Eric White

Founder

Dividend Finance

Kim Gupta

Chief Supply Officer

EnerVenue

Dr. Kim Gupta is EnerVenue’s Chief Supply Officer and leads all facets of the company’s supply chain management and operations, including materials procurement and logistics. Prior to joining EnerVenue, Gupta was with Bloom Energy, a leading worldwide manufacturer of solid-oxide fuel cells for the distributed generation of electricity and hydrogen. For the past 11 years, he served as Vice President of Strategic Sourcing for the San Jose-headquartered firm. Gupta was instrumental in developing and expanding Bloom Energy’s global supply base, leading a team that transformed the company away from being supply-constrained. During his tenure, he also cut the materials costs for Bloom’s fuel cell system by more than 50% and worked with a worldwide network of suppliers enabling $100M+ investments to feed Bloom’s supply requirements. Prior to Bloom, Gupta spent two decades at Intel, where he managed a critical supply line for the company’s manufacturing sites. He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Stanford University and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Patrick Shoop

Senior Manager of Advanced Energy Solutions

Ameresco

Patrick is an experienced energy professional with a background in technology, policy, and market strategy. He has extensive expertise in advancing clean technologies like energy storage and renewables, with a focus on bringing transformational energy technologies to markets in ways that make energy supplies more efficient, sustainable, and resilient. With diverse multidisciplinary experience, Patrick has managed projects with clients ranging from multinational organizations to startups. He has a solid academic foundation rooted in engineering, product design, psychology, Earth science, and art, which allows him to understand how to create solutions to problems spanning the technical, scientific, and human realms. As a panelist, Patrick brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the discussion on clean energy and the role of advanced energy storage technologies in enabling more efficient energy use and better utilization of clean energy.

Aaron Marks

Senior Analyst

Wood Mackenzie

John Moran

Chief Development Officer

Solar Landscape

Mr. Moran has worked in the solar and renewables industry since 2006. He is currently the Chief Development Officer at Solar Landscape. Prior to joining Solar Landscape, John was head of Business Development for Reactivate and before that he was leading business development for the Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Group. Other roles John has held in his long renewable career: Project Manager at Spower, where he was responsible for executing on projects from inception including permitting, construction, and financing. Before that, Mr. Moran held multiple positions at Suntech, a solar PV manufacturer, and EDF Renewables. Moran began his career in the Private Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley. He holds a BS from the University of Notre Dame and serves on the board of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research Team.

Kolin Loveless

Director of Development, Energy Storage Systems

Novis Renewables

Michael Kleinberg

Head of Department, Energy Storage and Emerging Technologies

DNV

Michael Kleinberg, Ph.D. is the Head of Department for DNV’s Energy Storage and Emerging Technologies team, the leading technical advisor for energy storage, hybrid renewables, and distributed energy resources in North America. Michael has over 12 years of experience in the renewable energy industry, specializing in energy storage, hybrid renewables, microgrids, DER, and advanced grid analytics. Michael has supported the development and financing of over 8 GWh of energy storage across the globe. He has served as Primary Investigator on multiple ARPA-E, NYSERDA, and CEC research initiatives and has presented at over 50 technical conferences and events. Michael received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University in 2015.

Vanessa Witte

Senior Analyst, US Front of the Meter Storage

Wood Mackenzie

Audrey Louison

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Audrey Louison advises developers, sponsors, investors, owners, retail suppliers, contractors, and technology providers in connection with project development, project financing, project sales and acquisitions, and investment in renewable energy, as well as power markets and grid transition. Audrey counsels clients on a wide variety of energy transactions for companies of all sizes, as well as venture capital and equity funds.

Dan Leary

Managing Partner

OurGeneration

Amanda Yang

Renewable Energy Manager

Meta

Amanda Yang is a Manager on the Renewable Energy team at Meta and leads a team that selects and contracts for renewable energy power for Meta’s global operations. Meta has contracted over 8GW of renewable energy globally and has achieved 100% renewable energy since 2020. Meta’s long-term agreements have enabled new renewable energy projects to be constructed across six countries and twenty U.S. states. Prior to joining Meta, Amanda held various positions at battery energy storage company Eos Energy Storage, solar developer Recurrent Energy, and Southern California Edison. Amanda holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Pomona College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Annie Rabi Bernard

Research Analyst

Wood Mackenzie

John Bumgarner

General Manager of Solar & Storage

Mosaic

John is a longtime solar industry professional with more than 13 years of experience managing new partner development and training, business intelligence and portfolio management. Prior to Mosaic, he held leadership positions at Sunrun and REC Solar, Inc. He works closely with Mosaic’s clients throughout the solar ecosystem including OEMs, distributors, installers, sales organizations and SaaS platforms.

