Shay Bahramirad

Shay Bahramirad

Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PGE)

IEEE PES President
Keynote

Biography
Jim Robb

James B. Robb

North American Electric Reliability Corporation

President and Chief Executive Officer

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Lane Dilg

Lane Dilg

OpenAI

Head of Infrastructure Policy & Partnerships

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Melanie Frye

Melanie Frye

WECC

President and Chief Executive Officer

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Travis Fisher

Travis Fisher

Cato Institute

Director of Energy And Environmental Policy Studies

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Mark Brownstein

Mark Brownstein

Environmental Defense Fund

Senior Vice President

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Brian D'Agostino

Brian D’Agostino

San Diego Gas & Elecctric

Meteorologist, Vice President - Wildfire and Climate Science

Super-Session,
Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Christina Hayes

Christina Hayes

Americans for a Clean Energy Grid

Executive Director

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
R. Matthew Gardner

R. Matthew Gardner

Dominion Energy

Vice President of Electric Transmission

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Brian George

Brian George

Google

US Federal Lead, Global Energy Market Policy and Development

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Natalie Frick

Natalie Frick

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Deputy Leader and Energy Policy Researcher

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
John Kotek

John Kotek

Nuclear Energy Institute

Senior Vice President for Policy and Public Affairs

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Craig Litteken

Craig Litteken

The Permitting Council

Acting Director of Infrastructure Portfolio/Project Management

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Elliott Nethercutt

Elliott Nethercutt

Edison Electric Institute

Senior Director, State Regulatory Affairs Division 

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Theodore Paradise

Theodore Paradise

CTC Global

Chief Policy and Grid Strategy Officer

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Masood Parvania

Masood Parvania

University of Utah

Roger P. Webb Endowed Professor

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Michael Pesin

Michael Pesin

Deputy Assistant Secretary

U.S. Department of Energy

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Craig Piercy

Craig Piercy

CEO & Executive Director

American Nuclear Society

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Thomas Pierpoint

Thomas Pierpoint

Vice President of Operations

NOVEC

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Brenden Russell

Brenden Russell

Southern California Edison

Principal Manager of Technology Strategy

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Danielle Sass Byrnett

Danielle Sass Byrnett

Center for Partnerships & Innovation

Senior Director

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Shah Sandeep

Shah Sandeep

AWS

Principal Customer Solutions Manager

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Josh T. Smith

Josh T. Smith

Abundance Institute

Energy Policy Lead

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Jack Spencer

Jack Spencer

The Heritage Foundation

Senior Research Fellow

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Jeb Stenhouse

Jeb Stenhouse

Invenergy

Director of Regulatory Affairs

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Branden Sudduth

Branden Sudduth

WECC

Vice President of Reliability Planning and Performance Analysis

Super-Session Speaker

Biography

Valerie Teeter

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Deputy Director,

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
David Terry

David Terry

NASEO

President

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Karen Wayland

Karen Wayland

GridWise Alliance

Chief Executive Officer

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Andrew Zach

Andrew Zach

U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Republicans

Senior Policy Advisor for Energy and Environment

Super-Session Speaker

Biography
Damir Novosel

Damir Novosel

Quanta Technology

President & Founder

Plenary Session Moderator

Biography
Wayne Bishop Jr.

Wayne Bishop Jr.

Quanta Technology

Vice President of Industry Outreach and Strategy

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Katherine Chambers

Katherine Chambers

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Senior Physical Scientist

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Kerry Cheung

Kerry Cheung

U.S. Department of Energy

Director, Applied Grid Transformation Office of Electricity

Panel Session Moderator and Speaker

Biography
Guadalupe Gonzalez

Guadalupe Gonzalez

Universidad Tecnologica de Panama

Professor

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Patrick Harwood

Patrick Harwood

U.S. Department of Energy

Senior Technical Advisor

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Avnaesh Jayantilal

Avnaesh Jayantilal

GE Vernova Electrification Software

CTO for Applied Grid Innovation

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Robert Jeffers

Robert Jeffers

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Acting Laboratory Program Manager

