Keynote Speakers

William J. (John) Berger

Sunnova Energy International, Inc.

Chief Executive Officer

Bret Biggart

Freedom Solar LLC

Chief Executive Officer

Josh Brooks

Advanced Energy United

Director of Policy

Jason Ethier

Energy Tech Nexus

Founding Partner

Jimmy Glotfelty

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Commissioner

Amory Lovins

RMI

Cofounder & Chairman Emeritus

Jason Ryan

CenterPoint Energy

Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services and Government Affairs

Michael Skelly

Grid United

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

John Szoka

CEN

Chief Executive Officer

Dub Taylor

Texas PACE Authority

Chief Operating Officer

Pat Wood III 

Hunt Energy Network

Chief Executive Officer

PANEL | The Next Generation of Nuclear Energy

Jimmy Glotfelty

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Commissioner

Andrew Harmon

Natura Resources

Vice President of Operations and Business Development

Maria Korsnick

Nuclear Energy Institute

President & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Rusty Towell

ACU’s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Lab

Founding Director

PANEL | Unlocking the Full Potential of Transmission Reform

Michael Skelly

Grid United

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Christina Hayes

Americans for a Clean Energy Grid

Executive Director

FIRESIDE CHAT | Disruptive Energy Futures

Josh Brooks

Advanced Energy United

Director of Policy

Amory Lovins

RMI

Cofounder & Chairman Emeritus

PANEL | The Heat Beneath our Feet: “Geothermal Anywhere”

Sarah Jewett

Fervo

Vice President of Strategy

Terra Rogers

Superhot Rock Energy at Clean Air Task Force

Program Director

Barry Smitherman

CenterPoint Energy

Director

Cindy Taff

CEO

Lunch & Learn: Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing, and Load Growth

Steve Butler

Conservatives for Clean Energy

Georgia Consultant

John Karakoulakis

The Western Way

Mountain West Director

Nick Murray

Conservatives for Clean Energy

South Carolina Senior Advisor

PANEL | Building Bridges: A Roadmap for Conservatives and Environmentalists to Collaborate on Clean Energy Solutions

Drew Bond

C3 Solutions

Co-Founder, President & CEO

Alex Bozmoski

DEPLOY/US

Vice President of Programs

Marilu Hastings

Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation

Executive Vice President

Doug Lewin

Author & Podcast Host

Colin Leyden

Environmental Defense Fund

State Director, Texas

PANEL | Incentivizing Innovation: The Role of Tax Credits in Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Neil Hansen

ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company

Senior Vice President of Energy Products

Emily Skor

Growth Energy

Chief Executive Officer

PANEL | Embracing Circularity: Breakthroughs in Clean Energy Recycling Technologies

Garvin Heath, PhD

National Renewable Energy Lab

Principal Environmental Engineer

Nick Cain

SOLARCYCLE

Director of Government Affairs

Harsh Desai

Zeno Power

Chief Commercialization Officer

Cody Earle

Pitbull Shredding Solutions

Vice President

Tiffiany Moehring

American Battery Technology Company

Head of Communications and Marketing

PANEL | Clean Energy Permitting Reform in the State of Minnesota

George Damian

Clean Energy Economy Minnesota

Director of Government Affairs

Beth Soholt

Clean Grid Alliance

Executive Director

Sarah Spence

CEN

Midwest Regional Director

FIRESIDE CHAT | How the United States and Texas Can Reduce Emissions by Expanding Energy Choice

Heather Reams

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

President

Congressman Randy Weber

U.S. House of Representatives

14th District of Texas

Spotlighting the Conservative Climate Caucus

Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks

U.S. House of Representatives

1st District of Iowa

Britt Zwierzchowski Tisler

CEN

Chief Operating Officer

PANEL | Innovating for Energy Independence: Virtual Power Plants in Action

Bill Barnes

NRG Energy

Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs

Matthew Boms

Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance

Executive Director

Arushi Sharma Frank

Luminary Strategies, LLC

Founder

Amy Heart

Sunrun

Vice President of Public Policy

Drew Higgins

KPMG

Senior Advisor

Jason Ryan

CenterPoint Energy

Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services and Government Affairs

PANEL | Wind, Solar, and Battery Storage: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Drew Christensen

Apex Clean Energy

Senior Director, Public Engagement

Michael Jewell

Secretary

Mark Stover

Texas Solar Power Association

Executive Director

PANEL | Innovations in Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Paving the Way to a Sustainable Future

Steve Everley

FTI Consulting

Senior Managing Director, Energy & Natural Resources

Charles McConnell

Reliable Energy Alliance

UH Center for Carbon Management

Dr. Katherine Romanak

The University of Texas at Austin

Research Professor

PANEL | Hydrogen Tomorrow: Fueling the Future

Ravi Handadi

ABB Energy Industries

Director – Energy & Transition Ventures

Hesston Klenk

AES Clean Energy

Director Government Relations

PANEL | The 2024 Elections: Pundits, Prognostications and Predictions

Jacquie Baly

BalyProjects

Founder & President

David M. Carney

Norway Hill Associates

Principal

Mark P. Jones

James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

Political Science Fellow

Chris Wilson

WPA Intelligence

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Tales from the Field: A Land & Liberty Story, Empowering Economic Change through Renewable Energy

Bradley Pischea

Member-At-Large

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