Mike Toomey

Head of Storage Development

Redeux Energy

Mike Toomey has more than 14 years of experience in the renewable energy industry in development, strategy, origination and negotiations, policy, operations, and construction. He has worked directly on the development of over three GW of projects, ranging from solar thermal, wind, solar PV, solar PV + storage, thermal storage, and battery energy storage systems. As Director of Storage Development at Redeux, Mike is responsible for the go-to-market strategy for storage applications and development of standalone storage projects in target markets. Working with Redeux’s development team, he guides the storage elements of solar PV + storage projects throughout the US. Prior to Redeux, Mike worked in development and origination roles at Tesla, Recurrent Energy, and NextEra Energy Resources, as well as held a board seat at the California Energy Storage Alliance and Interwest Energy Alliance. He continues to serve as a mentor for the MIT Clean Energy Prize. Mike holds an MBA from University of California, Berkeley Haas and a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering and Spanish from the University of Notre Dame.

Sagar Chopra

Research Analyst

Wood Mackenzie

Keith Martin

Co-Head of Projects, United States

Norton Rose Fulbright

Keith Martin is a deal lawyer whose principal areas of practice are tax and project finance. He acted for 204 companies last year. He also lobbies Congress and the Treasury Department on policy issues. The prestigious Chambers directory has called him a "preeminent authority on tax structurings in the US" and gives him its sole "star" ranking among US renewable energy lawyers.

Sylvia Leyva Martinez

Senior Analyst, North America Utility-Scale Solar

Wood Mackenzie

Gregg Fisher

Senior Director of Business Development

Goodleap

Gigio Sakota

Senior Director - Energy Markets

Avantus

Gigio Sakota is Sr. Director of Energy Markets at Avantus (formerly 8minute Solar Energy), the largest independent solar and solar plus storage power developer in the United States. Gigio is focused on the CAISO, WECC in general, and ERCOT, especially on the evolving role and demands of the utility scale PV and battery energy storage systems in the western markets. Prior to Avantus, Gigio was at Southern California Edison (SCE) where he was responsible for optimization of SCE’s wholesale market energy assets, including one of the nation’s largest renewable and storage portfolios. Over the past 16yrs, Gigio has worked in a range of roles, from long term resource planning to trade floor operations and bidding strategy, including stints in regulatory advocacy, portfolio planning, and resource economics.

Jenya Meydbray

Chief Commercial Officer

Nevados Engineering Inc.

Jenya Meydbray is a solar industry veteran with more than fifteen years of experience. Prior to joining Nevados in 2023, he served as CEO of PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), an independent solar testing laboratory that he co-founded in 2010.

Jenny Kelly

Wood Mackenzie

Patrick Regan

Founder & CEO

Crossroads Solar

Patrick Regan has spent a career in academia as a professor of political science and peace studies. Pat ended his academic career as a professor at the University of Notre Dame; he started it as an assistant professor at Canterbury University in New Zealand. In between, Pat worked at Binghamton University in Upstate New York. Teaching as part of the Westville Prison Moreau College Initiative for several years reshaped Pat's role as an academic. Throughout his career, Pat has written five books and over 50 academic articles. One book focuses on the politics of climate change and in many ways the research for that book developed his thinking about the importance of solar energy and laid the foundation for Crossroads Solar. Pat is also a hobbyist furniture maker. Most of his furniture comes from the Arts and Crafts tradition (Stickely, Green and Green; some Shaker). Before diving into the solar business, Pat made a couple solar modules in his basement to fully understand the process.

