Panel Discussions

Moderator: Justin Baca – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Cora Dickson (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Commerce

Panelist: Arthur Haubenstock (he/him/his) – Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, U.S. Department of Energy

Panelist: Jessica Lawrence-Vaca – Array Technologies

Panelist: Kelly Speakes-Backman (she/her/hers) – Invenergy, LLC

Moderator: Mary Grikas (she/her/hers) – emgee strategic communications

Panelist: Vidha Dixit (she/her/hers) – EDP Renewables

Panelist: Brett C. Henderson – (SPR) SolarPanelRecycling.com

Panelist: Justin Lindemann (he/him/his) – NC Clean Technology Center

Panelist: Robert Nicholson – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Moderator: Elizabeth Mathis (they/she) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Julia Leopold (she/her/hers) – The Nature Conservancy

Panelist: Bradley S. Pischea (he/him/his) – Land & Liberty Coalition

Panelist: Julia Poska (she/her/hers) – Lightsource bp

Panelist: Stephanie Zawistowski (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association

Moderator: Marguerite E. Behringer (she/her/hers) – Landis+Gyr

Panelist: Ann Collier (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Seyi Fabode – RWE Clean Energy

Panelist: Norma Grubb (she/her/hers) – Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Panelist: Alexina Jackson (she/her/hers) – AES

Moderator: Bill Elrick – Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership (H2FCP)

Panelist: Emily Burks – The AES Corporation

Panelist: Dan Esposito (he/him/his) – Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC

Panelist: Aaron Feaver (he/him/his) – Washington State University

Panelist: Angelina Galiteva (she/her/hers) – ARCHES

Moderator: Larry E. Glover (he/him/his) – The Glover Group

Panelist: Andrew Berke – USDA Rural Development

Panelist: Adaora Ifebigh – Sol Systems

Panelist: Karen Soares (she/her/hers) – HBCU CDAC

Moderator: Gilbert Campbell – Volt Energy Utility

Panelist: Anjali Balakrishna (she/her/hers) – Microsoft

Panelist: Dana Clare Redden (she/her/hers) – Solar Stewards

Panelist: Sandhya Murali (she/her/hers) – Solstice

Panelist: Elizabeth Perera – U.S. Department of Energy

Panelist: Kara Titus – lightsourceBP

Moderator: Ahmed Hanafy (he/him/his) – Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

Panelist: Mark Dyson – Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Panelist: Paul Lau (he/him/his) – SMUD

Panelist: Kevin Lucas – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Samantha Weaver – Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA)

Moderator: Jade Jones – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Mike Herod – Fluence Energy

Panelist: Renee Leong – Stem

Panelist: Carlos Restrepo (he/him/his) – Sion Power

Panelist: Kelly Weger (she/her/hers) – Qcells

Moderator: David Gahl (he/him/his) – Solar & Storage Industries Institute (SI2)

Panelist: Christina Baworowsky – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES)

Panelist: Ben Hoen – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Panelist: Ellen Howard Kutzer – Colorado Solar and Storage Association (COSSA)

Panelist: Shanelle Evens Montana (she/her/hers) – Lightsource bp

Moderator: Ben Healey – Posigen

Panelist: Matt Flaherty (he/him/his) – Clean Energy Works

Panelist: Becca Glazer (she/her/hers) – Walmart

Panelist: Sana Jameel (she/her/hers) – Ampion

Panelist: Mackenzie Martin (she/her/hers) – Puget Sound Energy

Moderator: Ram Narayanamurthy – EERE

Panelist: Jana Gerber (she/her/hers) – Schneider Electric

Panelist: Bobby Jeffers (he/him/his) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Panelist: Jared Leader – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Walter L. McLeod – Monarch Strategic Ventures

Panelist: Patrick Sterns – SunPower

Moderator: Will Kenworthy (he/him/his) – Vote Solar

Panelist: Jose Bodipo-Memba (he/him/his) – Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)

Panelist: Alejandro Moreno – U.S. Department of Energy

Panelist: Dr. Destenie Nock (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University | Peoples Energy Analytics

Panelist: Jackie Omotalade (she/her/hers) – Dream.org

Panelist: Joan White (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Moderator: Emily Dalecki (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Panelist: Nicole Ebert (she/her/hers) – Tesla

Panelist: Gary Lemay (he/him/his) – New Hampshire Electrical Cooperative

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

Panelist: Courtney Welch (she/her/hers) – GoodLeap

Moderator: Ted Burhans (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Caroline Choi (she/her/hers) – Southern California Edison (SCE)

Panelist: Mari McClure – Green Mountain Power

Panelist: Anne Weaver – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Moderator: Jon Powers – CleanCapital

Panelist: Jaime Carlson (she/her/hers) – SB Energy

Panelist: Sean Gallagher – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Peter Muhoro, PhD – Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

