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Today’s Agenda
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration / Exhibitor Showcase
Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Welcome and Introduction
Panel 1: Utility Executive Views
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Panel 2: End User Perspectives
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Exhibitor Showcase / Networking
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Luncheon Buffet / Award Presentation
Keynote Speakers
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Panel 3: Power Supply Outlook
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Exhibitor Showcase / Dessert Reception
Dean Ellis
SVP Regulatory Affairs
Dynegy Inc.
Since October 2016, Dean has
been responsible for Dynegy’s
wholesale and retail market
policy, as well as environmental policy and government
outreach. From 2012 to 2016 he led Dynegy’s
regulatory affairs efforts for the Company, and from
2009 through 2012 he worked in asset management
and regulatory oversight roles for the Northeast region.
Prior to joining Dynegy in 2009, Dean held various roles
in electric power planning, engineering, project
management and construction for organizations
including the New York Independent System Operator
and Central Hudson Gas & Electric. Dean participates
on a variety of boards in positions of leadership. He
earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electric Power
Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and
is a licensed professional engineer.
Stephen C. Molodetz
VP - Business Development
HQUS
Steve is responsible for all
HQUS long-term commercial
and policy activities in U.S. and
Canadian energy markets. This includes the state of
New York (NYISO), as well as New England (ISO New
England), MidAtlantic (PJM), and MidWest (MISO)
regions of the US -- and Ontario, Manitoba, and the
Maritimes in Canada. His main responsibilities include
market strategy, regulatory policy, energy transaction
origination, commercialization of HQ innovations, and
commercial and government relations. Most recently,
Steve managed HQUS’s participation in two proposals
into the New England three-state clean energy and
transmission RFP.
Elisabeth Treseder
Senior Regulatory Advisor
DONG Energy North America
Elisabeth advocates for federal
and state policies that support
the emerging offshore wind
market in North America. Prior to joining DONG Energy,
Beth worked for the American Petroleum Institute
managing infrastructure policy. She holds a Master's
Degree in International Energy and Business from the
Fletcher School at Tufts University and a Bachelor's
Degree from Duke University.
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Generating Information. Sharing Ideas. Educating Connecticut on Energy Issues.
Connecticut Power and Energy Society’s 18th Annual Conference
www.ctpower.org
3 PANEL MODERATOR
Katie Scharf Dykes
Chair
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Power Supply Outlook 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Thank You to Our Exhibitors!
2017 Rising Star Award Kristin Corbett
Starion Energy
CPES congratulates Kristin
for her efforts and
accomplishments in the
energy industry!
Penni McLean-Conner Chief Customer Officer & SVP
Eversource Energy
Penni McLean-Conner is Chief Customer Officer and Senior Vice President of Customer Group for Eversource Energy. She and her team
are responsible for providing Eversource’s 3.7 million electric and gas customers with a consistently positive experience. This includes a cost-effective portfolio of energy efficiency programs that tops $500 million annually and provides Eversource customers with valuable efficiency services ranked first in the nation.
Penni is a recognized industry thought leader with over 25 years of experience, a three-time published author and columnist for Electric Light and Power Magazine.
She is a 2016 recipient of the New England Women in Energy and the Environment Achievement Award and the 2017 Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Award for Achievement in Management.
A registered Professional Engineer, Penni holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University. She is active in the industry and her community through several organizations including the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, CS Week, and the Boston Green Ribbon Commission.
Anthony Marone III
President & CEO
UIL Holdings Corporation
Anthony (“Tony”) Marone is
President and Chief Executive Officer
of UIL Holdings, the parent company
of The United Illuminating Company (UI), Southern
Connecticut Gas (SCG), Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) and
Berkshire Gas Company (BGC). In this role, he has overall
responsibility for thecompany’s electric and natural gas
operating companies in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Tony joined United Illuminating in 1987 as an assistant
engineer. He has extensive utility and leadership
experience and has progressed through various positions
in engineering, generation, business development and
client/customer services.
