Advanced Energy Conference 2018

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AGENDA - MONDAY, MARCH 26

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SERIES Open to All; No Cost to Attend - Advance Registration Reguired
2:00pm - 4:30pm	Leading the Charge: Evolving Roles of Women in Energy Introduced by:Lisa Broughton, Suffolk County Panel 1 (2:00pm - 3:15pm): Recruiting, Advancing and Retaining Women in the Energy Industry Moderator, Sammy Chu, Edwise Energy Panelists: Ellen Redmond, IBEW • Kimberly A.Harriman, New York Power Authority Ed Murphy, Workfrce Development Institute • Paul Meyer, WSP USA Panel 2 (3:15pm - 4:30pm): Addressing Implicit Bias through Culture and Climate Moderator; Pat Malone, Stony Brook University Center for Corporate Education Panelists: Alicia Barton, NYSERDA • Kennth D.Daly, National Grid Dr. Doon Gibbs, Brookhaven National Laboratory • Danielle Merfeld, PhD, GE Revewable Energy Kristing Pizzo, New York Power Authority
2:00pm - 3:30pm	How Should Emerging Energy Technologies Advance the State Energy Plan Goals? Hosted By NYSERDA
5:00pm - 6:00pm	Welcome Reception (AEC2018 Registered Attendees)

6:00 pm

ADJOURNED, REGISTRANTS ARE NOW FREEE TO GO OUT TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT FOR DINNER

CONFERENCE AGENDA - TUESDAY, MARCH 27

7:00 AM

Registration Open

8:00 AM

Breakfast Begins in Exhibit Area - Open Networking

PLENARY SESSION
6th Floor,
Broadway
Ballroom

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Opening Remarks Robert B. Catell, AERTC

9:05 AM - 9:20 AM

Plenary Speaker Richard Kauffman, Office of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

9:20 AM - 9:35 AM

Keynote Speaker Gil C. Quiniones, President & CEO, NYPA

9:35 AM - 9:40 AM

Closing Logistics Robert B. Catell, AERTC

9:40 AM - 10:15 PM

NETWORKING BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITORS - 5TH FLOOR

SESSION I 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM 7th floor	TRACK A	TRACK B	TRACK C	TRACK D	TRACK E	TRACK F	TRACK G
SESSION I 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM 7th floor	EVs, Utilities and the Electric Grid CHAIRPERSON: Luke Tonachel, NRDC John Shipman, Con Edison Nancy Ryan, Energy + Enviromental Economics (E3) Scott Fisher, Greenlots Karsten Barde, National Grid	Emerging Smart Grid Technologies CHAIRPERSON: Laney Brown, Concentric Energy Advisors Michael Oshetski, Micatu Incorporated Charles Murray, Switched Source Dr. Bob Currie, Smarter Grid Solutions Peter Lilienthal, PhD, HOMER Energy	Department of Energy R&D CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Thomas A. Butcher, Brookhaven National Laboratory Jon Longtin, PhD, Stony Brook University Dr. Sotirios Mamalis, Stony Brook University Paul Kalb, Brookhaven National Laboratory Eli Leland, PhD, Voltaiq	Marketing & Branding as R&D Considerations CHAIRPERSON: Mei Shibata, Essense Partners Kiran Bhatraju, Arcadia Power James Heath, Southern Company David Bend, Nest Labs Jane Parker, Interbrand Health	Advanced Manufacturing Policies and Practices CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Robert Ivester, US DoE - Advanced Manufacturing Office Leonard Poveromo, Composites Prototyping Center T. Paul Chow, RPI Daniel Ocorr, Kodak	New York Offshore Wind Master Plan CHAIRPERSON: Stephanie McClellan, PhD, University of Delaware Doreen Harris, NYSERDA Greg Lampman, NYSERDA Karen Chytalo, NYS DEC Thomas Rienzo, NYS DPS Michael Snyder, NYS DOS	Sustainable Gas Systems- Public Policies CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Devinder Mahajan, Stony Brook University Johannes Escudero, RNG Coalition Donald Chahbazpour, National Grid Ilissa Ocko, PhD, EDF Kevin Neumaier, Sustainable Dairy Technologies Dan Dessanti, Northeast Gas Assoc. Christopher Voell, US EPA

