Thought Leaders

Henk Rogers

Founder & CEO
Blue Planet Alliance

Jackie Sargent

General Manager
Austin Energy

Steve Smith

VP, Sales
SEW

Rudy Garza

President & Chief Executive Officer
CPS Energy

Paul Lau

CEO & General Manager
SMUD

Cengizhan Yenerim

VP/Head of Risk
ENGIE

Nancy Bui-Thompson

Board Director
SMUD

John D. Hewa

CEO
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

Emeka Anyanwu

CEO
Lincoln Electric System

Ann Delenela

Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Entergy

Stuart Nachmias

President & CEO
ConEd Transmission, Inc

Kristen Senechal

EVP Transmission
LCRA

Bryan Hannegan

President & CEO
Holy Cross Energy

Mark O. Webb

Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer
Dominion Energy

Kelly Barr

Chief Strategy, Corporate Services, and Sustainability Executive
Salt River Project

John Miri

President & CEO
Electric Grid Cybersecurity Alliance

Lon Huber

Vice President, Rate Design and Strategic Solutions
Duke Energy

Gary Brinkworth

Director of Enterprise Research & Technology Innovation
Tennessee Valley Authority

Karl Popham

Chair of the Electric Vehicle Leadership Council
Founder | Mobility+Energy Consulting LLC

Erin Autin

VP of Content & Thought Leadership Strategy
Zpryme

Frankie McDermott

Chief Operating Officer
SMUD

Abhay Gupta

CEO & Founder
Bidgely

Amy Atchley

Sr. Lead, EV Equity Program
Austin Energy

Lorraine Akiba

President & CEO
LHA Ventures

Kimberly M. Britton

CEO
EPIcenter

Damali Rhett Harding

US Managing Principal
The Regulatory Assistance Project

Angel Lance

Founder and CEO
Motive Power

Anita Ledbetter

Executive Director
Build San Antonio Green

Peter Muhoro

Chief Strategy, Technology & Innovation Officer
REC

Jason Handley

General Manager | Distributed Energy Group
Duke Energy

Khalil Shalabi

Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Transformation
Lower Colorado River Authority

Navneet Trivedi

Co-Founder and COO
Vrinda

Jason Rodriguez

CEO & Co-Founder
Zpryme

Joyce Deuley

Director of Research & Innovation
Zpryme

Shaun Hoyte

Section Manager of Clean Energy Networks
Con Edison

Adrian Rodriguez

President, Texas & New Mexico
Xcel Energy

Andrew Higgins

Senior Director, Products & Services
CPS Energy

Dwayne Stradford

Managing Director | ENRA Strategic Initiatives
AEP

Ricky Murray

Senior Marketing Director
Zpryme

Bashir Bseirani

CEO and CTO
Avertra

Eric Dresselhuys

CEO
ESS inc.

Ashley Nicholls

Co-Founder & Chief Strategist
Doer/Maker

Carlos Nouel

VP, Transformation Programs
National Grid

Scott Bolton

Senior Vice President, Transmission Development
PacifiCorp

Quinn Parker

Founder & CEO
Encolor

Cheryl Mele

VP, Customer Care & Corporate Communications
El Paso Electric

Tatianna Cannon

Executive Director
Solar Austin

Ryan Gerbrandt

Chief Operating Officer
Anterix

Maria Kretzing

Head of Innovation
Bidgely

Jarred Metoyer

Senior Vice President / Managing Director Markets and Risk
DNV

David J. Irwin P.E.

Director of Project Development
U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives

