Microgrid Knowledge events attract some of the energy industry’s most interesting thinkers. Watch this page as we curate a list of featured speakers for Microgrid 2019: Shaping the New Electric Grid. The Call for Presentations has opened. Scroll down for other important deadlines and to see how you can participate.
Meanwhile, here’s the speakers who made Microgrid 2018 such a vibrant event.
William Abolt
Vice President, Energy, AECOM
Will Agate
President & Founder, NetZero Microgrid Solutions
Kay Aikin
CEO and Co-Founder, Introspective Systems
Peter Asmus
Principal Research Analyst, Navigant
Eliot Assimakopoulos
Microgrid Sales Leader, GE
Michael Bakas
Executive Vice President, Distributed Energy Systems, Ameresco.
Malcolm Bambling
Senior Manager Central Power Plant, University of Michigan
Andrew Barbeau
Senior Clean Energy Consultant, EDF
Philip Barton
Senior Director Microgrid Competency Center, Schneider
Wolfgang Bauer
Michigan State University
Terry Bickham
Vice President, Energy at Faith Technologies
Jim Blessing
Sr. Director, Energy Supply & Corporate Initiatives, Ameren Illinois
Sean Brooks
Director of Business Development, SolarGen Technologies
Nicole Bulgarino
EVP Federal Solutions, Ameresco
John Caldwell
Director of Economics, Edison Electric Institute
Michael Carlson
President, Siemens Digital Grid North America
Thomas Chadwick
CEO, GI Energy
David Chiesa
Senior Director Global Business Development, S&C Electric Company
H.G. Chissell
CEO, Advanced Energy Group
Tim Condon
Chief Innovation & Technology Officer, Veriown
Jeffrey Cook
Renewable Energy Policy and Market Analyst, NREL
Michael Dempsey
Senior Associate Electrical Engineer
Terence Donnelly
Executive Vice President and COO, Commonwealth Edison
William Edwards
East Region Product Engineer III, ESIF
Dr. Jorge Elizondo
Microgrid Engineer and co-founder of Heila Technologies
Craig Evans
President and CEO, ESS
Chris Evanich
Manager of Microgrid Business Development, S&C Electric
Mark Feasel
Vice President Utility and Smart Grids, Schneider Electric
Daniel Fingleton
Energy Storage and Microgrid Program Manager, Solar Turbines
Philip Fischer
Program Director - Distributed Storage, NEC Energy
Francisco Flores-Espino
Energy Analyst, NREL
Eric Gebhardt
Vice President, Systems & Innovations, GE Power
Kim Getgen
Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Fairbanks Morse
Johanna Ghabour
Senior Project Manager, Veolia
Omer Ghani
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Kilowatt Labs
Keith Gray
Project Engineers, Power Engineers
Jason Handley
Duke Energy
Ken Horne
Director, Navigant's Global Energy Practice
Suresh Jambunathan
Director of Business Development, Veolia
Val Jensen
Senior VP, Customer Operations, Commonwealth Edison
Michael Kilpatrick
Vice President of Power Systems Solutions, S&C Electric
Robert Kirslis
Senior Microgrid Application Engineer, Eaton
Przemyslaw Koralewicz
Senior Research Engineer, NREL-ESIF
Lee Krevat
Director of New Ventures, PXiSE Energy Solutions
Lisa Laughner
CEO, Go Electric
Jared Leader
Senior Associate, Smart Electric Power Alliance
Maegan Lefebvre
Project Manager, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Ed Malley
Vice President Technology & Innovation, Russ Electric
Andrew Marino
Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
Fidel Marquez
Senior Vice President of Governmental and External Affairs and Chief Governmental and Community Relations Officer, Commonwealth Edison
Thomas McAndrew
President & CEO, Enchanted Rock (ERock)
Claire McKenna
WSP Associate, Vice President, Energy
Colleen Metelista
GTM Research, Grid Edge Analyst
Philip Moeller
Executive Vice President, Business Operations Group and Regulatory Affairs, Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
Karen Morgan
CEO, Dynamic Energy Networks
Richard Morin
Marketing Manager, Dynapower
Robert Morin
Senior Project Developer, Ameresco
William Muston
R&D Manager, Oncor Electric Delivery
Kevin Normandeau
Publisher, Microgrid Knowledge
Sadzi Martha Oliva
Commissioner, Illinois Commerce Commission
Adrian Panow
Director, Deakin Energy, Deakin University (Victoria, Australia)
Jane Park
Vice President, Regulatory Policy & Strategy, Commonwealth Edison
Ron Pate
Senior Vice President Operations and Technical Services, Ameren
Avis Peterson
Project Manager, S&C Electric
Stephanie Pine
Strategic Partnership and Proposals Manager, IPERC
David Robbins
Project Administrator, Chicago Department of Aviation
Paula Robinson
Bronzeville Community Development
Tim Roughan
Director of Energy and Environmental Policy, National Grid
Lisa Salley
Vice President, Global Industry Services, American Petroleum Institute
Kyle Seymour
President & CEO, S&C Electric
Brien J. Sheahan
Chairman and CEO of the Illinois Commerce Commission
Geoff Slevin
Director, Business Development, FuelCell Energy
David J. Smith
Director of Energy Services, Burns Engineering, Inc.
Doug Staker
VP of Global Business, EnerNOC, and ENEL Group Company
Joseph Svachula
Director of Distribution System Planning, Smart Grid, Commonwealth Edison
Sarah Truit
User Program Manager, ESIF
Dean Tuel
VP of American Sales, Younicos
Catherine Von Burg
CEO, SimpliPhi Power
Rick Welton
Senior Director, Distribution Planning, Ameren Illinois
Matt Wheatley
VP, Sales & Commercial, Centrica Business Solutions, Distributed Energy Division, NA
Clark Wiedetz
Director Microgrid & Renewable Integration - Managing Division, Siemens Energy
Don Wingate
VP, Sales, Utility Solutions, Schneider Electric
Matt Wisniewski
Director of Business Development, Trident OP, Fairbanks Morse
Elisa Wood
Editor-in-Chief, Microgrid Knowledge
Craig Wooster
Project Manager & General Contractor
Kaikai Yang
Co-Founder and COO, Energo Labs
Dave Yanni
Chief Development Officer, GI Energy
Edward Yim
Associate Director, Energy Administration, DC Department of Energy and EnvironmentMicrogrid 2019: Shaping the New Electric Grid will feature content that offers fresh insight into markets, technologies, projects, business models, financing and government policy for microgrids, nanogrids, non-wires alternatives, community aggregations and other innovations that are creating the new, distributed grid.
We will seek proposals through two solicitations:
- A Call for Presentations opened in September and seeks case studies and research. The deadline to submit is Jan. 31, 2019.
- A Call for Speakers will open in January 2019 for panelists, moderators and keynote speakers
The conference will offer two main tracks: one designed for energy experts and the other for facility operators considering microgrid adoption.
Look for announcements in the free Microgrid Knowledge newsletter about release of the solicitations.
If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at Microgrid 2019, please contact Kevin Normandeau, kevin@microgridknowledge.com, 508-259-8570.
*Note: All presenters, panelists, speakers and moderators must register for the conference within 15 days of acceptance to retain their place on the agenda.
To Sponsor/Exhibit at Microgrid 2019
Contact Kevin Normandeau at 508-259-8570
Email: Kevin@MicrogridKnowledge.com