7:00am-9:00am | Breakfast and Networking

8:55 am-9:15am | Welcome

• Bob Khan, Austin Energy, GM

9:15am-9:45am | Fireside Chat | Re-Imagining Grid Architecture

• Joel S. Austin, Sr. Vice President & Chief Digital Officer, Oncor Electric Delivery
• Chris Guttman-McCabe , Chief Regulatory and Communications Officer, Anterix
• (Moderator) Jason Rodriguez, CEO & Co-Founder, Zpryme

9:45am – 10:30am | Equity Panel | Addressing the Energy Burden for Underserved Populations

• Tatianna Cannon, Executive Director, Solar Austin
• Anissa Rodriguez Dickerman, CEO, Pecan Street
• Deanna Rodriguez, President & CEO, Energy New Orleans
• Brad Adamske, Chief Growth Officer, SEW
• (Moderator) Joan Effinger, COO, Encolor

10:30am – 11:00 am | 🤝 Networking Break

11:00am – 11:45am | Breakout A (Decarbonization) | Expanding EV Programs

This discussion will entail a litany of exciting EV programs across the country as well as ideas about how to take them further.

• Lydia Krefta, Director, Clean Energy Transportation, PG&E
• Amy Atchley, EV Equity Development Manager, Austin Energy
• Drew Higgins, Board Chair, Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance (TXETRA)
• (Moderator) Jen Szaro, President & CEO, AESP

11:00am – 11:45am | Breakout B (Resillience) | Decentralizing Resilience

A conversation about how decentralization of grid assets can make the grid more resilient, as well as how climate is driving decentralization.

• Sandeep Aujla, Director of Fire Science and Climate Adaptation, SDG&E
• Laura Patiño, Chief Resilience Officer, City of San Antonio
• (Moderator) Erin Hardick, Producer & Researcher, Latitude Media

11:45 am -1:15 pm | Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | Breakout C (Modernization) | Adapting our Transmission and Distribution

• Matt Valle, President, NextEra Energy Transmission
• Janet Rehberg,Chief Strategy Officer & VP of Engineering, Tri-county
• Balvinder Deonarine, Project Manager, conEdison Transmission
• (Moderator) Joyce Deuley, Strategic Project & Communications Specialist, Team b. Stategy

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | Breakout D (Equity) | Regulation, Partnership, and Community Goals

• Heather Herndon-Wright, Director Supply Chain Diversity & Sustainability, Vistra
• Lorraine Akiba, President & CEO, LHA Ventures
• David Wade, CEO, EPB
• Nancy Conner, Executive Director, Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council
• (Moderator) Erin Autin, Director, Regional Engagement, SELF

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | Breakout E 

Digitization as a Solution for More Impact and Less Effort
James Conlin, Product Manager, Sharper Shape

Partner Presentations: Digitization and Complex Project Engagements
John Camilleri, North America Operational Technologies General Manager, PSC Consulting

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | Breakout F (Modernization) | Command and Control: How do we Future-Proof The Grid?

• Phil Nevels, Sr. Director, Corporate Strategy, AES S
• Shaun Hoyte, Section Manager Clean Energy Networks, Con Edison
• Rob Hartway, Senior Director of Digital Solutions, Honeywell
• (Moderator) Jason Rodriguez, CEO & Co-Founder, Zpryme

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | Breakout G (Resilience) | The Increasing Complexity of Cybersecurity

• Ann Delenela, Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Entergy
• John Miri, President, Electric Grid Cybersecurity Alliance
• Greg Brown, Chief Technology and Security Officer, New Braunfels Utilities
• (Moderator) Dylan, Senior Editor, Zpryme

3:15pm – 4:00 PM | Breakout H (Resillience) | Harnessing DERs for Grid Resilience

• John Padalino, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Bandera Electric
• Darren Schauer, GM & CEO, GVEC
• (Moderator) Drew Higgins

3:15pm – 4:00 PM | Breakout I (Analysis) | AI Tools for Operations and Customers Alike

