- Wednesday, April 17, 2024
7:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
Full Conference Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
Workshop: Applying Thoughtful Communications to Overcome Growing Opposition
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM ET
RE+ Southeast Welcome Remarks
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM ET
Abigail Ross Hopper – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 599907###Opening Remarks###President and CEO###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Opening Remarks: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Ukiah Busch (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 2143156###Opening Remarks###Vice President, Development###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Opening Remarks: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### he/him/his9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
Full Conference Education Sessions
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM ET
General Session: Manufacturing a New Energy Economy – How the Southeast is Becoming a Hub for Domestic Made Clean Energy
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Abigail Ross Hopper – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 599907###Moderator###President and CEO###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Scott Moskowitz (he/him/his) – Qcells North America ### 703613###Panelist###Senior Director of Market Strategy and Public Affairs###Qcells North America###Panelist: – Qcells North America
### he/him/his @@@ Brittany Smith – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) ### 2296191###Panelist###Solar-Techno Economic Analyst###National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)###Panelist: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
### 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Expo Hall Networking Break
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET
Expo Hall Open
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM ET
State Briefing: Arkansas
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM ET
Lauren Waldrip – Arkansas Advanced Energy Association ### 1630076###Speaker###Executive Director###Arkansas Advanced Energy Association###Speaker: – Arkansas Advanced Energy Association
### 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Planning Responsibly: Long-Term Land Use in the Southeast
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Caitlin Vincent (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 2094336###Moderator###Sr. Manager, Southeast Region###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### she/her/hers @@@ J. Andrew Huffman – Tennessee Valley Authority ### 1956744###Panelist###Manager, Solar+Storage Origination###Tennessee Valley Authority###Panelist: – Tennessee Valley Authority
### @@@ Thomas Kiggen – Silicon Ranch Corporation ### 1945533###Panelist###Regional Director, Business Development###Silicon Ranch Corporation###Panelist: – Silicon Ranch Corporation
### @@@ Kristen McKenzie (she/her/hers) – Pine Gate Renewables ### 2245762###Panelist###Senior Director of Government and External Affairs###Pine Gate Renewables###Panelist: – Pine Gate Renewables
### she/her/hers11:00 AM – 11:20 AM ET
State Briefing: Virginia
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Robin K. Dutta (he/him/his) – CHESSA ### 2269710###Speaker###Executive Director###CHESSA###Speaker: – CHESSA
### he/him/his
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM ET
Energy Transition Theater: Solar Market Insight Update: Outlook for 2024 and Beyond
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM ET
Tyler Thompson (he/him/his) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 1923657###Expo Hall Speaker###Research Analyst###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Expo Hall Speaker: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### he/him/his
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Transition Break
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
Energy Transition Theater: Installing Charging Infrastructure - Navigating Your Utility
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
Niraj Shetty (he/him/his) – Black & Veatch ### 2275128###Expo Hall Speaker###Principal Consultant###Black & Veatch###Expo Hall Speaker: – Black & Veatch
