Solar Power and Energy Storage Mountain West 2024 | Hilton City Center Denver Hilton | 26 February 2024 | Hilton Denver City Center, 1701 California St, Denver, CO 80202, USA

Join hundreds of industry professionals in the milehigh city to explore the variety of unique political developments, innovations, and opportunities found in the Mountain West region. Enjoy the spontaneous conversations and key partnerships that can only occur in person. Join expert panels to receive a multifaceted look into the complex topics facing your business today, and leave with insights that will guide your decision-making and accelerate your success. This event is the state’s leading trade association for over three decades. We’ve brought our steadfast dedication to serving the industry to this conference. Our perceptive industry knowledge has informed the carefully picked subject matter and conference design. The three days are designed to advance your understanding of new policy and opportunities to equip your business with the necessary skills to compete in the ever-developing industry.

This event will have:

• State and National elected officials, regulators, and policy makers who will outline where policies are headed and how those will impact your business.
• Industry experts who will address the current opportunities and challenges in the solar and storage industry.
• Utility executives explaining their next steps with the clean energy transition.
• An agenda designed to address the breadth of solar and storage businesses, from large-scale to residential.

2024 Speakers

Kayla Garcia
Events Coordinator , Girls Inc. of Metro Denver

Blair Rose Zai, Professor and Author

Rep. John Curtis
(R-UT) and Chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus, United States House of Representatives

Allison Weis
Global Head of Storage, Wood Mackenzie

Vanessa Witte
Senior Research Analyst, Energy Storage, Wood Mackenzie

Kevin Cray
Senior Regional Director Policy and Government Affairs, CCSA

Nick Perugini
Vice President and Co-Owner, Solaris Energy, Inc.

Bobby Dishell
Board Director, RTD

Alex Foster
Sustainability Strategy Manager, Engie Impact

Charles Cannon
Manager, RMI

Ryan Mayfield
Founder & SME at Mayfield Renewables, Mayfield Renewables

Allen Bradley
Partner, Moye White

Charles Dauber
CEO, Empact Technologies

Crystal Egelkamp
Building Performance Program Manager, Building Decarbonization, Colorado Energy Office

Rachel Mountain
Co-Owner / Director of Commercial Sales, Namaste Solar

Alex Jahp
Curriculum Developer & SEI Instructor, Solar Energy International (SEI)

Derick Dreyer
Head of Industrial Development & Decarbonization, Holcim

Jesse Geiger
Program Director, Energetics Clean Energy Consulting

Zoe Amerigian
Senior Analyst, Sustainability Policy & Modeling, Gevo

Stephanie Greene
Managing Director, Head of Sustainability Solutions, Americas, CBRE

Curt Freed, Ph.D.
President, Morgan Community College

Matt McNearney
Director of Business Development, Circuitus Energy Solutions

Greg Adam
Utility Scale Sales Manager, PXise Energy Solutions

JW Postal
Founder/CEO, Wattmore

Brian Mehalic
Curriculum Developer & SEI Instructor, Solar Energy International (SEI)

Erin Sprague
CEO, Protect Our Winters (POW)

Katherine Wyszkowski
Government Affairs Associate, Sunnova

Craig Johnson
Director of Policy and Strategy/General Counsel, Colorado Rural Electric Association

Jack Ihle
RVP, Regulatory Policy, Xcel Energy

Allison Jackson
Education & Policy Manager, Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center

Anna Clare Monlezun
Founder, Graze LLC

Juan Arteaga
Senior Associate, Enverus

Lisa Tiffin
VP Planning & Analytics, Tri-State G&T Association, Inc.

Steve Johnson
Senior Director of Markets Administration, Southwest Power Pool

Erin O'Neill
Deputy Director of Fixed Utilities for the CO PUC, Colorado PUC

Makenna Sellers
Executive Director, Montana Renewable Energy Association

Sara Birmingham
Vice President of State Affairs, SEIA

Jim DesJardins
Executive Directo, REIA-NM

Mike Kruger
CEO, COSSA

Chris Menges
Director of Climate Action, The Nature Conservancy

Andy White
Senior Manager, Government Affairs, Leeward Renewable Energy

Taylor Henderson
Local Energizing Officer, Outshine Energy

Mark Dyson
Managing Director, RMI

Meredith Roberts
Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Generac Power Systems

Zach Pollock
Director of Grid Strategy & Emerging Technology, Xcel Energy

Buford Barr
COO, New Day Hydrogen

Joe Beach
CEO, Starfire Energy

Will Toor
Executive Director, Colorado Energy Office

Ned Harvey
CEO, Digital Gaia

Laura Hickernell
Executive Director, Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA)

Tim Jones
COO, Innosphere Ventures

2024 Sponsors and Partners

TERAWATT SPONSOR:
• Greentech Renewables

MQ MINI-TALKS SPONSOR:
• Mossadams

GIGAWATT SPONSOR:
• LiUNA Local 720

MEGAWATT SPONSORS:
• Empact Technologies
• Encore Renewable Energy

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• PVH

BADGE SPONSOR:
• Gamechange Solar Repowering the planet

LAUNCH PARTY SPONSOR:
• Redeux Energy

BAG SPONSOR:
• Moye|White

WATER SPONSOR:
• Valmont Solar

COFFEE CART SPONSORS:
• Logan Simpson
• AES

LUNCH SPONSORS:
• Roof Tech
• KEYES & Fox

BREAKFAST SPONSORS:
• NESCO
• Meyer Burger

LGBTQ+ HAPPY HOUR SPONSOR:
• Sunrun

KILOWATT SPONSORS:
• Black Hills Energy Ready
• ASC Atlasta Solar Center
• United Power
• Pivot Energy
• Canigou
• Silicon Ranch
• Quandary Consultants
• CORE
• REC
• Colorado Energy Office

OFFICIAL ASSOCIATION PARTNER:
• Wood Mackenzie
• ConnectDER

OFFICIAL UTILITY SPONSOR:
• Xcel Energy

OFFICIAL TRAINING PARTNER:
• Solar Energy International