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Full Schedule

  • Monday, May 19, 2025
  • 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM PT
    2025 Golf Tournament
  • 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT
    Registration
  • 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM PT
    ACP Download—Clean Energy 101

    Moderator: Kelsey Hallahan – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Ian McClenny – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Bennett Fuson – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Bahaa Seireg – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Hilary Clark, MA – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Chris Accou – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Carlie Owen – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Vanessa Sciarra – American Clean Power Association

  • 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Registration
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Opening General Session

    MC: Sherhara Burrell – Keynote Speaker | Founder | Coach

    Moderator: Kelly Veney Darnell – American Clean Power Association

    Panelist: Laura Beane – Vestas North America | ACP Board Chair

    Panelist: Gilbert Campbell – Volt Energy Utility

    Panelist: Manav Sharma – The Nordex Group, Board of Directors | ACP

  • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PT
    Opening Reception (Open to All Attendees)
  • Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM PT
    Networking Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PT
    ACP Solar PV Performance Committee
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Registration
  • 8:20 AM – 9:45 AM PT
    Opening General Session​​
  • 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Open—Lower Level
  • 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Open—Upper Level
  • 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PT
    Consensus in Conversation: From Generation to Connection: Strengthening the Grid for Tomorrow’s Energy Demands

    Speaker: Miguel Prado – energyRE

    Moderator: Conor Gaughan – Consensus Digital Media

    Speaker: Frank Macchiarola – American Clean Power Association

  • 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Advancing Upstream Solar Manufacturing in the U.S.—Strategies for Onshoring & Scaling Production

    Moderator: MJ Shiao – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Kayti Curtis, MBA – AES

    Speaker: Thomas Koerner – Canadian Solar USA Inc.

    Speaker: Suvi Sharma – SOLARCYCLE

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Battery Energy Storage—Advancing Safety & Reliability through Innovative Technology & Smart Public Policy

    Moderator: Doreen M. Harris, MBA – NYSERDA

    Speaker: Jenny Fink – Key Capture Energy

    Speaker: Brian Kane – Powin

    Speaker: Suzanne Leta – Fluence

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Clean Energy Investing Landscape

    Moderator: Susan Nickey – HASI

    Speaker: Zach Gross – J.P. Morgan

    Speaker: Steven Mandel – TPG Rise Climate

    Speaker: Jon Windham – UBS

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Clean Power Insights for Wind Energy
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—General Session
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Clean Power Insights for Wind Energy
    Clean Power INSIGHTS
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Clean Power Insights for Wind Energy
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    ACP Technical Standards Committee
  • 11:00 AM – 11:25 AM PT
    Consensus in Conversation: Lessons from Innovators Leading the Energy Transition

    Moderator: Conor Gaughan – Consensus Digital Media

    Speaker: Sandhya Ganapathy – EDP Renewables North America

    Speaker: Tristan Grimbert – EDF Renewables power solutions

  • 11:00 AM – 11:25 AM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Networking Lunch

    MC: Sherhara Burrell – Keynote Speaker | Founder | Coach

    Moderator: Kelly Veney Darnell – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association

  • 1:00 PM – 1:25 PM PT
    Anatomy of a Debt Deal: A Live Case Study
  • 1:00 PM – 1:25 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    All of the Above Energy

    Moderator: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Matthew P. Crozat – Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)

    Speaker: Quinn Woodard – Fervo Energy

    Speaker: Jayshree Desai – Quanta Services Inc.

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    It’s All Connected—Advancing Interregional Transmission for a Reliable Grid

    Moderator: Maurice Moss – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: The Honorable Gabriel Aguilera – New Mexico Public Regulation Commission

    Speaker: Christina Drake – Midcontinent Independent System Operator

    Speaker: The Honorable Devante Lewis – Louisiana Public Service Commission

    Speaker: Kimberly O'Guinn – Southwest Power Pool

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    Scaling Energy Storage Manufacturing—How American-Made Batteries Power Our Grid & Communities

    Moderator: Stephanie Smith – Eolian Energy

    Speaker: Tristan Doherty – LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc.

