Utility Pathway

Speaker: Chaz Teplin, PhD (he/him/his) – Rocky Mountain Institute

Speaker: Bhaskar Ray, MSEE (he/him/his) – Qcells

Moderator: Julia Souder (she/her/hers) – Long Duration Energy Storage Council

Panelist: Adam Briggs (he/him/his) – Ambri

Panelist: Marco Ferrara – Form Energy

Panelist: Andrew Meserve – Eos Energy Storage

Panelist: Bill Sproull – ESS Inc.

Opening Remarks: Anisha Steephen – U.S. Treasury

Moderator: Erika Symmonds – SEIA

Panelist: Omar Blayton – Sunwealth Power, Inc.

Panelist: William Ellis (he/him/his) – Pepco, An Exelon Company

Panelist: Pari Kasotia – Luminace

Panelist: Yesenia Rivera (she/her/hers) – Energy Allies

Moderator: Ted Burhans – SEPA

Panelist: Luis D'Acosta Anezin – Uplight

Panelist: Seth Frader-Thompson – EnergyHub

Panelist: Nisha Thirumurthy (she/her/hers) – Vybe Energy, LLC

Panelist: Gary Lemay – New Hampshire Electrical Cooperative

Moderator: Amir Yazdi – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Keally DeWitt (they/them/theirs) – GAF Energy

Panelist: Grace Hsu (she/her/hers) – Lunar Energy

Panelist: Jessica Lawrence-Vaca, MA Global Security Studies – SOLV Energy

Panelist: Costa Nicolaou – PanelClaw, Inc.

Panelist: David Wilhoit – Wacker Chemical Corporation

Speaker: Garret Fitzgerald (he/him/his) – SEPA

Speaker: Carolyn Elaine Dougherty (she/her/hers) – SEPA

Speaker: Joshua Cadoret (he/him/his) – PHI

Speaker: Russell Vare – Kaluza

Moderator: Drake Moran – Smart Electric Power Alliance

Panelist: Meghan Weinman (she/her/hers) – Edison Energy

Panelist: Adam Browning – Forum Mobility

Panelist: Virginia Hewitt (she/her/hers) – Voltera

Moderator: Stephanie Zawistowski (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association

Panelist: Aubrey Newton (she/her/hers) – Northwest LECET

Panelist: Adam Sokolski – EDF Renewables

Moderator: Todd J. Chwialkowski – EDF Renewables

Panelist: Arunika Chandra (she/her/hers) – Arevon Energy, inc.

Panelist: Rob Ritchie – Nexamp

Panelist: Jill Powers (she/her/hers) – California ISO

Panelist: Jaspreet Singh – Qcells

Moderator: Jared Leader – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Gustavo G. Monteiro (he/him/his) – EDPR NA Distributed Generation

Panelist: Mishal Thadani – Rhizome Data

Panelist: Lon Huber – Duke Energy Corporation

Panelist: Melissa Washington (she/her/hers) – ComEd

Panelist: Tanuj Deora (he/him/his) – Office of the Administrator, General Services Administration

Speaker: Lakin H. Garth – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Speaker: Trevor Gibson – Smart Electric Power Alliance

Speaker: Dema Tzamaras (she/her/hers) – Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE)

Speaker: Jana Gerber (she/her/hers) – Schneider Electric

Moderator: Ted Burhans – SEPA

Panelist: Behdad Bahrami, CEM, B.Eng (he/him/his) – Edgecom Energy

Panelist: Rima Oueid (she/her/hers) – Office of Technology Transitions, DOE

Panelist: Tim Harvey (he/him/his) – Austin Energy

Panelist: Amy Heart (she/her/hers) – Sunrun

Moderator: Sara Birmingham – Solar Energy Industries Association

Panelist: Micah Jasuta – Austin Energy

Panelist: Leland Keller (he/him/his) – Fort Collins Utilities

Panelist: Olivia Nedd (she/her/hers) – Vote Solar

Panelist: Christopher Worley – Sunrun

Moderator: Amy Jo Miller – Qcells

Panelist: Justin Kramer (he/him/his) – Orlando Utilities Commission

Panelist: Polly Shaw – Plus Power

Panelist: Connor Waldoch – Black Mountain Energy Storage

Panelist: Gabe Wapner – Hecate Grid

Speaker: Weston P. Dengler (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance

