter: – Direct Energy Partners, Inc.
### @@@ Gary Oppedahl (he/him/his) – Block Energy ### 947576###Presenter###Vice President of Emerging Technologies###Block Energy###Presenter: – Block Energy
### he/him/his @@@ Brian Patterson – EMerge Alliance ### 818218###Presenter###Co-Founder & Chairman###EMerge Alliance###Presenter: – EMerge Alliance
### 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM ET
Best Practices for Battery Energy Storage
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM ET
Gary Lemay (he/him/his) – New Hampshire Electrical Cooperative ### 818239###Moderator###Director of Facilities/Renewable Energy Engineer###New Hampshire Electrical Cooperative###Moderator: – New Hampshire Electrical Cooperative
### he/him/his @@@ Kavita Ravi – BlueWave Energy ### 932083###Panelist###Vice President, Grid Integration###BlueWave Energy###Panelist: – BlueWave Energy
### @@@ Rob Ritchie – Nexamp ### 1764010###Panelist###Director, Energy Storage###Nexamp###Panelist: – Nexamp
### @@@ David Sandbank – New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) ### 818329###Panelist###Vice President, Distributed Energy Resources###New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)###Panelist: – New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
### @@@ Zolaikha Strong (she/her/hers) – Generac ### 2043599###Panelist###Senior Director Policy & Regulatory Affairs | Energy Technology###Generac###Panelist: – Generac
### she/her/hers9:00 AM – 9:50 AM ET
EV Adoption: Accelerating the Transition in the Northeast
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM ET
Andrew Jerdonek – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 725573###Moderator###Senior Director, Education###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### @@@ Melissa Chan – Fermata Energy ### 2129250###Panelist###Director of Grid Services and Strategic Partnerships###Fermata Energy###Panelist: – Fermata Energy
### @@@ James Penfold – ReVision Energy ### 2235128###Panelist###Director of eMobility Solutions###ReVision Energy###Panelist: – ReVision Energy
### 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM ET
Scaling VPPs in the Northeast
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM ET
Lakin Garth (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1472663###Moderator###Director, Emerging Technology###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### he/him/his @@@ Amy Findlay (she/her/hers) – Eversource Energy ### 1898856###Panelist###Manager, Demand Response and Managed EV Charging###Eversource Energy###Panelist: – Eversource Energy
### she/her/hers @@@ Steve Lasher (he/him/his) – Enphase Energy ### 1778892###Panelist###Director of Business Development, Eastern U.S.###Enphase Energy###Panelist: – Enphase Energy
### he/him/his @@@ Kirsten Millar (she/her/hers) – Virtual Peaker ### 1970739###Panelist###Director of Policy and Solutions Partnerships###Virtual Peaker###Panelist: – Virtual Peaker
### she/her/hers @@@ Chris J. Rauscher – Sunrun ### 1595530###Panelist###Head of Grid Services & VPPs###Sunrun###Panelist: – Sunrun
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9:00 AM – 12:20 PM ET
Full Conference Sessions
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
Expo Hall Open
9:50 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Full Conference Networking Break
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Addressing Local-Level Permitting, Interconnection & Hosting Capacity Challenges to Maximize the Inflation Reduction Act
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Yok Potts – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1885695###Moderator###Director of Policy, Research & Industry Strategy###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### @@@ Amy Heart (she/her/hers) – Sunrun ### 385785###Panelist###Vice President, Policy###Sunrun###Panelist: – Sunrun
### she/her/hers @@@ Alice Horgan (she/her/hers) – Sunnova ### 2227299###Panelist###Government Affairs Manager###Sunnova###Panelist: – Sunnova
### she/her/hers @@@ Vaughan J. Woodruff (he/him/his) – equinoxDG ### 2225129###Panelist###Principal###equinoxDG###Panelist: – equinoxDG
### he/him/his @@@ Vishal Ahirrao (he/him/his) – National Grid ### 2239719###Panelist###Director of Customer Energy Integration###National Grid###Panelist: – National Grid
### he/him/his
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Beyond the Bluster, AI for Energy, an Explainer
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Ann Collier (she/her/hers) – SEPA ### 1695664###RE+ Tech Moderator###Senior Manager, Emerging Technology###SEPA###RE+ Tech Moderator: – SEPA
### she/her/hers @@@ Alexina Jackson (she/her/hers) – The AES Corporation ### 2169225###RE Tech Speaker###Vice President, Strategic Development###The AES Corporation###RE Tech Speaker: – The AES Corporation
### she/her/hers @@@ Sreedhar Sistu (he/him/his) – Schneider Electric ### 2218220###RE+ Tech Speaker###Vice President, AI Offers###Schneider Electric###RE+ Tech Speaker: – Schneider Electric
### he/him/his @@@ David Stuebe (he/him/his) – Camus Energy ### 2238660###RE+ Tech Speaker###ML Data Engineer###Camus Energy###RE+ Tech Speaker: – Camus Energy
### he/him/his @@@ Mark Waclawiak (he/him/his) – AVANGRID ### 2225217###RE+ Tech Speaker###Senior Manager - Operational Performance###AVANGRID###RE+ Tech Speaker: – AVANGRID
### he/him/his10:30 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Charting the Energy Future: Utility Forecasting for Renewables, Electrification, and Grid
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Valessa Souter-Kline (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 1837720###Moderator###Northeast Regional Director###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Sarah Bresolin (she/her/hers) – ENGIE North America Inc. ### 910295###Panelist###Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs###ENGIE North America Inc.###Panelist: – ENGIE North America Inc.
