Track F: Energy Innovation & Deployment


F1: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in Energy Infrastructure

April 26, 10:30 a.m. – Noon

Moderator: Deb Wojcik, P.hD., Executive Director, Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster

Speaker: Asaf Nagler, Vice President of External Affairs, E-mobility North America, ABB

Speaker: Zach Pierce, Climate Change Policy Advisor, NC Governor's Office

Speaker: Sarah Adair, Director, Public Policy, Duke Energy


F2: Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) - Integrating Diverse Assets to Enhance Flexibly, Reliability and Optimization

April 26, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Moderator: Hisham Othman, Vice President, Transmission and Regulatory Services, Quanta Technology

Speaker: Erik W. Hall, Director Energy Services and Technology, NC's Electric Cooperatives

Speaker: Jacob Barlow, Senior Project Engineer, Randolph Electric

Speaker: Jennifer Whaley, Principal Systems Engineer, US Energy, SAS


F3: Transmission Infrastructure Solutions for Offshore Wind

April 26, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Moderator: Paul Quinlan, Clean Tech Manager, ScottMadden, Inc.

Speaker: Srinivas Pillutla, Consulting Director, Hitachi Energy

Speaker: Mark Byrd, Manager, Transmission Planning, Duke Energy

Speaker: Waheed Oyekanmi, Manager, Transmission & Interconnection, TotalEnergies


F4: Innovative Microgrid Solutions and Deployment

April 27, 10:30 a.m. – Noon

Moderator: Srdjan Lukic, Ph.D., Deputy Director, FREEDM Systems Center, NC State University

Speaker: Gray Tompson, Business Development Manager, Duke Energy

Speaker: George G. Bonner, Director, NC Renewable Ocean Energy Program, Coastal Studies Institute

Speaker: Marshal Worth, Senior Director of PowerControl, PowerSecure


F5: Leveraging Technologies to Diversify Energy Mix and Meet Decarbonization Goals

April 27, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Moderator: Emmit Owens, Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster

Speaker: Haroon Inman, Chief Technology Officer, Smart Wires

Speaker: Marty Trivette, Global VP Solution Architectures, Electrification, Distribution Solutions, ABB

Speaker: Tony Olivo, Senior Vice President, Software Engineering, Flexgen

Speaker: Logan Rosevear, Application Engineer, Atom Power