New York Electrification Summit

9:30 AM	Registration & Networking Breakfast
10:00 AM	Emcee Welcoming Remarks by Bryan X. Grimaldi, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, National Grid
10:05 AM	Keynote Speaker Remarks by John O'leary, Deputy Secretary for Energy & Environment, Office of the Governor of New York
10:25 AM	Building Electrification in New York What Do We Need To Build? With the CLCPA setting forth ambitious goals on what New York needs to achieve economy-wide at milestones by 2030, 2040 and 2050, critical questions remain. The grid must integrate renewables at a scale never before seen, at the same time the State is transitioning from the internal combustion engine to EVs, and in parallel electrifying heat. This panel of experts discusses large scale renewable projects, scaling electric transmission & distribution, the electric vehicle highway roadmap, and battery and storage technology advances. Does the current interconnection process pose a risk to achieving CLCPA goals in the expected timeframe? What changes are needed to enable faster interconnections? How does our supply chain need to adapt? Is our workforce ready for the scale that is predicted? How are we thinking about grid reliability? How will cost be mitigated, and what do we need to think about? What is the role of Energy Efficiency and Demand Response? Liz Benjamin, Managing Director, Marathon Strategies (Moderator) Bart Franey, Vice President, Clean Energy Development National Grid Anne Reynolds, Executive Director, Alliance for Clean Energy – New York (ACE NY) Mike Fazio, Executive Vice President, NYS Builders Association Eric Stein, CFO, Viridi Parente, Inc. Luke Falk, Chief Operating Officer, Clean Path NY for energyRe Doug Perkins, President & Project Director, Community Offshore Wind Lisa Dix, New York Director, Building Decarbonization Coalition
11:40 AM	Affordability and Equity Customer Impacts, Economic Development, Equity and Inclusion. Following our discussion on what we need to build, this panel focuses on impacts to business in the state, to the state’s economic development interests, to small businesses, and to the average customer. How do we make sure no one is left behind, especially our most vulnerable customers? How will policy decisions affect affordable housing? What sources of funding exist? What do customers need to know? How can cost impacts be mitigated? Liz Benjamin, Managing Director, Marathon Strategies (Moderator) Laurie Wheelock, Executive Director & Counsel, Public Utility Law Project of New York Ken Pokalsky, Vice President, The Business Council Michael B. Mager, Partner, Couch White LLP Kevin Parker, Member, New York State Senate Daphany Rose Sanchez, Executive Director, Kinetic Communities Julia Frayer, Managing Director, London Economics Tristan Brown, Associate Professor, Energy Resource Economics, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
12:55 PM	Lunch
1:55 PM	2nd Keynote Speaker Remarks by Justin Driscoll, Acting President & Chief Executive Officer, New York Power Authority (NYPA)
2:15 PM	Reliability Building an electric network that is reliable. What is the current state of the grid? How does integrated planning play a role in the energy systems of the future? The Independent System Operator discusses its Reliability Needs Assessment, and what it means. Hear from experts on the evolution of generation in the State. Hear from one of the State’s largest electric utilities on how to build a reliable, resilient system. Discuss impacts of extreme weather, and how impacts inform future planning decisions. What is the role of Alternative Fuels going forward? Ralph Ortega, Editor in Chief, City & State NY (Moderator) Rich Dewey, President & CEO, New York Independent System Operator Gavin J. Donohue, President & CEO, Independent Power Producers of New York, Inc. Diane Burman, Esq., Commissioner, New York State Public Service Commission Anthony Picente, Oneida County Executive Gordon Gray, Vice President, Transmission Development, Invenergy Chris Voell, Vice President, Business Development, Nature Energy Robert Simpson, President, CenterState CEO
3:30 PM	Sessions Conclude

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