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

NETWORKING BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITORS - 5TH FLOOR

12:15 PM

Lunch Begins & Exhibit Area Will Close

PLENARY SESSION
6th Floor,
Broadway
Ballroom

12:15 PM - 12:20 PM

Welcome Robert B. Catell, AERTC

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM

Plenary Speaker Alicia Barton, NYSERDA

12:50 PM - 1:05 PM

Plenary Speaker Dr. Esther Takeuchi, Stony Brook University

1:05 PM - 1:20 PM

Plenary Speaker Dr. Chris Fall, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)

1:20 PM - 1:35 PM

Keynote Speaker Danielle Merfeld, PhD, CTO, GE Renewable Energy

1:35 PM - 1:50 PM

Keynote Speaker Dr. Ami Appelbaum, Israel Innovation Authority

1:50 PM - 2:30 PM

NETWORKING BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITORS - 5TH FLOOR

SESSION II
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
7th floor

Heavy Duty Vehicle
Electrification and its Impact

CHAIRPERSON:

John Markowitz, NYPA

Danny Ilioiu, MTA NYC Transit
Bethany Whitaker, VEIC
Baskar Vairamohan, EPRI
Peter Rego, The Lion Electric Co.
Dan Welch, CALSTART

MicroGrids

CHAIRPERSON:

Francisco Flores, NREL

Andrew Scobie, The Faraday Grid
Dr. Arindam Maitra, EPRI
Dr. Xianyong Feng, UT-CEM
Arunkumar Vedhathiri, National Grid

Advanced Sensing for
Smart Energy Management

CHAIRPERSON:

Patrick Finch, Booz Allen Hamilton

Dr. Ya Wang, Stony Brook University
Dr. Michael Gouzman,
Stony Brook University
Daniel Rousse, Energy Solutions Air
Jose Castillo, Jasmine Universe
Rebecca Hughes, NYPA

Challenges & Successes of
Solar Adoption

CHAIRPERSON:

Houtan Moaveni, NYSERDA

Joe White,
Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.
Daniel Spitzer, Hodgson Russ LLP
Nick Baudouin, PowerMarket
Garrett Nilsen, US DoE

Additive Manufacturing via
Functional Printing

CHAIRPERSON:

Dr. Denis Cormier,
Rochester Institute of Technology

Arkady Malakhov, Solid Cell
Sudhir Kulkarni, PBC Tech
John Olenick, EnRG

Developer's Round Table

CHAIRPERSON:

Joe Martens, NY Offshore Wind Alliance

Thomas Brostrom, Ørsted
Jeffrey Grybowski, Deepwater Wind
Christer af Geijerstam, Statoil
Lars Thaaning Pedersen,
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)

Sustainable Gas Systems-
New Business Models

CHAIRPERSON:

Keith Rooney, National Grid

Prof. Clive Clayton,
Stony Brook University
Matt Tomich, Energy Vision
Sean Gleeson,
Noblehurst Green Energy LLC
William Jorgensen, Vanguard Renewables
Peter Wright, Cornell University

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

NETWORKING BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITORS - 5TH FLOOR

SESSION III
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
7th floor

Energy Implications of
Autonomous Vehicles

CHAIRPERSON:

Joah Sapphire, Axial + GDG

Adam Jonas, Morgan Stanley
Brad Rutherford, Local Motors
Michael Brown,
Southwest Research Institute

Role of Utilities in
Advancing Microgrids

CHAIRPERSON:

James T. Gallagher,
NYS Smart Grid Consortium

Bob Loughney, Couch White LLP
David Lovelady, National Grid
Andre Wellington, Con Edison
Don Mathew, PSEG

Built Environment Cybersecurity

CHAIRPERSON:

Pat Malone, Stony Brook University

Ernest Schirmer, WSP USA
Glen Carolo, True Access Networks
Joe Klotz, Johnson Controls
Wilson Lin, NYCEDC Cybersecurity
Kenneth Carnes, NYPA
Ignatius Grande, Berkeley Research Group

Transitioning from
Net Metering

CHAIRPERSON:

