
Agenda
Wednesday, July 9
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Cocktail Reception and Dinner
Thursday, July 10
8:00 – 9:00 am
Breakfast
Keynote Address
9:00 – 10:00 am
FERC Commissioner Judy Chang

Panel 1 – The Road Ahead for Advanced Transmission Technologies
10:00 – 11:00 am
Panelists:
Natasha Deschene, VP Electric Asset Management & Engineering NY, National Grid
Rob Gramlich, Founder & President, Grid Strategies
Julia Frayer, Managing Director, London Economics International (LEI)
Moderator:
Ethan Howland, Senior Reporter, Utility Dive
11:00 – 11:15 am
Coffee Break

Panel 2 – Resiliency in a Complex Threat Environment
11:15 – 12:15 pm
Panelists:
Dr. Chris Beck, Chief Scientist and Vice President for Policy, Electric Infrastructure Security Council
Dede Subakti, VP of System Operations, CAISO
Kevin Curtis, Executive Vice President, Quanta Technology, LLC
Moderator:
Amanda Rumsey, WIRES 2025 President, and Manager, RTO and Federal Regulatory Policy, PPL Corporation
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Lunch
Location

The Summer Member Meeting will be held at the Woodstock Inn & Resort in Woodstock, VT.
This is an invitation-only event.
Event Program
WIRES Summer 2025 Member Meeting Agenda & Program [PDF, 829.68 KB]