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Kristina LaCommare

Kristina LaCommare

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Program Manager III

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Jay Liu

Jay Liu

Exus Renewables NA

Vice President of Transmission

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Will McNamara

Will McNamara

Sandia National Laboratories

Principal Investigator

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Monish Mukherjee

Monish Mukherjee

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Research Scientist

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Julie Mulvaney Kemp

Julie Mulvaney Kemp

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Research Scientist

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Hayden Reeve

Hayden Reeve

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Senior Technical Advisor

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Cindy Zhu

Cindy Zhu

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Technology Researcher III

Panel Session Moderator

Biography
Todd Aagaard

Todd Aagaard

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

Professor of Law

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Rob Adams

Rob Adams

Florida Power & Light

Executive Director – Power Delivery Smart Grid & Innovation

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
J. Riley Allen

J. Riley Allen

Vermont Public Utility Commission

Commissioner

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Mads Almassalkhi

Mads Almassalkhi

University of Vermont

L. Richard Fisher Professor of Electrical Engineering

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Alex Antal

Alex Antal

Regulatory Assistance Project

Principal

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Gregory Bennett

Gregory Bennett

Southern Company

Chief Engineer for Transmission Line Standards

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Jason Burnett

Jason Burnett

Crosswalk

Chief Executive Officer

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Carlo Brancucci

Carlo Brancucci

encoord

CEO and Co-Founder

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Adria Brooks

Adria Brooks

Grid Strategies

Director of Transmission Planning

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Cyril Brunner

Cyril Brunner

Vermont Electric Cooperative

Innovation and Technology Leader

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
James Campbell

James Campbell

PacifiCorp

Director of Innovation and Sustainability Policy

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Elise Caplan

Elise Caplan

American Council On Renewable Energy

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Travis Carless

Travis Carless

Eversource Energy

Manager

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Dr. Hong Chen

Hong Chen

PJM Interconnection

Principal Engineer

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Jo-Ann Clynch

Jo-Ann Clynch

Gartner

Senior Director Analyst

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
John Cordi

John Cordi

New York Power Authority

Director, Demand Flexibility & Virtual Power Plants

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Ryan Cunius

Ryan Cunius

IEEE USA

Senior Legislative Representative

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Lincoln Davies

Lincoln Davies

The University of Utah

Executive Director for Energy, Resource, and Environment Programs

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Tricia DeBleeckere

Tricia DeBleeckere

Organization of MISO States

Executive Director

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Regina J. “Gina” Elbert

Regina “Gina” Elbert

Dominion Energy

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Farnaz Farzan

Farnaz Farzan

Quanta Technology

Principal Advisor

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Marcos Fernandes

Marcos Fernandes

Shemar Group

Director Energy Transmission

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Lavelle Freeman

Lavelle Freeman

Eversource Energy

Vice President of Distribution System Planning

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Jake P. Gentle

Jake P. Gentle

Idaho National Laboratory

Portfolio Manager, Supervisor

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Charlotte Hinkle

Charlotte Hinkle

United States Government Accountability Office

Senior Physical Scientist

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Seth Hoedl

Seth Hoedl

Post Road Foundation

President and Co-Founder

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Juliet Homer

Juliet Homer

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Chief Systems Engineer

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Mingguo Hong

Mingguo Hong

ISO New England

Principal Analyst

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Huiyi Jackson

Huiyi Jackson

Edison Electric Institute

Senior Director of Clean Energy Technologies and Policy

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Anne Keyworth

Anne Keyworth

Public Staff - North Carolina Utilities Commission

Staff Attorney

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Daniel Kirwin

Daniel Kirwin

Octopus Energy U.S.