### he/him/his11:30 AM – 12:20 PM ET
Examining Interconnection Challenges in the Southeast
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM ET
Joan White (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 1964061###Moderator###Director of Storage and Interconnection Policy###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Sterling Clifford (he/him/his) – Sunnova Energy ### 1606359###Panelist###Senior Manager, Government Affairs###Sunnova Energy###Panelist: – Sunnova Energy
### he/him/his @@@ Aileen Cole (she/her/hers) – The Great Plains Institute ### 2262918###Panelist###Senior Policy Research Specialist, Energy Systems###The Great Plains Institute###Panelist: – The Great Plains Institute
### she/her/hers @@@ Harrison Cole (he/him/his) – Cypress Creek Renewables ### 2296256###Panelist###Associate Director of Development###Cypress Creek Renewables###Panelist: – Cypress Creek Renewables
### he/him/his @@@ Corey Sellers – Southern Company ### 2294482###Panelist###General Manager of Transmission Policy and Services###Southern Company###Panelist: – Southern Company
### 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM ET
State Briefing: The Gulf States (Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi)
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM ET
Simon Mahan – Southern Renewable Energy Association ### 399690###Speaker###Executive Director###Southern Renewable Energy Association###Speaker: – Southern Renewable Energy Association
###
12:00 PM – 12:25 PM ET
Energy Transition Theater: What Happens After the Title Commitment? Effectively De-Risking Land in Renewable Energy Projects
12:00 PM – 12:25 PM ET
Steve Carr (he/him/his) – Dudley Land Company ### 2238826###Expo Hall Speaker###Executive Vice President###Dudley Land Company###Expo Hall Speaker: – Dudley Land Company
### he/him/his @@@ Natalie Johns – Dudley Land Company ### 2238827###Expo Hall Speaker###Director - Alternative Energy###Dudley Land Company###Expo Hall Speaker: – Dudley Land Company
### 12:20 PM – 1:30 PM ET
Full Conference Networking Lunch
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM ET
Energy Transition Theater: SEIA Powerhouse Network Coffee Hour
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM ET
Scott Greenler (he/him/his) – SEIA ### 2105853###Expo Hall Speaker###Manager of Grassroots & Legislative Advocacy###SEIA###Expo Hall Speaker: – SEIA
### he/him/his1:30 PM – 1:55 PM ET
State Briefing: Georgia
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM ET
Brion Fitzpatrick – Nexamp ### 966574###Speaker###Vice President, Business Development###Nexamp###Speaker: – Nexamp
### @@@ Steve Butler – Connect Public Relations ### 2294297###Speaker###President###Connect Public Relations###Speaker: – Connect Public Relations
###
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM ET
Navigating Resilience in the Southeast Amidst Extreme Weather Challenges
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM ET
Colin Silver (he/him/his) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818260###Moderator###Senior Vice President of Content and Strategy###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### he/him/his @@@ Stephen Barkaszi (he/him/his) – Duke Energy ### 2278910###Panelist###Director - Renewable Engineering###Duke Energy###Panelist: – Duke Energy
### he/him/his @@@ Carolyn Elaine Dougherty (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1532269###Panelist###Senior Analyst, Research and Industry Strategy###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Panelist: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### she/her/hers1:55 PM – 2:20 PM ET
QuickTalk: What's Next for the Southeast Hydrogen Hubs?
1:55 PM – 2:20 PM ET
Ben Carmichael – Southern Company ### 1983811###Speaker###Business Development Manager, Advanced Energy Systems Research and Development###Southern Company###Speaker: – Southern Company
### 2:20 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Transition Break
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM ET
QuickTalk: Workforce Development & Apprenticeship Programs in the Southeast
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM ET
Tonya Hicks (she/her/hers) – Power Solutions, Inc. ### 2249895###Speaker###President and Chief Executive Officer###Power Solutions, Inc.###Speaker: – Power Solutions, Inc.
