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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!
Running List of Speakers:
Andres Alvarez: Analyst/Project Manger at AVANGRID
Julie Ferland: General Manager at Shell TechWorks
Katherine Fichter: Mass DOT
Martin Flusberg: CEO at Powerhouse Dynamics
Bob Goodoff: Securities Analyst
Katy Hartman: Vice President of R&D, Tessolar
Charlie Heaps: Stockholm Environmental Institute
Alicia Hunt: Director of Energy & Environment at City of Medford
Julie McNamara: Union of Concerned Scientists
Sandhya Murali: Founder of Solstice
Frank O'Sullivan: Lincoln Clean Energy
Matt Perkins: Chief Marketing Office at GE, now at Seven AC
Rob Pratt: Chairman and President at the International Institute for Energy Conservation
Santosh Raikar: Managing Partner at Silver Peak
Noah Shaw: General Counsel and Secretary of the Board at NYSERDA
Sarah Simon: Retired professional in energy services, energy consulting, compliance
Mitch Tyson: Chair and Co-founder of the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC)
Location:
The specific location of this forum is TBD but will certainly be on the MIT campus.
Logistics:
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