Past Event Speakers

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2025

2025	Topic	Speaker
November	Implementing AB 825 and the Path to a Western Electricity Market	Guest Panel:	ELLIOT MAINZER – President & CEO, California ISO EVELYN KAHL – General Counsel – CalCCA
October	PANC Annual Seminar	Menlo Park, CA
August	*The Future of Energy Tax Credits*	KEITH MARTIN	Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US
June	*Removing Friction on the Grid*	ELLIOT MAINZER	President & CEO, California ISO
May	*SoCal Networking Event*	Panel Discussion:	California’s Clean Energy Transition: Perspectives from LA Region’s Large Load Serving Entities
April	*Pathways to Affordability*	MATTHEW BAKER	Commissioner, CA Public Utilities Commission
March	*Battery Energy Storage Systems in California*	SCOTT MURTISHAW	Executive Director, CA Energy Storage Alliance
February	*Green Hydrogen in California: What is Underway and on the Horizon?*	ANGELINA GALITEVA	CEO, ARCHES Hydrogen Hub
January	Annual Awards Luncheon	RALPH CAVANAGH	Retired Energy Program Director, NRDC

2024

2024	Topic	Speaker
December	Offshore Wind Energy: California’s Progress Towards an Easy Breezy Future	ADAM STERN KELLY BOYD TANNER ETHERON	Executive Director, Offshore Wind California Policy Director Equinor Economic Analyst, Schatz Research Center
November	*2024 Election & Legislative Round-Up*	SARA FITZSIMON SUEDEEN KELLY	Policy Director, IEPA Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
October	Private Sector Opportunities in a Decarbonized Future	JIGAR SHAH	Loan Programs Director, U.S. Department of Energy
September	*Unlocking California’s Climate Ambition*	ANA MATOSANTOS THOMAS BAKER	Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
July	CPUC Actions to Support Clean, Reliable and Affordable Energy	ALICE REYNOLDS	President, CA Public Utilities Commission
June	The Outlook for Summer Reliability in California and the West	JAN SCHORI ANDREW CAMPBELL	Chair, CAISO Board of Governors Chair, Western EIM Governing Body
May	*2024 Annual Seminar*	Program Agenda
April	The Changing Face of FERC and Energy Politics in an Election Year	SUEDEEN KELLY	Partner, Jenner & Block, LLP
March	Pathways Initiative and CAISO’s Governance & Review	SCOTT MILLER	Executive Director, Western Power Trading Forum
February	California ISO Draft Transmission Plan	NEIL MILLAR	VP, Infrastructure and Operations Planning California ISO
January	*Annual Awards Luncheon*	Hon. NANCY SKINNER	California State Senate

2023

2023	Topic	Speaker
November	*California’s Clean Energy Transition*	SIVA GUNDA	Vice Chair, California Energy Commission
October	*2023 Legislative Round-Up on Energy Issues*	NIDIA BAUTISTA	Chief Consultant, Committee on Energy & Utilities California State Senate
September	*2023 Annual Seminar*	Program Agenda
August	*Powering Silicon Valley – A Conversation with Peninsula Clean Energy and Silicon Valley Power*	Guest Panel:	SHAWN MARSHALL, Chief Executive Officer Peninsula Clean Energy ——————————————– MANUEL PINEDA, P.E. Chief Utility Officer Silicon Valley Power
June	*California CCA Procurement Progress Update*	Guest Panel:	BYRON VOSBERG, Managing Director San Diego Community Power ——————————————– MATTHEW LANGER, Chief Operating Officer Clean Power Alliance ——————————————– DAWN WEISZ, Chief Executive Officer MCE Clean Energy ——————————————– Moderator: BETH VAUGHAN, Executive Director – California CCA
May	*CAISO’s Transmission Plan for 2023*	NEIL MILLAR	VP, Infrastructure and Operations Planning California ISO
April	*Western Resource Adequacy Program*	Guest Panel:	SARAH EDMONDS – Western Power Pool JEFFREY NELSON – Southern California Edison
March	*Economic Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act*	CATHERINE WOLFRAM	Professor of Business Administration Haas School of Business – U.C. Berkeley
February	*Annual Awards Luncheon*	FONG WAN	SVP, Energy Procurement (Retired) Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
January	*CARB Scoping Plan*	LIANE RANDOLPH	Chair, California Air Resources Board

