Our Speakers

Hear from these experienced thought leaders on topics like Black Sky Hazards, Wildfire & Grid Resiliency, Transmission, Future Grid Distribution, Renewables & DER Integration and Data Analytics.

*This list will be updated frequently so check back for updates.


Guillermo Aleman
Florida Power & Light
Manager, Technology and Innovation

Charlie Allcock
International Council on Clean Transportation
Sr. Infrastructure Advisor

Chris Anderson
Duke Energy
Director ADMS Program

Jacob Barlow
Randolph Electric Membership Corporation
Senior Project Manager

Amy Barron
Duke Energy
Manager GIS, Centralized Design, and Residential Development

Mike Beehler
Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative
National Spokesperson

Larry Bekkedahl
Portland General Electric
SVP, Advanced Energy Delivery

David Bess
Neudesic
Global VP, Industry Solutions - - Energy & Utilities

Wayne Bishop
Quanta Technology
Senior Director, Industry Outreach

Carol Bogacz
1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell
Principal Consultant - Business Strategy & Transformation

Theodore Bohn
Argonne National Lab
Principal Electrical Engineer

Brandon Bohnstedt
Exelon/ComEd
IT Manager

Russell Boyer
Dell
Global Energy Field Director

Malinda Broussard-Briscoe
Evergy
Manager- Distribution Planning Engineering

Jay Caspary
U.S. DOE Grid Deployment Office
Sr. Consultant

Wayne Chatterton
Southwire
Director Strategy

Kyle Combes
1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell
Project Manager

Jimi Conway
ComEd
Program Manager

Leslie Cook
Utility Analytics Institute
Manager

Natasha Deschene
National Grid
Vice President, Electric Asset Management & Engineering NY

Ed Dukat
Salt River Project
Grid Resiliency Program Manager

David Ellis
Entergy
SVP, Chief Customer Officer

Roger Ely
Southern Company-Georgia Power
Senior Engineer

Lynna Estep
NATF
Program Manager, Resilience

Craig Foster
SAS
Principal Business Development Executive

Helen Galluzzo
Eversource Energy, Human Resources
Sr. Consultant, Leadership Development

Jack Gardner
Duke Energy
Manager TVM Strategy

Larry Gasteiger
WIRES
Executive Director

Hudson Gilmer
LineVision Inc
CEO

Craig Glazer
PJM Interconnection
Vice President--Federal Government Policy

Christy Guenther
Duke Energy
Sr. Manager, Transmission Innovation and Business Transformation

Eugene Hamrick
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Director of Enterprise Analytics and Innovation

Bryan Hoffman
Duke Energy
Distributed Energy Operations & Maintenance

Tony Jandro
Xcel Energy
VP, Transmission Portfolio Delivery

Philip Jones
Alliance for Transportation Electrification
Executive Director

Kevin Jones
Endeavor Business Media CV Group
Editorial Director

Sherif Kamel
Southwire
VP, New Product Development

Bilal Khursheed
Microsoft
Director of Energy & Sustainability, Americas

Rob Kondziolka
CAISO
Governing Body Member

Ryan Krause
Pedernales Electric Cooperative Inc.
Vegetation Maintenance Supervisor

Joseph Lake
UMS Group
Director

John Lauletta
Exacter
CEO

David Lawrence
Duke Energy
Technology Development Manager

George Leader
Pedernales Electric Cooperative
Vegetation Maintenance Manager

Daniel Lewis
Eversource
Principal Engineer

Joshua Loyd Loyd
1898 & Co. a part of Burns and McDonnell
Zero Emissions Mobility Consultant

Ross Malme
Malme Energy Consulting, LLC
CEO

Tom Martin Martin
E Source Data Science
Managing Director of Product

John Maupin
Meter Data Service / National Grid
Manager

Steve Mignardi
Daimler Trucks North America
Vice President, On-Highway Market Development

Rick Mihelic
NACFE
Director Emerging Technologies

Eugene Moore
Duke Energy
Senior Project Manager

John Morris
The Mosaic Company
Vice President, Grid Operations

Chad Newton
Osmose
Sr. Director Wood Portfolio Infrastructure

Damir Novosel
Quanta Technology
President

Nicholas Noyer
Pacific Gas & Electric
Senior Manager, Community Wildfire Safety Program

Mary Jo Nye
Smarter Grid Solutions
Director of Utility Solutions

Robert PIERCE
DEC Transmission Planning
Manager, Initiative Management

Matt Piper
Esri
Global Industry Solutions Director - Infrastructure

Gary Rackliffe
Hitachi Energy
VP Market Development and Innovation

Imran Rahman
ComEd
General Engineer

Gratz Dale Noel Redoble
Visayan Electric Company
System Operation Supervisor

Ty Roberts
Itron, Inc
VP, Product Marketing

Maria Robinson
Department of Energy
Director, Grid Deployment Office

Mike Rossi
Neudesic, LLC
VP & GM, Energy & Utilities

Mike Rowand
Energy and Electric Transportation
Consultant

David Schaller
NACFE
Industry Engagement Director

Axel Schlumberger
Southwire
SVP, R&D Wire & Cable

Shawn Schukar
Ameren Transmission
President

Aditya Srinivasan
Osmose
VP Underground Services

Govind Srinivasan
PPL Corporation
Data Engineering Manager

Rachel Steudle
DTE Energy
Manager - Vegetation Management

David Treichler
Oncor Electric Delivery
Director Business Development, Financial Modeling and Analytics

Paul Wagner
Duke Energy
Senior IT Manager

Scott Waldmann
Duke Energy
Manager II – GIS, Centralized Design, and Residential Development

Jaclyn Whiteman
Duke Energy
Director, CD Project Management

Johnny Whitfield
OGE Energy Corp.
Director of Business Intelligence

Lee Wood
LUMA Energy
Director, Business Transformation

Lincoln Wood
Southern Company
Electrification Manager

Sarah Wray
Duke Energy
Systems Consultant

Umair Zia
Eversource Energy
Director, Distribution Engineering