2026 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Kenneth Ahmann
Kenneth Ahmann
COO
Colusa Indian Energy
Cynthia Arellano
Cynthia Arellano
Senior Program Manager
Honnold Foundation
David Bell
David Bell
VP of Data Center & MicroGrid Development
VoltaGrid
Kevin Blaser
Kevin Blaser
VP - Business Development
Colusa Indian Energy
Aron Bowman
Aron Bowman
President
ELM MicroGrid
Rita Chen
Rita Chen
Customer Success Engineer
Xendee
Nicole Collette
Nicole Collette
Principal Product Manager
PG&E
Jeffrey Csank
Jeffrey Csank
Sr Electrical Engineer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Peter Curtiss
Peter Curtiss
Principal Consulting Engineer
S&C Electric Company
Jeremy Donnell
Jeremy Donnell
Sr. Manager, Microgrid Strategy & Implementation
Pacific Gas & Electric
Maximiliano Ferrari
Maximiliano Ferrari
R&D staff
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jed Freedlander
Jed Freedlander
Managing Partner
Compass Energy
Devin Geckeler
Devin Geckeler
Microgrid Solution Architect
Siemens
Jared Green
Jared Green
Senior Technical Leader
EPRI
Chris Griffin
Chris Griffin
Founder & CEO
Hover Energy
Patrick Grogan-Myers
Patrick Grogan-Myers
Director of Planning and Development
City of Euclid
Josh Haswell
Josh Haswell
Business Development Manager II
Duke Energy
Ishan Jaithwa
Ishan Jaithwa
VP - Data Centers and Utility
Cypress Creek (EQT Partners)
Nathan Johnson
Nathan Johnson
Director and Professor
Arizona State University
Charles Jurczynski
Charles Jurczynski
Principal
DevEngine
Valerie Katz
Valerie Katz
Cuyahoga Green Energy Deputy Administrator
Cuyahoga County
Natasha Keefer
Natasha Keefer
Vice President, Energy Solutions - Americas
Prologis
Thomas Keown
Thomas Keown
General Manager
Covington Water District
Justin Kramer
Justin Kramer
Dir, Emerging Technologies and Data Analytics
Orlando Utilities Commission
Jon La Follett
Jon La Follett
Director of Engineering
Mayfield Renewables
Jared Leader
Jared Leader
Senior Director, Research & Industry Strategy
SEPA
Jonathan Lee
Jonathan Lee
Director of Research
New Sun Road, PBC
Michael Liebman
Michael Liebman
Principal
Resilient Community Solutions
Jeremy Lytle
Jeremy Lytle
CEO
Sponge Microgrids
Ryan Mayfield
Ryan Mayfield
Chief Engineer
Mayfield Renewables
Daniel "Tim" McDuffie
Daniel "Tim" McDuffie
Senior Business Development Engineer
Scale Microgrids
David McGeown
David McGeown
Senior Advisor (CTR)
US Army Office of Energy Initiatives
Trent Miller
Trent Miller
Lead Engineer
Duke Energy
Greg Montgomery
Greg Montgomery
Managing Director
CleanSource Capital
David Morton
David Morton
Director, Microgrids & Interconnect
Edged Infrastucture
Russ Newbold
Russ Newbold
VP / GM Distributed Generation Growth
CPower Energy Management
Geoff Oxnam
Geoff Oxnam
Founder & CEO
American Microgrid Solutions
Juan David Payares
Juan David Payares
Founder & CEO
PayOli Solar Energy
Nelson Peeler
Nelson Peeler
SVP, Grid Strategy, Planning and Integration
Duke Energy
Andrea Pivatello
Andrea Pivatello
Senior Business Development Manager
Innio Jenbacher
Tim Popp
Tim Popp
Chief Delivery Officer
Coast Energy
Wahiduddin Qaemi
Wahiduddin Qaemi
Engineer
Duke Energy
James Richmond
James Richmond
Founder & President
e2Companies
Sara Rossi
Sara Rossi
Managing Director, Health Resiliency Fund
Direct Relief
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
Director
Appalachian Energy Center
Frankie Sanchez
Frankie Sanchez
Senior Manager
Florida Power & Light
C.P. Smith
C.P. Smith
Executive Director
Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña
Mohamed Soltan
Mohamed Soltan
Microgrid Solution Architect
Schneider Electric
Michael Stadler
Michael Stadler
Co-Founder & CTO
Xendee
Erica Stephens
Erica Stephens
Resiliency Manager
Georgia Power Company
Trevor Sutton
Trevor Sutton
DG Interconnections Engineer
Duke Energy
Stetson Tchividjian
Stetson Tchividjian
Managing Director
D3Energy, LLC
Yueqi Tian
Yueqi Tian
Business Intelligence Analyst
Metergy Solutions
Gianna Van Winkle
Gianna Van Winkle
Director of Emergency Management Programs
Florida Association of Community Health Centers (FACHC)
Rod Walton
Rod Walton
Managing Editor, Microgrid Knowledge and Energy Tech
Microgrid Knowledge
Jaclyn Whiteman
Jaclyn Whiteman
Director, Distributed Energy Ops and Maintenance
Duke Energy
Andrew Williamson
Andrew Williamson
Principal
McKinstry
Thomas Wilson
Thomas Wilson
Renewables Engineering Manager
Duke Energy
Peter Wittenberg
Peter Wittenberg
Director, Intel & Implementation
Energy Vault
Alex Young
Alex Young
Senior Manager
EEI