- Wednesday, September 13, 2023
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM PDT
Main Registration Open - Caesars Forum
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
RE+ Tech Funders Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
Joe Ritter – Seminole Financial Services ### 542548###Table Host###Executive Vice President & Principal###Seminole Financial Services###Table Host: – Seminole Financial Services
### @@@ Debbie Brodt-Giles (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory ### 134970###Table Host###American-Made Program Manager for Innovation, Prizes, and Networks###National Renewable Energy Laboratory###Table Host: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
### she/her/hers @@@ Eric Byington – National Renewable Energy Laboratory ### 2088985###Table Host###American Made Network Lead###National Renewable Energy Laboratory###Table Host: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
### @@@ Michele Boyd (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy ### 1791637###Table Host###Program Manager, Strategic Analysis and Institutional Support###Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy###Table Host: – Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy
### she/her/hers @@@ Craig Lawrence – Energy Transition Ventures ### 1792145###Table Host###Partner###Energy Transition Ventures###Table Host: – Energy Transition Ventures
### @@@ Aaron R. Morris – USDA Rural Development ### 1777700###Table Host###Director of Guaranteed Lending###USDA Rural Development###Table Host: – USDA Rural Development
### @@@ Katie Taylor – Solar Energy Technologies Office, DOE ### 2100824###Table Host###Technology Advisor, Manufacturing and Competitiveness Team###Solar Energy Technologies Office, DOE###Table Host: – Solar Energy Technologies Office, DOE
### @@@ Craig O'Connor – Export-Import Bank of the United States ### 853085###Table Host###Director, Office of Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports###Export-Import Bank of the United States###Table Host: – Export-Import Bank of the United States
### @@@ Nicole Steele – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ### 1595502###Table Host###Senior Advisor, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund###U.S. Environmental Protection Agency###Table Host: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
### @@@ Sarah Wharmby (she/her/hers) – VentureWell ### 2117758###Table Host###Program Officer###VentureWell###Table Host: – VentureWell
### she/her/hers @@@ Jade Garrett (she/her/hers) – Positive Deviancy ### 2117759###Table Host###Director of Partnerships and Funding###Positive Deviancy###Table Host: – Positive Deviancy
### she/her/hers @@@ Callye Keen – Positive Deviancy/Embryia ### 2117760###Table Host###Director of Programs###Positive Deviancy/Embryia###Table Host: – Positive Deviancy/Embryia
### @@@ Troy Daley (he/him/his) – LabStart ### 2129373###Table Host###Program Director###LabStart###Table Host: – LabStart
### he/him/his @@@ Deepa Lounsbury (she/her/hers) – LabStart ### 2129374###Table Host###CEO###LabStart###Table Host: – LabStart
### she/her/hers @@@ Gabriel Scheer (he/him/his) – Elemental Excelerator ### 2088325###Table Host###Director, Innovation###Elemental Excelerator###Table Host: – Elemental Excelerator
### he/him/his @@@ Elizabeth Wolfe – Loan Programs Office, DOE ### 2100827###Table Host###Senior Advisor###Loan Programs Office, DOE###Table Host: – Loan Programs Office, DOE
### @@@ Jatin Khana (he/him/his) – Loan Programs Office, DOE ### 2100826###Table Host###Outreach and Business Development###Loan Programs Office, DOE###Table Host: – Loan Programs Office, DOE
### he/him/his @@@ Paul Dearhouse (he/him/his) – Department of Energy ### 2033110###Table Host###LPO Senior Consultant, Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program###Department of Energy###Table Host: – Department of Energy
### he/him/his @@@ David Nemtzow – Loan Programs Office, Department of Energy (DOE) ### 1971657###Table Host###Senior Advisor (Virtual Power Plants)###Loan Programs Office, Department of Energy (DOE)###Table Host: – Loan Programs Office, Department of Energy (DOE)
### 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
PowerUp Morning Show, LIVE with Nico & Lisa Ann
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
Nico Johnson – SunCast Media ### 726673###Host###Founder###SunCast Media###Host: – SunCast Media
### @@@ Michelle Graef ### 2132058###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### @@@ Jon Proffitt ### 2132059###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Energy Shares + Solariant Capital Developer’s Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Self-Defense and Bystander Intervention Techniques
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Espresso with SEPA Executives
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
SEPA's Utility Executive Cohort Roundtable - Invitation Only
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PDT
Caesars and Venetian Exhibit Halls Open
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PDT
Eco.Art Show
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PDT
Eco.Art ShowLocation: RE+ Community Lounge, Forum Ballroom, Caesars Forum
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PDT
Poster Hall Open
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PDT
Poster Hall OpenLocation: Poster Area, Booth #10006, Level 1, Venetian Expo Hall
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM PDT
Welcome from RE+ Events
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM PDT
Benjamin Low ### 2082100###Speaker#########Speaker:
### 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
About the Onsite Live Microgrid / Not If, But When the Grid Goes Down
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
David E. Geary – EMERGE ALLIANCE / WFT ENGINEERING ### 600690###Expo Hall Speaker###Principal Electrical Engineer/Vice President of Technology###EMERGE ALLIANCE / WFT ENGINEERING###Expo Hall Speaker: – EMERGE ALLIANCE / WFT ENGINEERING
### 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Keeping Consumer Interests at the Forefront
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Amir Yazdi – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818232###Expo Hall Speaker###Deputy General Counsel###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Expo Hall Speaker: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
###
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Podcaster Spotlight: DrPowerPR
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Angel R. Zayas – AZ Engineering LLC ### 746358###Host###President/Electrical Engineer###AZ Engineering LLC###Host: – AZ Engineering LLC
### @@@ Javier Rua ### 2132060###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### @@@ Edward Previdi ### 2132061###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### @@@ Gabriel Perez ### 2132062###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Q+A with SkyH2O: Net Zero Water Out of Thin Air
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Alexander von Welczeck (he/him/his) – SkyH2O ### 2128254###Expo Hall Speaker###Founder, President & CEO###SkyH2O###Expo Hall Speaker: – SkyH2O
### he/him/his
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
QuickTalk: Power in Numbers: Enhancing Operations & Maintenance with AI
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
David Brill – Black & Veatch ### 1777858###Moderator###Vice President - Asset Management Services###Black & Veatch###Moderator: – Black & Veatch
### @@@ Spencer L. Davis – Black & Veatch ### 1982767###Panelist###AVP, O&M Solutions Leader - Energy & Process Industries###Black & Veatch###Panelist: – Black & Veatch
###
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Vertically Integrated ESS and the Establishment of Mobile Energy Storage
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
AJ Perkins – TechFlow ### 2119838###Expo Hall Moderator###Director of Strategy & Development###TechFlow###Expo Hall Moderator: – TechFlow
### @@@ Lindsay Gorrill (he/him/his) – KORE Power ### 2128026###Expo Hall Speaker###Founder & CEO###KORE Power###Expo Hall Speaker: – KORE Power
### he/him/his9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
A Look at Lithium-ion Battery Types and Considerations
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Alex Jahp – Solar Energy International ### 2119826###Expo Hall Speaker###Curriculum Developer and Insructor###Solar Energy International###Expo Hall Speaker: – Solar Energy International
###
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Avoiding Billions in Capital Upgrades: The Electrification of 48 Million+ US Homes
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Greg Smithies (he/him/his) – Fifth Wall ### 1983184###Moderator###Partner & Co-Head of the Climate Tech Investment Team###Fifth Wall###Moderator: – Fifth Wall
### he/him/his @@@ Arch Rao – SPAN ### 1940651###Panelist###CEO and Founder###SPAN###Panelist: – SPAN
### @@@ Blake Frederick Richetta (he/him/his) – Sonnen inc ### 1000345###Panelist###CEO###Sonnen inc###Panelist: – Sonnen inc
### he/him/his9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Considerations for Scaling Up Hydrogen Production Technologies
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Megan Reusser – Burns & McDonnell ### 1416085###Moderator###Hydrogen Technology Manager###Burns & McDonnell###Moderator: – Burns & McDonnell
### @@@ Max Mankin (he/him/his) – Modern Hydrogen ### 2021578###Panelist###Co-Founder and CTO###Modern Hydrogen###Panelist: – Modern Hydrogen
### he/him/his @@@ Matt Murdock – Raven SR ### 2105609###Panelist###Founder & CEO###Raven SR###Panelist: – Raven SR
### @@@ Robert Wegeng – STARS Technology ### 2021582###Panelist###President and Chief Technology Officer###STARS Technology###Panelist: – STARS Technology
###
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Farming + Solar: Bringing Innovation to Light
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Michele Boyd (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy ### 1791637###Moderator###Program Manager, Strategic Analysis and Institutional Support###Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy###Moderator: – Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy
### she/her/hers @@@ Lucy Bullock-Sieger (she/her/hers) – Lightstar Renewables ### 1940633###Panelist###VP of Strategy###Lightstar Renewables###Panelist: – Lightstar Renewables
### she/her/hers @@@ Sarah Conley-Ballew (she/her/hers) – Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) ### 1970268###Panelist###Assistant Director###Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2)###Panelist: – Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2)
### she/her/hers @@@ Lexie Hain – Lightsource bp ### 1970266###Panelist###Director of Agrivoltaics and Land Management###Lightsource bp###Panelist: – Lightsource bp
### @@@ Ethan Winter (he/him/his) – American Farmland Trust ### 1376123###Panelist###National Smart Solar Director###American Farmland Trust###Panelist: – American Farmland Trust
### he/him/his
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
From 2003 to 2023, Reframing Interconnection Rules for a New Grid
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Michael Borgatti (he/him/his) – Gabel Associates, Inc. ### 1374561###Moderator###Vice President, RTO Services & Regulatory Affairs###Gabel Associates, Inc.###Moderator: – Gabel Associates, Inc.