T.J. Harper

President
Nationwide Energy Partners & Armada Power

Erika Bierschbach

Vice President, Energy Market Operations & Resource Planning
Austin Energy

Ali Mohammed

Sr Director of the Digital Innovation and Transformation Office
NYPA

Cameron Freberg

Utility Strategist - Electric Vehicles & Emerging Technologies
Austin Energy

Hebah Bukhari

Research and Content Analyst
Zpryme

Vanessa Barbarisi

Director of Utility Transformation
AES

Lindsey McDougall

Utility Strategist
Austin Energy

Hala Ballouz

President
Electric Power Engineers

Erica Borggren

Vice-President, Customer Solutions
ComEd

Debbie Brodt Giles

Manager for Innovation, Prizes, Networks, and Vouchers
NREL

Sheri Givens

President & CEO
Smart Electric Power Alliance

Jason Ketchum

Vice President, Commercial
ONE Gas

John Kochavatr

Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Portland General Electric

Jenise Osani

Vice President of Marketing & New Products, OUC
Orlando Utilities Commission

Marie Steele

VP - Integrated Energy Services
NV Energy

George Bjelovuk

Vice President/Evangelist
Siemens

David Wade

President & CEO
EPB

Raiford Smith

Chief Utility Innovation Officer
AES

Angie Ostaszewski

Energy Efficiency Consultant
Ameren

Georges Sassine

Vice President, Large Scale Renewables
NYSERDA

Nathanael Gillespie

Director, Customer Solutions
Pepco

Denise Munoz

Director, Strategic Planning & Innovation
ComEd

Brad Chadwell

Director of Enterprise Research and Innovation
Tennessee Valley Authority

Natasha Contreras

Clean Transportation Customer Engagement Manager
SDG&E

Christine King

Director, Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear
Idaho National Laboratory

Alicia Farag

Co-Founder & President
Locusview

Bart Franey

VP Clean Energy Development
National Grid

Carol Johnston

VP Energy, Utilities & Resources
IFS

Celina Bonugli

Sr. Energy Innovation Strategist
APS

Dana Harmon

Principal
Juniper Advisory Group

Eric Rehberg

Chief Engineer & Founder
Armada Power

Jeff Wahl

VP, Strategy & Growth
Bidgely

Jen Szaro

President and CEO
AESP

Jesse Hernandez

Senior Director of Equity, Community Strategy & Engagement
CPS Energy

Kevin Cheung

Managing Director
PSC North America

Mark Podorsky

Energy & Utilities Practice Partner
Bridgewater

Michael Phillips

Co-Founder & CEO
Sense

Bobbi Harris

Executive Director
UBBA

Elliott White

VP of Product
Tango

Emilie McGlone

Director of Peace Boat US
Peace Boat

Eric Young

VP of Industry Solutions
Generac

Cory Ritthaler

US Customer & Marketing Power, Utilities & Renewables Leader
Deloitte

Heather Herndon-Wright

Director, Supply Chain Diversity & Sustainability
Vistra

Jonathan “J.T.” Thompson

SVP, Sales
Generac

Pat Hohl

Director, Electric Industry Solutions
ESRI

Pauline Marcou

Director of Strategy & Growth
Bidgely

Richard Ramirez

Head Of Innovation, & Technology Corporate Social Responsibility
DTE Energy

Sean Moser

Chief Product Officer
GE

Seth Frader-Thompson

President
EnergyHub

Gene Rodrigues

Assistant Secretary for Electricity
U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE)

Chris Guttman-McCabe

Chief Regulatory and Communications Officer
Anterix

Kim Getgen

CEO & Founder
InnovationForce

Brad Hall

Vice President, External Affairs
Appalachian Power Company

Avnaesh Jayantilal

Senior Product Director
GE Digital, Grid Software

Dan Forman

CEO
Copper Labs

Doug Phillips

Senior Marketing Director
GE Digital, Grid Software

Evan Wilcox

Director, Advanced Transmission Studies & Modeling
AEP

James Woolwine

VP, PG&E Account Leadership
Motive Power

Kristian Koellner

VP, Transmission Asset Optimization
LCRA

Omar Al-Juburi

Americas Power & Utilities Technology Consulting Leader
EY

Frank Villarreal

SVP
U.S. Capital

Santosh Veda

Electric Distribution Program Manager
Dominion Energy

Scott Hinson

Chief Technology Officer
Pecan Street

Nick Koehler

Director of Transmission Planning
AEP

Peter Hunt

VP of Sales
SEW

Venkat Tirupati

Sr. Director of Grid and Market Solutions
Ercot

Nathan Fulmer

Vice President, Workforce & Safety Operations
Pedernales Electric Cooperative

Terron Hill

Clean Energy Development Director
National Grid

Katie Guice

Director of Business Strategy
Tampa Electric

Angela Ortiz

PSEG
Director ESG & Sustainability

Dylan Lockwood

Senior Editor
Zpryme