2022

2022	Topic	Speaker
November	*California Policy Priorities on Energy*	KAREN DOUGLAS	Senior Advisor for Energy Office of the Governor
October	*California Legislative Round-Up!*	Panel Discussion	DELANEY HUNTER Partner, California Advisors —————————– CHASE HOPKINS Energy Advisor, CA State Assembly
August	CPUC’s Climate and Energy Goals	ALICE REYNOLDS	President CA Public Utilities Commission
July	Facility Tour: Diablo Battery Storage	SANDEEP ARORA	SVP, Transmission & Markets REV Renewables
June	*Electric Vehicles and the Grid*	Panel Discussion	DAVID McCREADIE Ford Motor Company —————————– RYAN HARTY Honda Motor Company – America —————————– OBRI HOSTETTER InCharge Energy
April	Cybersecurity: Protecting the Resilience and Security of the Grid	TARA KAUSHIK	Director, Regulatory Relations Southern California Edison
March	Affordability, Distributed Energy Resources & Other Priorities at the CPUC	DARCIE L. HOUCK	Commissioner CA Public Utilities Commission
February	*Market Solutions Meet Summer Reliability Needs*	Panel Discussion	MATT GOLDEN CEO – Recurve —————————– ALICE HAVENAR-DAUGHTON Director Customer Programs – MCE —————————– JORGE TAGNIPES Analytics Supervisors – CPUC
January	How the Southern California Natural Gas Market is Affecting California	Panel Discussion	RODGER SCHWECKE SVP & Chief Infrastructure Officer – Southern California Edison —————————– ERIC HILDEBRANDT Exec. Director, Market Monitoring California ISO

2021

2021	Topic	Speaker
December	What California Needs to Do to Meet Its Energy Goals	ED RANDOLPH	Deputy Executive Director CA Public Utilities Commission
November	*Lifetime Achievement Award*	ANDREW McALLISTER	Commissioner California Energy Commission
October	*Legislative Highlights from 2021 & What to Expect in 2022*	Panel Discussion	NIDIA BAUTISTA Chief Energy Consultant, CA State Senate DELANEY HUNTER Managing Partner California Advisors, LLC
September	SCE’s Procurement: A Promising Future	WILLIAM WALSH	VP, Energy Procurement Southern California Edison
August	*PG&E’s Procurement Future*	FONG WAN	SVP, Policy & Procurement Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
June	*CCAs – Building a More Resilient Energy Future*	Panel Discussion	GIRISH BALACHANDRAN Silicon Valley Clean Energy LORI MITCHELL San Jose Clean Energy DAWN WEISZ MCE Clean Energy
May	The Future of the California ISO	ELLIOT MAINZER	President & CEO California ISO
April	FERC’s Priorities for 2021 and Beyond	MATT CHRISTIANSEN	General Counsel Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
March	*A Conversation About COVID and Public Utility Service*	Panel Discussion	ELLIOT NETHERCUT – NRRI GABRIELA SANDOVAL – TURN DAN BEANS – City of Redding
February	*Resource Adequacy, Risk & Responsibility: Texas vs. California*	TRAVIS KAVULLA	VP, Regulatory Affairs NRG Energy
January	*Reliably Operating a Decarbonized Grid*	ANGELINA GALETIVA	Chair, California ISO