### he/him/his @@@ Melissa Alfano – SEIA ### 1602274###Panelist###Director of Energy Markets and Counsel###SEIA###Panelist: – SEIA
### @@@ Jimmy Daghlian – NV Energy ### 2127702###Panelist###Vice President, Renewables###NV Energy###Panelist: – NV Energy
### @@@ Benjamin Piiru (he/him/his) – Nexamp ### 2127747###Panelist###Director, Grid Integration Strategy and Policy###Nexamp###Panelist: – Nexamp
### he/him/his @@@ Gizelle Wray – Savion Energy ### 947174###Panelist###Director of Regulatatory Affairs###Savion Energy###Panelist: – Savion Energy
### 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Increasing Community Solar Access Through Innovative Financing & Policy
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Nicole Steele – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ### 1595502###Moderator###Senior Advisor, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund###U.S. Environmental Protection Agency###Moderator: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
### @@@ Alaric J. Babej – Public Service Company of New Mexico ### 1965917###Panelist###Principal, Customer Energy Solutions###Public Service Company of New Mexico###Panelist: – Public Service Company of New Mexico
### @@@ Justin Biltz – Cypress Creek Renewables ### 2055136###Panelist###Director of Policy and Strategy###Cypress Creek Renewables###Panelist: – Cypress Creek Renewables
### @@@ Joel Gamoran (he/him/his) – Arcadia ### 2055137###Panelist###Vice President & General Manager, Energy Services###Arcadia###Panelist: – Arcadia
### he/him/his @@@ Taylor King (she/her/hers) – Live Oak Bank ### 1965923###Panelist###VP, Renewable Energy###Live Oak Bank###Panelist: – Live Oak Bank
### she/her/hers @@@ Eric LaMora (he/him/his) – Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC ### 1841954###Panelist###Executive Director, Community Solar###Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC###Panelist: – Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC
### he/him/his
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Integrated Transmission and Distribution Real-Time Analysis for Monitoring and Control
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Aaron Smallwood – Smart Electric Power Alliance ### 1595549###Moderator###Vice President, Industry Solutions###Smart Electric Power Alliance###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance
### @@@ Robert Broadwater – Electrical Distribution Design ### 1135133###Panelist###Chief Technology Officer###Electrical Distribution Design###Panelist: – Electrical Distribution Design
### @@@ Fei Ding – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) ### 1970265###Panelist###Group Manager###National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)###Panelist: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
### @@@ Rafik Eldaly – Exelon ### 2088311###Panelist###Principal Project Manager, Smart Grid Project Execution###Exelon###Panelist: – Exelon
### @@@ Abhineet Parchure, PhD. (he/him/his) – Amazon Web Services ### 1970262###Panelist###Solutions Architect, Energy###Amazon Web Services###Panelist: – Amazon Web Services
### he/him/his @@@ Luan Watson – Exelon ### 2022687###Panelist###Manager - DER Interconnection###Exelon###Panelist: – Exelon
### 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Moving Beyond Talking Past Each Other: The Challenge of a Diverse Clean Energy Labor Workforce
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Sessions Presented by the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
The Evolving Nature of Community Opposition to Large-Scale Clean Energy Development
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Mary Grikas (she/her/hers) – Lightsource bp ### 1965930###Moderator###Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Americas###Lightsource bp###Moderator: – Lightsource bp
### she/her/hers @@@ Maggie Clark Sasser – Pine Gate Renewables ### 112403###Panelist###Vice President, Government and External Affairs###Pine Gate Renewables###Panelist: – Pine Gate Renewables
### @@@ Gretchen Dolson, PE, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – HDR ### 557801###Panelist###Vice President / Renewables Practice Lead###HDR###Panelist: – HDR
### she/her/hers @@@ Bradley S. Pischea (he/him/his) – Land & Liberty Coalition ### 1982768###Panelist###National Director###Land & Liberty Coalition###Panelist: – Land & Liberty Coalition
### he/him/his @@@ Rebecca Halford – AES ### 2107693###Panelist###Senior Manager, Stakeholder Relations###AES###Panelist: – AES
###
9:30 AM – 6:00 PM PDT
Showfloor Sessions
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Global Markets Overview from Public Partners
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Bill Burwell (he/him/his) – Select USA ### 2074450###Speaker###Deputy Executive Director###Select USA###Speaker: – Select USA
### he/him/his10:00 AM – 10:15 AM PDT
Craig O'Connor – Export-Import Bank of the United States ### 853085###Speaker###Director, Office of Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports###Export-Import Bank of the United States###Speaker: – Export-Import Bank of the United States
###
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Federico Bevini – U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration ### 2074451###Speaker###Commercial Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service, Milan, Italy###U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration###Speaker: – U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration
###
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
DOE 's Jigar Shah on Why You No Longer Work in the Solar Industry
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Nico Johnson – SunCast Media ### 726673###Host###Founder###SunCast Media###Host: – SunCast Media
### @@@ Jigar Shah (he/him/his) – Department of Energy Loans Programs Office ### 113512###Special Guest###Director###Department of Energy Loans Programs Office###Special Guest: – Department of Energy Loans Programs Office
### he/him/his10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Large Utility Scale Solar-Wildlife Interactions: Hurdles and Opportunities
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Abby Arnold (she/her/hers) – REWI ### 2075534###Expo Hall Speaker###Executive Director###REWI###Expo Hall Speaker: – REWI
### she/her/hers @@@ Josh R. Ennen (he/him/his) – Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute ### 2075533###Expo Hall Speaker###Senior Scientist###Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute###Expo Hall Speaker: – Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute
### he/him/his
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Maui’s Own SolarCoaster Launches RE+ Hawaii With a Discussion on All Things Energy in Hawaii
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Quicktalk: Attracting, Hiring & Retaining a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Utopia Hill (she/her/hers) – Reactivate ### 1049027###Speaker###CEO###Reactivate###Speaker: – Reactivate
### she/her/hers @@@ Kevin Dunshee (he/him/his) – Solar Landscape ### 2099029###Speaker###Chief Commercial Officer###Solar Landscape###Speaker: – Solar Landscape
### he/him/his
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Standards Update: EMerge Alliance
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
David E. Geary – EMERGE ALLIANCE / WFT ENGINEERING ### 600690###Expo Hall Speaker###Principal Electrical Engineer/Vice President of Technology###EMERGE ALLIANCE / WFT ENGINEERING###Expo Hall Speaker: – EMERGE ALLIANCE / WFT ENGINEERING
###
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Women Leaders in Long Duration Energy Storage
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Julia Souder (she/her/hers) – Long Duration Energy Storage Council ### 1778709###Expo Hall Speaker###CEO###Long Duration Energy Storage Council###Expo Hall Speaker: – Long Duration Energy Storage Council
### she/her/hers10:30 AM – 10:40 AM PDT
Poster Spotlight: How a digital twin of your solar plant can generate actionable insights and recovery of underperformance in your operating solar plants
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM PDT
Ajay Saproo, n/a – UL ### 1971368###Poster Presenter###Global Lead, Solar Asset Advisory, UL Solutions###UL###Poster Presenter: – UL
### 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Best Practices in Navigating Market Participation and Utility Grid Programs
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Yok Potts – SEPA ### 1885695###Expo Hall Speaker###Director of Regulatory & Business Innovation###SEPA###Expo Hall Speaker: – SEPA
### @@@ Katharine Skende – Stem Inc. ### 2075450###Expo Hall Speaker###Director, Grid Services###Stem Inc.###Expo Hall Speaker: – Stem Inc.