Zoë Gaston

Principal Analyst

Wood Mackenzie

Michelle Davis

Head of Global Solar

Wood Mackenzie

Michael Gilroy

CEO

Sungage Financial

Mike has over 20 years of experience growing specialty finance businesses by working closely with channel partners. Mike’s involvement with solar began as an investor and board observer for Sungage in 2015. Prior to that, Mike was the CEO of Springstone Financial, a health care financing business he co-founded that was acquired by LendingClub. Springstone partnered with over 20,000 medical and dental practices to provide affordable payment options up to $50,000. Prior to Springstone, Mike led the scale up of AmeriFee, a patient financing business that was acquired by Capital One. Earlier in his career, he held sales, marketing, and business development positions at Corning Inc. and Dentsply International. Mike holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Allison Weis

Global Head of Storage

Wood Mackenzie

Martin Pochtaruk

President

Heliene

Martin Pochtaruk has 35 years of experience managing manufacturing and innovation businesses across Europe and the Americas. He founded Heliene, a technology leading high quality solar PV manufacturer in 2010, the company is challenging the solar industry status quo by putting customers first. It’s doing so as well by manufacturing high quality, competitively priced solar PV modules made to order in North America. By supporting customers with its in-house logistics team and just in time supply chain solutions. And by being remarkably responsive. Prior to founding Heliene, he was the VP of Business development at Algoma Steel Inc., a Canadian Public Company, where he was responsible for driving the company’s value-chain integration strategy, creating and increasing value to shareholders. Before Algoma Steel, Pochtaruk spent over fifteen years at Tenaris (NYSE: TS) in Argentina, Italy, the USA and Canada, on positions ranging from applied research, product development for stringent applications, marketing, M&A and supply chain management. Martin graduated in Physics from University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Tristan Doherty

Chief Product Officer

LG Energy Solution Vertech Inc.

Tristan Doherty joined LG Energy Solution Vertech in 2022 as Chief Product Officer. A senior technical leader with a strong background in a broad variety of industries and core technologies – spanning data analytics, stationary energy storage, advanced battery manufacturing and motorsports – Doherty is responsible for LG Energy Solution Vertech’s product portfolio and overall product strategy. With over 15 years of experience developing innovative solutions to complex problems, he has a proven track record of bringing value to market by leveraging deep domain knowledge and continually building strong relationships throughout the value chain. Doherty studied Computer and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waterloo and holds several industry-related patents. Early on in his career, Doherty played a central role in the discovery and development of a new lithium-ion battery product design and manufacturing process. Since then, he has become a cross-discipline expert on developing and delivering products and services for the rapidly growing utility-scale energy storage industry.

Deeana Ahmed

Chief Strategy Officer

Our Next Energy (ONE)

Deeana Ahmed, PhD is the Chief Strategy Officer at ONE. Through ONE’s energy storage technology, Dr. Ahmed aims to help build a foundation for the widespread adoption and accessibility to alternative energy sources. She also assesses market needs and how to scale renewable energy. Dr. Ahmed helped ONE secure funding from major investors, including BMW i Ventures and Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Dr. Ahmed spearheaded ONE’s search for its first North American battery factory and has facilitated partnerships with a variety of businesses and non-profits across the country. Ahmed holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience and nutrition from Columbia University, an MSc and MPH in policy from Tufts University, and a BS from the University of Michigan. Deeana is a published researcher and policy analyst who has conducted large policy evaluations for the NYC Department of Education, managed grants for a Silicon Valley non-profit, and owns and operates a start-up education technology firm. Deeana is an alumnus of the University of Michigan Solar Car Team, where she led the development of the nationally and globally ranked solar car, InfiniUM’s battery pack

Lindsay Cherry

Senior Market Intelligence and Policy Manager

Qcells North America

Lindsay has worked in the energy and environmental space for the last ten years. She started her career at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), working in the Oceans Program and Climate and Health Program. Since entering the industry, she has worked on energy and sustainability policies in New York, microgrid policies in Puerto Rico, and the clean energy certificates program in Mexico. Prior to joining Qcells, Lindsay was a solar analyst with Wood Mackenzie (formerly Greentech Media Research), focusing on solar technology and system pricing. In her role at Qcells, a global module manufacturer, she works on policies to grow the U.S. solar industry and reshore the supply chain. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Boston University and a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University, where she concentrated in energy and environmental policy.

