Solarplaza Summit Asset Management 2024 - North America | Solarplaza International BV | 9 April 2024 | Hyatt Regency Mission Bay, 1441 Quivira Rd, San Diego, CA 92109, USA

Over this conference of the ten years we’ve hosted this event, the US solar market grew at a steep average annual rate of 24% and managed to pass the mark of 150 GW of cumulative PV capacity. In 2023 alone, 30 GW of capacity is expected to come online. Meanwhile, the much-hyped impact of the IRA has become tangible, with over $100 bln of announced investments in solar and storage companies. This year’s conference will assess the evolving asset management landscape, the impact of the IRA, and the changes expected for the year to come.

Energy and commodity price increases, supply chain constraints, labor shortages, and growing risks due to climate change and cyber security threats all profoundly impact the North American solar market. Besides the most recent market trends, strategies for optimizing asset management, revisiting corporate strategies for commercial and risk mitigation purposes, and advancements in O&M technologies, the experts on stage will also discuss the latest NERC regulations and the most recent storage technology advantages.

2024 Speakers

Mark Culpepper
Managing Partner, FDS

Doseke Akporiaye
Executive Director, WRISE

Javier Rico
Solar Associate, BloombergNEF

Erin Kivlehan
Vice President of Asset Management, Clenera

Jesse Simons
Co-Founder and CCO, SOLARCYCLE

Moira Clancy
Director of Supply Chain, RNWBL

Jon Previtali
Senior Principal Engineer, VDE Americas

Todd Lacoste
Vice President, Asset Management, Primergy

Roger Ullman
Renewable Energy Supply Chain Manager, Microsoft

Leigh Zanone
Founder & CEO, Zanonergy

Leila Garcia da Fonseca
Director Renewables Research America, Wood Mackenzie

Rob Andrews
Event Chairperson

Chioma Enechukwu
Director, Asset Management, Madison Energy Infrastructure

Richard Matsui
Advisor, DOE Loan Programs Office

Kelly Weger
Director of Sustainability, Qcells

Zoe Berkery
Chief Operating Officer, CleanCapital

Melissa Marsh
Renewable Energy Underwriter, Axis Capital

George Prassas
Market Lead, Aurora Energy Research

Matt Tappin
President of Asset Management, Stem

Michael Valerino
Co-founder & CEO, Solar Unsoiled

Jim Crimmins
CEO, CFV Labs

Amanda Bybee
CEO, Amicus O&M Cooperative

Kelly Leslie Hadayia
Vice President, Revenue Operations, Pivot Energy

Ann Will
CEO, GroundWork Renewables

Nick de Vries
Chief Technology Officer, Silicon Ranch

Lynsey Tibbs
Vice President, Asset Management, Silicon Ranch

Kristen Wagner
Product Manager, SolarAnywhere

Keith Rose
CEO, Operant Networks

Patty Liao
Director, Offtake Advisory, Marathon Capital

Armando Solís
Vice President of Engineering, Americas, Lightsource bp

Britta von Oesen
Partner & Managing Director, CRC-IB

Lauren Collins
Tax and Renewables Partner, Vinson & Elkins

Michael Eyman
Managing Director, Origis Services

Reegan Moen
VP of Business Development, SOLV Energy

Katie Guillen
Vice President - Asset Management, Soltage, LLC

Christina Hebb
SWPPP & Vegetation Senior Manager, McCarthy Building Companies

Lakshmi Nandakumar
Manager Asset Management, Arevon Energy

Elizabeth Brennan
Chief Operating Officer, Luminace

Lee Connor
Head of Global Energy Asset Management, Meta

Kara Gunn
Head of Asset Management Operations, Lightsource bp

Eric Wright
Senior Research Analyst, S&P Global

Andrea Herman
Associate, Latham & Watkins

Gary Blitz
Global Co-CEO of M&A, Transaction Solutions, Aon

Ken Elser
Technology & Technical Services Director, Wells Fargo

Janell Hills
Director Workforce Programs, IREC (Interstate Renewable Energy Council)

Nikhil Vadhavkar
Co-founder and CEO, Raptor Maps, Inc.

Marc D. Nickel
Associate, McGuireWoods

Ananda Hartzell
Vice President Business Development, DEPCOM Power

Stephen Branscum
Senior Project Manager, Energy Efficiency, Walmart

Rogér Balyon
Sr. Technical Program Manager Solar, Amazon

Jeremy Hunter
Manager, Solar Performance Analytics, Invenergy Services

Camelia Miu
CFO, Nautilus Solar

Andreas Karelas
Executive Director, RE-VOLV

Jamie Link
VP Product Management, Avantus

Hilary Lefko
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

Ian Boccaccio
Principal and Income Tax Practice Leader, Ryan

Neil Bautista
Vice President of Services, BayWa r.e.

