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GTM Squared livestreamed 2 full days of panels and presentations on October 29 & 30 from Austin. Squared members get exclusive access to the broadcast and video on-demand afterward. See the agenda below.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 (all times CT)
Bringing the Next Wave of Renewables to the Grid
8:50 a.m. Welcome & Opening Polls Session
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9:10 a.m. Multi-Practice Research Presentations: The Next Stage of Renewable Energy and the Redesign of the U.S. Power Market
- Ravi Manghani, Head of Solar, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
- Daniel Finn-Foley, Head of Energy Storage, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
- Elta Kolo, Ph.D., Research Manager, Grid Edge, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
- Dan Shreve, Head of Global Wind Energy Research, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
- Moderator: Matt DaPrato, Product Suite Director, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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10:10 a.m. Keynote Fireside Chat
- Moderator: Ed Crooks, Vice Chair, Americas, Wood Mackenzie
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The Adaptation Phase: Cost-Competitive Renewables in a Post-Subsidy World
11:10 a.m. What 100% Clean Energy State Mandates Mean for Large-Scale Renewable Development in the Next 5 to 10 Years
- Kim Oster, Interim Chief Strategy Officer, Cypress Creek Renewables
- RJ Johnson, Vice President of Origination, NextEra Energy Resources
- Phil Bartlett, Chairman, Maine Public Utilities Commission
- Audrey Louison, Chair, Project Development & Finance Practice, Mintz
- Moderator: Emma Foehringer Merchant, Writer, Greentech Media
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11:55 a.m. Research Presentation: Feeling the Heat — Large-Scale Corporate Wind & Solar Procurement, a 2020-2024 Outlook
- Colin Smith, Senior Analyst, Solar, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
- Anthony Logan, Senior Analyst, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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1:25 p.m. Case Study: The Missing Puzzle Piece — The Energy Efficiency Layer of C&I's Path to Sustainable Energy
- John Rhow, Co-CEO, Redaptive
- Moderator: Julian Spector, Staff Writer, Greentech Media
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1:45 p.m. Adjusting to a Merchant World —The Next Chapter in U.S. Utility-Scale Renewable Project Finance
- Conor McKenna, Senior Managing Director, CohnReznick Capital
- Jimmy Chuang, Chief Capital Markets Officer, Strata Solar
- David Kirkpatrick, Director, Marathon Capital
- Todd Glass, Partner, Energy and Infrastructure, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Moderator: Daniel Finn-Foley, Head of Energy Storage, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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2:30 p.m. Case Study: Austin Energy
- Karl Popham, Interim CIO, Director of Electric Vehicle and Emerging Technologies, Austin Energy
- Moderator: Emma Foehringer Merchant, Writer, Greentech Media
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3:00 p.m. Assessing the Economics of Utility Rate-Based Wind as the PTC Abates
- Scott Elliott, Senior Manager, Wind Assets, Portland General Electric
- Jeff Gibbs, General Executive, Renewable Development, Ameren
- Moderator: Anthony Logan, Senior Analyst, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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4:00 p.m. Securing Solar Margins in a Post-ITC World — The Technology Innovation Factor
- Kent Miller, Sr. Vice President, Shoals
- Moderator: Ravi Manghani, Head of Solar, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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4:30 p.m. Closing Roundtable: U.S. Carbon Pricing Legislation in 2020-2022: Point of No Return?
- Tom Erb, Partner Relations Coordinator, Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, The World Bank
- Catrina Rorke, Vice President, Climate Leadership Council
- Moderator: Michael Green, Executive Director, Climate XChange
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 (all times PT)
The Intersection of Decarbonization, Decentralization and Digitalization
8:30 a.m. Breakfast Briefing: The Scalability Challenge - Wood Mackenzie Perspectives on the Energy Transition
- Jonny Sultoon, Head of Markets & Transitions, Energy Transition Practice, Wood Mackenzie
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9:00 a.m. Survival in a World of Negative Prices - Redefining Market Design in High Solar & Wind Penetration Scenarios
- Spencer G. Hanes, Jr., Managing Director, Renewables Policy, Duke Energy
- Mia Adams, Senior Manager, Market Strategy, MISO
- Kenan Ögelman, Vice President Commercial Operations, ERCOT
- Matt Futch, Global Strategy and Business Development Director, NREL
- Moderator: Daniel Muñoz-Álvarez, Senior Analyst, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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9:45 a.m. Research Presentation: Putting a Price Tag on the Green New Deal - What Is the Estimated Cost of Complete Decarbonization?
- Dan Shreve, Head of Global Wind Energy Research, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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Gaining Traction: Reaching an Inflection Point in the Energy Transition
10:35 a.m. Panel: Winds of Change – Which Wind-Dominated State Markets Will Become More Solar-Prone (and Vice Versa) in 2019-2029?
- Valerie Hannah, Chief Operating Officer, TerraForm Power
- Laurie Mazer, Principal, Mazer Consulting
- Helen Brauner, Senior Director, Origination, 7X Energy
- Moderator: Colin Smith, Senior Analyst, Solar, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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11:20 a.m. Research Presentation: Solar + Storage, an Existential Threat to Natural Gas?
- Daniel Finn-Foley, Head of Energy Storage, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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11:40 a.m. Enhancing Flexibility - How Digital Tools Can Enable DER Participation in Wholesale Markets
- Craig Glazer, Vice President, Federal Government Policy, PJM Interconnection
- Nayeem Mohammad Abdullah, Principal Project Manager - Emerging Technologies- Smart Grid & Innovation, ComEd
- Adam Todorski, Senior Director, Product Technology, AutoGrid Systems
- Moderator: Elta Kolo, Ph.D., Research Manager, Grid Edge, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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1:10 p.m. The Digital Layer of Cost Efficiency - Reducing Wind & Solar Operational Costs Through IoT & AI
- Cody Craig, Asset Manager, Wind & Solar, WEC Energy
- Tyler Minetto, Business Development Manager – Renewables, ThoughtTrace
- Mahesh Sudhakaran, Chief Digital Officer, Energy, Environment and Utilities, IBM
- Moderator: Ravi Manghani, Head of Solar, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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1:40 p.m. Case Study: Repurposing Polluting Generation Assets Through Energy Storage
- Nick Chaset, Chief Executive Officer, East Bay Community Energy
- Moderator: Julian Spector, Staff Writer, Greentech Media
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2:00 p.m. Offshore Wind Development Across the East Coast - The Next U.S. Renewable Boom
- Jenny Briot, Director, Offshore Business Development, Avangrid Renewables
- Michael Wheeler, Principal, Corporate Strategy, Equinor
- Moderator: Karl-Erik Stromsta, Managing Editor, Greentech Media
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Achieving the Last Mile of Deep Carbonization
3:00 p.m. Research Presentation: The Uniqueness of the Lone Star State - A Close Look at Power Market Dynamics in Texas
- Robert Whaley, Principal Analyst, Americas Power & Renewables Research, Wood Mackenzie
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3:20 p.m. Managing the EV Outburst - Shaping Demand to Alleviate Stress on the Grid
- Donald Chung, Customer Technology Product Development, APS
- Eric Maurer, Product Developer, Xcel Energy
- Katie Sloan, Director, eMobility & Building Electrification, SCE
- Moderator: Elta Kolo, Ph.D., Research Manager, Grid Edge, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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4:05 p.m. Closing Research Presentation: The Role of Renewable Hydrogen in the Energy Transition
- Benjamin Gallagher, SME, Carbon & Emerging Technology, Energy Transition Practice, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
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