    Speaker: Brad Harbidge – Tesla

    Speaker: John Zahurancik – Fluence

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    Clean Power Insights for Solar Energy
    Clean Power INSIGHTS
  • 1:30 PM – 1:55 PM PT
    PowerCast: ACP Manufacturing Report

    Moderator: MJ Shiao – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: John N McComas – Nordex

    Speaker: Alfredo Parres

  • 1:30 PM – 1:55 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Cultivating Resilience & Adaptability
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Effective Strategies for Managing Up
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PT
    Networking Break & Exhibits
  • 2:30 PM – 2:55 PM PT
    Fireside Chat: Clean Energy State of Affairs

    Moderator: Eric Wesoff – Canary Media

    Speaker: JC Sandberg – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Ken Young – Apex Clean Energy

  • 2:30 PM – 2:55 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
    Driving a New Era for U.S. Wind Manufacturing

    Moderator: JC Sandberg – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Laura Beane – Vestas North America | ACP Board Chair

    Speaker: David Hardy – GE Vernova Wind

    Speaker: Bill Siwek – TPI Composites, Inc.

    Speaker: Manav Sharma – The Nordex Group, Board of Directors | ACP

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
    Energy Storage—Powering Reliability & Grid Resilience

    Moderator: Noah Roberts – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Chuck Conlen – DTE Energy

    Speaker: Kevin B. Smith – Arevon

    Speaker: Stephanie Smith – Eolian Energy

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
    State Public Utility Commissioners Power Hour

    Moderator: Carrie Zalewski, JD – American Clean Power Association

    Keynote Speaker: The Honorable David Rosner – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    Speaker: The Honorable Nick Myers – Arizona Corporation Commission

    Speaker: The Honorable Tricia Pridemore – Georgia Public Service Commission

    Speaker: The Honorable Katie Sieben – Minnesota Public Utilities Commissioner

    Speaker: The Honorable Hayley Williamson – Public Utilites Commission of Nevada

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
    Clean Power Insights for Finance, Talent, Digital Defense
    Clean Power INSIGHTS
  • 3:00 PM – 3:25 PM PT
    Fireside Chat: Tariffs

    Moderator: Eric Wesoff – Canary Media

    Speaker: Craig Cornelius – Clearway Energy Group

    Speaker: Vanessa Sciarra – American Clean Power Association

  • 3:00 PM – 3:25 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Policy Outlook with Frank Macchiarola: What’s Happening in Washington

    Moderator: Frank Macchiarola – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Ashley McGeary – Grid United

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—The Business of Clean Energy
  • 3:30 PM – 3:55 PM PT
    U.S. Manufacturing

    Moderator: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Tony Calandra, MBA – Jennmar Holdings LLC

    Speaker: Dan Shugar – Nextracker

  • 3:30 PM – 3:55 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 4:00 PM – 4:25 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 4:10 PM – 4:35 PM PT
    Developing Renewables to Meet Demand—The Developer’s Perspective

    Moderator: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Jesse Gronner, BA – Triple Oak Power

    Speaker: Kenneth Labeja, MBA, FCCA – Triple Oak Power

  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Building a Powerful Career Brand at Work
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Happy Hour (UPPER LEVEL 300 only)
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT
    Veterans Meet-up
  • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT
    Invite-Only Exhibitor Booth Receptions
  • Wednesday, May 21, 2025
  • 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM PT
    Power Up Networking 5K Run & 2.5 Walk
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Registration
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT
    Registration
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PT
    Networking Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—General Session
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Opens—Level 300
  • 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Opens—Lower Level
  • 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PT
    What Will it Take to Power America’s Future?

    Speaker: Matthew Akman – Enbridge Inc.

