Energy-Tech Connect Forum & Networking Reception

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, AT 12:00 P.M. EST.

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

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: 45 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

10:45 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 – 12:45 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
  • David Dardis, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Constellation

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch

1:00 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
  • Andrew Webber, Founder & CEO, Digital Power Optimization
  • Sean Farrell, Senior Vice President – Operations, TeraWulf
  • Scott Garrison, Chief Operating Officer, CleanSpark

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

  • Moderator: Mark W. Menezes, President & CEO, United States Energy Association
  • Stu Bresler, EVP – Market Services, PJM
  • Emilie Nelson, Chief Operating Officer, NYISO
  • Todd Hillman, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, MISO
  • Venkat Tirupati, Vice President of DevOps and Grid Transformation, ERCOT

3:15 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
  • Clay Rikard, Vice President of System Planning, Southern Co. 
  • Levi Patterson, Director of Energy, Science, and AI Infrastructure Policy, NVIDIA

4:15 PM – 4:25 PM: Closing Remarks

  • Mark W. Menezes, President & CEO, United States Energy Association

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Networking Reception

Speakers

Sean Farrell

Senior Vice President – Operations
TeraWulf

Scott Garrison

Chief Operating Officer
CleanSpark

Stu Bresler

EVP – Market Services
PJM

Emilie Nelson

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
NYISO

VP, Electrification & Sustainable Energy Strategy
EPRI

Carla Frisch

Director, Office of Policy
Department of Energy

Clay Rikard

Vice President, System Planning
Southern Company

Levi Patterson

Director of Energy, Science, and AI Infrastructure Policy
NVIDIA