Andreas Fornwald

CEO

Doosan Gridtech

Becca Jones-Albertus

Director, Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO)

US Department of Energy

Dr. Becca Jones-Albertus is the Director of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO). SETO has an annual budget of over $300 million to advance solar technology and support an equitable transition to a decarbonized energy system. This includes innovative research on photovoltaic and concentrating solar-thermal power technologies, grid integration, and analysis and technical assistance to reduce soft costs and increase access to affordable solar energy. Dr. Jones-Albertus also works with DOE leadership and interagency partners on key issues such as supply chains, grid modernization, and workforce training. Dr. Jones-Albertus has spent her career advancing solar technology and working to reduce regulatory barriers to solar deployment. Prior to joining the Energy Department, Dr. Jones-Albertus worked in the private sector, where she led efforts to develop solar cells that twice achieved world-record efficiencies. Dr. Jones-Albertus graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University and holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. She has more than 10 patents and 40 technical publications.

Aaroh Kharaya

Director of Storage Engineering

Primergy Solar

Aaroh Kharaya leads energy storage engineering and technology at Primergy Solar. He has more than a decade of technical and commercial experience in the energy storage, solar, and construction sectors. Prior to Primergy, Aaroh introduced and developed technical advisory services and served as the subject matter expert for energy storage at Clean Energy Associates, while supporting projects totaling more than 1.5 GWh.

Deborah Reyes

Vice President of Project Development- Eastern USA & Mexico

174 Power Global

Deborah brings 25 years of experience in the global energy sector, spearheading developments of renewable and fossil fuel power projects. During her tenure at 174 Power Global, Deborah has successfully advanced the development of nearly 1 GW of solar projects. She holds a Master’s degree in International Economics (UCSD), a B.A. in both Political Science and French Linguistics at UC Irvine.

Erin Carroll

Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Consulting

Wood Mackenzie

Kelly Sarber

CEO

Strategic Management Group

About Kelly Sarber is CEO/President of Strategic Management Group. Clients include: 174 Power Global, Southern California Edison, Sempra/SDG&E and Starwood Energy. Recently voted as Vice Chair for NY-BEST Board, an energy storage trade group in NY. Projects developed by Sarber today total over $6 Billion in asset value, most still operating. She is expert developing utility scale, renewable energy, energy storage and complicated environmental projects through the value chain - from sourcing greenfield sites to permitting, financing and operations. Sarber has a number of projects in her pipeline, including sites that can support large, offshore wind infrastructure in New York. Sarber developed the nations' largest solar project (3.2GW) with 1.8MW of Energy Storage tying into Starwood Energy's new 500kv transmission line, The Ten West Link. Sarber also concieved and spearheaded the NYC market with 174 PG bidding into Con Ed two of her projects, one that is today considered the largest energy storage system under development in NY State. Sourced over 5,00MW of energy storage to her clients, typically developing projects thru fruition. Operating at the nexus of energy, waste and water, she also focuses on lith Ion battery | PV recycling. Expert in waste to energy and renewable natural gas. Her environmental consulting company has a proven reputation including innovative Public Private Partnerships to drive revenue growth and increase her deal origination pipeline. Sarber specialized career has created an unparalleled network of private companies and public agencies that value her innovative public private approaches that compliments private companies and governmental entity's goals. She has generated tens of millions of dollars at a landfill partnership with an Arizona County and Republic Waste Systems. She teams regularly with Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts and others. Before pivoting to renewables in 2008, Sarber was well known developer in the waste industry, having worked for Wheelabrator and Waste Management in her early career and then developing and flipping companies to other public waste entities. Expert in waste to energy, RNG, biogas and an early employee of Synagro, she helped build the organics residual company into the largest publicly traded wastewater management companies in the US that sold for $700 Mil to Carlyle. Sarber has been credited with orchestrating roll up strategies in the waste and environmental service indus