###
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
EV Charging Breakthroughs: Solutions for Ultra-Compact, Efficient, and Versatile Electrification
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Haroon Inam (he/him/his) – DG Matrix ### 2122344###Expo Hall Speaker###CEO, Co-Founder###DG Matrix###Expo Hall Speaker: – DG Matrix
### he/him/his
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Hydrogen Business at Honda
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
David J. Perzynski (he/him/his) – American Honda Motor Co., Inc. ### 2119770###Expo Hall Speaker###Assistant Manager, Hydrogen Solution Business###American Honda Motor Co., Inc.###Expo Hall Speaker: – American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
### he/him/his
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Navigating the Positive Energy of Change: Women in the Male-Dominated Renewable Energy Field
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Nico Johnson – SunCast Media ### 726673###Host###Founder###SunCast Media###Host: – SunCast Media
### @@@ Nhan Pimentel ### 2132063###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### @@@ Joanna Marienhagen ### 2132064###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
RE+ Startup Showcase
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
AJ Perkins – TechFlow ### 2119838###Expo Hall Speaker###Director of Strategy & Development###TechFlow###Expo Hall Speaker: – TechFlow
### 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
The Lithium Energy Storage You Choose Will Improve or Impede the Performance of Your 48-volt Inverter-Charger
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Derek Pettingale – Discover Energy Systems ### 2119306###Expo Hall Speaker###VP, Product###Discover Energy Systems###Expo Hall Speaker: – Discover Energy Systems
###
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Thermography and PV Systems
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Brian Mehalic – Solar Energy International ### 278977###Expo Hall Speaker###PV Technical Team Member###Solar Energy International###Expo Hall Speaker: – Solar Energy International
###
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Design Methods for Optimizing BESS Projects (Conductors, Cost, & Construction)
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM PDT
Ahana Mukherjee, n/a (she/her/hers) – Flux Energy Systems ### 1971385###Poster Presenter###Design Engineer###Flux Energy Systems###Poster Presenter: – Flux Energy Systems
### she/her/hers10:50 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Distributed Generation: Friends, not enemies when managed collaboratively
10:50 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Leah Monroe, EIT (she/her/hers) – ICF ### 1971319###Poster Presenter###Manager, Distribution Planning###ICF###Poster Presenter: – ICF
### she/her/hers11:00 AM – 11:10 AM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Green hydrogen enables 24/7 carbon-free energy for data centers
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
‘Tis the Codes and Standards Season
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Joe Cain – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818259###Expo Hall Speaker###Senior Director of Codes and Standards###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Expo Hall Speaker: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Factors for Successful H2 Introduction in Long Haul Transport
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Michael Procter (he/him/his) – cellcentric ### 2130523###Expo Hall Speaker###Principal Engineer, Stack Architecture###cellcentric###Expo Hall Speaker: – cellcentric
### he/him/his
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
How Your Startup Can Win Big
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Emily Evans (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory ### 1463171###Expo Hall Speaker###Senior Prize Leader###National Renewable Energy Laboratory###Expo Hall Speaker: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
### she/her/hers
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Leveraging DC Bi-Directional Charging for EV: The Very First DC Appliance at Home
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Andy Li (he/him/his) – Savant Systems, Inc ### 1779512###Expo Hall Speaker###Vice President of Microgrid Architecture###Savant Systems, Inc###Expo Hall Speaker: – Savant Systems, Inc
### he/him/his11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Managing Risk and Making Money in Renewable and Battery Storage: Innovations in Structuring and Finance
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Gary Dorris – Ascend Analytics ### 818305###Expo Hall Speaker###CEO & President###Ascend Analytics###Expo Hall Speaker: – Ascend Analytics
### 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
QuickTalk: From Coal to Solar: How the "Greening" of Landfills, Brownfields and Old Coal Mines Can Supercharge the Energy Transition
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Melinda Baglio (she/her/hers) – CleanCapital ### 1940650###Speaker###General Counsel & Chief Investment Officer###CleanCapital###Speaker: – CleanCapital
### she/her/hers @@@ Josh Bushinsky – Trajectory Energy Partners ### 2099030###Speaker###Co-Founder & Partner###Trajectory Energy Partners###Speaker: – Trajectory Energy Partners
###
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
The Future of Energy Storage: A Conversation with Fluence
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Nico Johnson – SunCast Media ### 726673###Host###Founder###SunCast Media###Host: – SunCast Media
### @@@ John Zahuranicik ### 2132065###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Ask PwC Anything
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Christopher M. Barello – PwC ### 2131134###Expo Hall Speaker###Partner###PwC###Expo Hall Speaker: – PwC
### @@@ Eddie Cha (he/him/his) – PwC ### 2131133###Expo Hall Speaker###Partner###PwC###Expo Hall Speaker: – PwC
### he/him/his11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Bolstering Energy Security: The Next Generation of Solar, Storage, and Grid Interconnectivity
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Joan White (she/her/hers) – SEIA ### 1964061###Moderator###Director of Storage and Interconnection Policy###SEIA###Moderator: – SEIA
### she/her/hers @@@ Josh Gould (he/him/his) – Duquesne Light Company ### 1970079###Panelist###Director of Strategic Planning & Innovation###Duquesne Light Company###Panelist: – Duquesne Light Company
### he/him/his @@@ Suzanne Leta – SunPower Corporation ### 121814###Panelist###Head of Policy and Strategy###SunPower Corporation###Panelist: – SunPower Corporation
### @@@ Jon Monken (he/him/his) – Converge Strategies ### 1983152###Panelist###Principal###Converge Strategies###Panelist: – Converge Strategies
### he/him/his @@@ Zolaikha Strong (she/her/hers) – Generac ### 2043599###Panelist###Senior Director Policy & Regulatory Affairs | Energy Technology###Generac###Panelist: – Generac
### she/her/hers
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Communication, Engagement, and Trust: The Foundation of a Virtual Power Plant
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Kevin Brehm (he/him/his) – RMI ### 390472###Moderator###Manager, VP3###RMI###Moderator: – RMI
### he/him/his @@@ Wesley Holmes (he/him/his) – Essense Partners ### 1940640###Panelist###Chief Innovation Officer###Essense Partners###Panelist: – Essense Partners
### he/him/his @@@ Karla Loeb – Arcadia ### 818393###Panelist###Head of Government Affairs###Arcadia###Panelist: – Arcadia
### @@@ Kirsten Millar (she/her/hers) – Virtual Peaker ### 1970739###Panelist###Director of Policy and Solutions Partnerships###Virtual Peaker###Panelist: – Virtual Peaker
### she/her/hers @@@ Kate Strickland – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 818409###Panelist###Manager, Regulatory & Business Innovation###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Panelist: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
###
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Crossing the Chasm: Paths to Achieving Mass Adoption of Home Electrification
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Vikram Aggarwal – EnergySage, Inc. ### 107188###Moderator###Chief Executive Officer/Founder###EnergySage, Inc.###Moderator: – EnergySage, Inc.
### @@@ Keishaa Austin – Rewiring America ### 1940642###Panelist###Head of Community###Rewiring America###Panelist: – Rewiring America
### @@@ Tom Bowen – Qmerit ### 1940643###Panelist###President###Qmerit###Panelist: – Qmerit
### @@@ Michael Grasso (he/him/his) – Sunnova ### 255574###Panelist###Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing and Growth Officer###Sunnova###Panelist: – Sunnova
### he/him/his @@@ Sandhya Murali – Solstice ### 818320###Panelist###Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer###Solstice###Panelist: – Solstice
###
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Electrolyzer Demand Boom: Challenges and Opportunities for the Renewables Sector and Power Grids
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Buck B. Endemann (he/him/his) – Perkins Coie LLP ### 2015391###Moderator###Partner###Perkins Coie LLP###Moderator: – Perkins Coie LLP
### he/him/his @@@ Chock Karuppaiah – Ohmium ### 2074319###Panelist###Chief Technology Officer###Ohmium###Panelist: – Ohmium
### @@@ Megan Reusser – Burns & McDonnell ### 1416085###Panelist###Hydrogen Technology Manager###Burns & McDonnell###Panelist: – Burns & McDonnell
### @@@ Joe Toussaint (he/him/his) – Woodside Energy ### 2075439###Panelist###General Manager, Power Solutions (Atlantic)###Woodside Energy###Panelist: – Woodside Energy
### he/him/his
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Everybody Gets an EV: How Do We Source Enough Batteries for Electric Vehicles and the Grid?
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Carlos Restrepo (he/him/his) – Sion Power ### 423505###Panelist###Chief Technology Officer###Sion Power###Panelist: – Sion Power
### he/him/his @@@ Jay Dauenhauer – Energy Cast Podcast ### 2099583###Moderator###Host###Energy Cast Podcast###Moderator: – Energy Cast Podcast
### @@@ Bobby Cherian – Hyliion Inc ### 2129032###Panelist###Senior Vice President Government Affairs###Hyliion Inc###Panelist: – Hyliion Inc
###
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Green Tariffs: What Are They and What is Their Role in the Clean Energy Transition?