• Khalil Shalibi, Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Transformation, Lower Colorado River Authority
• (Moderator) Erin Hardick, Producer and Researcher, Latitude Media
• Chase Lansdale, Director of Software Solutions, Ener-I

3:15pm – 4:00 PM | Breakout J  | Future Fuel: Why EV Owners Should Love Their Utility

• Matt Teske, Founder/CEO, Chargeway
• Bobby Godsey, EV Outreach Program Manager, Austin Energy

5:00pm-6:15pm | Networking Reception presented by Zpryme

Half Step
75 1/2 Rainey Street
Austin, TX 78701

7:00am-9:00am | Breakfast & Networking

9:00 am-9:15am | Welcome

9:15am – 9:30am | Opening Keynote

• Daniella Piper, EVP and Chief Innovation Officer, New York Power Authority.

9:30am – 9:45am | Keynote

• David Wade, CEO, EPB

9:45 am – 10:30 am | Decarbonization Panel | Net Zero: Technology and Programs

• Sunny Elebua, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Exelon Corporation
• Angel Lance, CEO and Founder, Motive Power/NPUC
• Alejandro Moreno, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficieny and Renewable Energy, U.S. DOE
• Eric Dresselhuys, CEO, ESS Inc.
• (Moderator)  Phil Kantor, President, Darcy Partners

10:30am – 11:00 am | 🤝 Networking Break

11:00am – 11:45am | Breakout A (Decarbonization) | Decarbonizing Heat and Buildings: Innovative Solutions for Energy Efficiency and Electrification

• Liz John, Managing Director, SPEER
• Ashley Armstrong, Program Manager, The Office of State and Community Energy Programs, DOE
• Heidi Kasper, Energy Efficiency Services Director, Green Building, Austin Energy
• Angela Ortiz, Director ESG & Sustainability, PSEG
• (Moderator) Anita Ledbetter, Executive Director, Build SA Green

11:00am – 11:45am | Breakout B (Equity) | Empowering Citizens Beyond the Light Switch

• Utibe Bassey, VP Customer Experience, Dominion
• Mary Palmer, Director, Energy Equity & Inclusion, SEPA
• (Moderator) Nora Ankrum

11:45 am -1:15 pm | Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | Breakout C (Resillience) | A Safer, More Connected Utility Workforce 

• Josh Gould, Director, Innovation & Strategic Planning, Duquesne Light Company
• Nathan Fulmer – Pedernales
• Venus Pineyro, CEO, SafeSpace (Moderator)

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | Breakout E (Resillience) | Working with Customers for a Carbon Free Future

• Hank Stafford, Senior Director Sustainability Strategy, Vistra
• Brandy Bolden, Chief Customer Officer, SMUD
• John Hewa, CEO, Rappahannock Co-op
• Kelly James, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Energy & Utilities Industries, Salesforce
• (Moderator) Emma Garcia, ED Workforce Innovation and Smart Cities Engagement, Zpryme

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | Breakout F (Modernization) | Changing the Regulator Dynamics’

• Jason Ryan, Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs, CenterPoint Energy
• Damali Harding, Acting U.S. Program Director & Managing Principal, Regulatory Assistance Project
• Jason Williams, Enterprise Client Executive, Itron
• (Moderator) Dylan Lockwood, Senior Editor, Zpryme

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm | Transition Time

2:15 pm – 3:00 PM | Breakout G (Equity) | Shifting the Cost of Progress off Vulnerable Customers

• Duanne Andrade, Executive Director, Solar and Energy Loan Fund
• Dr. Patricia De Lange, Lead New Products and Services Development, Duquesne Light Company
• (Moderator) Ashley Santor, Founder & CEO, DoerMaker

2:15 pm – 3:00 PM | Breakout H (Analysis) | The Role of Predictive Analytics in Long-Term Planning Processes