    Moderator: Eric Wesoff – Canary Media

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    America's Clean Energy Horizon—Market Outlook to 2030

    Moderator: John Hensley – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Farhad Billimoria, PhD – Aurora Energy Research

    Speaker: Helen Kou – BloombergNEF

    Speaker: Brian McIntosh, MBA – Wood Mackenzie

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Clean Energy Manufacturing—The Great American Comeback

    Moderator: MJ Shiao – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Jessica Lawrence-Vaca – Array Technologies

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Cultivating Resilience & Adaptability
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Effective Strategies for Managing Up
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Rapid Load Growth Across the US—Strategies and Opportunities to Meet Demand

    Moderator: Theresa Eaton – WECS Renewables

    Speaker: David Carroll – ENGIE North America | ACP Board Chair-Elect

    Speaker: Sara Parsons – Avangrid Renewables

    Speaker: Rich Powell – Clean Energy Buyers Association & Clean Energy Buyers Institute

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Clean Power Insights for Community Engagement & Strategic Communications
    Clean Power INSIGHTS
  • 11:00 AM – 11:25 AM PT
    Accelerating Domestic Manufacturing—Domestic Content & Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credits
  • 11:00 AM – 11:25 AM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PT
    EmpowHER Luncheon
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM PT
    CLEANPOWER in Color—Closing General Session
  • 1:00 PM – 1:25 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    Improving Workforce Safety & Performance —The Role of Standardization in Clean Energy

    Moderator: Laura Wilson Phelan – American Clean Power Association and Clean Power Institute

    Speaker: Matt Tetrault – Apex Clean Energy

    Speaker: Kevin Schroeder – Invenergy

    Speaker: Trent Zempel – TAKKION

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    PowerCast: POWering the Transition—Mobilizing for Clean Energy Wins

    Speaker: Hannah Breslin

    Speaker: Erika Flowers

    Moderator: Hilary Clark, MA – American Clean Power Association

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    Reality Check—Reliability in a Changing Resource Mix

    Moderator: Michael Skelly, MBA – Grid United

    Speaker: Kleber Costa – The AES Corporation

    Speaker: Elliot Mainzer, MBA & MEM – California Independent System Operator

    Speaker: John Pemberton – Southern Power

    Speaker: Carrie Simpson – Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    Tariffs and Supply Chains—Now What?

    Moderator: Vanessa Sciarra – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Kristin Heim Mowry – Mowry & Grimson, PLLC

    Speaker: Mark Delaney – Invenergy

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    Clean Power Insights for Energy Storage
    Clean Power INSIGHTS
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PT
    Networking Break & Exhibits
  • 2:30 PM – 2:55 PM PT
    Consensus in Conversation: Vets

    Moderator: Conor Gaughan – Consensus Digital Media

    Speaker: Julie Anderson

    Speaker: Kevin Doffing – Veterans Advanced Energy Project

  • 2:30 PM – 2:55 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
    Clean Energy Hiring in a New Era—Legality, Risks & Winning Solutions

    Moderator: Kelly Veney Darnell – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Floss Aggrey – Randstad Sourceright

    Speaker: JoAnna Brooks – Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
    Clean Energy—The Swift Path to Sustainable Power

    Moderator: Matthew Akman – Enbridge Inc.

    Speaker: Jason Allen – Leeward Renewable Energy

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
    Outlook for Clean Energy Tax Credits

    Moderator: Frank Macchiarola – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Michael Catanzaro, MA, Government (The Johns Hopkins University) – CGCN

    Speaker: Colin Hayes – Lot Sixteen

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
    Clean Power Insights for Energy Policy & Transmission
    Clean Power INSIGHTS
  • 3:00 PM – 3:25 PM PT
    Safety & Compliance

    Moderator: Josh Rogers – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Anastasia Urbanik

  • 3:00 PM – 3:25 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 3:30 PM – 3:55 PM PT
    PowerTALK: ACP Quarterly Market Report