Panelist: Marta Stoepker (she/her/hers) – Qcells

Moderator: Amy Jo Miller – Qcells

Panelist: Christina Hayes (she/her/hers) – Americans for a Clean Energy Grid

Panelist: Todd P. Hillman – MISO

Panelist: Amanda Rumsey (she/her/hers) – WIRES

Moderator: Vitaly Lee – Qcells

Panelist: Gary L. Hecimovich – Washington National Tax Office, Deloitte Tax LLP

Panelist: Rodrigo Inurreta Acero – EDP Renewables

Panelist: Ted Lee (he/him/his) – U.S. Department of the Treasury

Panelist: Julia Pyper (she/her/hers) – GoodLeap

Moderator: Erika Symmonds – SEIA

Panelist: Tom Bowen – Qmerit

Panelist: Abbey DeRocker (she/her/hers) – NYSERDA

Panelist: Steffanie Dohn (she/her/hers) – McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Panelist: Alfredo Espinosa (he/him/his) – Moss Solar

Panelist: Daniel Shapiro – Lightsource bp

Moderator: Ashley-Lynn Qua (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Jaser Faruq – Schneider Electric

Panelist: Arch Rao (he/him/his) – Span.IO, Inc

Panelist: Cora Wyent (she/her/hers) – Rewiring America

Moderator: Rusty Haynes – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Justin Galle – California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

Panelist: Will Gorman – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Panelist: Emily Walker – EnergySage

Panelist: John Woodfield – Sunrun

Moderator: Ben Norris – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Andrew Klinkman (he/him/his) – Tesla

Panelist: Stephen Martz – XCEL

Panelist: Chris Roe (he/him/his) – Amazon

Panelist: Kenneth C. Shiver (he/him/his) – Southern Company

Panelist: Nisha Thirumurthy (she/her/hers) – Vybe Energy, LLC

Moderator: Gizelle Wray – SEIA

Panelist: Elaina Ball (she/her/hers) – CPS Energy

Panelist: Meghan Nutting, MPA (she/her/hers) – Sunnova

Panelist: Kim Shields (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Energy

Panelist: Liz Veazey (she/her/hers) – Solar United Neighbors

Moderator: Carolyn Elaine Dougherty (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Greg A. Barron-Gafford, PhD – University of Arizona

Panelist: Brendan Mooney – The AES Corporation

Panelist: Sarah K. Moser – Savion

Panelist: Austin R. Kinzer (he/him/his) – American Farmland Trust

Panelist: Shawn Rumery – Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2)

Moderator: Lakin Garth (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Beren Argetsinger – Keyes & Fox LLP

Panelist: Sara Birmingham (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Erika Diamond – EnergyHub

Panelist: Lon Huber – Duke Energy Corporation

Panelist: Chris Rauscher – Sunrun

Moderator: Darleen D. DeRosa (she/her/hers) – Stem

Panelist: Jessie Robbins – Generate Capital, PBC

Panelist: Darren Van't Hof (he/him/his) – U.S. Bank

Panelist: Jennifer Wnek (she/her/hers) – DLA Piper

Moderator: Danielle Zurek – Rystad Energy

Panelist: Brad Chadwell – Tennessee Valley Authority

Panelist: Nick Mittica – Verdagy

Panelist: Bridget van Dorsten – Wood Mackenzie

Moderator: Joel Gamoran (he/him/his) – Arcadia

Panelist: Utopia Hill (she/her/hers) – Reactivate

Panelist: Annie Lappé (she/her/hers) – Pivot Energy

Panelist: Katie Ottenweller – Google

Panelist: Mary C. Palmer (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Moderator: Stacy Noblet (she/her/hers) – ICF

Panelist: Hannah Bascom (she/her/hers) – Uplight

Panelist: Brittany Blair (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Seth Frader Thompson (he/him/his) – Energy Hub

Panelist: Cedric Tai (he/him/his) – SWTCH Energy

Moderator: Paul Douglas – The JPI Group

Panelist: Doseke Akporiaye (she/her/hers) – WRISE

Panelist: Cathleen Daly – Gridworks

Panelist: Suzy Macke – Duke Energy

Panelist: Elsa Mengistu – Black Girl Environmentalist

Panelist: Melissa Wells – NABTU

Moderator: Gizelle Wray – SEIA

Panelist: Matthew John – Siemens

Panelist: Kellie Macpherson – RadianGen

Panelist: Emma Stewart – Idaho National Laboratory

Panelist: Guohui Yuan – US Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office

Moderator: Aaron Smallwood – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Sachu Constantine – Vote Solar

Panelist: Jeff Cramer – Coalition for Community Solar Access

Panelist: Jaser Faruq – Schneider Electric

Panelist: Peter R. Levitt (he/him/his) – Peninsula Clean Energy

Panelist: Nicole Steele – Amalgamated Bank

Moderator: Yok Potts – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Jake Anderson (he/him/his) – PVcase

Panelist: Katharine H. McCormick (she/her/hers) – RWE Clean Energy

Panelist: Jeremy McDiarmid – Advanced Energy United

Panelist: Houtan Moaveni – Office of Renewable Energy Siting

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

Panelist: Mark Walter – Savion , LLC

Panelist: Kathy Weiss – NEXTracker

Panelist: Máté Heisz (he/him/his) – SolarPower Europe

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