Thank you for attending AEC's 2021 Virtual Conference. To view any of the sessions from Day 1 or Day 2, please click the video on the lefthand side. To view the individual speaker presentations, click the name of the presenter on the right. Presenters who included a powerpoint deck are in yellow.

Day 1

June 9th, 2021

Main Session

Opening Remarks

Speakers

President Maurie McInnis -

Stony Brook University

Robert Catell -

Advanced Energy Center (AERTC)

David Hamilton -

Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center

Fireside Chat

Speakers

Jigar Shah -

U.S. Department of Energy

President Kenneth Daly -

St. Thomas Aquinas College

Introduction by Robert Catell -

Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC)

How are efficiency and electrification shifting energy use?

Speakers

Larry Goldenhersh -

Center for Sustainable Energy

Ram Narayanamurthy -

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Yann Kulp -

Carlos Lozano -

FritoLay/PepsiCo

Cheryl LaFleur -

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

What is the role of carbon fuels in the decarbonization journey?

Speakers

Beth Zeitler -

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Kevin Harrison -

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Eric Dupont -

Chris Cavanagh -

Joanne Mello -

Southern Company Gas

Clean Tech Plenary

Speakers

John Lochner -

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Will Toor -

Colorado Energy Office

Mike Voltz -

PSEG Long Island

Jason Leigh -

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

Erik Steeb -

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

What clean technologies and business models are investors most bullish about today?

Speakers

Rafi Musher -

Abe Yokell -

Congruent Ventures

Kevin Fitzgerald -

Energy Impact Partners

What is the role of hydrogen in a clean energy economy?

Speakers

David Pretyman -

Susan Stuver -

Gas Technology Institute (GTI)

Anne McCabe -

Regulatory Assistance Project

Sue Kristjansson -

Berkshire Gas - Avangrid

Sam McDermott -

Enbridge Gas Inc.

Zac Lowe -

Southern Company Gas

Regulatory Keynote

Speakers

Keynote Richard Glick -

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

David Hamilton -

Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC)

Introduction By John Bruckner -

President, National Grid New York

Research Keynote

Speakers

Keynote Rajit Gadh -

David Hamilton -

Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC)

Introduction by Doon Gibbs -

Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Closing Remarks

Speakers

Peter Donnelly -

Stony Brook University

Day 2

June 10th, 2021

Main Session

Opening Remarks

Speakers

Rich Reeder -

Stony Brook University

Yacov Shamash -

Advanced Energy Center

David Hamilton -

Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center

Climate Policy Keynote

Speakers

Keynote Jahi Wise -

U.S. Office of Domestic Climate Policy

Echo Cartwright -

The Nature Conservancy

Introduction by Yacov Shamash -

Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC)

Diverse Perspectives of Successful

Speakers

Mei Shibata -

Essense Partners

Anthony Oni -

Elevate Future Initiative

Rebecca Craft -

Tinia Pina -

Energy storage: How do we differentiate between progress and promise?

Speakers

William Acker -

New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST)

Esther Takeuchi -

Stony Brook University/ Brookhaven National Laboratory

Rob Anstey -

Graphenix Development Inc.

Brian Leary -

Pike Renewables

Stephen Wemple -

Consolidated Edison

How does offshore wind fit into the U.S. energy mix?

Speakers

Carrie Cullen Hitt -

National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium

Fred Zalcman -

Joe Martens -

New York Offshore Wind Alliance

Jordan Shoesmith -

Copenhagen Investment Partners and Vineyard Wind

Laura Morton -

American Clean Power

Digitization Plenary

Speakers

Tobias Whitney -

Fortress Information Security

Rich Fox -

Pasi Miettinen -

Ali Mohammed -

Industry Keynote

Speakers

Hanna Grene -

David Hamilton -

Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC)

Introduction by Jelena Kovačević -

New York University (NYU)

Closing Remarks

Speakers

Robert Catell -

Advanced Energy Center (AERTC)

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