Energy Issues Summit (Cooperatives) 2023 | Minnesota Rural Electric Association | 9 August 2023 | Radisson Blu Mall of America, 2100 Killebrew Dr, Bloomington, MN 55425, United States
Venue
Radisson Blu Mall of America
Radisson Blu Mall of America, 2100 Killebrew Dr, Bloomington, MN 55425, United States
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| Event Date |
Wed Aug 9 CDT - Thu Aug 10 CDT (over 1 year ago)
In your timezone (EST): Wed Aug 9 1:00am - Thu Aug 10 1:00am |
| Location |
Radisson Blu Mall of America
2100 Killebrew Dr, Bloomington, MN 55425, United States |
| Region | Americas |
Details
Through the support and embrace of the members, this summit has evolved into an exclusive environment for electric co-ops to become informed on key issues, exchange ideas, share experiences, and talk through various co-op strategies. Co-op directors, CEOs and staff come to the Summit to learn how to address a swarm of new challenges in the energy industry that are evolving our co-op business, changing member expectations and causing regulatory models to adapt. As the agenda is formed, details will be added here.
Speakers
2023 Speakers
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Erick Rheam
Founder, Team Rheam Productions, Inc.
MODERATORS:
Jenny Glumack
Energy Analyst, MREA
Mark Bakk
CEO, Lake Country Power
Mark Lauby
Senior Vice President and Chief Reliability Officer, NERC
Dan Lipschultz
Commissioner, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Kristi Robinson
CEO, STAR Energy
Maria Lauck
Principal Engineer, Power Systems Engineering
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP SESSION PANELIST:
Linda Laitala
CEO, East Central Energy
Gwen Stevens
President and CEO, People's Energy Cooperative
Stephanie Johnson
General Manager, Red Lake Electric Cooperative, Inc.
SAFETY INCIDENT PANELIST:
Brad Dolinski
Operations Manager, North Itasca Electric Co-op, Inc.
Larry Salmela
General Manager, North Itasca Electric Co-op, Inc.
Anthony Lenz
Director of Safety and Loss Control, MREA
Susan Larson
Safety Director, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PANELIST:
Julie Lucas
Executive, Mining Minnesota
Kevin Pranis
Position/Work: Liuna
GENERATION & TRANSMISSION PANELIST:
Jon Brekke
Position/Work: Great River Energy
Todd Sailer
Position/Work: Minnkota Power Cooperative
GRIP PANELIST:
Greg Ridderbusch
Position/Work: Connexus Energy
Jenny Stryn
Position/Work: Agralite Electric Cooperative
John Twiest
Position/Work: Arrowhead Cooperative, Inc.
EV MARKET UPDATE PANELIST:
Rick Macke
Position/Work: Power Systems Engineering
Jeff Springer
Position/Work: Dairyland Power Cooperative
Annette Kuyper
Position/Work: Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association
Sponsors & Partners
2023 Sponsor
• MREA