Lorena Torres
Director, Enterprise Risk & Insurance, Clearway Energy Group

Keith Gordon
Shareholder, DWGP (Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke)

Kellie Macpherson
Executive Vice President Compliance & Risk, Radian Generation

Derek Chase
CEO, Onsight Technology

Garrett Hanrahan
Asset Manager, Ørsted

Brent Wachter
NERC Realtime Operations Manager, Cleanleaf Energy

Mario Kovacs
Platform Product Manager, Fluence

Annette Roberts Webb
M.Ed., Dean of Extension, University of California Merced

Nathan Wojcik
Principal Restoration Ecologist, SWCA

Benjamin Zanetti
Utility Solar Team Leader, Due Dilligence, DNV

Nellie Tong
Principal Consultant, Storage and DER, DNV

Prashant Krishnan
Director Health, Safety and Quality, EDP Renewables

Garima Kalra
Business Development Executive, NovaSource Power Services

Kimberly Tran
Director, Project Onboarding, Origis Services

Amanda Smith
Sr. Director of Operations, Pinegate Renewables

Jason Kaminsky
CEO, kWh Analytics

Lara Hamsher
Director of Stakeholder Relations, The AES Corporation

Bryan Villano
Co-Founder, Contract Power

Matt Houser
Director of Enterprise Sales, Omnidian

Lisa Yops
Client Success Director, Omnidian

Jim Stuart
Associate Director, NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation)

Fausto Perez
Head of Delivery & Support, PXiSE Energy Solutions

Patrick Allen
Head of O&M, Hanwha Convergence USA

Bari Wien
Director Renewable Energy & Finance, Wells Fargo

Ryan McCauley
Vice President, Business Development, QE Solar

Rhone Resch
President & Chief Revenue Officer, Solarlytics

Nicole Thompson
Data Science Manager, kWh Analytics

Andrew Griffiths
Vice President, Asset Management, Nextracker

Juan Camilo Garcia
Senior Manager, Capital Markets, SB Energy (USA)

Aaron Marks
Consultant, CEA - Clean Energy Associates

Cathy Grover
Senior Vice President, Luminate

Blerta Kumbaro
Vice President, Asset Management and Services, Akuo Energy

Wesley Fuller
Head of Sales, Powin

Kasim Khan
Systems and Technology Senior Analyst, Wood Mackenzie

Russell Shaffer
Executive Vice President, Programs & Strategy, Disability:IN

Zack Townsend
Director | DG Optimization, Luminace

Kathy Lin
Chief Development Officer, IOWN Renewable Energy

Chris Downs
Performance Engineering Manager, Cypress Creek Solutions

Jaime Fernandez
Senior Steel Sourcing Manager, Nextracker

Blaine Sundwall
Regional Vice President, Asset Optimization, EDF Renewables North America

Stephen M. Becker
Director of Services, ICF

Margaret Romaniello
Area Manager at Internal Revenue Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Dominic Buergi
Global Head of Services, Stäubli

Stephen Campbell
Chief Operations Officer, Navisun

Ardes Johnson
President of Meyer Burger Americas, Meyer Burger

Kelly Mielke
Vice President Procurement, Leeward Renewable Energy

Michael Cosgrave
Principal | Chief Risk Officer, RenewableGuard

Terry Jester
Managing Director, PI Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin AG

Tony Seba
Author, Educator, Co-Founder, RethinkX

2024 Sponsors

LEAD PARTNERS:
• Omnidian
• Origis Services
• Nextracker
• PowerHub

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• GWNET (Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition)
• kWh Analytics

BADGE PARTNER:
• SOLV Energy

SLIDO PARTNER:
• RNWBL

LOUNGE PARTNER:
• Stem

COFFEE BREAK PARTNER:
• Cleanleaf Energy

NETWORKING BREAK PARTNER:
• Cypress Creek Solutions

PARTNERS:
• DEPCOM Power
• BayWa r.e. Operation Services
• CFV Labs
• SOLARCYCLE
• Nevados
• Raptor Maps, Inc.
• McCarthy Building Companies
• SWCA
• Operant Networks
• Clean Power Research
• Power Factors
• Onsight Technology
• Fluence
• Covestro Solar Coating Solutions B.V.
• Univers
• NovaSource Power Services
• QE Solar
• Solarlytics
• Hanwha Convergence USA
• CEA - Clean Energy Associates
• EDF Renewables North America
• Stäubli
• Dynapower
• GreenPowerMonitor

EXHIBITION PARTNERS:
• Mana Monitoring
• Leviton
• GridSME
• Advantech
• EKO Instruments
• Aderis Energy
• TGS
• Recurrent Energy
• Raicoon
• Ardexa
• CFEX
• Solar Clean USA
• Phoenix Renewable Services

BRANDING PARTNERS:
• Solar Unsoiled
• GroundWork Renewables
• enSights
• Contract Power
• On Q Solar