Anna J Siefken

Senior Advisor, Office of Technology Transitions

U.S. Department of Energy

Anna J. Siefken, LEED AP BD+C, has spent her career making the business case for energy efficiency, climatetech innovation, and building performance as a means to address the world’s energy challenges and the global urgency of climate change. She is currently on leave from Carnegie Mellon University to serve as a senior advisor with DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions. Anna served as the inaugural Executive Director of The Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at CMU. She guided the Institute’s efforts to develop breakthrough technologies that will have meaningful impact and accelerate the transition to a sustainable, low carbon energy future. During her tenure, Anna worked to develop Pittsburgh’s regional energy- and climatetech ecosystem; start-ups that she supported captured $313M in follow-on funding. In 2020, Anna was appointed Ambassador - Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) by the U.S. Energy Secretary. Before joining CMU in 2016, Anna was Pittsburgh 2030 District Director and VP of Strategic Engagement for one of the largest chapters of the U.S. Green Building Council. Prior to that role, she was a Principal at ICF, and Global Product Merchant for Energy and the Environment at The Home Depot HQ. Anna is a graduate of Duke University.

Craig Horne

Vice President, Advanced Energy Storage

Energy Vault

Steph Speirs

Co-Founder & CEO

Solstice

Steph is the Co-Founder and CEO at Solstice, which connects households and businesses to community solar farms and clean energy. Steph serves on the Board of Directors of the Sierra Club Foundation and Clean Energy for America, the Advisory Boards of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Environmental League of Massachusetts, and the Climate Council for Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum. She previously deployed solar microgrids, lanterns, and home systems in India and Pakistan. Prior to renewables, she managed field operations on the Obama campaign and developed policy at the White House National Security Council. She was selected as EY New England’s Entrepreneur of the Year, C3E’s Entrepreneur Award, Inc Magazine’s Female Founder 100, and Elle’s US Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. She holds degrees from Yale, Princeton, and MIT.

Paul Curran

CEO

BQ Energy

Paul F Curran is the Chief Executive Officer at BQ Energy a Wappingers Falls, NY based renewable energy development firm, owned by CleanCapital. BQ Energy has been specializing exclusively on siting wind and solar projects on landfills and brownfield sites since 2003. Paul and his colleagues have led the development of several renewable energy projects on brownfields and industrial sites, including the Steel Winds facility on a former Superfund site in Lackawanna NY, and the Annapolis Solar farm, one of the largest solar projects on a landfill in the US. Projects developed by Paul and his colleagues have received awards and recognition for the sustainable redevelopment of brownfield sites as well as the innovative development practices in the renewable energy industry. Paul is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York. Paul holds an MBA from Marist College and degrees in Engineering from Columbia University.

Chris KB Westling

Energy Division

California Public Utilities Commission

Chris Westling has been the CPUC’s senior analyst for NEM reform since 2020. His portfolio also includes California’s DER open data initiative, DGStats, and the CPUC’s Avoided Cost Calculator. Prior to state service, Chris was a senior associate at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC. He holds master’s degrees in public policy from Columbia University and the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree from UC San Diego. Chris and his spouse live in Truckee, California with their dog, Dax.

Fazli Qadir

Chief Technology Officer & Executive Vice President, EPC

Hecate Energy

Fazli brings over 25 years of utility, consulting, financial and energy-industry experience as Executive Vice President of EPC and Chief Technology Officer of Hecate Energy. He is widely respected in the industry for optimizing project financial returns through innovative use of technology and transaction structuring. Fazli is a founder of Hecate Energy, and in addition to EPC, leads Hecate's international project development efforts and project financial structuring. Prior to Hecate Energy, Fazli was a founder of OCI Solar Power's predecessor, CornerStone Power Development, where he served as Senior Vice President of EPC & Operations. There he developed the concept of bringing the solar power manufacturing supply to San Antonio, Texas along with creating 800 permanent high paying jobs as part of an economic development package associated with a 400MW PV solar power project supplying electricity to CPS Energy of San Antonio. Fazli identified and built the manufacturing supply chain consortium and led economic optimization of the 400MW PV solar facilities in San Antonio that resulted in the winning proposal for the project's PPA. Fazli also oversaw the development, design and construction of the 3 MW Delsea Drive solar PV project in Vineland, New Jersey, the 3 MW Forbes Street solar PV project on a landfill in Rhode Island and 1 MW solar project in Georgia. Fazli has held numerous leadership positions during his career. He has previously worked as a management consultant at AT Kearney and has been the head of the Market Intelligence group at DTE Energy. At DTE Energy, he developed the industry's leading forecasting model for electricity, gas, coal and emissions allowance prices. Fazli was also responsible for evaluating business development decisions, M&A and asset divestitures along with developing DTE's coal fleet's long-term environmental compliance strategy. Fazli has also led strategic sourcing efforts for some of the largest corporations that resulted in billions of dollars of annual spend savings for his clients. Fazli started his professional career designing hydroelectric power plants, dams and other water resource management and infrastructure projects. Fazli holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an MBA from Duke University.

