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by Nicholas Rinaldi
June 19, 2018

Click here to watch all the Grid Edge Innovation Summit sessions on demand.

GTM Squared livestreamed two full days of panels and presentations on June 20-21 from San Francisco. Squared members get exclusive access to the broadcast and video on-demand afterwards. See the agenda below.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 (all times PT)

9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. GTM Research: Grid Edge Innovation 101
  • Ben Kellison, Director, Grid Research, GTM Research
9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Building Innovation Centers at Utilities
  • Josh Gould, Department Manager, Con Edison
  • Sean Kane, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
  • Sergej Mahnovski, Director, Growth & Innovation, Edison International
  • Peter Muhoro, Ph.D., Vice President, Strategic Industry Research & Analysis, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation
  • Moderator: Stephen Lacey, Editor-in-Chief, Greentech Media
10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Distributed Ledgers & Distributed Intelligence: How Tech Convergence Is Impacting the Grid Edge
  • Yang Bai, Technical Lead, Enterprise Energy Services, Nest/Google
  • Paul Breslow, Ph.D., Principal, Open Innovation, EDF Innovation Lab, Inc.
  • Sonja Glavaski, Program Director, ARPA-E, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Moderator: Scott Clavenna, Chairman, Greentech Media
11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Managing the VPP of the Future: How Utilities Are Controlling DER Technology With Microgrid Controllers & DERMS
  • Phil Blythe, CEO & Founder, GreenSync
  • Jan-Willem Rombouts, Co-founder, REstore, Centrica Business Solutions
  • Arthur (Bud) Vos, President & CEO, Enbala Power Networks
  • Moderator: Elta Kolo, Research Manager, Grid Edge, GTM Research
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Case Studies: S&C Electric and Florida Power & Light
  • Ronald D. Critelli, Jr., P.E., Senior Director, Engineering & Technical Services, Florida Power & Light Company
  • Michael Edmonds, Chief Commercial Officer, S&C Electric Company
  • Moderator: Paulina Tarrant, Research Associate, GTM Research
12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. How Do Frontier Technologies Promote Demand Flexibility, EVs, Storage and the Role of the Consumer?
  • Rick Kubin, Vice President, Clean Energy Blockchain Network
  • M. Maxine Ghavi, Group SVP, Market Development, Microgrids and Grid Edge Technologies, ABB
  • Marco Terruzzin, Director, Energy Storage, E.ON
  • Moderator: Julia Pyper, Senior Editor, Greentech Media
2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m. GTM Analyst Introduction: Innovating the Core — Existing and Emerging Grid Edge Technologies Overview
  • Daniel Munoz-Alvarez, Analyst, Grid Edge, GTM Research
2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Building Innovation Teams for the Future: What Power Companies Need to Know
  • Juan Manuel Alzate, Chief Innovation Officer, Celsia
  • Debra Roepke, SUNDA Project Manager, Business & Technology Strategies, NRECA
  • Lisa Salley, Vice President of Global Industry Services, American Petroleum Institute
  • Moderator: David Groarke, Managing Director, Indigo Advisory Group
3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Fireside Chat With Siemens
  • Michael Carlson, President, Siemens Digital Grid U.S.
  • Moderator: Ben Kellison, Director, Grid Research, GTM Research
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Data Mining: How Utilities Are Investing in Data, Digital Analytics & Computer Science Teams
  • Cassie Bowe, Associate Vice President, Energy Impact Partners
  • Kyle Garton, Principal Product Manager, AutoGrid Systems
  • Moderator: Jeff St. John, Senior Editor, Greentech Media
4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Adapting Business Models: Uncovering Future Revenue Opportunities for Utilities
  • Sonia Aggarwal, Vice President, Energy Innovation
  • Doug McMahon, Vice President of Strategy, New York Power Authority
  • Jim Taylor, Vice President, Energy Solutions, Siemens Energy Management, Digital Grid
  • Jon Wellinghoff, CEO & Founder, Grid Policy Inc.
  • Moderator: Daniel Munoz-Alvarez, Analyst, Grid Edge, GTM Research

