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Welcome
Wood Mackenzie / GTM Research: What does the Future hold for Peaker Plants?

Ravi Manghani, Head of Solar, Wood Mackenzie

Fireside Chat with GE Energy Storage

As GE Power taps into a rapidly evolving energy landscape they have chosen industry veteran Robert Morgan to head their Energy Storage Unit, shepherding its new Reservoir platform to scale globally. As Robert takes the reins at GE's Energy Storage team we will sit down to get his perspective on storage vs. gas and how this future could unfold.

Rob Morgan, CEO, Energy Storage, GE Renewable Energy

Moderator: Daniel Finn-Foley, Head of Energy Storage, Wood Mackenzie

Surviving the Coming Storage-Natural Gas Collision

Shawn Bennett, Senior Advisor, U.S. Air Force Office of Energy Assurance (OEA)
Andrew Gilbert, Principal, Energy Capital Partners
Abraham Silverman, General Counsel, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Moderator: Julian Spector, Staff Writer, Greentech Media

Networking Break
Finding the Inflection Point: Expectations for the Economics of Storage Peakers

Steve Brick, Independent Consultant, Energy & Environmental Policy
Mark Dyson, Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute
Ray Hohenstein, Market Applications Director, Fluence

Moderator: Ravi Manghani, Head of Solar, Wood Mackenzie

Fireside Chat with Strategen Consulting

We'll discuss Strategen's recent report finding energy storage as the clean, reliable path forward for New York City's grid.

Lon Huber, Vice President, Strategen Consulting

Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director of Community Solar, Arcadia Power

Lunch
Should Natural Gas Owners be Worried? The Investor Perspective

Donald Chahbazpour, Director, Climate Change Compliance, National Grid
Alain Halimi, Director, Project & Specialized Finance, Institutional Banking & Markets, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Swami Venkataraman, CFA, Senior Vice President, ESG Analytics and Integration, Moody's Investors Service

Moderator: Ravi Manghani, Head of Solar, Wood Mackenzie

State Approaches and Vision for Clean Peaks

Dr. William Acker, Executive Director, NY-BEST
Seth Mullendore, Vice President & Project Director, Clean Energy Group
Landon Stevens, Policy Director for Commissioner Andy Tobin, Arizona Corporation Commission

Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director of Community Solar, Arcadia Power

FERC Order 841: The Outlook for Markets

Mia Adams, Senior Manager, Market Strategy, MISO
Rana Mukerji, Senior Vice President - Market Structures, NYISO
Laura R. Walter, Lead Market Strategist, Emerging Markets Department, PJM Interconnection

Moderator: Daniel Finn-Foley, Head of Energy Storage, Wood Mackenzie

Debate: Settling the Score on Natural Gas vs. Storage for Peaker Plants

Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO, Energy Storage Association (ESA)
Thomas McAndrew, Founding Partner, Managing Director, Enchanted Rock, Ltd.

Moderator: Julian Spector, Staff Writer, Greentech Media

Networking Reception