### she/her/hers @@@ Schuyler Matteson (he/him/his) – New York State Department of Public Service (NY DPS) ### 2169327###Panelist###Clean Energy Planning Lead###New York State Department of Public Service (NY DPS)###Panelist: – New York State Department of Public Service (NY DPS)
### he/him/his @@@ Samantha Meserve (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources ### 651419###Panelist###Director, Renewable and Alternative Energy Division###Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources###Panelist: – Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
### she/her/hers @@@ Stephen Wemple (he/him/his) – Concentric Energy Advisors ### 441854###Panelist###Vice President###Concentric Energy Advisors###Panelist: – Concentric Energy Advisors
### he/him/his10:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
Expo Hall Theater: Microgrid Feasibility to Protect Investments
10:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
Ryan Mayfield (he/him/his) – Mayfield Renewables ### 1000324###Expo Hall Speaker###Founder###Mayfield Renewables###Expo Hall Speaker: – Mayfield Renewables
### he/him/his11:20 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Transition Break
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
Expo Hall Theater: An Architectural Roadmap for Resilient, Sustainable, Multi-sourced Production, Storage and Bi-directional Distribution of Power at the Grid Edge
Best Practices in Low Voltage, Medium Voltage, and High Voltage Application for Wind and Solar Energy
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
Joshua Dorfman (he/him/his) – American Wire Group ### 2094359###Expo Hall Speaker###President###American Wire Group###Expo Hall Speaker: – American Wire Group
### he/him/his
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM ET
Roundtable: Forecasting What's Next for the Northeast
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM ET
Natalie Hildt Treat (she/her/hers) – Northeast Clean Energy Council ### 2235005###Moderator###Director of Public Policy###Northeast Clean Energy Council###Moderator: – Northeast Clean Energy Council
### she/her/hers @@@ Michael Cucchiara – Nexamp ### 2233188###Panelist###Senior Vice President of Development###Nexamp###Panelist: – Nexamp
### @@@ Scott Elias (he/him/his) – CleanCapital ### 1859232###Panelist###VP of Policy & Market Development###CleanCapital###Panelist: – CleanCapital
### he/him/his @@@ Ariel Horowitz – Department of Energy (DOE) ### 1595515###Panelist###Deputy Director, Grid Modernization###Department of Energy (DOE)###Panelist: – Department of Energy (DOE)
### @@@ Colette Lamontagne (she/her/hers) – National Grid ### 574268###Panelist###Director, Clean Energy Development###National Grid###Panelist: – National Grid
### she/her/hers12:00 PM – 12:25 PM ET
Expo Hall Theater: Empowering Communities: Exploring the Evolution of CCA 3.0 for Sustainable Energy Transition
12:00 PM – 12:25 PM ET
Paul Fenn (he/him/his) – Local Power LLC ### 2233186###Expo Hall Speaker###Founder & President###Local Power LLC###Expo Hall Speaker: – Local Power LLC
### he/him/his12:00 PM – 12:25 PM ET
Expo Hall Theater: Energy Storage Installation Professional (ESIP) Exam Prep - A New Certification
12:00 PM – 12:25 PM ET
Sean White – White House Energy Inc ### 818190###Expo Hall Speaker###Professor & IREC Certified Master Trainer###White House Energy Inc###Expo Hall Speaker: – White House Energy Inc
### 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Workshop: 201 Advanced Topics in Energy Storage: Latest Market Developments, Trending Business Models & Technological Breakthroughs (Additional Ticket Required)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Workshop: Solar & Storage NEC, Building and Fire Codes Workshop for NABCEP Credit (Additional Ticket Required)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Sean White – White House Energy Inc ### 818190###Workshop Instructor###Professor & IREC Certified Master Trainer###White House Energy Inc###Workshop Instructor: – White House Energy Inc
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