• Ali Mohammed, Sr Director of Digital Innovation and Transformation Office, NYPA
• Peter Muhoro, Chief Strategy, Technology & Innovation, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
• Sadia Raveendran, VP of Industry Solutions at Uplight
• (Moderator) Brent Sitterly, Chief Data Scientist, Doermaker

2:15 pm – 3:00 PM | Breakout I (Resilience) | Balancing the Grid in an Era of Electrification

• Venkat Tirupati Sr. Director of Grid and Market Solutions, Ercot
• Tracy Alexander, Director of Innovation, NRG
• Dan Forman, CEO ,Copper Labs
• (Moderator) Ricky Murray, Senior Director Social Strategy, Doermaker

3:00pm -3:15pm | Transition Time

3:15pm – 4:00 PM | Breakout J (Decarbonization) | Decarbonization, The Pathway to Progress

•  Lora Anguay, Chief Zero Carbon Officer, SMUD
• Michael Atwater, Manager, Supply Chain Sustainability, Entergy
• Peter Muhoro, Chief Strategy, Technology & Innovation, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
• (Moderator) Keith Janda, Associate Consultant, Motive Power

3:15pm – 4:00 PM | Breakout K (Equity) | Navigating Economic Uncertainty: Leveraging Technology for Sustainable Growth

• Laura Dutton, Chief Customer Officer, JEA
• Guy Payne, Assistant General Manager, Distribution & Engineering Service, SnoPUD
• Valerie Williams, Sr. Manager, Voice of the Customer Programs, Liberty
• Andrea Blomquist, Senior Energy Services Account Representative, City of Roseville Electric
• (Moderator) Vanessa Edmonds, Executive Director, Utility 2030

3:15pm – 4:00 PM | Breakout L (Modernization) | Fancy Gadgets and Doodads or The Technology that will Shape the Future of the Grid

• Evan O’Mahoney, Chief Information Officer, CPSE
• Rich Ramirez, Head Of Innovation, & Technology Corporate Social Responsibility, DTE Energy
• (Moderator) Emma Garcia, ED Workforce Innovation and Smart Cities Engagement, Zpryme

5:00pm-6:15pm | Networking Reception presented by Zpryme

Half Step
75 1/2 Rainey Street
Austin, TX 78701

7:30am – 9:00 AM | Breakfast & Networking

8:50am – 9:05 AM | Opening Keynote

Paul Lau, CEO and GM, SMUD

9:05am-9:30am | Analysis Fireside Chat | The Emerging Value of Data In The Future GRid

• Andy Rector, SVP Engineering, GE Vernova
• Madhava Utagikar, Executive Vice President of Resilience and Technology, LCRA
• Venkat Tirupati, VP DevOps and Grid Transformation, ERCOT
• (Moderator) John Miri, President & CEO, Electric Grid Cybersecurity Alliance

9:30am-10:00am | Analysis Fireside Chat | Leadership’s Role in Grid Evolution

• Rudy Garza, President & CEO, CPS Energy
• (Moderator) Jason Rodriguez, CEO & CO-Founder, Zpryme

10:00 am – 10:45am | Modernization Panel | The Need for a New Industry Culture

• Nancy Bui-Thompson, Board Director, SMUD
• Carlos Nouel, VP, Transformation Programs, NG
• Janie Gonzalez, Chairman of the Board, CPS Energy
• Kim Getgen, CEO, Innovation Force
• (Moderator) Dylan Lockwood, Senior Editor, Zpryme

10:45 am – 11:15 AM | 🤝 Networking Break

11:15 am – 12:00 PM | Resilience Panel | 🤝 The State of Storage

A showcase of storage solutions and their applications for our energy future.

• Michael Pesin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Grid Systems and Components Division, DOE Office of Electricity
• Cenigzhan Yenerim, VP/Head of Risk, Engie
• Cameron Freberg, Utility Strategist, Austin Energy
• (Moderator) Joyce Deuley, Strategic Project & Communications Specialist, Team b. Stategy

12:00-12:15PM | Thought Leader of the Year Award