Speaker: Carolyn Elaine Dougherty (she/her/hers) – SEPA

Speaker: Jigar Shah (he/him/his) – Department of Energy Loans Programs Office

Speaker: Jen Downing – Department of Energy Loans Programs Office

Moderator: Anna Balzer (she/her/hers) – Boston Government Services/DOE

Panelist: Tom Neyhart – PosiGen Solar & Energy Efficiency

Panelist: Eamonn Urey – Salt River Project

Moderator: Garret Fitzgerald (he/him/his) – SEPA

Panelist: Joachim Lohse – Ampcontrol

Panelist: Kellen Schefter (he/him/his) – Edison Electric Institute

Panelist: Heidi Sickler (she/her/hers) – bp pulse fleet

Panelist: Dexter Gauntlett – Panasonic North America, Smart Mobility Office

Moderator: Scott Clavenna (he/him/his) – Post Script Media

Panelist: Titiaan Palazzi – Snowflake

Panelist: Samane Zeyghami (she/her/hers) – Plus Power

Panelist: Elizabeth Mabel Cook, PhD (she/her/hers) – Duquesne Light Company

Moderator: Julieta Giraldez – Kevala, Inc.

Panelist: Utopia Hill (she/her/hers) – Reactivate

Panelist: Scott Placide (he/him/his) – Exelon

Panelist: Kristen H. Wagner (she/her/hers) – Clean Power Research

Moderator: Charles Bolden – SEIA

Panelist: Victoria Johnson – HDR

Panelist: Juan Parra (he/him/his) – Nexamp

Panelist: Sherrick Roanhorse (he/him/his) – PNM Resources

Panelist: Sarah Z. Salem (she/her/hers) – GRID Alternatives

Moderator: Kelly Fleming (she/her/hers) – Boundary Stone Partners

Panelist: Nick Chaset (he/him/his) – East Bay Community Energy

Panelist: Matt LeDucq – Forum Mobility

Moderator: Matthew Hartung – EDP Renewables

Panelist: Bheshaj Krishnappa (he/him/his) – SEIA

Panelist: Eric Valleton – SOLV Energy

Panelist: Mara Winn (she/her/hers) – Department of Energy

Moderator: Chris J. Rauscher – Sunrun

Panelist: Cisco DeVries (he/him/his) – OhmConnect

Panelist: Pearl Donohoo-Vallett (she/her/hers) – Pepco Holdings

Panelist: David Nemtzow – Loan Programs Office, Department of Energy (DOE)

Panelist: Meghan Nutting, MPA – Sunnova

Panelist: Carter Shoop – Climate VS, Inc.

Moderator: Greg Smithies (he/him/his) – Fifth Wall

Panelist: Arch Rao – SPAN

Panelist: Blake Frederick Richetta (he/him/his) – Sonnen inc

Moderator: Megan Reusser – Burns & McDonnell

Panelist: Max Mankin (he/him/his) – Modern Hydrogen

Panelist: Matt Murdock – Raven SR

Panelist: Robert Wegeng – STARS Technology

Moderator: Michael Borgatti (he/him/his) – Gabel Associates, Inc.

Panelist: Melissa Alfano – SEIA

Panelist: Jimmy Daghlian – NV Energy

Panelist: Benjamin Piiru (he/him/his) – Nexamp

Panelist: Gizelle Wray – Savion Energy

Moderator: Nicole Steele – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Panelist: Alaric J. Babej – Public Service Company of New Mexico

Panelist: Justin Biltz – Cypress Creek Renewables

Panelist: Joel Gamoran (he/him/his) – Arcadia

Panelist: Taylor King (she/her/hers) – Live Oak Bank

Panelist: Eric LaMora (he/him/his) – Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC

Moderator: Aaron Smallwood – Smart Electric Power Alliance

Panelist: Robert Broadwater – Electrical Distribution Design

Panelist: Fei Ding – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Panelist: Rafik Eldaly – Exelon