    Moderator: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Kelsey Hallahan – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Rob Keiser – Orsted

  • 3:30 PM – 3:55 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 4:00 PM – 4:25 PM PT
    PowerTALK: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once—Addressing the Near and Long-Term Challenges Facing the Electricity Sector Today

    Moderator: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: The Honorable David Rosner – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    Speaker: Lindsay S. See, JD – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • 4:00 PM – 4:25 PM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT
    ACP EmpowHER + WRISE Networking Reception
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT
    ACP Regional Partners Reception
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Happy Hour (LOWER LEVEL only)
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT
    Poster Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT
    Invite-Only Exhibitor Booth Receptions
  • Thursday, May 22, 2025
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT
    Networking Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    Registration
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    Closing General Session Featuring Trevor Noah

    Moderator: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association

    Keynote Speaker: Trevor Noah – Former host of the Emmy® Award-winning “The Daily Show”

  • 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Opens—Upper & Lower Levels
  • 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PT
    PowerCast: By the Numbers—Data-Driven Insights into the Transformational Market for Transferable Tax Credits
  • 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PT
    Spark Tank: From Tech Foundations to Futures: Scaling Innovation in Renewables
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Building Resilience—Navigating Supply Shocks with a Stronger, More Domestic Supply Chain

    Moderator: Jesse Canzler – Mortenson

    Speaker: Jennifer Cooper, MS, MBA – Enfinity Global

    Speaker: David Dixon, MSME – Ørsted,

    Speaker: Yves Figuerola – Nextracker

    Speaker: Tracie McBain – GE Vernova

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Designing the Next-Gen Market for Battery Energy Storage

    Moderator: Andrew Levitt – The Brattle Group

    Speaker: Noah Roberts – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Bahaa Seireg – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Caitlin Smith – Jupiter Power

    Speaker: Renae Steichen – REV Renewables

    Speaker: Erin Sweet – Clearway

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Transforming the Future with Clean Energy Innovation

    Moderator: Kevin T. Knobloch, MPA – Knobloch Energy

    Speaker: Adrienne Lindgren – Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator

    Speaker: David Perez – New Mexico Innovation Hub LLC

    Speaker: Jetta Wong, MA – JLW Advising

    Speaker: Ian Adams – Evergreen Climate Innovations

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Clean Power Insights for Multiple Technologies
    Clean Power INSIGHTS
  • 11:00 AM – 11:25 AM PT
    PowerCast
  • 11:00 AM – 11:25 AM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 11:30 AM – 11:55 AM PT
    PowerCast
  • 11:30 AM – 11:55 AM PT
    Spark Tank
  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PT
    Attracting Clean Energy Manufacturing—States Weigh In

    Moderator: Sarah Cottrell Propst, MPA – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Thomas Maynard – Greater Phoenix Economic Council

    Speaker: Anna Aguilera, MA, JD – Previously U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

    Speaker: Carter Wright – Arizona Commerce Authority

  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PT
    Navigating the Challenges & Opportunities of Siting Renewable Energy on Public Lands

    Moderator: Rikki Seguin – Interwest Energy Alliance

    Speaker: Michael Freeman – Office of Governor Greg Gianforte

    Speaker: The Honorable Stephanie Garcia Richard – The New Mexico State Land Office

    Speaker: Will Greene – Office of Governor Katie Hobbs

  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PT
    Success Stories—When Unions and Companies Work Well Together

    Moderator: Brad Markell – American Clean Power Association

    Speaker: Adam Larner – Primergy Solar

    Speaker: Gabe LeFave – Cupertino Electric, Inc.

    Speaker: John Rosenberger – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

    Speaker: Ryan Sandmann – Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA)

  • 12:00 PM – 12:25 PM PT
    PowerCast
  • 12:00 PM – 12:25 PM PT
    Spark Tank