Conference
2020 Midwest Energy Solutions Conference
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2020 MIDWEST ENERGY SOLUTIONS CONFERENCE
February 26-28, 2020
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Pre-Conference Workshop: Building Policies: Impacts Now and Going Forward
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Sally Talberg, Michigan Public Service Commission
Plenary Session: Community Perspectives on Energy Efficiency
- James Carlton, People for Community Recovery
- Theresa Collins, Senior Services Plus, Inc.
- Naomi Davis, Blacks in Green
- Dana Gray, Tower Grove Neighborhoods Community Development Corp.
- Mary Ellen Guest, Chicago Bungalow Association
- Moderator: Theodora "Theo" Okiro, Future Energy Enterprises
Breakout Sessions:
- Increasing Access to EE through Partnerships
- Electrification: The Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Efficiency
Workshops:
- Increasing Program Participation through Contractor Engagement
- David Anderson, ICF
- K.C. Doyle, ComEd
- Joe Nunley, Performance Systems Development
- Sam Rinaldi, Energy Resources Center
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Keynote Speaker: Alex Fitzsimmons, US Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Plenary Session: How Can New Technology and Innovation Drive EE and Clean Energy?
- Will Baker, Google Nest
- Molly Lunn, ComEd
- David Nemtzow, US Department of Energy
- Sean Nunes, CLEAResult
- Moderator: Paul Seidler, Clean Energy Trust
Breakout Sessions:
- Making the Case for On-Bill Financing
- Andrew Linhares, Renew Missouri
- Tim Vagle, Holland Energy Fund
- Cate York, Citizens Utility Board of Illinois
- Moderator: Paul Schueller, Franklin Energy
- How Can Efficiency Drive Building Resiliency Initiatives?
- Rick Carter, LHB, Inc.
- Ryan Colker, International Code Council
- Cherylyn Kelley, Missouri Department of Natural Resources - Division of Energy
- Moderator: Brandon Renaud, Columbia Water & Light
- We Are Building Tomorrow Today
- Chioke Harris, NREL
- Chuck Murray, Washington State Department of Commerce, State Energy Office
- Lisa White, Passive House Institute US
- Moderator: Vinoth Kumar Sekar, Willdan
- The Modern Grid Needs Modern EE
- Avi Gopstein, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Paul Wezner, Powerley
- McGee Young, Recurve
- Moderator: Brian File, Evergy
- Breathe EEasy: Health and Energy Efficiency
- Barbara Gottlieb, Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Cassandra Kubes, US EPA
- Catherine Lee, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
- Moderator: Kristol Simms, Ameren Illinois
- Planning for a Carbon-Free Future: EE as a Key Part of Clean Energy Goals
- Jamie Fitzke, Center for Energy and Environment
- Natalie Frick, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Sarah Moskowitz, Citizens Utility Board of Illinois
- Moderator: Jolene Sheil, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Workshops:
- How to Pursue Industrial Efficiency in a Changing Policy Environment
- Joe Birschbach, Leidos
- Melissa Hulting, US EPA Region 5/ENERGY STAR
- Dylan Matthews, Nexant
- John Nicol, Leidos
- Thomas Olmsted, CLEAResult
- When Optimus Prime Can't Do the Job: Key Characteristics of a Market Transformation Initiative
- Lauren Casentini, Resource Innovations
- Marci Sanders, Resource Innovations
- Walk a Mile in Your Customer's Shoes
- Nate Altfeather, Leidos
- Brian Bowen, Uplight
- George Cornwell, EFI
- Tina Dietrich, Enervee
- Gian Gabriel Dobles, Energy Resources Center
- Julia Friedman, Oracle
- Kelly Mulder, ILLUME Advising, LLC
- Nathan Shannon, Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative
2020 Inspiring Efficiency Awards Dinner & Gala
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Plenary Session: Clean Energy Goals: A Utility Perspective
- Chuck Caisley, Evergy
- Brett Carter, Xcel Energy
- Jennifer Montague, Northern Indiana Public Service Company
- Moderator: Stacey Paradis, MEEA
Breakout Sessions:
- Utility Research and Development Lightning Round
- Ripe for Savings: The Energy Efficiency Opportunity with Indoor Agriculture
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