2020

2020	Topic	Speaker
December	*Climate Priorities for a Biden-Harris Administration*	MEREDITH FOWLIE	Associate Professor Energy Institute at Haas U.C. Berkeley
November	*Reflections on the 2020 Election*	EDMUND GERALD BROWN Jr.	Former Governor State of California Chair, UC Berkeley California China Climate Institute
October	*Lessons Learned From the August Power Outage*	GUEST PANEL	EDWARD RANDOPH Director, Energy Division CPUC DELPHINE HOU Manager, Regulatory Affairs California ISO SIVA GUNDA Deputy Director California Energy Commission
September	*Highlights of the Previous &* *Upcoming Legislative Session*	CHRIS HOLDEN	Chair, Assembly Committee on Utilities & Energy California State Assembly
August	The Latest Developments at FERC	STEVEN WELLNER	Director, OEMR Division Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
July	Covid & Climate Change: Can This Crisis Shift the Paradigm?	DAN KAMMEN	Professor of Energy U.C. Berkeley
June	*Reflections on Leading the ISO*	STEVE BERBERICH	President & CEO California ISO
March	The Role of Offshore Wind in California’s Clean Energy Economy	GUEST PANEL	Moderator: DANIELLE MILLS Director, AWEA-California MATTHEW MARSHALL Executive Director Redwood Coast Energy Authority TYLER STUDDS Project Development Manager EDP Renewables
February	Sharing the Sun: Providing Grid Services With Residential Solar Batteries	AUDREY LEE	VP, Energy Services Sunrun, Inc.
January	Year Two of the PG&E Chapter 11 Case	JARED ELLIAS	Professor of Law University of California Hastings College of the Law

2019

2019	Topic	Speaker
December	*Re-Inventing the Investor Owned Utility*	GUEST PANEL	DAN RICHARD Former PG&E Executive BARBARA HALE General Manager, SFPUC TOM DALZELL Bus. Manger, IBEW Local 1245 Moderator: JAN SMUTNY-JONES President & CEO, IEPA
November	Reflections on My First Ten Months at the CPUC	GENEVIEVE SHIROMA	Commissioner, CA Public Utilities Commission
October	*2019 Legislative Wrap-Up*	GUEST PANEL	DELANEY HUNTER – California Advisors, LLC MARY McDONALD – CA State Assembly
September	*Pumped Storage to the Rescue?*	GUEST PANEL	NEIL MILLAR California ISO JOSEPH AVILA Los Angeles DWP GRANT ROSENBLUM NextEra Energy Resources Moderator: SCOTT FLAKE – NW Hydroelectric Association
July	*2019 “Lifetime Achievement Award” Recipient*	ROBERT WEISENMILLER	Former Chair, California Energy Commission
June	*California’s Energy Sector in Transition:* *A Perspective From Inside the Commission*	EDWARD RANDOLPH	Deputy Executive Director, Energy Policy California Public Utilities Commission
May	Annual Spring Seminar		View the Program Agenda
April	Bankruptcy Law as a Solution to PG&E’s Liability Crisis	JARED ELLIAS	Professor, UC Hastings College of the Law
March	Achieving Environmental Goals While Maintaining Reliability	SCOTT MILLER	Executive Director, Western Power Trading Forum
February	Delivering on California’s Clean Energy Goals	Dr. KEITH CASEY	VP, Market Development, California ISO
January	Annual Awards Luncheon: 2018 Achievement of the Year	CARLA PETERMAN	Commissioner, California PUC

2018

2018	Topic	Speaker
December	Accommodating New Generation Sources on the Grid	PETER HARTLEY, PhD	Professor of Energy Studies, Rice University
November	California Customer Choice Project	DIANE FELLMAN	Senior Policy Analyst, California PUC
October	Regulatory Policies and Decisions Should Benefit All Californians	MARTHA GUZMAN ACEVES	Commissioner, CA Public Utilities Commission
September	2018 Legislative Wrap-Up	Guest Panel	KELLIE SMITH, Chief Consultant CA State Assembly, Committee on Utilities & Energy DELANEY HUNTER, Managing Partner California Advisors, LLC
July	Understanding the CCA Value Proposition	NICK CHASET	CEO, East Bay Community Energy
June	A View From the CPUC After One Year	CLIFF RECHTSCHAFFEN	Commissioner, California PUC
May	Annual Spring Seminar		View the Program Agenda
April	Prospects for Solar in California & Beyond as Penetration Levels Increase	SEAN GALLAGHER	VP, State Affairs Solar Energy Industries Association
March	Future Perspectives from FERC	SUEDEEN G. KELLY	Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
February	Sunrise From The West: California and The Clean Energy Future	DAVID HOCHSCHILD	Commissioner, California Energy Commission
January	Annual Awards Luncheon: 2017 “Achievement of the Year”	MARY D. NICHOLS	Chair, California Air Resources Board

