Industry Trends Theater

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM PT

What Installers Can Do to Support SolarAPP+

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Panelist: Nick Gordon (he/him/his) – Tesla

Show Floor Panelist: Stephen G. Pope (he/him/his) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Show Floor Panelist: Matthew J. McAllister (he/him/his) – SolarAPP+ Foundation

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10:50 AM – 11:10 AM PT

2023 SolarAPP+ Performance Review

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Moderator: Jeffrey J Cook – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Show Floor Panelist: Emily Dalecki (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Show Floor Panelist: Katie Nissen (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

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11:10 AM – 11:25 AM PT

SolSmart/SolarAPP+/Solar for All: Navigating Programs that Impact Low-to-Middle Income Families and Help Installers Expand Markets

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Moderator: Stephen G. Pope (he/him/his) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Show Floor Panelist: Jeffrey J Cook – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Show Floor Panelist: Emily Dalecki (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Show Floor Panelist: Katie Nissen (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

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11:30 AM – 11:55 AM PT

Powering the Future: AI & ML innovations in Energy Expansion for Grid Resiliency

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Dan Erhardt (he/him/his) – Arcus Power

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12:00 PM – 12:25 PM PT

Resilience Planning with Smart Electric Power Alliance

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Panelist: Mac Keller (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PT

Beyond Sustainability: A Case for Reusable Packaging in Solar

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Philip A. Schwarz (he/him/his) – PVpallet

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2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PT

Solar Market Insight Trends Update: Unpacking the Latest Industry Outlook

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Moderator: Tyler Thompson (he/him/his) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Show Floor Panelist: Michelle Davis – Wood Mackenzie

Show Floor Panelist: Sylvia Leyva Martinez – Wood Mackenzie

Show Floor Panelist: Elissa Pierce – Wood Mackenzie

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4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT

American-Made Solar Prize Round 7 Go! Demo Day

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Debbie Brodt-Giles (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Show Floor Speaker: Jackie Petre – NREL

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9:30 AM – 9:55 AM PT

EMPOWER Workplace Charging Project Recognition Event

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Moderator: Drake Moran – Smart Electric Power Alliance

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10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PT

Integrating Microgrids at Scale in a Cost Effective Way

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Don Wingate – Schneider Electric

Show Floor Speaker: Clark Wiedetz – GreenStruxure NA

11:00 AM – 11:25 AM PT

SEIA's Solar Energy and Storage Supply Chain Traceability ANSI Standard

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Jennifer Martin (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Show Floor Speaker: RIchard Mojica – Miller & Chevalier

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11:30 AM – 11:55 AM PT

Forced Labor in Supply Chains: Customs Enforcement, Traceability Protocols, and Corporate Due Diligence

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Moderator: Stacy J. Ettinger (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Show Floor Panelist: Eric Choy (he/him/his) – US Customs and Border Protection

Show Floor Panelist: RIchard Mojica – Miller & Chevalier

Show Floor Panelist: Alexia Ruvoletto – Solar Stewards Initiative

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12:30 PM – 12:55 PM PT

New Options for Veteran Recruitment: SkillBridge Training Programs and Apprenticeships

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Megan Howes – Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

Show Floor Speaker: Richard Lawrence (he/him/his) – Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

Show Floor Speaker: Dustin Creed – Solar Energy International

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1:00 PM – 1:25 PM PT

Emerging Trends in Apprenticeship

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Moderator: Beck Long (they/them/theirs) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Show Floor Panelist: Eric Grant, egrant@blueridgepower.com – Blue Ridge Power

Show Floor Panelist: Brie O'Malley – ReVision Energy

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1:30 PM – 1:55 PM PT

Getting the Permitting Greenlight: The Power of Community Engagement and Mobilization

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Moderator: Stephanie Zawistowski (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association

Show Floor Panelist: Matt Traldi (he/him/his) – Greenlight America

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2:00 PM – 2:25 PM PT

Understanding Barriers to Agrivoltaics

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Shawn Rumery – Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2)

Show Floor Speaker: Jessica Norris – Solar and Storage Industries Institute

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4:00 PM – 4:25 PM PT

NREL’s Annual Voluntary Markets Report

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Sushmita Jena (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM PT

Creating a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workforce: Lessons Learned and Pathways to Connect

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Cynthia Finley – IREC

Show Floor Speaker: Pilar Heflin – IREC

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9:30 AM – 9:55 AM PT

The Solar Energy Industries Association PV Recycling Partnership Program

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Robert Nicholson – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

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10:00 AM – 10:25 AM PT

Integrating Customer-Sited and Grid-Scale DERs for Resilience with SEPA

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Weston P. Dengler (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PT

Are Utilities Fully Accounting for Future Load Growth? A Case Study Analysis

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Speaker: Shawn Rumery – Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2)

Show Floor Speaker: Charlotte Hay (she/her/hers) – Solar and Storage Industries Institute

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11:30 AM – 12:55 PM PT

TechTalk: PV System Reliability and Asset Management with U.S. Department of Energy

Location: Industry Trends Theater, #A63093, Hall A, ACC

Show Floor Moderator: Bishnu Bhattarai (he/him/his) – Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Office

Show Floor Panelist: Jack D. Flicker – Sandia National Laboratories

Show Floor Panelist: Feng Qiu – Argonne National Laboratory

Show Floor Speaker: Zhaoyu Wang – Iowa State University

Show Floor Panelist: Murat Yildirim (he/him/his) – Wayne State University

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