This members event is by invitation-only.
The Spring Meeting was held in Nashville, TN, at the historic Hermitage Hotel. The event was also livestreamed.
Agenda
Wednesday, April 27
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cocktail Reception and Dinner
Thursday, April 28
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
Keynote Address
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
James Danly, FERC Commissioner
Panel 1: Implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Amanda Conner, Vice President FERC & RTO Strategy & Policy, AEP - Moderator
Rob Hobart, Founding Partner, HHQ Ventures
Teja Kuruganti, Section Head - Advanced Computing Methods for Engineered Systems, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Tony Niknejad, Policy Director, Office of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Coffee Break
Panel 2: EVs and the Implications for Transmission
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Brian Gemmell, Chief Clean Energy Development Officer, National Grid - Moderator
Philip Jones, Executive Director, Alliance for Transportation Electrification
Kevin Hernandez, Partner, Scott Madden
Ryan Stanton, EV Research and Strategy, Tennessee Valley Authority
Alexa Voytek, Energy Programs Administrator, Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation’s Office of Energy Programs (TDEC OEP)
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
WIRES will comply with all local guidance and requirements pertaining to COVID-19 vaccination, testing, and prevention efforts.