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Vitaly Lee – Qcells ### 1253376###Moderator###Chief Development Officer###Qcells###Moderator: – Qcells
### @@@ Adrian Anderson – Microsoft ### 1253322###Panelist###Senior Director###Microsoft###Panelist: – Microsoft
### @@@ Sushmita Jena (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory ### 2099981###Panelist###Renewable Energy Researcher###National Renewable Energy Laboratory###Panelist: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
### she/her/hers @@@ Steven Levitas – Pine Gate Renewables ### 968155###Panelist###Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs###Pine Gate Renewables###Panelist: – Pine Gate Renewables
### @@@ Tim Harvey (he/him/his) – Austin Energy ### 1650635###Panelist###Customer Renewable Solutions Manager###Austin Energy###Panelist: – Austin Energy
### he/him/his
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Market Updates from Middle East and Africa
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Market Updates in Middle East and Africa
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
Mohamed Abdellatif – Eldjarissi Motors Company ### 2130886###Speaker###Import Manager###Eldjarissi Motors Company###Speaker: – Eldjarissi Motors Company
### 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Dr. Abulbaqi Khalak Al-Salait (he/him/his) – Iraqi Oil Ministry ### 2130887###Speaker###Senior Advisor for Renewable & Climate Affairs###Iraqi Oil Ministry###Speaker: – Iraqi Oil Ministry
### he/him/his
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM PDT
Dr. Minayegnan Touré (he/him/his) – Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Électricité (CIE) ### 2130888###Speaker###Central Director Engineering Planning and Product Quality###Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Électricité (CIE)###Speaker: – Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Électricité (CIE)
### he/him/his11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Meet the PowerUp Race for Resilience Teams
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Partnering with Tribal Nations on New Opportunities for Energy Independence
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Margaret A. Tallmadge (she/her/hers) – Navajo Power, PBC ### 1940655###Moderator###Senior Development Manager###Navajo Power, PBC###Moderator: – Navajo Power, PBC
### she/her/hers @@@ Kevin Blaser (he/him/his) – Bakinaw Federal Contracting ### 1940657###Panelist###Managing Director, Energy Systems###Bakinaw Federal Contracting###Panelist: – Bakinaw Federal Contracting
### he/him/his @@@ Jennifer Hershman (she/her/hers) – SOLV Energy ### 1698024###Panelist###Director of Community Relations ###SOLV Energy###Panelist: – SOLV Energy
### she/her/hers @@@ Paul Dearhouse (he/him/his) – Department of Energy ### 2033110###Panelist###LPO Senior Consultant, Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program###Department of Energy###Panelist: – Department of Energy
### he/him/his @@@ Dave Harper (he/him/his) – Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy ### 2130470###Panelist###Head of Tribal Engagement###Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy###Panelist: – Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy
### he/him/his11:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
RE+ 2023 Job Fair
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM PDT
Poster Spotlight: A Mission to Zero…one facility’s journey to achieve carbon neutrality
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM PDT
Brian Nelson (he/him/his) – ABB Inc. ### 2010466###Poster Presenter###US Renewables Segment Leader###ABB Inc.###Poster Presenter: – ABB Inc.
### he/him/his11:20 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Leveraging EV Program Best Practices and Insights to Achieve Scale Through Customer-Centric Program Design (SRP)
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Sarah E. Howerter (she/her/hers) – EnergyHub ### 1983232###Poster Presenter###Analytics Team Engineering Manager###EnergyHub###Poster Presenter: – EnergyHub
### she/her/hers11:30 AM – 11:40 AM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Mitigating Solar and Storage Industry Risks through American National Standards
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM PDT
Jennifer Martin (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 1963307###Poster Presenter###Director of Standards Development###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Poster Presenter: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### she/her/hers11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
BESS Augmentation: Strategies for Maintaining System Performance through Design Life
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Daniel Huss, PE, BSEE – Burns & McDonnell ### 1971322###Expo Hall Speaker###Energy Storage Applications Engineer###Burns & McDonnell###Expo Hall Speaker: – Burns & McDonnell
###
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Digital Twin and its Role with Energy Storage and EV Charging
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Joley Michaelson – The Sun Company ### 1417416###Expo Hall Speaker###Chief Executive Officer###The Sun Company###Expo Hall Speaker: – The Sun Company
### @@@ Kevin Meagher (he/him/his) – The Sun Company Americas Inc ### 1766184###Expo Hall Speaker###Chief Science Officer###The Sun Company Americas Inc###Expo Hall Speaker: – The Sun Company Americas Inc
### he/him/his
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Understanding Interoperability for Seamless DER Deployment
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Daisy Chung (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 103564###Expo Hall Moderator###Manager, Technical Program###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Expo Hall Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Brian Lydic (he/him/his) – IREC ### 1981455###Expo Hall Speaker###Chief Regulatory Engineer###IREC###Expo Hall Speaker: – IREC
### he/him/his
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Winners of the DOE American-Made Solar Prize, Round 6
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Nico Johnson – SunCast Media ### 726673###Host###Founder###SunCast Media###Host: – SunCast Media
### @@@ Garrett Nilsen – Solar Energy Technologies Office, US Department of Energy ### 818311###Special Guest###Technology to Market, Program Manager###Solar Energy Technologies Office, US Department of Energy###Special Guest: – Solar Energy Technologies Office, US Department of Energy
### 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Wires and Pipes: Considerations for Developing Hydrogen Production Facilities
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Jeremy Holland (he/him/his) – Mortenson ### 2116476###Expo Hall Speaker###Green Hydrogen Business Development###Mortenson###Expo Hall Speaker: – Mortenson
### he/him/his
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
Worker Safety! NFPA 70E
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
Amy Scher (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy International ### 1769504###Expo Hall Speaker###Curriculum Developer and Instructor###Solar Energy International###Expo Hall Speaker: – Solar Energy International
### she/her/hers
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Effective integration of Hybrid Solar and Storage plants to Provide Maximum Value
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM PDT
Mahesh Morjaria, Ph.D. – Terabase Energy Inc ### 358292###Poster Presenter###EVP, Plant Operational Technology###Terabase Energy Inc###Poster Presenter: – Terabase Energy Inc
### 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Market Updates in Middle East and Africa
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Dianguina Bathily ### 2132947###Speaker#########Speaker:
### 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Putting Together the Pieces for Sustainable Land Management on Solar Sites
11:50 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Marc S. Theisen, M. Sc.,CPESC, CPSWQ,, CESSWI – Profile Products LLC ### 1971302###Poster Presenter###Vice President - Business Development and Technical Services###Profile Products LLC###Poster Presenter: – Profile Products LLC
### 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PDT
DCIDE: Accelerate Renewable Energy System Design
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PDT
Dusan Brhlik – Direct Energy Partners, Inc. ### 1095251###Expo Hall Speaker###President and Chief Executive Officer###Direct Energy Partners, Inc.###Expo Hall Speaker: – Direct Energy Partners, Inc.
