Venue
The Westin Boston Seaport District
The Westin Boston Seaport District, 425 Summer St, Boston, MA 02210, USA

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Event Date Wed Feb 22 EST - Thu Feb 23 EST (about 2 years ago)
Location The Westin Boston Seaport District
425 Summer St, Boston, MA 02210, USA
Region Americas
Details

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.

• Meet with regional and national companies
• Understand cutting-edge policy, trends, and know-how.
• Grow your customer base in this regional market

Speakers

2023 Speakers

Abigail Ross Hopper
President and CEO, SEIA

Sheri Givens
President and CEO, SEPA

Rev. Mariama White-Hammond
Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space, City of Boston

Abigal Ross Hopper
President and CEO, SEIA

Zaid Ashai
CEO, Nexamp

Judy Chang
Former Undersecretary of Energy and Climate Solutions, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Melissa Lavinson
Head of Corporate Affairs, NE, National Grid

Secretary Rebecca Tepper
Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Robert Nicholson
Manager of PV Recycling, SEIA

Adam Sokolski
Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, EDF

Deb Peck Kelleher
Deputy Director, Alliance for Clean Energy NY

Angie Burke
Director, Operations & Maintenance, Pivot Energy

Alexandra Harrison
EVP & General Manager, ONTILITY

Lakin H. Garth
Director, Research & Industry Strategy, SEP

Sandeep Dudhwewala
VP, Utility of the Future, National Grid

Kim Harriman
SVP, Government Affairs & Corporate Communications, AVANGRID

Scott Elias
Vice President of Policy and Market Development, CleanCapital

Erick Ford
President, New Jersey Energy Coalition

Véronique Oomen
Project Manager Renewable Energy Division of Clean Energy New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Caitlin Marquis
Managing Director, Advanced Energy Economy

Melissa Alfano
Director of Energy Markets & Counsel, SEIA

Brady Klein
Senior Manager, Market Development, EnergyHub

David Skillman
Director of Market Policy, Sunnova

Kelly Friend
Vice President of Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Nexamp

Weston P. Dengler
Analyst, SEPA

Whit Fulton
CEO, ConnectDER

Chris J. Rauscher
Senior Director, Policy & Market Development, Sunrun

Roger Kranenburg
Vice President, Strategy, Eversource

Kylee Diacont
Solution Consultant, Enterprise Platform, Arcadia

Mary Palmer
Manager, Educational Programs, SEPA

Ben Toby
SVP Direct Sales & Customer Service, FuelCell Energy

Benjamin Downing
Vice President, Public Affairs, The Engine

Zachary Dufresne
Executive Director, NYSEIA

Celina Cunningham
Deputy Director, Governor's Energy Office, State of Maine

Yesenia Rivera
Executive Director, Solstice Initiative

Noah Ginsburg
Co-Program Director, Director, Here Comes Solar

Ariel Horowitz
Senior Program Director, MassCEC

Justin Woodard
Principal Engineer, National Grid

Matthew Brusnahan
Co-Founder, Gridtwin

Tim Heidel
Chief Technology Officer, VEIR

Jeremy McDiarmid
Vice President, Policy & Government, Advanced Energy United

Max Levitzke
Director, Solar One

Kate Durkin
Apprenticeship Administrator, ReVision Energy

Leticia Colon de Mejias
Founder and CEO, Energy Efficiencies Solutions

Lisa Podgurski
Manager of Business Development, IBEW Local 103

Celina Cunningham
Deputy Director, Governor’s Energy Office

Valessa Souter-Kline
Northeast Regional Director, SEIA

Carolyn Dykema
Director, Policy, Nexamp

Michele Boyd
Program Manager, Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy

Samer Arafa
Principal Engineer, Grid of the Future, National Grid

Kat Cox-Arslan
Director, Interconnection Policy and Development, New Leaf Energy

Kevin Lucas
Senior Director of Utility Regulation & Policy, SEIA

Matthew Nelson
Chair, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Zeryai Hagos
Deputy Director, Office of Markets and Innovation, New York State Department of Public Service

Sanem Sergici
Principal, The Brattle Group

Rhaman Johnson
Project Manager, Standards & Interoperability, SEPA

Jesse Stowell
Chief Commercial Officer, Encore

Sean Gallagher
Vice President of State & Regulatory Affairs, SEIA

William Acker, PhD
Executive Director, NY-BEST

Anne Hoskins
Senior Vice President, Policy and Market Development, Energy Technology, Generac Power Systems

Todd Bianco
Principal Policy Analyst, Rhode Island Public Utility Commission

Ann Collier
Manager, Research and Industry, SEPA

Dave Gahl
Executive Director, Solar and Storage Industries Institute

Mark Schottinger
President, Solar Landscape

Lauren Glickman
Vice President of Policy and Communications, Encore Renewable Energy

Kyle Wallace
Vice President of Public Policy & Government Affairs, PosiGen

Will Taylor
Rate Specialist, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)

Lavelle Freeman
Director, Distribution System Planning, Eversource

Andrew Williams
Vice President, Policy & Corporate Affairs, Sol Systems

Toby Ferenczi
Co-Founder, Granular Energy

Kelly Snyder
Senior Director of Origination, EDP

Ben Walker
Vice President of Energy Strategies, Environ Energy

Erica Engle
Vice President, Head of Structured Origination, AES Clean Energy

Mona Dajani
Equity Partner and Head of Energy, Infrastructure & Mobility, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Alex Kizer
Senior Vice President of Research and Analysis, Energy Futures Initiative

Matthew Blieske
CEO, LIFTE H2

Caroline Hon
Head of Gas Network Strategy and Planning, NE Gas, National Grid

Vennela Yadhati
Senior Manager P2X NA, Orsted

Sam Evans-Brown
Executive Director, Clean Energy New Hampshire

Ed Brolin
Director of Market Development, ConEd CEB

Evan Dube
Vice President, Public Policy, SunRun

Jessica Robertson
Director of Policy and Business Development, New England, New Leaf Energy

Jeffrey Roy
State Representative for the 10th Norfolk District, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Janet Gail Besser
Policy and Regulatory Strategy Expert

Sponsors & Partners

2023 Sponsors

UTILITY HOST SPONSOR:
• National Grid

TERAWATT SPONSORS:
• Darrow Everett
• Onyx
• Pylon Tech

GIGAWATT SPONSOR:
• Blue Ridge Power

MEGAWATT SPONSORS:
• Pfister Energy
• Nucor
• Energeia Works
• Standard Solar
• LiUNA

KILOWATT SPONSORS:
• Navisun
• Advanced Solar Products
• Needham Bank
• Inclusive Prosperity Capital
• Sol-Reit

WATT SPONSORS:
• VHB
• SunGrid
• Empower Energies