At the time of the merger with AVANGRID, Inc. in 2015,
Tony held the position of Senior Vice President for
customer and business services at UIL Holdings
Corporation. He was appointed Senior Vice President of
gas operations of Avangrid Networks in May of 2016, and
stepped into his current role on Sept. 9, 2016.
Tony has a master’s degree in engineering and business
management from the University of New Haven and a
bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the
New York Institute of Technology.
Mike Calviou SVP, Regulation & Pricing
National Grid USA
Mike is responsible for overseeing
the regulatory and pricing
functions of National Grid across
all of National Grid’s U.S. jurisdictions and
operating companies.
Mike has spent 25 years working for National Grid plc in
various capacities in the U.S. and U.K., including senior
leadership positions in Customer Support, Asset
Management, and Strategy.
Before moving to his current role in 2015, he previously
led all of the customer and commercial activities as well
as the strategic design for Great Britain’s (GB) electricity
and gas transmission networks. This included managing
the regulatory and contractual framework that governed
connections to the electricity and gas transmission
systems; responsibility for all major policy decisions; and
the development of strategy in relation to the market
design and industry frameworks in the U.K. and Europe.
Mike has a degree in Theoretical Physics from Cambridge
University.
David Ohayon
Associate Director
Power Plants and Energy
Pratt & Whitney - Connecticut
David Ohayon is the Associate
Director of Power Plants and
Energy for Pratt & Whitney’s Connecticut Operations.
He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from
McGill University working in various manufacturing
environments before joining Pratt & Whitney in 2014.
Passionate about energy efficiency and sustainable
manufacturing operations, David has successfully
implemented several projects and programs to reduce
GHG emissions, water consumption and transportable
waste.
Christopher Dupuis Director of Capital Projects
CT State Colleges & Universities
Chris has over 20 years of
experience in higher education
facilities management and
consulting engineering services, working in both public
and private higher education, municipal and
government markets. Chris oversees several system-
wide programs and initiatives for the 17 colleges and
universities including, but not limited to, capital
construction, renewable energy, energy conservation,
utility procurement and hazard mitigation.
Gavin Watson Vice President
Watson Inc.
Gavin has worked 30 years at
Watson Inc., a Connecticut
food manufacturing company.
He has had many roles from maintenance mechanic to
engineer, production manager and is currently
Vice President.
Generating Information. Sharing Ideas. Educating Connecticut on Energy Issues.
Robert Klee Commissioner Connecticut Department of
Energy and Environmental
Protection
Rob was appointed by Governor Dannel P. Malloy in
January 2014. He joined DEEP in April 2011 as Chief of Staff. In that role he oversaw the work of the agency, supported the efforts of the Commissioner, and advised the Commissioner and senior staff on a wide range of environmental and energy policy issues.
Rob holds a Ph.D. from Yale’s School of Forestry
& Environmental Studies in industrial ecology,
a law degree from Yale, and an undergraduate
degree from Princeton in geology and
environmental science.
www.ctpower.org
MODERATOR
Robert Yardley
Senior Vice President
Concentric Energy Advisors 1 PANEL Utility Executive Views
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM 2 PANEL End User Perspectives
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
MODERATOR
Patrick McDonnell Sr. Director of Conservation and
Load Management
UIL Holdings Corporation
Mary Sotos Deputy Commissioner- Energy
Connecticut DEEP
Mary is responsible for the
development and
implementation of energy
policies designed to bring cheaper, cleaner, and more
reliable power to Connecticut’s families and businesses
– and integrating these efforts with a 21st century
approach to regulating and directing the state’s
electric, natural gas, and water utilities.
Mary graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield,
Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental
Studies and a concentration in Social Sciences. On a
Fulbright Fellowship, she pursued graduate coursework
in Science and Environmental Management at the
Université Libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium.
Lunch Keynote Speakers