### 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PDT
Industry Pulse with Burns & McDonnell, Solis Inverters
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PDT
Nico Johnson – SunCast Media ### 726673###Host###Founder###SunCast Media###Host: – SunCast Media
### @@@ Nathan Jovanelly ### 2132034###Host#########Host:
### @@@ Jeff Zissulis ### 2132066###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### @@@ Adam Bernardi ### 2132067###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PDT
Our Shifting Supply Chain: Raw Materials Sourcing for Energy Storage in the IRA Age
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PDT
Tristan Doherty (he/him/his) – LG Energy Solution Vertech ### 2055908###Expo Hall Speaker###Chief Product Officer###LG Energy Solution Vertech###Expo Hall Speaker: – LG Energy Solution Vertech
### he/him/his
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PDT
SolarAPP+: Residential Solar Permitting Re-imagined
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PDT
Stephen G. Pope (he/him/his) – SEIA ### 1595524###Expo Hall Speaker###SolarAPP+ Outreach Manager###SEIA###Expo Hall Speaker: – SEIA
### he/him/his
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
Lunch Break
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
Co-Optimizing DCM and Grid Revenue Streams for C&I Battery Storage
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
Andy Lescynski – Leap ### 2092140###Expo Hall Speaker###Partner Success Manager###Leap###Expo Hall Speaker: – Leap
###
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
Engaging With Local Governments to Maximize Your Revenue
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
Jeffrey Cook – National Renewable Energy Laboratory ### 549067###Expo Hall Speaker###Renewable Energy Policy and Market Analyst###National Renewable Energy Laboratory###Expo Hall Speaker: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
### @@@ Theresa Perry – Interstate Renewable Energy Council ### 1440988###Expo Hall Speaker###Program Director###Interstate Renewable Energy Council###Expo Hall Speaker: – Interstate Renewable Energy Council
###
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
Podcaster Spotlight: Power52’s The Solar Sidebar: Kissing Booth
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
Use of Green Hydrogen Electrolyzer Byproduct Oxygen for use in Wastewater Applications
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
Himanshu P. Sail – Carollo Engineers ### 2105860###Expo Hall Speaker###Staff Professional###Carollo Engineers###Expo Hall Speaker: – Carollo Engineers
###
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Configuraciones de Sistemas FV con Almacenamiento de Energía para Tarifas Eléctricas Variables y Resiliencia
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Alejandro Mora (he/him/his) – SEI ### 2119828###Expo Hall Speaker###Curriculum Developer###SEI###Expo Hall Speaker: – SEI
### he/him/his
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Not If, But When The Grid Goes Down
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office Awardee Showcase
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
"Behind the Meter: PV Generation" with Clean Power Research in the SEPA Booth
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Kristen H. Wagner (she/her/hers) – Clean Power Research ### 2086582###Speaker###Product Manager###Clean Power Research###Speaker: – Clean Power Research
### she/her/hers1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Podcaster Spotlight: Navigating The Grid
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Kellie Macpherson ### 2132069###Host#########Host:
### @@@ Matt Murphy ### 2132070###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Q+A with USDA: Utilizing USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program to Unlock Access to Renewables
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Aaron R. Morris – USDA Rural Development ### 1777700###Expo Hall Speaker###Director of Guaranteed Lending###USDA Rural Development###Expo Hall Speaker: – USDA Rural Development
### 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
QuickTalk: Creating a 'Cybersecurity Energy Star' for Distributed Generation with Inverter-Based Resources
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Ken Boyce (he/him/his) – UL Solutions ### 109243###Moderator###Senior Director, Principal Engineering###UL Solutions###Moderator: – UL Solutions
### he/him/his @@@ Megan Culler (she/her/hers) – Idaho National Lab ### 1960119###Panelist###Power Engineer###Idaho National Lab###Panelist: – Idaho National Lab
### she/her/hers @@@ Danish Saleem (he/him/his) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory ### 1005616###Panelist###Senior Engineer, Cyber Security & Resilience###National Renewable Energy Laboratory###Panelist: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
### he/him/his1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Solar Advocacy in the Real World – Tactics & Training to Defend the IRA
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Scott Greenler (he/him/his) – SEIA ### 2105853###Expo Hall Speaker###Manager of Grassroots & Legislative Advocacy###SEIA###Expo Hall Speaker: – SEIA
### he/him/his
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Successfully Executing a Zero Emission Project from the Operator Perspective
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Lauren Skiver (she/her/hers) – Transdev North America ### 2127801###Expo Hall Speaker###Chief Operating Officer, Maintenance, Fleet Services, Rail, NEMT, Safety and Security###Transdev North America###Expo Hall Speaker: – Transdev North America
### she/her/hers1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Building Resilient Communities: Leveraging Clean Energy Projects for Vulnerable Populations
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Theodora Okiro Quarles – EcoHealth Strategies, LLC ### 1940663###Moderator###Founder and President ###EcoHealth Strategies, LLC###Moderator: – EcoHealth Strategies, LLC
### @@@ Susannah Churchill (she/her/hers) – Solar Landscape ### 1839413###Panelist###Western Policy Director###Solar Landscape###Panelist: – Solar Landscape
### she/her/hers @@@ Adaora Ifebigh – Sol Systems ### 756054###Panelist###Senior Director of Impact###Sol Systems###Panelist: – Sol Systems
### @@@ Tolu Omotoso – NRECA ### 1535365###Panelist###Director, Energy Solutions###NRECA###Panelist: – NRECA
### @@@ Suzanne Leta – SunPower Corporation ### 121814###Panelist###Head of Policy and Strategy###SunPower Corporation###Panelist: – SunPower Corporation
###
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Check your unDERstanding of Monetization
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Mathew Sachs – CPower Energy ### 1650699###Moderator###Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development###CPower Energy###Moderator: – CPower Energy
### @@@ Tony Grappone – Novogradac ### 1970135###Panelist###Partner###Novogradac###Panelist: – Novogradac
### @@@ Sripradha Ilango – Soltage ### 548989###Panelist###Chief Financial Officer###Soltage###Panelist: – Soltage
### @@@ Matt McDonnell – Strategen ### 1970133###Panelist###Partner & Executive Vice President, Head of Consulting Services###Strategen###Panelist: – Strategen
### @@@ Amanda Rosenberg (she/her/hers) – Mayer Brown ### 2015021###Panelist###Partner###Mayer Brown###Panelist: – Mayer Brown
### she/her/hers @@@ Chris Cantone (he/him/his) – Scale Microgrids ### 2129253###Panelist###Chief Revenue Officer###Scale Microgrids###Panelist: – Scale Microgrids
### he/him/his
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Clean Energy’s Role in Achieving Ambitious Corporate Sustainability Goals
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Shawn Rumery – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818240###Moderator###Senior Director, Research###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Ben Catt – Pine Gate Renewables ### 2015402###Panelist###CEO###Pine Gate Renewables###Panelist: – Pine Gate Renewables
### @@@ Will Conkling – Google ### 829266###Panelist###Head of Data Center Energy for Americas and EMEA###Google###Panelist: – Google
### @@@ Bryan Didier (he/him/his) – Monarch Private Capital ### 2099421###Panelist###Partner, Managing Director of Renewable Energy###Monarch Private Capital###Panelist: – Monarch Private Capital
### he/him/his @@@ Yuri Horwitz – Sol Systems ### 203766###Panelist###Chief Executive Officer###Sol Systems###Panelist: – Sol Systems
### @@@ Jennifer Martin – Center for Resource Solutions ### 135124###Panelist###Executive Director###Center for Resource Solutions###Panelist: – Center for Resource Solutions
###
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Getting Codes and Standards Right for Clean Energy
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Evelyn M. Butler (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 270218###Moderator###Vice President, Technical Services###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Colleen O'Brien – UL LLC ### 393153###Panelist###Principal Engineer###UL LLC###Panelist: – UL LLC
### @@@ Jason Fisher (he/him/his) – Solar Technical Consulting LLC ### 818364###Panelist###Founder###Solar Technical Consulting LLC###Panelist: – Solar Technical Consulting LLC
### he/him/his @@@ Steve Gartner, PE – HDR ### 203663###Panelist###Principal Engineer - Renewable Energy###HDR###Panelist: – HDR
### @@@ Jeffrey Cook – National Renewable Energy Laboratory ### 549067###Panelist###Renewable Energy Policy and Market Analyst###National Renewable Energy Laboratory###Panelist: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
###
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Market Updates from Brazil, Mexico, and the Caribbean
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM PDT
Rodrigo Lopes Lopes Sauaia, Sr. (he/him/his) – ABSOLAR - Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association ### 609797###Speaker###Chief Executive Officer###ABSOLAR - Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association###Speaker: – ABSOLAR - Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association
### he/him/his1:20 PM – 1:40 PM PDT
Ambassador Candace Bond – United States Embassy ### 2099607###Speaker###U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago###United States Embassy###Speaker: – United States Embassy
### 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Claudia Salgado (she/her/hers) – U.S. Commercial Service, Mexico City ### 2119779###Speaker###Commercial Specialist###U.S. Commercial Service, Mexico City###Speaker: – U.S. Commercial Service, Mexico City
### she/her/hers
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Rate Design Roundup: Reactions to Rate Design Innovations Across the Nation
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Kevin Lucas – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818267###Moderator###Senior Director, Utility Regulation and Policy###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Thad Culley (he/him/his) – Sunrun ### 703604###Panelist###Director, Public Policy###Sunrun###Panelist: – Sunrun
### he/him/his @@@ Nick Jimenez (he/him/his) – Southern Environmental Law Center ### 2015028###Panelist###Senior Attorney###Southern Environmental Law Center###Panelist: – Southern Environmental Law Center
### he/him/his @@@ Jennifer Potter (she/her/hers) – Strategen ### 1970092###Panelist###Director of Regulatory Innovation###Strategen###Panelist: – Strategen
### she/her/hers @@@ Gerhard Walker – Eversource ### 1595516###Panelist###Manager, Advanced Forecasting and Modeling###Eversource###Panelist: – Eversource
### 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Scaling the Clean Energy Workforce Through Apprenticeships and Innovative Programs in the IRA Era
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Becky Long (they/them/theirs) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 1075518###Moderator###Senior Program Manager, Workforce Development & Inclusion###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### they/them/theirs @@@ Bonnie Kunkel-Forest – Home Builders Institute ### 2074330###Panelist###Apprenticeship Coordinator###Home Builders Institute###Panelist: – Home Builders Institute