Product Manager

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Jason Salmi Klotz

Jason Salmi Klotz

Portland General Electric

Senior Manager

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Ted Ko

Ted Ko

Energy Policy Design Institute

Founder and Executive Director

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Jared Leader

Jared Leader

Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Senior Director of Resilience

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Stephanie Lenhart

Stephanie Lenhart

Energy Policy Institute

Senior Research Associate

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Marcelino Madrigal

Marcelino Madrigal

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Chief of the Energy Division

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Schuyler Matteson

Schuyler Matteson

New York State Department of Public Service

Clean Energy Planning Lead

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Matthew McDonell

Matthew McDonell

Current Energy Group

Managing Partner

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Eric Moal

Eric Moal

Shemar USA

CTO of the Power Equipment New Materials Product Business Group

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Jack Moore

Jack Moore

E3

Senior Director

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Shaun Moran

Shaun Moran

Jacobs Solutions

Director Transmission and Distribution

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Josh Nieves

Josh Nieves

Miller Electric Company

Regional Workforce Development Manager

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Todd Olinsky-Paul

Todd Olinsky-Paul

Clean Energy States Alliance and Clean Energy Group

Senior Project Director

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Joe Paladino

Joe Paladino

U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity

Senior Advisor

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
David Palchak

David Palchak

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Researcher

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Diego Gonzalo Pardow Lorenzo

Diego Pardow

Republic of Chile

Minister of Energy

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Rebecca Parkhurst

Rebecca Parkhurst

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Assistant Director

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Karan Patel

Karan Patel

Energy Solutions and Clean Energy

Managing Director

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Katrina Pekar-Carpenter

Katrina Pekar-Carpenter

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Assistant Director

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Pereira Guillermo

Guillermo Pereira

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Energy Policy Researcher

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Katherine L Peretick

Katherine Peretick

Michigan Public Service Commission

Commissioner

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Johannes Pfeifenberger

Johannes Pfeifenberger

The Brattle Group

Principal

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Jeffery L. Phillips

Jeffery L. Phillips

Tennessee Valley Authority

Manager of Transmission Line Design

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Shiva Poudel

Shiva Poudel

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Power Systems Research Engineer

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Veronika Rabl

Veronika Rabl

Quanta Technology

Executive Advisor

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Liza Reed

Liza Reed

Niskanen Center

Director for Energy and Climate Policy

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Grace Relf

Grace Relf

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Policy Researcher

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Paige Rodrigues

Paige Rodrigues

Americans for a Clean Energy Grid

Transmission Regulation Policy Senior Manager

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Dan Schwarting

Dan Schwarting

ISO New England

Manager of Transmission Planning

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Leila Safavi

Leila Safavi

New York University School of Law

Economic Fellow

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Luis Jesús Sánchez de Tembleque

Luis Jesús Sánchez de Tembleque

ARIAE CNMC, Spain

Executive Secretary

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Sivakumar Sankaranarayanan

Sivakumar Sankaranarayanan

Electric Power Research Institute

Principal Technical Leader

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Lisa Schwartz

Lisa Schwartz

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Senior Energy Policy Researcher and Strategic Advisor

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Jessica Shipley

Jessica Shipley

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Energy Policy Professional

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Robert Snook

Robert Snook

Maine Governor's Energy Office

Transmission Program Coordinator

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Richard Sokolow

Richard Sokolow

MITRE Corp.

Senior Advisor

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Sterling Thomas

Sterling Thomas

United States Government Accountability Office

Chief Scientist Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Constance Thompson

Constance Thompson

ACORE Accelerate Initiative

Senior Vice President

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Barbara Bauman Tyran

Barbara Bauman Tyran

National Hydropower Association

Director, External Relations

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Tim Treadwell

Tim Treadwell

San Diego Community Power

Associate Director

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Jeremy Twitchell

Jeremy Twitchell

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Director, External Relations

Tutorial Instructor

Biography
Kirsten Verclas

Kirsten Verclas

NASEO

Senior Managing Director

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Andrés Villegas

Andrés Villegas

Interconexión Eléctrica S.A.

Director of Planning and Evaluation of Power Transmission

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Jarrod West

Jarrod West

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Senior Analyst, Energy & Natural Resources

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Guohui Yuan

Guohui Yuan

U.S. Department of Energy

Program Manager

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Kiera Zitelman

Kiera Zitelman

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Technical Director

Panel Session Speaker

Biography
Paul Zummo

Paul Zummo

American Public Power Association

Director, Research and Development

Panel Session Speaker

Biography