Matthew Sahd

Research Analyst

Wood Mackenzie

Aaron Bates

Chairman & CEO

Toledo Solar

Aaron has founded and/or served as the executive leadership for multiple organizations over his career, with a focus on operational and strategic formations and successful exits as both a founder and from the institutional finance/Private Equity markets. Aaron has 20 years of experience in turnaround / work out M&A and venture capital investments in companies in the manufacturing, oncology analytics and drug development, materials, and thermal management industries. Aaron co-founded Toledo Solar Inc. in 2019.

Chris Seiple

Vice Chairman, Energy Transition and Power & Renewables

Wood Mackenzie

Chris works with the more than 150 researchers in our Energy Transition team to bring thought leadership to our research and business strategy, leveraging his more than 25 years of global power industry experience. Chris began his career as a consultant working on electric deregulation policy and strategy development at Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), now part of IHS, where he worked first in the US on the global power team and then led the European gas and power research based in Paris, France. Chris later joined GE Energy Financial Service where as the SVP of Investment Strategy, he helped underwrite debt and equity investments in power assets. He then moved into a role managing a 2,000 MW portfolio of gas and coal assets owned by GE EFS, as well as overseeing the development and startup of Linden VFT. Chris spent the past decade leading Genscape’s power analytics, software and monitoring businesses and came to Wood Mackenzie through its acquisition of Genscape. Education Chris is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Muhlenberg College, with degrees in Russian Studies and Political Science. He also has a M.S. in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and the Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP).

Jason Burwen

Vice President, Policy & Strategy

GridStor

Caitlin Connelly

Research Analyst

Wood Mackenzie

Luke Lewandowski

Director, Power & Renewables – Americas

Wood Mackenzie

Luke brings more than 15 years of experience in renewable energy, spanning equipment and solutions sales, forecasting and analysing markets, developing a global research portfolio, and managing a research practice. Luke joined Wood Mackenzie via the acquisition of MAKE in 2017. Having spent nearly 10 years at MAKE, he had helped to develop the company’s brand and service and establish its presence in North America. Earlier in his career, he was an industry analyst for LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business. Since joining Wood Mackenzie, Luke has transitioned from managing our global wind research to focusing on management of our research practice in the Americas across power, wind, solar, and the grid edge. He has played an integral role in integration and development of our Energy Transition Practice. Education MSc, Environmental Policy and Ecosystem Management, University of Michigan BSc, Biology, University of Notre Dame

Abigail Hopper

President & CEO

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Abigail Ross Hopper is the President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, the national trade organization for America's solar energy industries. She oversees all of SEIA's activities, including government affairs, research, communications, and industry leadership, and is focused on creating a marketplace where solar will constitute a significant percentage of America’s energy generation. Before joining SEIA, Abby served as Director of the Department of Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Director of the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), Energy Advisor to Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, and Deputy General Counsel with the Maryland Public Service Commission. Before embarking on a career in public service, Abby spent nine years in private practice. Abby graduated Cum Laude from the University of Maryland School of Law and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Dartmouth College. She is the very proud mom of three children and loves to read and ride on her Peloton.

Yann Brandt

Chief Commercial Officer

FlexGen

Yann Brandt is the Chief Commercial Officer of FlexGen, North America's leading commercial battery controls and software platform, building the operating system for the energy storage industry. Most recently, Yann was the company's Chief Financial Officer, leading the $250million fundraising efforts over two separate rounds. Prior to joining FlexGen, Yann was the CEO of Quick Mount PV which is a leading hardware manufacturer in the solar space. After doubling revenues, Yann led the sale of the company to a European private equity firm in less than two years. Before leading Quick Mount PV, he was the Global Chief Marketing Officer and President of the Americas for the global IPP, Conergy, overseeing the development and operations for over $1billion of infrastructure. Yann graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Johns Hopkins University and publishes a daily newsletter read across the solar and storage market called SolarWakeup.

