Agenda

Note:   Subject to change

Monday, March 18, 2019

07:30 - 08:30        Registration and Continental Breakfast

08:30 - 09:00        Recent Microgrid Market Trends and Developments     abstract

Peter Asmus Research Director-Microgrids Navigant Research   bio

09:00 - 10:15        Key Microgrid Initiatives and Takeaways to Date     abstract

Paul DeCotis Senior Director-Energy & Utilities Practice West Monroe Partners   bio Robert J. Foxen, P.E., C.E.M. Chief Executive Officer Global Common, LLC   bio Michael F. McGhee Executive Director U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives   bio

10:15 - 10:45        Networking Coffee Break

10:45 - 12:00        Microgrid Technology Innovations and Use Cases     abstract

Ross Malme Partner Skipping Stone   bio Lee Ragsdale Senior Vice President, Grid Infrastructure and Compliance North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives   bio Andy Haun SVP - Chief Technology Officer, Microgrid Business Schneider Electric   bio John Glassmire Senior Microgrid Advisor ABB, Inc.   bio

12:00 - 1:00        Networking Lunch

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1:00 - 2:30        Overcoming Commercial Obstacles for Multi-User Microgrids     abstract

Richard T. Stuebi President Future Energy Advisors   bio Dr. Liuxi Zhang Manager, Emerging Technology Commonwealth Edison   bio Robert Morin Senior Project Developer Ameresco   bio Andy Haun SVP - Chief Technology Officer, Microgrid Business Schneider Electric   bio Michael Yambrach Capital Projects Department of General Services Montgomery County   bio

2:30 - 3:00        Coffee Break

3:00 - 4:00        Microgrid Hub Launch: An Online Showcase of Projects for Commercial and Industrial Off-Takers     abstract

Moderator Mariana Heinrich Manager-Climate & Energy World Business Council for Sustainable Development   bio John Vernacchia Segment Manager, Renewable Energy Solutions Eaton   bio James Goudreau Head of Climate Novartis   bio

4:00 - 4:30        Managing Complex Energy Portfolios, Risk and Capital     abstract

Zachary Power Director of Strategy, Analytics Edison Energy   bio

4:30 - 4:45        Coffee Break

4:45 - 5:15        Microgrid Policy Barriers and Solutions     abstract

Jonathan Stewart Industry Director Utility Products and Systems Division National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)   bio

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1:00 - 2:15        Regulatory Issues and Challenges Facing Utility-Scale and Community Microgrids     abstract

Patrick L. Morand Associate Duane Morris LLP   bio Larisa Dobriansky Chief Business & Regulatory Innovations Officer General MicroGrids   bio Jared Leader Senior Associate, Advisory Services Smart Electric Power Alliance   bio

2:15 - 2:45        Integration of Energy Storage, Demand Flexibility and Distributed Intelligence Microgrid Control to Enable New Business Models     abstract

Giovanni Polizzi Energy Solutions Manager Minsait (an Indra company)   bio

2:45 - 3:00        Coffee Break

3:00 - 4:00        Leveraging a Cyber-Secure Building Automation System to Optimize Microgrid Operations     abstract

Kevin T. Smith Chief Technology Officer Tridium   bio Scott Boehm Director, Vykon Building Energy Security Tridium   bio

4:00 - 4:30        New Jersey Town Center Distributed Energy Resource Microgrids: Technical Feasibility & Project Updates     abstract

Joseph Sullivan Vice President, Energy Policy & Development Concord Engineering   bio

4:30 - 4:45        Networking Coffee Break

4:45 - 5:15        The Industrial Internet Consortium Microgrid Testbed: Design, Implementation, and Lessons Learned     abstract

Erik Felt Market Development Director, Future Grid Real-Time Innovations   bio

5:15 - 6:15        Networking Drink Reception Tuesday, March 19, 2019

8:00 - 8:30        Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:30        C&I Microgrids: Current Case Studies, Market Status, and Directions Forward

Peter Asmus Research Director-Microgrids Navigant Research   bio Gregg Murphy Vice President, Business Development Blue Planet Energy Systems   bio Allan Schurr Chief Commercial Officer Enchanted Rock   bio Steve Pullins Vice President, Development Dynamic Energy Networks   bio

9:30 - 10:30        Resilient, Sustainable and Local: Establishing Microgrids with Waste-to-Energy Facilities     abstract

Sami Kabbani Senior Vice President of Energy Covanta   bio Andrew H. Kricun Executive Director / Chief Engineer Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority   bio Jeffrey P. Price President OnGrid Options, LLC   bio

10:30 - 10:45        Networking Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:30        Microgrids In MISO and Their Reliance on T&D Infrastructure: University of St Thomas Renewable Energy Facility Microgrid Case Study     abstract

Greg S. Mowry Professor and Program Director, Renewable Energy and Alternatives Laboratory (REAL) University of St. Thomas, St Paul, MN   bio Rao Konidena President Rakon Energy LLC   bio

11:30 - 12:00        The MassCEC Community Microgrids Program: Program Direction, Preliminary Findings and Outcomes, and Lessons Learned     abstract

Michael J. Zimmer Washington Counsel Microgrid Institute   bio

12:00 - 12:45        Networking Lunch

12:45 - 1:45        Rethinking the Grid: Nanogrids for Home Owners, Businesses and Communities     abstract

Dr. Anna Demeo Director of Smart Grid R&D Racepoint Energy   bio Aron Bowman Chief Operating Officer ELM FieldSight   bio

1:45 - 2:15        RIAPS: An Open Source Microgrid Operating System     abstract

Ken Dulaney, PE Director of Industry and Innovation FREEDM Systems Center, NC State University   bio

2:15 - 2:30        Networking Coffee Break

2:30 - 3:30        Synergistic Microgrid Business Models     abstract

Shiv Mani Senior Analyst Federal Energy Regulatory Commission*   bio James Ellis Senior Director, Utility Solutions ChargePoint   bio Brian G. Morrison Principal Industrial Economics (IEc) bio

3:30 - 4:00        EV Charging DC Microgrids as an Answer to the Sharp Grid Capacity Demand Rise From EV Fast Charging Infrastructure     abstract

Aleksey Toporkov President ARDA Power   bio

4:00 - 4:30        Long-term Optimization of Microgrids and Energy Storage     abstract

Stephen Schneider Chief Information Officer Enernet Global   bio