ACE NY 2022 Fall Conference

Clean Energy Connections

AGENDA

• Wednesday, November 9th, 1:00PM - 4:00PM

  Annual Member Meeting

  Open to ACE NY Member Organizations Only

  2023 NY Legislative Outlook: What to Expect for Clean Energy

• 5:00PM - 7:00PM

  ACE NY 2022 Clean Energy Fall Reception

  Presentation of 2022 Clean Energy Advocate Award
  

• Thursday, November 10th

  Arrive at 8:00AM

  Check-in & Badge Pick-up

  Breakfast

• 8:30AM - 9:00AM

  Keynote Speaker: Doreen Harris, President & CEO

  New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
  

  Introduction by Kate McKeever (RWE)

• 9:00AM - 10:00AM

  Help from Washington? How New Federal Programs Can Help New York Achieve its Clean Energy Transition

  Moderated by Betta Broad (New Yorkers for Clean Power)

  Minelly De Coo (Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

  Harry Godfrey (AEE)

  Georges Sassine (NYSERDA)

  Valessa Souter-Kline (SEIA)

• 10:00AM - 10:30AM

  Networking Break

• 10:30AM - 11:30AM

  Breakout Session - Almost There: Bringing Wind and Solar Projects to Construction

  Moderated by Abbey DeRocker (NYSERDA)

  Stephane Desdunes (EDF Renewables)

  Michelle Piasecki (Harris Beach)

  George Pond (Barclay Damon)

  Diane Sullivan (Hecate Energy)

• 10:30AM - 11:30AM

  Breakout Session - Getting Charged: Accelerating NY’s EV Charging Infrastructure Growth

  Moderated by Nick Sifuentes (Energy Foundation)

  Anastasia Gordon (WEACT)

  Brian Ross (bp pulse)

  Carolyn Ryan (NYSDOT)

  Brian Wilkie (National Grid)

• 11:40AM - 1:00PM

  Executives Discuss: Enabling Renewables with Transmission & Storage

  Moderated by Anne Reynolds (ACE NY)

  Jeff Bishop (Key Capture Energy)

  Will Hazelip (National Grid Ventures)

  Sarah Slusser (Cypress Creek Renewables)

  Philip Toia (NYPA)

  Elisabeth Treseder (Equinor)
  

• 1:00PM - 1:50PM

  Lunch

• 2:00PM - 3:00PM

  Breakout Session - Renewables Development and NY’s Disadvantaged Communities: Requirements, Hopes, and Examples

  Moderated by Allison Considine (Sierra Club)

  Gordon Gray (Invenergy)

  Sameer Ranade (NYSERDA)
  

  Anthony Rogers-Wright (NYLPI)

  Amanda Schoen (Equinor)

• 2:00PM - 3:00PM

  Breakout Session - How Can We Energize Building Efficiency & Decarbonization to Meet the Climate Law?

  Moderated by Danielle Marquis (Franklin Energy)

  Emily Dean (NYSERDA)

  Andy Frank  (SEALED)

  Jasmine Graham (Building Decarb)
  

  Valerie Strauss (National Grid)

• 3:00PM - 3:30PM

  Keynote Speaker: Basil Seggos, Commissioner

  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

  Introduction by Todd Kaminsky (Greenberg Traurig)

  NY’s Climate Scoping Plan: Implications for the 
  Clean Energy Industry & Next Steps

• 3:30PM

  Ajourn