Looking for info about the 2023 conference? Click here. 2024 MIDWEST ENERGY SOLUTIONS CONFERENCE January 30 - February 1, 2024 Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile QUICK LINKS Conference Program IEA Program Presenter Slides Attendee List Photo Gallery MONDAY, JANUARY 29 Pre-Conference Workshop: Midwest Air Source Heat Pump Collaborative | Presentation | Presentation Notes TUESDAY, JANUARY 30 Keynote Speaker: John Brophy, John Deere Plenary Session: Use Less, Do More: How Efficiency First Supercharges the Clean Energy Transition | Presentation Moderator: Paige Knutsen, Midwest Energy Efficiency Katrin Klingenberg, Phius Stacey Paradis, Illinois Commerce Commission Jamie Meyers, Cook County Breakout Sessions: Artificial Intelligence, Real Savings Moderator: Sean Otto, AES Paul McDonald, Oracle Nathan Hinkle, Cadmus Greg Donworth, ICF Bang for the Buck: Cost-Effective Solutions for the Commercial Sector Moderator: Jacqueline Freidel, Focus on Energy Johnathon Fata, Waypoint Energy Lance Rock, Audit Master Pro LLC. Nikhila Rao, Graphet Data Mining Workshop: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Leveraging Partnerships to Create Resilient, Energy-Efficient Communities Christie Baumel, City of Madison Lee Ringo, Energy Infrastructure Partners Martin Jacobson, ComEd Zoya Ehsan, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Mike King, Nicor Gas Elizabet Kennedy, Nicor Gas WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 Plenary Session: Hidden Billions: Policies and Funding the Midwest Will Be Talking About | Presentation Moderator: Alison Lindburg, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Mandy Mahoney, U.S. Department of Energy Ben Evans, U.S. Green Building Council Bobby Boyd, U.S. Department of Energy Breakout Sessions: IEA Winners: Best of the Midwest | Presentation Moderator: Jen Rhodes, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Shannon Morrow, Consumers Energy Kara Jonas, ComEd Sarah Northrup, CEE Mark Milby, ComEd Lyndsay Gulledge, ICF Husein Yussuf, Xcel Energy Going the Distance for Rural, Tribal, and Micropolitan Customers Moderator: Maddie Liput, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Simran Kohli, Greenlite Tami Gunderzik, Xcel Energy Joel Zook, City of Ames, Iowa Workshop: To Infinity and Beyond: Workshopping the Buzz about Energy Codes | Presentation Alison Lindburg, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Eric Fowler, Fresh Energy Ross Igoe, ICF Jeannette LeZaks, Slipstream Erin Beddingfield, U.S. Department of Energy Extra Credit: How Broader Metrics Illuminate the Value of Efficiency Moderator: Dr. Amalia Hicks, Cadmus David Kolata, Sealed Erin Rasmussen, MidAmerican Energy Company Natalie Frick, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Using EE to Improve Health and Resilience Moderator: Vinoth Sekar, Willdan Mary English, MEC Catherine Lee, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Ruth Ann Norton, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Sarah Edwards, IL Department of Environment and Sustainability Workshop: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations: Building Equitable Supplier Networks Quinn Parker, ENCOLOR Andrenika Whisenton, CLEAResult Sara Conzemius, Illume Advising LLC Ashley Nicholls, Doer/Maker Jill Steiner, Saldo Research Selena Worster Walde, Erthe Energy Solutions Omayra Garcia, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Breakout Sessions: Revolutionizing Energy Efficiency: Heat Pump Innovations Across Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Sectors Moderator: Christina Pagnusat, WEC Energy Group Ryan Kerr, GTI Energy Ashwin Salvi, AtmosZero, Inc. Justin Margolies, Slipstream You Down with VPP? (Yeah You Know Me!) Carmen Best, Recurve Will Baker, Google Nest James Jackson, Resource Innovations David Nemtzow, U.S. Department of Energy Closing Plenary: Federal Funds, Local Implementation Moderator: Trish Demeter, Advanced Energy United David Terry, NASEO Anthony Fryer, Minnesota Department of Commerce Jolene Sheil, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin MES 2024 SPONSORS