Panelist: Abhineet Parchure, PhD. (he/him/his) – Amazon Web Services

Panelist: Luan Watson – Exelon

Speaker: Utopia Hill (she/her/hers) – Reactivate

Speaker: Kevin Dunshee (he/him/his) – Solar Landscape

Moderator: Joan White (she/her/hers) – SEIA

Panelist: Josh Gould (he/him/his) – Duquesne Light Company

Panelist: Suzanne Leta – SunPower Corporation

Panelist: Jon Monken (he/him/his) – Converge Strategies

Panelist: Zolaikha Strong (she/her/hers) – Generac

Moderator: Kevin Brehm (he/him/his) – RMI

Panelist: Wesley Holmes (he/him/his) – Essense Partners

Panelist: Karla Loeb – Arcadia

Panelist: Kirsten Millar (she/her/hers) – Virtual Peaker

Panelist: Kate Strickland – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Moderator: Vitaly Lee – Qcells

Panelist: Adrian Anderson – Microsoft

Panelist: Sushmita Jena (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Panelist: Steven Levitas – Pine Gate Renewables

Panelist: Tim Harvey (he/him/his) – Austin Energy

Moderator: Margaret A. Tallmadge (she/her/hers) – Navajo Power, PBC

Panelist: Kevin Blaser (he/him/his) – Bakinaw Federal Contracting

Panelist: Jennifer Hershman (she/her/hers) – SOLV Energy

Panelist: Paul Dearhouse (he/him/his) – Department of Energy

Panelist: Dave Harper (he/him/his) – Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy

Speaker: Kristen H. Wagner (she/her/hers) – Clean Power Research

Moderator: Theodora Okiro Quarles – EcoHealth Strategies, LLC

Panelist: Susannah Churchill (she/her/hers) – Solar Landscape

Panelist: Adaora Ifebigh – Sol Systems

Panelist: Tolu Omotoso – NRECA

Panelist: Suzanne Leta – SunPower Corporation

Moderator: Kevin Lucas – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Thad Culley (he/him/his) – Sunrun

Panelist: Nick Jimenez (he/him/his) – Southern Environmental Law Center

Panelist: Jennifer Potter (she/her/hers) – Strategen

Panelist: Gerhard Walker – Eversource

Moderator: Becky Long (they/them/theirs) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Bonnie Kunkel-Forest – Home Builders Institute

Panelist: Scott Canada – McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Panelist: Andy Carr – Carpenters International Training Fund

Moderator: Lakin H. Garth – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Erika Diamond – EnergyHub

Panelist: Katelyn Gates – Puget Sound Energy

Panelist: Aram Shumavon – Kevala

Panelist: Roxana Vilchis – Puget Sound Energy

Moderator: Yok Potts – SEPA

Panelist: Taylor Dodson (he/him/his) – SOLV Energy

Panelist: Jennifer Goodwillie – Nova Clean Energy

Panelist: Max Luke, n/a (he/him/his) – VEIR Inc.

Panelist: Julia Selker (she/her/hers) – Grid Strategies LLC

Moderator: Ed Brolin – RWE Clean Energy

Panelist: Brian Lydic (he/him/his) – IREC

Panelist: David Mindham – EDP Renewables

Panelist: Kavita Ravi – BlueWave Energy

Panelist: Erik Felt – Smarter Grid Solutions

Moderator: Steve Capanna (he/him/his) – U.S. Department of Energy

Panelist: Fanny Charrier – Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank

Panelist: David Edwards (he/him/his) – Air Liquide

Panelist: Antonio Fayad – EDP Renewables

Panelist: Michael Hoban (he/him/his) – Chevron New Energies

Moderator: Brittany Blair (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Rachna Handa – General Motors

Panelist: Kristin Landry (she/her/hers) – Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Panelist: Matt Stanberry (he/him/his) – Highland Electric Fleets

Panelist: Melissa Chan – Fermata Energy

Moderator: Ann Collier (she/her/hers) – SEPA

Panelist: Dana Clare Redden (she/her/hers) – Solar Stewards

Panelist: Joel Cohn (he/him/his) – CohnReznick