The Mayflower Hotel, Washington D.C.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast Sponsored by FTI Consulting
8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks: Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, Electric Power Supply Association
8:40 – 9:15 a.m. Keynote: Jim Robb, President and CEO, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
9:20 – 10:20 a.m. Panel: Innovation to Deliver a Reliable Energy Transition
- Jake Loosararian, Founder and CEO, Gecko Robotics
- Shawn Bennett, Energy and Resilience Division Manager, Battelle
- Lucas Grimes, Founder, Imperium
- Sonal Patel, Senior Associate Editor, POWER Magazine (moderator)
10:20 – 10:40 a.m. Break
10:40 – 11:10 a.m. Fireside Chat: Carolyn Comer, head, Shell Energy North America and Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, EPSA (moderator)
11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Fireside Chat: Nathan Hanson, President, LS Power Generation and Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, EPSA (moderator)
12 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by Virtual Armour
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Keynote- Powering A Reliable Energy Transition: Manu Asthana, President and CEO, PJM Interconnection
1:50 – 3:00 p.m. Panel: Costs of a Reliable Energy Transition
- Stacey Doré, chief strategy and sustainability officer and executive vice president, public affairs, Vistra Corp.
- Anthony Crowdell, Managing Director, Mizuho Americas
- David Springe, Executive Director, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
- Christine Tezak, Managing Director, Clearview Energy Partners LLC
- Katherine Blunt, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal (moderator)
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Fireside Chat – Thad Hill, President and CEO, Calpine and Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, EPSA (moderator)
3:50 – 4:50 p.m. Panel: Cyber and Physical Security for a Reliable Power System
- Manny Cancel, Senior Vice President and CEO of the E-ISAC, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
- Mara Winn, Deputy Director, Preparedness, Policy and Risk Analysis, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Energy
- Richard S. Mroz, Senior Director, Archer Public Affairs & Advisor, Protect Our Power
- John J. Rovinski, Jr., Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Cyber Division
- Rich Heidorn Jr., Editor-in-Chief and Co-Publisher, RTO Insider LLC (moderator)
4:50 – 4:55 p.m. Closing Remarks – Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, EPSA
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Networking Reception Sponsored by Orion Strategies