### she/her/hers2:30 PM – 3:20 PM ET
Sustainable Transitions: Decommissioning Solar Projects in the Southeast
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM ET
Emily Apadula (she/her/hers) – NC Clean Energy Technology Center ### 2245768###Moderator###Policy Analyst###NC Clean Energy Technology Center###Moderator: – NC Clean Energy Technology Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Maggie Clark Sasser – Pine Gate Renewables ### 112403###Panelist###Vice President, Government and External Affairs###Pine Gate Renewables###Panelist: – Pine Gate Renewables
### @@@ Peter Hutchings – ONTILITY/TERREPOWER ### 1971751###Panelist###Business Development Manager###ONTILITY/TERREPOWER###Panelist: – ONTILITY/TERREPOWER
### @@@ John C. Livingston (he/him/his) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton ### 2278728###Panelist###Partner###Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton###Panelist: – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
### he/him/his @@@ Adam Saghei – We Recycle Solar ### 2245770###Panelist###Chief Executive Officer###We Recycle Solar###Panelist: – We Recycle Solar
### 2:55 PM – 3:20 PM ET
QuickTalk: Keeping Consumer Interests at the Forefront
2:55 PM – 3:20 PM ET
Amir Yazdi – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818232###Speaker###Deputy General Counsel###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Speaker: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### 3:00 PM – 3:25 PM ET
Energy Transition Theater: Design of DC & Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids - Achieving Sure, Resilient Clean Power
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM ET
Brian Patterson – EMerge Alliance ### 818218###Expo Hall Speaker###Co-Founder & Chairman###EMerge Alliance###Expo Hall Speaker: – EMerge Alliance
### 3:20 PM – 4:00 PM ET
Expo Hall Networking Break
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
SEIA Apprenticeship & Workforce Power Hour at RE+ Southeast
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM ET
Energy Transition Theater: Advancing Access to Solar Energy through Community Engagement and Workforce Development: Views from the field
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM ET
Michael MacMiller Jr. (he/him/his) – Sunpath Solar ### 2307812###Expo Hall Speaker###Solar Education Director###Sunpath Solar###Expo Hall Speaker: – Sunpath Solar
### he/him/his4:00 PM – 4:50 PM ET
Navigating the BESS Landscape for Grid Resilience and a Sustainable Energy Future
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM ET
Steve Kalland (he/him/his) – NC Clean Technology Center ### 1595575###Moderator###Executive Director###NC Clean Technology Center ###Moderator: – NC Clean Technology Center
### he/him/his @@@ Salam Baniahmed (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 2262921###Panelist###Director, Energy Storage###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Panelist: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### he/him/his @@@ Tonya Hicks (she/her/hers) – Power Solutions, Inc. ### 2249895###Panelist###President and Chief Executive Officer###Power Solutions, Inc.###Panelist: – Power Solutions, Inc.
### she/her/hers @@@ Gil Hough (he/him/his) – TenneSEIA (Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association) ### 1629684###Panelist###Executive Director###TenneSEIA (Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association)###Panelist: – TenneSEIA (Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association)
### he/him/his @@@ Ted Ko (he/him/his) – Energy Policy Design Institute (EPDI) ### 2245939###Panelist###Executive Director and Chief Architect###Energy Policy Design Institute (EPDI)###Panelist: – Energy Policy Design Institute (EPDI)
### he/him/his4:00 PM – 4:50 PM ET
State Briefing: The Carolinas
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM ET
Brian Lips – NC Clean Energy Technology Center ### 135127###Speaker###Senior Project Manager for Policy###NC Clean Energy Technology Center###Speaker: – NC Clean Energy Technology Center
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4:30 PM – 4:55 PM ET
Energy Transition Theater: Creating Equitable Green Pathways
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
Expo Hall Happy Hour
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
Networking Reception
- Thursday, April 18, 2024
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
Business Lab: Opportunities and Technologies with Microgrids at the Grid Edge
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM ET
2024 Building Codes Will Impact Deployment of Renewables and Energy Storage
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM ET
Patrick Hughes (he/him/his) – National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) ### 2299511###Speaker###Senior Vice President, Strategy, Technical, and Industry Affairs###National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)###Speaker: – National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
### he/him/his9:00 AM – 9:50 AM ET
Exploring Southeast's Sustainable Future: Insights and Strategies for Carbon Reduction, Land Use, and Interconnection
