August 19th, 2020
A Virtual Event
Peter Kelly-Detwiler
GridNEXT Emcee & Opening Keynote
James McGuire
City of Dallas
GridNEXT Luncheon Keynote
Ken Donohoo
Electric Power Engineers
GridNEXT Conference Chair
Melissa Miller
Avangrid
TREIA President
Hala N. Ballouz
Electric Power Engineers
GridNEXT Founder
Scott Deatherage
Dallas Chapter Chair
Bill Muston
Oncor Electric Delivery Company
Manager R&D
Bill Kahn
Peterbuilt
Senior Principal
Georgeann Elliott Moss
Dallas Community College District DCCDCD
Eric Padilla
Vistra Energy
Director of Public Policy
Cheryl Mele
ERCOT
Past SVP & COO
Ben Magill
Labor Market Intelligence Center DCCCD
Executive Director
Danica Hershberger
Small Business Innovation Center DCCCD
Managing Director
Bailey Muller
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Senior Air Quality Planner, Clean Fleet and Energy Improvements
Ty Bowman
V.P. Energy Finance
Prudential Private Capital
Steve Gossett
Generate Capital
Operating Partner
Byron Loftin
Solbrana Financial
Managing Partner
Rick Borry
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Innovator
Tim Diehl
Tri Global Energy
Vice President, Business & Project Development
Brad Schwartz
Hunt Utility Services
Director of Planning
Stacey Abel
TxETRA
Director of Policy & Communication
Our Sponsors
GridNEXT 2020 Agenda
7:30am
Conference Open: Registration
8:30am
Welcome from TREIA President Melissa Miller and TREIA Dallas Chapter Chair Scott Deatherage
8:45am
Executive Summary of Renewable Energy Industry Briefing from Peter Kelly-Detwiler (via Satellite)
10:45am
Coffee break
11:00am
Macro Trends for Renewables in Texas
Speakers:
Melissa Miller, Avangrid (moderator)
Tim Diehl, Vice President, Business & Project Development, Tri Global Energy
Brad Schwartz, Director of Planning, Hunt Utility Services
Rick Borry, Entrepreneur, Engineer, Innovator
12:00pm
Keynote Luncheon by James McGuire, Director, Office of Environmental Quality, City of Dallas
1:00pm
The Coming Electric Vehicle Boom in Texas: Where and How?
Speakers:
Michael Lumbley, CEO, Alternative Resources Group; and Chair, TREIA e-Mobility Working Committee (moderator)
Stacey Abel, Director of Policy & Communication, TxETRA
Bill Muston, Manager R&D, Oncor Electric Delivery Company
Bill Kahn, Senior Principal Engineer, Peterbilt Trucks
Bailey Muller, Senior Air Quality Planner, Clean Fleet and Energy Improvements, North Central Texas Council of Governments
1:45pm
Texas’ Growing Capital Requirements for Renewable Energy: Sourcing Texan Capital over Coastal
Speakers:
Scott Deatherage, Deatherage Law PLLC, and TREIA Dallas Chapter Chair (moderator)
Ty Bowman, V.P., Energy Finance Prudential Private Capital
Steve Gossett, Operating Partner, Generate Capital
Byron Loftin, Managing Partner, Solbrana Financial
2:30pm
Building a Community College for the 21st Century: a Dallas Case Study
Speakers:
Georgeann Elliott Moss, Executive Administrator, Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) (moderator)
Ben Magill, Executive Director, Labor Market Intelligence Center, DCCCD
Danica Hershberger, Managing Director, Small Business Innovation Center DCCCD
3:15pm
The Changing Technology and Landscape: Grid Safety & Security
Speakers:
Asset Planning with Big Data – Hala Ballouz, President, Electric Power Engineers (moderator)
Resilience and Microgrids – Ken Donohoo, Director, Electric Power Engineers
Eric Padilla, Director of Public Policy, Vistra Energy
Cheryl Mele, past SVP & COO, ERCOT
4:00pm
Wrap up/Lessons from the Day with Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Melissa Miller, President, TREIA and Carlos St. James, TREIA board member”
5:00pm
Cocktail Reception
6:30pm
Adjourn