### @@@ Scott Canada – McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. ### 828565###Panelist###Executive Vice President, Operations###McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.###Panelist: – McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
### @@@ Andy Carr – Carpenters International Training Fund ### 2130940###Panelist###Sr. Technical Coordinator###Carpenters International Training Fund###Panelist: – Carpenters International Training Fund
###
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
The Journey to Net-Zero: Enabling Rapid Deployment of LDES
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Gabe Murtaugh – Long Duration Energy Storage Council ### 2107700###Moderator###Director, Markets and Technology###Long Duration Energy Storage Council###Moderator: – Long Duration Energy Storage Council
### @@@ Carla Barrera (she/her/hers) – SLB ### 2081848###Panelist###Director of Business Development and Marketing - Energy Storage###SLB###Panelist: – SLB
### she/her/hers @@@ Matt Harper (he/him/his) – Invinity Energy Systems ### 1000297###Panelist###Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer###Invinity Energy Systems###Panelist: – Invinity Energy Systems
### he/him/his @@@ Nishant Sharma – CellCube ### 2081849###Panelist###Vice President, North America###CellCube###Panelist: – CellCube
### @@@ Haley Gilbert (she/her/hers) – Antora Energy ### 2130777###Panelist###Head of Business Operations###Antora Energy###Panelist: – Antora Energy
### she/her/hers
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Accessible, Renewable, and Scalable Green Hydrogen
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Digitally-Managed DC: Technology Standards to Unlock DC power's Potential
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Bruce Nordman, M.A., UC Berkeley – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ### 420505###Expo Hall Speaker###Scientist###Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory###Expo Hall Speaker: – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
### @@@ Christian Groom – Legrand ### 2128686###Expo Hall Speaker###Director of Marketing###Legrand###Expo Hall Speaker: – Legrand
###
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Efficient Management of Renewable Assets with Microgrid Controllers
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Michael Stadler (he/him/his) – Xendee ### 2116473###Expo Hall Speaker###Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder###Xendee###Expo Hall Speaker: – Xendee
### he/him/his
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
PowerUp Live with Beta Engineering
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Nico Johnson – SunCast Media ### 726673###Host###Founder###SunCast Media###Host: – SunCast Media
### @@@ Rob Anders ### 2132071###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### @@@ Eric Veuleman ### 2132072###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### @@@ Jamie Fernandez ### 2132073###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### @@@ Chris Haltom ### 2132074###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Quicktalk: Clean Energy Industry Trade Update
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Amir Yazdi – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818232###Speaker###Deputy General Counsel###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Speaker: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
Hear from Anita Sengupta - CEO of Hydroplane
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
Anita Sengupta – Hydroplane ### 2132945###Expo Hall Speaker###CEO###Hydroplane###Expo Hall Speaker: – Hydroplane
### 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
Elevating the Voices of Gen Z in the Energy Transition
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
Mary C. Palmer (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1752733###Host###Director, Energy Equity & Inclusion###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Host: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Pranav Myana (he/him/his) – Amaterra Tech ### 2074275###Special Guest###Founder and CEO###Amaterra Tech###Special Guest: – Amaterra Tech
### he/him/his2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
Co-creating the Future of Energy Storage with the Right Partnerships
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
Erin Zentz (she/her/hers) – Fluence Energy ### 2129903###Expo Hall Speaker###Customer Experience Director###Fluence Energy###Expo Hall Speaker: – Fluence Energy
### she/her/hers
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
Q&A with Beam Global: Rapidly Deployed and Resilient EV Charging
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
Sandra Peterson – Beam Global ### 2131526###Expo Hall Speaker###VP of Sales and Marketing###Beam Global###Expo Hall Speaker: – Beam Global
###
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
The Concept of “Filter-Ready” Capacitor Banks
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
Alexandre Naves (he/him/his) – Hitachi Energy ### 2125509###Expo Hall Speaker###Power Quality Sales and Application Manager###Hitachi Energy###Expo Hall Speaker: – Hitachi Energy
### he/him/his
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
The Future of Microgrids: The Evolution of the Full Value Chain
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
Sam Childress (she/her/hers) – Schneider Electric ### 2123209###Expo Hall Speaker###Microgrid Partner & Strategy Leader###Schneider Electric###Expo Hall Speaker: – Schneider Electric
### she/her/hers @@@ Don Wingate – Schneider Electric ### 2123210###Expo Hall Speaker###Vice President Sales – Microgrid Solutions and Strategic Partners###Schneider Electric###Expo Hall Speaker: – Schneider Electric
###
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Meet the PowerUp Race for Resilience Teams
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Natural ester filled high temperature design transformers in the PV market
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM PDT
Davide Marzotto, n/a – Westrafo Srl ### 1963252###Poster Presenter###Business Developer###Westrafo Srl###Poster Presenter: – Westrafo Srl
### 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Cutting the Nighttime Cord: Leveraging on-site PV Solar Generation to Drive Daytime EV Charging Habits
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Sean Burke – Enteligent Inc. ### 1983210###Expo Hall Speaker###CEO###Enteligent Inc.###Expo Hall Speaker: – Enteligent Inc.
### 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
QuickTalk: From NIMBYs to Neighbors: Emerging Patterns in Developer Experiences and the Views of Rural Americans the Clean Energy Industry Needs to Win Over
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Mike Casey – Tigercomm ### 867538###Speaker###President and Founder###Tigercomm###Speaker: – Tigercomm
### @@@ Robin Pressman – Embold Research ### 2073663###Speaker###Head###Embold Research###Speaker: – Embold Research
###
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
QuickTalk: Partnering to Advance Energy Resilience
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Dr. Richard T. Hartman (he/him/his) – Air Force Office of Energy Assurance ### 2129270###Speaker###Chief Innovation Officer###Air Force Office of Energy Assurance###Speaker: – Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
### he/him/his
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
RE+ Startup Showcase
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
AJ Perkins – TechFlow ### 2119838###Expo Hall Speaker###Director of Strategy & Development###TechFlow###Expo Hall Speaker: – TechFlow
### 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Seeking the Sweet Spot: Lessons in Optimizing Utility Energy Storage
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Steve McKenery (he/him/his) – DEPCOM Power ### 2033562###Expo Hall Speaker###Senior Vice President, Energy Storage###DEPCOM Power###Expo Hall Speaker: – DEPCOM Power
### he/him/his
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Suncast Presents with Bohdi
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Nico Johnson – SunCast Media ### 726673###Host###Founder###SunCast Media###Host: – SunCast Media
### @@@ Rachael Finn ### 2132075###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Accelerating DER Interconnection Through Proactive Hosting Capacity Planning
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Radina Valova, J.D., LL.M. (she/her/hers) – Interstate Renewable Energy Council ### 1378872###Moderator###Regulatory Vice President###Interstate Renewable Energy Council###Moderator: – Interstate Renewable Energy Council
### she/her/hers @@@ Erin Ankeney (she/her/hers) – Freedom Forever ### 1970150###Panelist###Director, Interconnection###Freedom Forever###Panelist: – Freedom Forever
### she/her/hers @@@ Dave Gahl – Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) ### 1718233###Panelist###Executive Director###Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2)###Panelist: – Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2)
### @@@ Samantha Weaver – Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) ### 1839421###Panelist###Director of Interconnection and Grid Integration Policy###Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA)###Panelist: – Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA)
### @@@ Lara Aston – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ### 2105823###Panelist###Renewables Integration Team Lead###Pacific Northwest National Laboratory###Panelist: – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
### 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Accelerating Utility Decarbonization: Medium-Term Strategies to Meet Long-Term Goals
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Lakin H. Garth – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1472663###Moderator###Director, Research and Industry Strategy###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### @@@ Erika Diamond – EnergyHub ### 2088143###Panelist###SVP, Head of Customer Solutions###EnergyHub###Panelist: – EnergyHub
### @@@ Katelyn Gates – Puget Sound Energy ### 2123601###Panelist###DER Enablement Strategic Development Manager###Puget Sound Energy###Panelist: – Puget Sound Energy
### @@@ Aram Shumavon – Kevala ### 2130949###Panelist###CEO###Kevala###Panelist: – Kevala
### @@@ Roxana Vilchis – Puget Sound Energy ### 2129251###Panelist###Decarbonization Strategy Development Manager###Puget Sound Energy###Panelist: – Puget Sound Energy
###
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Bold Ideas to Rapidly Increase Transmission Capacity
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Yok Potts – SEPA ### 1885695###Moderator###Director of Regulatory & Business Innovation###SEPA###Moderator: – SEPA
### @@@ Taylor Dodson (he/him/his) – SOLV Energy ### 1970146###Panelist###High Voltage & Energy Storage Project Executive###SOLV Energy###Panelist: – SOLV Energy
### he/him/his @@@ Jennifer Goodwillie – Nova Clean Energy ### 2086590###Panelist###Head of Development###Nova Clean Energy###Panelist: – Nova Clean Energy
### @@@ Max Luke, n/a (he/him/his) – VEIR Inc. ### 1541883###Panelist###Director Policy & Regulatory Affairs###VEIR Inc.###Panelist: – VEIR Inc.
### he/him/his @@@ Julia Selker (she/her/hers) – Grid Strategies LLC ### 1970142###Panelist###Director of Policy and Strategy and COO###Grid Strategies LLC###Panelist: – Grid Strategies LLC
### she/her/hers
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Flexible Interconnection: A New Paradigm?
