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Program:

(subject to change)

9:00-10am Registration/Light Breakfast

10:00-10:10 Welcome – Antje Danielson, Director of Education, MITEI

10:10-10:55 Session 1A: Finance Round Tables

• Kathryn Elmes, Investment Associate, MassCEC
• Frank O'Sullivan, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Lincoln Clean Energy
• Michael Pantelogianis, Co-Head of Power and Infrastructure Finance - North America, Investec
• Robert Pratt, Chairman and President, International Institute for Energy Conservation
• Santosh Raikar, Managing Partner, Silverpeak Renewable Investments

10:55-11:40 Session 1B: Finance Panel

11:40-11:50 10-minute Break

11:50am-12:35pm Session 2A: Planning Round Tables

• Elizabeth Cleveland, Director of Strategic Initiatives, MassCEC
• Martin Flusberg, CEO, Powerhouse Dynamics
• Charlie Heaps, Senior Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute
• Peter McPhee, Director, Renewable Heating and Cooling Programs, MassCEC
• Katie Theoharides, Undersecretary of Climate Change, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Mass
• Ming Zhong, Designer, Payette

12:35-1:20pm Lunch

1:20-2:05 Session 2B: Planning Panel

2:05-2:15 10-Minute Break

2:15-3:00 Session 3A: Renewable Technology Round Tables

• Julie Ferland, General Manager, Shell TechWorks
• Katy Hartman, Vice President of Research & Development, Tessolar
• Matt Perkins, Chief Marketing Officer, 7AC Technologies
• Sandhya Murali, Co-Founder, Solstice
• Paul Murphy, Head of Engineering, United States, Ørsted US Offshore Wind
• Mitch Tyson, Chair & Co-Founder, Northeast Clean Energy Council

3:00-3:45 Session 3B: Renewable Technology Panel

3:45-3:55 10-Minute Break

3:55-4:40 Session 4A: Regulation & Analytics Round Tables

• Andres Alvarez, Analyst, CEO Office, AVANGRID
• Katherine Fichter, Assistant Secretary for Policy Coordination, Mass Dept. of Transportation
• Julie McNamara, Senior Energy Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists
• Rachel Pachter, Vice President, Permitting Affairs, Vineyard Wind
• Noah Shaw, General Counsel & Secretary of the Board, NYSERDA
• Sarah Simon, Partner, Apple Creek Associates
• Akshar Wunnava, Business Analyst, McKinsey & Co.

4:40-5:25 Session 4B: Regulation & Analytics Panel

5:25-5:30 Closing and Adjourn

Please remember to dress professionally — no jeans, no t-shirts, no shorts, no sneakers!