GTM Squared live-streamed the 6th annual U.S. Solar Market Insight conference on October 25 and 26 from San Diego. Watch the video-on-demand from Day 1 and Day 2 below.
Day 1: Tuesday, October 25 (all times PT)
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. GTM Research Keynote Presentation
- Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, GTM Research
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9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Keynote Interview
- Travis Kavulla, President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
- Moderator: Stephen Lacey, Editor-in-Chief, Greentech Media
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10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Taking the Long View: The Solar Asset Owner's Perspective
- Edgar Arvizu, Vice President, Business Development, Sonnedix
- Stacey Kusters, Vice President, Business & Project Development, BHE Renewables
- Jay Levin, Vice President, Development, PSEG Solar Source
- Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director, Solar Research, GTM Research
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11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Keynote Interview
- Billy Parish, Founder & CEO, Mosaic
- Moderator: Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, GTM Research
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11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. California's New Solar Paradigm
- Nicholas Chaset, Chief of Staff, California PUC
- Bernadette Del Chiaro, Executive Director, California Solar Energy Industries Association
- Kendall Helm, Director, Origination & Portfolio Design, San Diego Gas & Electric
- Michael Wheeler, Vice President of Policy Initiatives, Recurrent Energy
- Moderator: Cory Honeyman, Associate Director, U.S. Solar, GTM Research
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12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. Deep Dive: Solar's Evolving Role in Power Markets
- Prajit Ghosh, Head, Americas Power & Renewables Research, Wood Mackenzie
- Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, GTM Research
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2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. GTM Research Presentation
- Colin Smith, Analyst, GTM Research
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2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Making Solar Attractive for Corporate Procurement
- Vanessa Miler-Fels, Energy Portfolio Manager, Microsoft
- Mack Wyckoff, Senior Manager, Renewable Energy, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Moderator: Hervé Touati, Managing Director, Rocky Mountain Institute
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3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Solar in the Utility Portfolio
- Ty Daul, Senior Vice President, Americas Power Plant Business, SunPower
- Marco Garcia, Chief Commercial Officer, NEXTracker
- Richard Rambaldo, Origination / Mergers & Acquisitions, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power
- Moderator: Colin Smith, Analyst, Solar, GTM Research
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3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. The State of Utility Solar Project Finance
- Nick Abrams, Director, M&A, NRG Energy, Inc.
- Lars Dorr, Director of Business Development, Clēnera
- Aaron Halimi, Senior Vice President of Solar Development, Gardner Capital
- Moderator: Cory Honeyman, Associate Director, U.S. Solar, GTM Research
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4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Debating String vs. Central Inverters in Utility-Scale Projects
- Luke Carlson, Director of Preconstruction, Mortenson Construction
- Mark Goodreau, Director of Sales, Yaskawa – Solectria Solar
- James (Yuyu) Qiao, Chief Operating Officer, Huawei Smart PV Solution North America
- Moderator: Scott Moskowitz, Analyst, Solar, GTM Research
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5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. What Comes After $1/W PV?
- Thomas Conroy, President, Array Technologies, Inc.
- Dean Solon, Founder & CEO, Shoals Technologies Group
- Robert T. Wanless, Vice President, National Accounts, M+W Energy - An M+W Group Company
- Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director, Solar Research, GTM Research
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Day 2: Wednesday, October 26 (all times PT)
9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Keynote Interview
- Julien Dumoulin-Smith, Executive Director, Electric Utilities, UBS Investment Research
- Moderator: Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, GTM Research
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10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Crowdsourced Market Insight
- Lee Krevat, Director of New Ventures, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power
- Mike Miskovsky, Venture Advisor, Obvious Ventures
- Abe Yokell, Partner, RockPort Capital
- Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director, Solar Research, GTM Research
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10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. The Real Opportunity for Solar Plus Storage
- Mark Johnson, Smart Cities Chief, Schneider Electric
- Andrew Krulewitz, Director, Marketing & Strategy, Geli
- Moderator: Ravi Manghani, Director, Energy Storage, GTM Research
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1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Getting the Value of Solar Right
- Briana Kobor, Program Director, DG Regulatory Policy, Vote Solar
- Kushal Patel, Senior Managing Consultant, Energy & Environment Economics
- James Tong, CEO, Advanced Grid Consulting
- Moderator: Jeff St. John, Senior Editor, Greentech Media
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2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Solar in the New C&I Energy Management Landscape
- Raphael Declercq, Vice President, Portfolio Strategy, EDF Renewable Energy
- Tom Muddell, Manager, Cleantech & Smart Grid Services, Schneider Electric
- Phil Robinson, Manager, Distributed Energy Project Structuring, Constellation Energy
- Moderator: Andrew Mulherkar, Analyst, Grid Edge, GTM Research
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