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Ed Brolin – RWE Clean Energy ### 1970171###Moderator###Vice President, Policy Development & Distributed Government Relations###RWE Clean Energy###Moderator: – RWE Clean Energy
### @@@ Brian Lydic (he/him/his) – IREC ### 1981455###Panelist###Chief Regulatory Engineer###IREC###Panelist: – IREC
### he/him/his @@@ David Mindham – EDP Renewables ### 1477299###Panelist###Director, Regulatory and Market Affairs###EDP Renewables###Panelist: – EDP Renewables
### @@@ Kavita Ravi – BlueWave Energy ### 932083###Panelist###Vice President, Grid Integration###BlueWave Energy###Panelist: – BlueWave Energy
### @@@ Erik Felt – Smarter Grid Solutions ### 619779###Panelist###Executive, North America###Smarter Grid Solutions###Panelist: – Smarter Grid Solutions
###
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Hydrogen Policy: What to Expect from the Existing Incentives in Place and Are They Enough to Kickstart the H2 Economy?
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Steve Capanna (he/him/his) – U.S. Department of Energy ### 2027513###Moderator###Director, Technology Policy###U.S. Department of Energy###Moderator: – U.S. Department of Energy
### he/him/his @@@ Fanny Charrier – Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank ### 2027516###Panelist###Director + Hydrogen Americas Coordinator###Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank###Panelist: – Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
### @@@ David Edwards (he/him/his) – Air Liquide ### 1136939###Panelist###Director and Advocate for Hydrogen Energy###Air Liquide###Panelist: – Air Liquide
### he/him/his @@@ Antonio Fayad – EDP Renewables ### 2027514###Panelist###Senior Manager, Hydrogen Strategy & Origination###EDP Renewables###Panelist: – EDP Renewables
### @@@ Michael Hoban (he/him/his) – Chevron New Energies ### 2086585###Panelist###General Manager for Hydrogen###Chevron New Energies###Panelist: – Chevron New Energies
### he/him/his
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Market Updates from Europe
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Market Updates in Europe
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM PDT
Markus A.W. Hoehner – EUPD Research/Hoehner Research & Consulting Group ### 705491###Speaker###CEO###EUPD Research/Hoehner Research & Consulting Group###Speaker: – EUPD Research/Hoehner Research & Consulting Group
### 2:50 PM – 3:10 PM PDT
Markus A.W. Hoehner – EUPD Research/Hoehner Research & Consulting Group ### 705491###Speaker###CEO###EUPD Research/Hoehner Research & Consulting Group###Speaker: – EUPD Research/Hoehner Research & Consulting Group
### 3:10 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Gema Del Hoyo Espuelas (she/her/hers) – NTGY Renewables USA Corp ### 2074453###Speaker###Chief Financial Officer (CFO)###NTGY Renewables USA Corp###Speaker: – NTGY Renewables USA Corp
### she/her/hers
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Opciones Comerciales para Interconectar FV
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Carlos E. Oreamuno (he/him/his) – YUXTA Energy ### 2119829###Expo Hall Speaker###Chief Engineer###YUXTA Energy###Expo Hall Speaker: – YUXTA Energy
### he/him/his
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
The Great EV Transition: Putting the Batteries in Your Driveways and Parking Lots to Work
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Brittany Blair (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1595542###Moderator###Senior Analyst, Research and Industry Strategy###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Rachna Handa – General Motors ### 1679602###Panelist###Group Product Manager, GM Energy Home Charging Solutions###General Motors###Panelist: – General Motors
### @@@ Kristin Landry (she/her/hers) – Pacific Gas and Electric Company ### 1970169###Panelist###Expert Product Manager, Vehicle-Grid Integration###Pacific Gas and Electric Company###Panelist: – Pacific Gas and Electric Company
### she/her/hers @@@ Matt Stanberry (he/him/his) – Highland Electric Fleets ### 1778610###Panelist###Managing Director###Highland Electric Fleets###Panelist: – Highland Electric Fleets
### he/him/his @@@ Melissa Chan – Fermata Energy ### 2129250###Panelist###Director of Grid Services and Strategic Partnerships###Fermata Energy###Panelist: – Fermata Energy
###
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Secure and Reliable Inverters – Current and Future
2:40 PM – 2:50 PM PDT
Poster Spotlight: What is Ray Tracing and why is it the future of yield modeling
2:40 PM – 2:50 PM PDT
Virginijus Vasylius (he/him/his) – PVcase ### 2098824###Poster Presenter###Product Manager###PVcase###Poster Presenter: – PVcase
### he/him/his2:50 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Fault detection of Floating Photovoltaics due to Mechanical Stress of Wind Speed and Wave Height
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Byeong Yong Lim – Konkuk University ### 1963300###Poster Presenter###Graduate student###Konkuk University###Poster Presenter: – Konkuk University
### 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Integration in the Multifamily Vertical
3:00 PM – 3:10 PM PDT
Jason O'Neill, LEED Green Associate, CEM (he/him/his) – Sunworks ### 1971291###Poster Presenter###Director of EV Business Development###Sunworks###Poster Presenter: – Sunworks
### he/him/his3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
A Vision for Workforce Development in the Solar and Storage Industry
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Abigail Ross Hopper – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 599907###Host###President and CEO###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Host: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Troy Ochoa ### 2132076###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Leveraging Federal Funding to Build the Clean Energy Future: Understanding Utility Opportunities Within the BIL and IRA
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Weston P. Dengler (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance ### 1661342###Expo Hall Speaker###Senior Analyst, Research and Industry Strategy###Smart Electric Power Alliance###Expo Hall Speaker: – Smart Electric Power Alliance
### he/him/his @@@ Tolu Omotoso – NRECA ### 1535365###Expo Hall Speaker###Director, Energy Solutions###NRECA###Expo Hall Speaker: – NRECA
### @@@ Khalid Rasti – PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ### 2132698###Expo Hall Speaker###Director, Credits and Incentives###PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP###Expo Hall Speaker: – PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
###
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Overcoming the ESS Talent Gap — How to Build or Buy Much-Needed Expertise
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Daniel Dedrick ### 2064297###Expo Hall Speaker#########Expo Hall Speaker:
### @@@ John DuPont (he/him/his) – Anza ### 1001628###Expo Hall Speaker###EVP Business Development & Strategy###Anza###Expo Hall Speaker: – Anza
### he/him/his
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
QuickTalk: Models for Equity and Value in Renewable Development and Procurement
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Ann Collier (she/her/hers) – SEPA ### 1695664###Moderator###Manager, Research and Industry Strategy###SEPA###Moderator: – SEPA
### she/her/hers @@@ Dana Clare Redden (she/her/hers) – Solar Stewards ### 1378869###Panelist###Founder & Chief Executive Officer###Solar Stewards###Panelist: – Solar Stewards
### she/her/hers @@@ Joel Cohn (he/him/his) – CohnReznick ### 2105824###Panelist###Partner###CohnReznick###Panelist: – CohnReznick
### he/him/his3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
QuickTalk: Realizing the Promise of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Tax Incentives
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Ted Lee (he/him/his) – U.S. Department of the Treasury ### 2129298###Speaker###Senior Advisor, Tax Policy###U.S. Department of the Treasury###Speaker: – U.S. Department of the Treasury
### he/him/his
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Shoring Up Supply Chains to Enable Offshore Wind
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Adrian Haworth (he/him/his) – Gazelle Wind Power Ltd ### 2129905###Expo Hall Speaker###Marketing Director###Gazelle Wind Power Ltd###Expo Hall Speaker: – Gazelle Wind Power Ltd
### he/him/his
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Synthetic Intelligence in Operations: Data Driven Decisions as a Precursor to Machine Learning
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Brandon Durham (he/him/his) – Carolina Solar Services ### 2119842###Expo Hall Speaker###VP Performance Engineering/Account Management###Carolina Solar Services###Expo Hall Speaker: – Carolina Solar Services
### he/him/his
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
U.S. Installer Awards
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
U.S. Installer AwardsLocation: Bellini Ballroom, Level 2, The VenetianSponsored By EUPD Research, Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc., Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd., Smart Solar Technologies
3:10 PM – 3:20 PM PDT
Poster Spotlight: What’s all the BUZZ About? Creating Pollinator Habitat to Reduce O&M Costs
3:10 PM – 3:20 PM PDT
Nathan Wojcik, nwojcik@swca.com (he/him/his) – SWCA Environmental Consultants ### 1996679###Poster Presenter###Principal Restoration Ecologist ###SWCA Environmental Consultants###Poster Presenter: – SWCA Environmental Consultants
### he/him/his3:20 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Residential Solar Adoption Timeline Analysis 2017-2022 and the impacts from COVID-19
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
Jesse R. Cruce, MS (he/him/his) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL ### 1971292###Poster Presenter###Research Analyst###National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL###Poster Presenter: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL
### he/him/his3:30 PM – 3:40 PM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Optimizing Federal Policies to Find New Clean Energy Project Opportunities
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PDT
Break
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Achieving Energy Resilience and Sustainability with Long Duration Energy Storage
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Ralph Romero – Black & Veatch Managment and Consulting, LLC ### 557803###Expo Hall Speaker###Senior Managing Director###Black & Veatch Managment and Consulting, LLC###Expo Hall Speaker: – Black & Veatch Managment and Consulting, LLC
###
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Battery Cell-Level Control Fundamentally Changes the Stationary Battery Energy Storage Business Model
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Jim Morgenson (he/him/his) – Relectrify ### 2113031###Expo Hall Speaker###Senior US Partnerships Lead###Relectrify###Expo Hall Speaker: – Relectrify
### he/him/his
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Details of Google's New Solar API for Rooftop Solar
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Saleem Van Groenou (he/him/his) – Google ### 2122211###Expo Hall Speaker###Product Manager, Solar###Google###Expo Hall Speaker: – Google
### he/him/his
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Green Hydrogen: A Critical Tool for Decarbonization
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Luke H. Wiles (he/him/his) – Enel ### 2098941###Expo Hall Speaker###Senior Hydrogen Strategist###Enel###Expo Hall Speaker: – Enel
### he/him/his
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
RE+ Startup Showcase
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
AJ Perkins – TechFlow ### 2119838###Expo Hall Speaker###Director of Strategy & Development###TechFlow###Expo Hall Speaker: – TechFlow
### 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
What Does EE&I Look Like in the Tribal Context?
