Venue
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

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Event Date Thu Nov 7 CST - Fri Nov 8 CST (about 1 month ago)
In your timezone (EST): Thu Nov 7 1:00am - Fri Nov 8 1:00am
Location Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk
301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Region Americas
Details

Why attend?
This event was designed to serve and advance this market by bringing together buyers and suppliers in solar and energy storage to explore business solutions, new technologies, policy initiatives, and other market factors.

• Connect with 900+ attendees in an intimate setting
• Meet with 60+ regional and national companies
• Understand cutting-edge policy, trends, and know-how.
• Grow your customer base in this regional market

Speakers

2024 Speakers

Denise Abdul-Rahman
Chief Equity Officer and Founder, Black Sun Light Sustainability

Aliya Bagewadi
US Director of Strategic Partnerships, Allume Energy

Dorothy Barnett
Executive Director, Climate + Energy Projects

Samuel Berman
Director of Research, Wood Mackenzie

Ted Burhans
Director, Market Intelligence, Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Justin Carpenter
Policy Director, Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (MI EIBC)

Representative Sean Casten
U.S. Congressman, 6th District of Illinois

Senator Stephanie Chang
Senator, District 3, State of Michigan

Lisa Clemmons Stott
Electric Mobility and Innovation Director, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

E'Lon Cohen Hall
Senior Manager, Workforce Development and Equity Initiatives, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Jessica Collingsworth
Central Policy Director, Nexamp

Gretchen Dolson
Vice President / Renewables Practice Lead, HDR

Vanessa Farley
Director of Tribal Energy Programs, Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association

Jonathan Feipel
Executive Director, Illinois Commerce Commission

Emily Fisher
Chief Strategy Officer, Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Sean Gallagher
Senior Vice President, Policy, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Lakin Garth
Director, Emerging Technology, Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Jordan Graham
Managing Policy Advisor, Tesla

Bree Halverson
Senior Director, Midwest States, BlueGreen Alliance

Chynna Hampton
Equity Director, Climate Jobs Illinois

Amy Heart
Vice President, Policy, Sunrun

Gaurav Jhaveri
Senior Director - Utility Solar Sales, Canadian Solar

Jade Jones
Director of Supply Chain Analysis, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Marion Jones
Vice President, Workforce Development & DEIJ Engagement, Nexamp

Ariel Kalishman Walsh
Director of Business Development, Solstice

Will Kenworthy
Senior Regulatory Director, Midwest, Vote Solar

Steven Kirsch
Director of Government Affairs, Array Technologies

Bradley Klein
Senior Attorney, Environmental Law & Policy Center

Madeleine Klein
Managing Director of Policy & Market Strategy, Engie

Madeleine Krol
Clean Energy Land Use Specialist, University of Michigan Center for EmPowering Communities

Amy Kurt
Director of Development, Eastern Region & Canada, EDP Renewables

Jake Kuss
Founder, Shared Power Network

Howard Learner
President & Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center

Andrew Linhares
Senior Manager, Central Region, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Karla Lopez
Labor Compliance Manager, SOLV Energy

Ravi Manghani
Business Development Director - ESS, Gotion

Genie Maybanks
Executive Director, Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association (ISETA)

Katharine McCormick
Director of Distributed Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, RWE Clean Energy

Christopher Meister
Executive Director, Illinois Finance Authority

Shannon Meyer-Johanson
Director, Policy & Government Affairs, Sol Systems

Sarah Mills
Director, Center for EmPowering Communities, University of Michigan

Kenna Mulligan-Sissman
Government Affairs Manager, Invenergy

Kristin Munsch
Senior Associate General Counsel, ComEd

Mitchell Myhre
Senior Manager of Business Planning and Regulatory Strategy, Alliant Energy

Steve O'Rourke
President, EnerGuidance & Member of MOSEIA

Tamara Ogle
Purdue Extension Community Development Regional Educator, Purdue University

Kerwin Olson
Executive Director, Citizens Action Coalition

Brian Patterson
Founder & Chairman of the Board, EMerge Alliance

A.J. Patton
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, 548 Enterprises

Michelle Pavan
Director, Renewable Energy Development, Invenergy

Hilary Pearson
Sr Director Governmental & Regulatory Affairs, LineVision

Yok Potts
Director of Policy, Research & Industry Strategy, Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Mark Pruitt
Principal, The Power Bureau

Ashley-Lynn Qua
Senior Manager of Transportation Electrification, Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Stefano Ratti
Chief Executive Officer, Chaberton Energy

Kahryn Riley
Senior Manager, Market Innovation, Uplight

Jay Rowell
Executive Director, Hire360

Shawn Rumery
Senior Program Director, Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2)

Peter Schmitt
Director, Project Development, US Solar

Terri Schroeder
Director of Energy Storage, DTE Energy

Hilary Scott-Ogunrinde
Deputy Director, State of Illinois

Corey Singletary
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin

Grant Snyder
Associate, Keyes & Fox

Amanda Stallings
Senior Policy Manager, National Grid Renewables

Michael Strong
Partner and Chair of the Energy Law Group, Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll, LLP

Kate Tohme
Director of Interconnection Policy, New Leaf Energy

Molly Vagle
Siting Associate, Clean Grid Alliance

Matt Van Arkel
Director of Policy & Business Development, Midwest, New Leaf Energy

Scott Vogt
Vice President, Strategy & Energy Policy, Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd)

Nick Wallace
Associate Attorney, Environmental Law & Policy Center

Joy Wang
Director, MI Solar for All, Office of Climate and Energy, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)

Beata Wierzba
Government Affairs Director, RENEW Wisconsin

Katherine Wyszkowski
Senior Government Affairs Associate, Sunnova Energy Corporation

Curtis Zaun
Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Minnesota Solar

Sponsors & Partners

2024 Sponsors

TERAWATT SPONSORS:
• Blue Ridge Power
• Eneon ES
• Greentech Renewables
• Mars Energy
• Renewable Energy

GIGAWATT SPONSOR:
• Summit Ridge Energy

MEGAWATT SPONSORS:
• AMPS Power Solutions
• Nucor
• Porter Electric Solar Division
• Powering Chicago
• Solar Simplified

KILOWATT SPONSORS:
• National Grid Renewables
• Solstice

WATT SPONSORS:
• Lightstar
• Quarles
• SMA
• Windfree Solar