Program:
(subject to change – details will continue to be added)
9:00-10am Registration/Light Breakfast
10:00-10:10 Welcome – Antje Danielson, Director of Education, MITEI
10:10-10:55 Session 1A: Finance Roundtable
Kathryn Elmes, Investment Associate, MassCEC (TENTATIVE)
Bob Goodof, Principal, Sea View Advisors
Sandhya Murali
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 Roundtable
Elizabeth Cleveland, Director of Strategic Initiatives, MassCEC
Martin Flusberg, CEO, Powerhouse Dynamics
Charlie Heaps, Senior Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute
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
1:20-2:05pm Session 2b Planning Panel
2:05-2:15 10-minute break
2:15-3:00 Session 3a – Renewable Technology Roundtable
Julie Ferland, General Manager, Shell TechWorks
Katy Hartman, Vice President of Research & Development, Tessolar
Peter McPhee, Director, Renewable Heating and Cooling Programs, Mass CEC
Matt Perkins, Chief Marketing Officer, 7AC Technologies
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 Roundtables
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
Location:
MIT Building & Room
Stratton Student Center (W20)
Street Address
84 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Logistics:
Parking
If you are a confirmed speaker and need parking, please indicate that when you register. We will send you a ticket to put on your dashboard. It is likely that we will get you a spot in the Kresge Lot, a 1-2 minute walk from the Stratton Student Center.