2017

2017	Topic	Speaker
December	Decarbonizing The Energy System	ROBERT B. WEISENMILLER	Chair, California Energy Commission
November	California Goes Green: A Roadmap to Climate Leadership	MICHAEL PEEVEY	Former CPUC President
October	Legislative Round Up!	MATTHEW FREEDMAN DELANEY HUNTER	TURN GQHC, LLC
September	Panel Discussion: Communications With The CPUC	Panel of CPUC Advisors	California Public Utilities Commission
August	RTO Development With State & Federal Energy Policy	RALPH CAVANAGH	NRDC
June	The Growing Storage Marketplace	CODY HILL MEGHA LAKHCHAURA	LS Power Development, LLC Sunrun, Inc.
May	Annual Spring Seminar		Full Seminar Synopsis
April	Our Energy Opportunities and How To Realize Them	GEORGE SHULTZ	Advisory Council Chair Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency Stanford University
March	The Future of California’s Energy Policy	JAN SMUTY-JONES	President & CEO Independent Energy Producers Association
February	The Future of California’s Energy Policy	GAVIN NEWSOM	Lieutenant Governor State of California
January	Annual Awards Luncheon: 2016 Annual Award for Achievement	MIKE FLORIO	Commissioner CA Public Utilities Commission

2016

2016	Topic	Speaker
December	Formation of a Regional Energy Market	STEVE BERBERICH	President & CEO California ISO
November	2016 Election Recap	MARISA LAGOS	Political Reporter KQED
October	*Updates From the CPUC*	CATHERINE SANDOVAL	Commissioner CA Public Utilities Commission
September	*Legislative Round Up!*	MIKE GATTO	Chair, Utilities & Commerce Committee-CA State Assembly
July	*Renewable Integration* *and The Big Short*	GARY ACKERMAN	Executive Director Western Power Trading Forum
June	*The Distribution System* *of the Future*	STEVEN MALNIGHT	SVP, Regulatory Affairs Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
May	Annual Spring Seminar		Seminar Agenda
April	*ORA: A Vision for the Future*	ELIZABETH ECHOLS	Director, Office of Ratepayer Advocates California Public Utilities Commission
March	*Predictions on California’s* *Energy Future*	JAN SMUTNY-JONES	Executive Director Independent Energy Producers Associations
February	*Grid Edge Technologies:* *Friend or Foe to Utilities?*	SUSAN P. KENNEDY	Founder & CEO Advanced Microgrid Solutions
January	COP-21 & California’s Commitment to Address Global Climate Change	KEN ALEX	Director OPR/Senior Advisor Off. of Governor Jerry Brown

2015

2015	Topic	Speaker
December	2015 Annual Awards for Achievement:	KEVIN DeLEON President Pro Tempore California State Senate
November	Making California’s Clean Energy Future a Reality	MARK FERRON	Board of Governors, California ISO
October	California’s Energy Landscape and the Evolution Towards a Digital Grid	LARS LEE-POTRECK	Vice President, Siemens Digital Grid
September	Law, Policy and Making the CPUC a More Effective Agency	AROCLES AGUILAR	General Counsel, California Public Utilities Commission
July	The SVLG Energy Committee and California/U.S. Energy Policy	TIM McRAE	Senior Energy Director, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
June	The Long-Term Outlook for North American Gas Markets	GEORGE WAYNE	Director, Market Services Kinder-Morgan
May	Annual Spring Seminar	Seminar Agenda
April	Retail Transaction Platforms for California: The Grid of People	ED CAZALET	Founder & CEO, TeMix Inc. VP, MegaWatt Storage Farms, Inc.
March	Air Quality & Climate Change Challenges in California & the Bay Area	JACK BROADBENT	Chief Executive Officer, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
February	Transforming California’s Transportation Sector and its Effect on the Power Sector	JANEA SCOTT	Commissioner, California Energy Commission
January	2015 Annual Awards Luncheon:	2015 Annual Award for Achievement Recipient: SEVERIN BORENSTEIN Director Emeritus UC California Haas Energy Institute

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