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Mary C. Palmer (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1752733###Host###Director, Energy Equity & Inclusion###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Host: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Chéri A. Smith (she/her/hers) – Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy ### 1698818###Special Guest###President & CEO###Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy###Special Guest: – Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy
### she/her/hers3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Baterías Ion-Litio: Tipos y Consideraciones
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
David Rangel (he/him/his) – Ecotrends ### 2119830###Expo Hall Speaker###general manager###Ecotrends###Expo Hall Speaker: – Ecotrends
### he/him/his3:40 PM – 3:50 PM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Solar-assisted Heat Pumps to Replace Natural Gas for Heating Homes
3:40 PM – 3:50 PM PDT
Tim Merrigan, n/a – Energy Information Services ### 557771###Poster Presenter###Consultant###Energy Information Services###Poster Presenter: – Energy Information Services
### 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
The Great Green North: Canada’s Push to Accelerate Wind, Solar and Energy Storage
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Evan Wilson (he/him/his) – Canadian Renewable Energy Association ### 1770926###Moderator###Vice President, Policy for Western Canada and National Affairs###Canadian Renewable Energy Association###Moderator: – Canadian Renewable Energy Association
### he/him/his @@@ Jeff MacAulay – Charge Solar ### 1773545###Speaker###CEO###Charge Solar###Speaker: – Charge Solar
### @@@ Cory Basil (he/him/his) – EDF Renewables North America ### 2074782###Speaker###Regional SVP, Canada and US Northeast ###EDF Renewables North America###Speaker: – EDF Renewables North America
### he/him/his @@@ Reem Bashatly – DNV ### 1401575###Speaker###Head of Section-Owners & Electrical Engineering###DNV###Speaker: – DNV
### @@@ Nicolas Muszynski – RES Canada ### 2130894###Speaker###Vice President Energy Storage###RES Canada###Speaker: – RES Canada
### 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Poster Spotlight: Reaching across the oil aisle: How conventional energy construction companies can help solve the solar labor shortage.
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Lillian Bacon, NABCEP Associate (she/her/hers) – Benchmark Electrical Solutions ### 1971373###Poster Presenter###Solar Division Manager###Benchmark Electrical Solutions###Poster Presenter: – Benchmark Electrical Solutions
### she/her/hers4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Joint Forces: Battery and Fuel Cell Technology in Passenger Vehicles for Zero Emission Driving
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Normalizing Battery Storage Across Diverse Use Cases and Energy Markets
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Zach Einterz – Stem, Inc ### 2045626###Expo Hall Speaker###Product Marketing Director###Stem, Inc###Expo Hall Speaker: – Stem, Inc
###
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Not If, But When The Grid Goes Down
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
PowerUp Race for Resilience Award Ceremony
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Streamlining Decision-Making with Geospatial Data
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Carolyn Elaine Dougherty (she/her/hers) – SEPA ### 1532269###Expo Hall Speaker###Senior Analyst, Research and Industry Strategy###SEPA###Expo Hall Speaker: – SEPA
### she/her/hers
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
RE+ Startup Competition
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Patrick T. Ingraham – Mercom Capital Group ### 2037980###Expo Hall Moderator###Account Executive###Mercom Capital Group###Expo Hall Moderator: – Mercom Capital Group
###
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
SEPA Membership Reception
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Building Blocks of a Scalable, Equitable, and Cost-Effective Community Solar Market
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Matthew Hargarten – Coalition for Community Solar Access ### 567106###Expo Hall Speaker###Vice President of Campaigns###Coalition for Community Solar Access###Expo Hall Speaker: – Coalition for Community Solar Access
###
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Ending Battery Fire Risk: Exploring Zinc Batteries’ Potential
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Michael Burz (he/him/his) – Enzinc ### 2045624###Expo Hall Speaker###President and CEO###Enzinc###Expo Hall Speaker: – Enzinc
### he/him/his
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Integrating Industries: Bringing Solar and Roofing Technologies Together to Generate Energy from Every Roof
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Gabriela E. Bunea (she/her/hers) – GAF Energy ### 2130834###Expo Hall Speaker###Chief Solar Innovation Officer###GAF Energy###Expo Hall Speaker: – GAF Energy
### she/her/hers4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Q+A with Nomad: Reimaging Energy Storage with Mobile Solutions
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Lindsay Gorrill (he/him/his) – KORE Power ### 2128026###Expo Hall Speaker###Founder & CEO###KORE Power###Expo Hall Speaker: – KORE Power
### he/him/his4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Affinity Group Gatherings
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Asians & Pacific Islanders in Clean Energy Gathering
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Blacks in Clean Energy Gathering
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Clean Energy Pride Gathering
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Hispanics in Clean Energy Gathering
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Indigenous Professionals in Clean Energy Gathering
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Podcaster Spotlight: “Let’s Get Married at RE+ in Vegas”
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Tor Valenza – UnThink Solar Marketing & Communications ### 1222644###Host###Founder###UnThink Solar Marketing & Communications###Host: – UnThink Solar Marketing & Communications
### 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Veterans & Military Family in Clean Energy Gathering
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
EMerge Annual Public Meeting and Reception (Open to the Public)
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Brian Patterson – EMerge Alliance ### 173133###Expo Hall Speaker###Founder & Chairman of the Board###EMerge Alliance###Expo Hall Speaker: – EMerge Alliance
### 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
An Equitable Clean Energy Transition Requires Affordable and Safe High-Performance Batteries
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Matt West – Alsym Energy ### 2130518###Expo Hall Speaker###Head of Marketing###Alsym Energy###Expo Hall Speaker: – Alsym Energy
###
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
The BIG Pivot: Zero Carbon Emissions in the Built Environment
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez – University of Nevada, Las Vegas ### 2129901###Expo Hall Speaker###Professor of Architecture###University of Nevada, Las Vegas###Expo Hall Speaker: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
### 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
The IRA Unlocking Public Power Solar Asset Ownership
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
Courtney Kennedy – Power Delivery Services, Inc. ### 2075531###Expo Hall Speaker###Vice President, Business Development & Strategy###Power Delivery Services, Inc.###Expo Hall Speaker: – Power Delivery Services, Inc.
###
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Exhibit Hall Happy Hour
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Hydrogen Happy Hour
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Team SolarPAC Networking Reception
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Termografía en O&M de Sistemas FV
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Carlos E. Oreamuno (he/him/his) – YUXTA Energy ### 2119829###Expo Hall Speaker###Chief Engineer###YUXTA Energy###Expo Hall Speaker: – YUXTA Energy
### he/him/his
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
International Networking Reception in the Spotlight Country Pavilion
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Aligning Apprenticeship Programs in the Solar Industry
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Richard Lawrence (he/him/his) – IREC ### 832314###Expo Hall Speaker###Program Director###IREC###Expo Hall Speaker: – IREC
### he/him/his5:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Augmentation Strategies for Tomorrow’s Energy Storage: Optimal Performance and Returns with Digital and AI
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Hong Zhang Durandal – EDPR NA ### 1779404###Expo Hall Speaker###Energy Storage Development Sr. Manager###EDPR NA###Expo Hall Speaker: – EDPR NA
###
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
RE+ Daily Round Up
presented by Modern Energy
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Nico Johnson – SunCast Media ### 726673###Host###Founder###SunCast Media###Host: – SunCast Media
### @@@ Christine Larson ### 2132077###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### @@@ Wade Gungoll ### 2132078###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### @@@ Mark Liffmann ### 2132079###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### @@@ LIsa Yops ### 2132080###Special Guest#########Special Guest:
### 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Diversity in Clean Energy Reception
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Support Solar Students at High Roller: The Only Safe Bet in Vegas (Separate Ticket Required)