David Sandbank, NYSERDA

Sean Garren, Vote Solar
Hannah Muller, Clean Energy Collective
Ilan Gutherz, Borrego Solar
Evan Dube, Sunrun
Stephen Wemple, Con Edison

Additive Manufacturing for
Aerospace Applications

CHAIRPERSON:

Dr. Denis Cormier,
Rochester Institute of Technology

Jason Jones, Moog
Scott Vader, Vader Systems
Michael Leach, nTopology
Carl Johnson, Norsk Titanium

Offshore Wind Policy
Considerations in
Industry & Port Development

CHAIRPERSON:

Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Stony Brook Univ.

Bonnie Ram, University of Delaware
Ross Tyler,
Business Network for Offshore Wind
Bruce Hamilton, Navigant
Andy Geissbuehler, RRI

Technology to Market

CHAIRPERSON:

Chris Cavanagh, National Grid

Jon Garrity, TagUp
Dr. Shailesh Upreti, C4V
Angelo D'Anzi, StorEn
Dr. Gabriel Rogriguez-Calero, Ecolectro
Paul Mutolo, Standard Hydrogen Corp.

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

RECEPTION, EXHIBITS, JUDGED POSTER SESSION - 5TH FLOOR

6:30 PM

ADJOURNED, REGISTRANTS ARE NOW FREE TO GO OUT TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT FOR DINNER

CONFERENCE AGENDA - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28

7:30 AM

Registration Open

8:00 AM

Breakfast Begins in Exhibit Area - Open Networking

PLENARY SESSION
6th Floor,
Broadway
Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

Opening Remarks Dr. Yacov Shamash, Stony Brook University

8:05 AM - 8:20 AM

Plenary Speaker Casey Walsh Cady, California Department of Food and Agriculture

8:20 AM - 8:35 AM

Keynote Speaker Hongguang Wang, PhD, Deputy Director General Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, Ministry of Science and Technology

8:35 AM - 8:40 AM

Closing Logistics Robert B. Catell, AERTC

8:40 AM - 9:15 AM

NETWORKING BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITORS - 5TH FLOOR

SESSION IV 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM 7th floor	TRACK A	TRACK B	TRACK C	TRACK D	TRACK E	TRACK F	TRACK G
SESSION IV 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM 7th floor	Early Stage & Growth Capital CHAIRPERSON: Mark Austin, Bright Capital Sarah Kearney, PRIME Coalition John Santoleri, Clean Energy Venture Group NY Praveen Sahay, WAVE Equity Partners Rahul Bhalodia, Constellation Technology Ventures Bill Lese, Braemar Energy Ventures	Advanced Distributed Simulation Tools CHAIRPERSON: Jeff Smith, EPRI Dr. Mohammad Mojdehi, O'Brien and Gere Robert Broadwater, EDD Dave MacRae, Opus One Solutions	Smart Buildings - Owners' Perspective CHAIRPERSON: Joseph Borowiec, NYSERDA Jerritt Gluck, Bonded Energy John J. Gilbert III, Rudin Management Company, Inc. Luke Falk, Related Management Mike Reed, NYSERDA Tony East, Finkelstein Timberger East	Meeting Peak Demand Through Energy Storage CHAIRPERSON: Scott Egbert, NYSERDA Ravi Manghani, GTM Research Christian Perreault, Hydro-Quebec Rick Cutright, GE John Bellacicco, Stem Energy Ray Hohenstein, AES	The Digital Utility CHAIRPERSON: Kaumil Dalal, West Monroe Partners Doug McMahon, NYPA Steve Sundstrom, C3 IOT Kevin Dick, Delta Institute Kristin Barbato, Independent Consultant	Offshore Wind Workforce CHAIRPERSON: Ross Gould, WDI Chris van Beek, Deepwater Wind Matt Vestal, NYSERDA Janice Padula, Clinton Community College Michael Yee, Local Union 3 IBEW	Emerging Technologies CHAIRPERSON: David South, West Monroe Partners Doron Brenmiller, Brenmiller Energy Michael Brookman, BRASH Power Jason Salfi, Dimensional Energy Dave Hershberg, STS Global Thomas Thundat, University at Buffalo