Energy-Tech Connect Forum & Networking Reception

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration and Breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM: Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Mark W. Menezes, United States Energy Association

9:05 AM – 9:50 AM: Key Projections and Considerations for the Future

  • Moderator: Mark W. Menezes, President & CEO, United States Energy Association
  • John Moura, Director – Reliability Assessment, NERC
  • Dr. Joe Decarolis, Administrator, EIA
  • Carlos Romero, Principal – Solution Engineering, Energy Exemplar

9:50 AM – 10: 35 AM: Powering Innovation: Utility Perspectives on Meeting Demand

  • Mark W. Menezes, President & CEO, United States Energy Association
  • Dan Brouillette, President & CEO, Edison Electric Institute
  • Tom Falcone, President-Elect, Large Public Power Council
  • Javier Fernandez, CEO, Omaha Public Power District
  • Marc Reitter, President and COO, AEP Ohio

10:35 AM – 11:00 AM: Networking Break

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM: State Commissioners' Views on Load Growth

  • Moderator: Tony Clark, Executive Director – Elect, NARUC
  • Tricia Pridemore, Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission
  • Hwikwon Ham, Commissioner, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Supply & Demand – How Industry Evolves

  • Moderator: Mark W. Menezes, President & CEO, United States Energy Association
  • Todd Snitchler, President & CEO, Electric Power Supply Association
  • Rich Powell, CEO, Clean Energy Buyers Association
  • Michelle Patron, Senior Director – Sustainability Policy, Microsoft

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunchtime Keynote: The Role of Nuclear in Powering Innovation

  • Chris Levesque, CEO, TerraPower

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM: Innovations in Digital Infrastructure

  • Moderator: Tom Mapes, Founder & President, Digital Energy Council
  • Sean Farrell, Senior Vice President – Operations, TeraWulf
  • Maxim Serezhin, Founder & CEO, Standard Power

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM: Balancing Act: Insights and Strategies from ISOs and RTOs

  • Moderator: Mark W. Menezes, President & CEO, United States Energy Association
  • Manu Asthana, President & CEO, PJM
  • Emilie Nelson, Chief Operating Officer, NYISO
  • Todd Hillman, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, MISO

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Networking Break

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM: Collaborative Energy: Solutions for Managing the Grid's Rising Demand

  • Moderator: David Porter, Vice President, Electrification & Sustainable Energy Strategy, EPRI
  • Carla Frisch, Director – Office of Policy, U.S. Department of Energy

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM: Closing Keynote

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Networking Reception