Stephen Gill

Senior Director, Project Siting

Pine Gate Renewables

Stephen Gill is a Sr. Director of National Project Siting at Pine Gate Renewables with over 16 years of experience in the Energy, Finance, and Infrastructure sectors. His background is multifaceted including Project Management for the Department of Defense, M&A and Asset Divestiture for Kinder Morgan, and Operational Efficiency for one of the Gulf South’s largest terminaling companies. Stephen’s current role is leading a team of professionals securing land positions for future Pine Gate projects and oversaw outreach strategies achieving 12.1 GW’s of new pipeline in 2022. Stephen holds a BA in Economics from the University of Georgia and an MBA from the Freeman School at Tulane University.

Bill Jordan

Co-Founder and President

Let's Share the Sun

Jordan Energy & Food Enterprises, LLC Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bill, has over 36 years of experience in renewable energy, building materials, and sustainable agriculture markets. Jordan has been involved in the development of over 14 MW of solar projects servicing customers since 2009. 75% of Jordan Energy’s customers have been farmers and food companies, including • 2.15 MW Solar Array and Power Purchase Agreement with Dairy Farmers of America for their Middlebury Center, PA milk processing plant • 1.25 MW solar development on Grower Direct’s greenhouse operation in Somers, CT. • Schoharie Valley Farms – The Carrot Barn 95 kW solar development – Proposed, developed and built ground mounted system to farm owner and current New York State Commissioner of Agriculture & Markets, Richard Ball • Regional Food Bank of Northeast New York – 850 kW solar development on two sites: Main Latham, NY facility and Cornwall on Hudson satellite facility Bill is also the Co-Founder and Board President of the Let’s Share the Sun Foundation, which facilitates solar in poor parts of the world, to date including Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Honduras. Jordan Energy donates 10% of their profits to Let’s Share the Sun efforts. From 2002-2007 he was Special Assistant to the NY Commissioner of Agriculture & Markets, where accomplishments included getting NYS apple slices into NYC and Upstate schools, through the Farm to School Program. In 2002 he received an MPS from Cornell University in Resource Economics, focusing on natural resource management, with thesis research on manure management in the dairy industry. For six years Bill worked in Chilean agribusiness. He also worked five years to improve marketing & sales for the largest roofing companies in the United States. University of Notre Dame BA 1985 in Government & International Studies, with a second major in Italian. The company is a proud member of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy’s Sustainability Council.

Katy Wilson

Director – Business Development

Sempra Infrastructure

Ms. Wilson is the Director of Business Development of the Clean Power business line of Sempra Infrastructure. Sempra Infrastructure operates more than 1,500 megawatts of clean energy projects with a development portfolio of nearly 2,000 megawatts of US-Mexico cross-border solar, wind and battery storage projects. In her role, Ms. Wilson leads project and business development and is responsible for identifying and executing on opportunities to build, own, invest in, and operate clean energy infrastructure that is expected to play a crucial role in the energy transition. Prior to serving in her current role, Ms. Wilson held a number of positions within Sempra Energy and Consolidated Edison Development, focusing on energy trading, business development, power operations, asset development, energy regulatory policy and compliance, and external affairs. Ms. Wilson is a graduate of San Diego State University, an active volunteer in the San Diego community and member of the Junior League, San Diego Chapter.

Danny Lu

Senior Vice President

Powin

Colin Caufield

Vice President of Sales

Soltec Trackers

Colin Caufield is VP of Sales for Soltec North America. He's been responsible for establishing Soltec's book of business within the United States and expanding Soltec's market reach from solely a tracker supplier to a provider of execution and development solutions more broadly. He's helped Soltec remain at the vanguard of tracker solutions since his first year at the company in 2016. Colin and Soltec USA have been growing their team in anticipation of strong revenue growth for both their tracker and service-sales divisions.