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM ET
Lakin Garth (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1472663###Moderator###Director, Emerging Technology###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### he/him/his @@@ Thad Culley (he/him/his) – Sunrun ### 703604###Panelist###Director, Public Policy###Sunrun###Panelist: – Sunrun
### he/him/his @@@ Maggie Shober (she/her/hers) – Southern Alliance for Clean Energy ### 1631607###Panelist###Research Director###Southern Alliance for Clean Energy###Panelist: – Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
### she/her/hers9:00 AM – 12:20 PM ET
Full Conference Education Sessions
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
Expo Hall Open
9:25 AM – 9:50 AM ET
Navigating the Bidirectional Charging Landscape
9:25 AM – 9:50 AM ET
Mac Keller (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 818433###Speaker###Senior Analyst, Research and Industry Strategy###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Speaker: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### he/him/his
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
RE+ Southeast Clean Energy Job Fair
9:50 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Expo Hall Networking Break
10:00 AM – 10:25 AM ET
Energy Transition Theater: What’s Old is New Again: Future-focused Utilities Solve Distribution Capacity and Capital Challenges Based on Trusted Technology
10:30 AM – 10:55 AM ET
Energy Transition Theater: Securing & Accelerating DER Deployment
10:30 AM – 10:55 AM ET
Joel Santisteban – Ecosuite ### 2289553###Expo Hall Speaker###Co-founder / CEO###Ecosuite###Expo Hall Speaker: – Ecosuite
###
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Energy Communities: Opportunity, Expectations, and Impact in the Southeast
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Josephus M. Allmond (he/him/his) – Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) ### 2249166###Moderator###Staff Attorney###Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)###Moderator: – Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)
### he/him/his @@@ Rebecca Handa (she/her/hers) – Invenergy ### 2289268###Panelist###Strategy Manager###Invenergy###Panelist: – Invenergy
### she/her/hers @@@ Theodora Okiro Quarles – EcoHealth Strategies, LLC ### 1940663###Panelist###Founder and Chief Executive Officer###EcoHealth Strategies, LLC###Panelist: – EcoHealth Strategies, LLC
### @@@ Andy Posner (he/him/his) – Capital Good Fund ### 2278912###Panelist###Founder and CEO###Capital Good Fund###Panelist: – Capital Good Fund
### he/him/his @@@ Stephanie Sienkowski (she/her/hers) – Soltage ### 2249167###Panelist###Director of Development###Soltage###Panelist: – Soltage
### she/her/hers10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
State Briefing: Tennessee Valley
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Gil Hough (he/him/his) – TenneSEIA (Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association) ### 1629684###Speaker###Executive Director###TenneSEIA (Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association)###Speaker: – TenneSEIA (Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association)
### he/him/his
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM ET
Energy Transition Theater: How to Be a Good Noise Neighbor
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM ET
Michael Bahtiarian (he/him/his) – ACENTECH ### 2275129###Expo Hall Speaker###Principal###ACENTECH###Expo Hall Speaker: – ACENTECH
### he/him/his
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Transition Break
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
Energy Transition Theater: Challenges and Best Practices in Utility-Scale Battery Fire Safety
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
Jennifer Alfsen (she/her/hers) – Fluence ### 2289289###Expo Hall Speaker###Energy Storage Fire Test Engineer###Fluence###Expo Hall Speaker: – Fluence
### she/her/hers11:30 AM – 12:20 PM ET
Closing Session: Rate Design Processes and Objectives in the Southeast
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM ET
Ukiah Busch (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 2143156###Moderator###Vice President, Development###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### he/him/his @@@ Lon Huber – Duke Energy Corporation ### 968156###Panelist###Senior Vice President, Pricing & Customer Solutions###Duke Energy Corporation###Panelist: – Duke Energy Corporation
### @@@ Davante Lewis – Louisiana Public Service Commission ### 2246194###Panelist###Commissioner###Louisiana Public Service Commission###Panelist: – Louisiana Public Service Commission
### @@@ Kevin Lucas – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818267###Panelist###Vice President, Policy Analysis###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Panelist: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Alicia Scott (she/her/hers) – Energy Foundation/Coalitico LLC ### 2273273###Panelist###Georgia State Director/CEO###Energy Foundation/Coalitico LLC###Panelist: – Energy Foundation/Coalitico LLC
### she/her/hers
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