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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