Thursday, June 21, 2018 (all times PT)

8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m. GTM Research Presentation
  • Elta Kolo, Research Manager, Grid Edge, GTM Research
  • Colleen Metelitsa, Analyst, Grid Edge, GTM Research
  • Paulina Tarrant, Research Associate, GTM Research
  • Fei Wang, Senior Grid Edge Analyst, GTM Research
  • Moderator: Kristen Brown, Ph.D., Utility of the Future, ComEd
     
9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Keynote Interview: Innovation Strategies
  • Gil C. Quiniones, President & CEO, New York Power Authority
  • Moderator: Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, Energy Impact Partners
     
10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Energy Investors: How They Invest in Energy Frontier Technology & Business Models
  • Rishi Bhakar, Vice President, Tenaska
  • Ugo Catry, Investment Manager, Total Energy Ventures
  • Bosco Lai, Senior Vice President, Commodities and Global Markets Group, Macquarie
  • Moderator: Eric Wesoff, Former Editor-in-Chief, Greentech Media
     
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Proof of Concept: Strategies to Pilot Frontier Grid Edge Technologies
  • Hilary Flynn, Director, External Innovation, National Grid
  • Lee Krevat, Director of New Ventures, PXiSE Energy Solutions, LLC, Sempra Renewables
  • Lydia Krefta, Principal Product Manager for Emerging Technologies, Grid Innovation & Integration, PG&E
  • Moderator: David Groarke, Managing Director, Indigo Advisory Group
     
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Can Blockchain Change the Paradigm of How Energy Is Transacted at the Grid Edge?
  • Stina Brock, Senior Director of Global Utility & Grid Solutions, Sunverge Energy, Inc.
  • Stefan Jarnason, Co-Founder & CEO, Solar Analytics
  • Chris Moris, Advanced Product Team Lead, Sunrun
  • Moderator: Colleen Metelitsa, Analyst, Grid Edge, GTM Research
     
12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. National Grid Case Study: 80x50 (NY) With a Focus on Transportation
  • Carlos Nouel, Vice President, New Energy Solutions, National Grid
  • Moderator: Fei Wang, Senior Grid Edge Analyst, GTM Research
     
1:40 p.m.-2:10 p.m. Building Smart Energy, Smart City and IOT Platforms and Products for the Future
  • Chris Brazell, Infrastructure Program Manager, Appalachian Regional Commission
  • Itai Dadon, Senior Director, IOT Product Management, Itron
  • Margarett Jolly, Director, Demonstration Projects, Customer Energy Solutions, Con Edison
  • Moderator: Daniel Munoz-Alvarez, Analyst, Grid Edge, GTM Research
     
2:10 p.m.-2:40 p.m. Managing the DER Life Cycle: Policy, Planning, Interconnection, Integration and Operations
  • Mark McGranaghan, Vice President of the Integrated Grid Sector, Electric Power Research Institute
  • Stephen Prince, Senior Vice President, North America, Centrica Business Solutions
  • Joshua Wong, President & CEO, Opus One Solutions
  • Moderator: Ben Kellison, Director, Grid Research, GTM Research
     
2:40 p.m.-3:10 p.m. IBM Case Study: Blockchain and Energy
  • Neil Gerber, Director, New Energy & Environment, IBM
  • Moderator: Colleen Metelitsa, Analyst, Grid Edge, GTM Research
     
3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Securing the Edge: Balancing Innovation and Cybersecurity
  • Ray DeMeo, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Virsec
  • Lara Pierpoint, Senior Fundamental Program Strategy Manager, Exelon
  • Craig Watson, Senior Manager, West Monroe Partners
  • Moderator: Colleen Metelitsa, Analyst, Grid Edge, GTM Research
     
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. The Past, Present and Future of Smart Buildings Vendors: Offerings, Positioning and Value Propositions
  • John Elliott, Chief Sustainability Officer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Kevin Kirk, Manager of Engineering, Shorenstein Realty Services
  • Ben Sampson, Director, GE Ventures
  • Moderator: Joseph Aamidor, Senior Product & Market Strategy Consultant, Aamidor Consulting