Tuesday

Addressing Electrification Enablers and Barriers

What role do customer perception, market availability, benefit-cost analysis, and regulation play in the decision to adopt electrification programs and more efficient electric technologies? This group of panelists will dive into these topics in depth.

Moderator: Omar Siddiqui, Senior Technical Executive, EPRI

• DeAnna Hardwick, Interim Vice President of Customer Success, CPS Energy
• Deborah Kimberly, Vice President, Customer Energy Solutions and Corporate Communication, Austin Energy
• Carl Pechman, Director, National Regulatory Research Institute

Session 1: Charging Options for On-Road Vehicles

How could DC charging networks, smart charging, DC services, and other innovative technology configurations provide the refueling infrastructure necessary for a robust, electrified transportation economy?

Moderator: Daniel Bowermaster, Electric Transportation Program Manager, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

• Andrew “Drew” Higgins, Senior Director, Products and Services, CPS Energy
• Dr. Geoff Morrison, Senior Associate, Cadmus Group
• Karl Popham, Electric Vehicles & Emerging Technologies Manager, Austin Energy
• John Voelcker, Journalist and Analyst

Session 2: Delighting the Military Customer

The United States Military has a massive footprint in Texas and the region. This session will explore the special needs of and special outcomes for military customers, with an emphasis on the drivers and technologies for efficiently electrifying, on base. Hear from a panel of representatives about how electrification can benefit the military base today, and what might be needed in the future.

Moderator: Joe Bryan, Principal, Muswell Orange, LLC, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy

• Christian De La Rosa, Deputy Director, Civil Engineer Group, Joint Base San Antonio
• Thomas Reddoch, Principal Technical Executive, EPRI
• John Veracruz, Texas Army National Guard Sustainability and Energy Manager
• Michael Wu, Principal, Converge Strategies

Session 2: Tough Enough? A Deep Dive into Tough and Rugged Electrified Solutions for Industry

What role do electrified, natural gas and pipeline compression systems, agriculture and farming equipment and pumps, heavy manufacturing, and other industrial applications play in a new, electrified, economy?

• Drew Abbott, President, Single-Phase Power Solutions, LLC
• Mark Crosby, General Manager, Gaumer Process
• Lana Lovick, Manager, Entergy Electric Technology Program
• Chance Turner, Lead Specialist, Energy Management, Energy Transfer

Session 3: Delighting the Residential Customer/The Customer Experience

This session will highlight the residential customer by addressing the parallels among big companies and the utility when it comes to providing an excellent customer experience. What can we learn from each other? Where is the low-hanging fruit? What moves the needle? And how do we make electrification affordable for limited-income households?

Moderator: Martin Prado, Advanced Buildings R&D Project Lead, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

• Matt Golden, Chief Executive Officer, Recurve
• Dana Harmon, Executive Director, Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute
• Jesse Hernandez, Director of Community Engagement, CPS Energy
• Dr. Benjamin D. Leibowicz, Assistant Professor, Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, University of Texas at Austin.

Session 3: Growth Opportunities in Customer Technologies

How are electrified technologies for the everyday — such as heat pumps for space conditioning and water heating, and commercial technologies — improving productivity, throughput, and quality for customers? How will these technologies continue to evolve and what are the gaps left to explore?

Moderator: Ronald Domitrovic, Program Manager, Customer Technologies, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

• Donald L. Brandt, HVAC Design Instructor, ASHRAE Learning Institute
• Erika Gupta, Sensor and Controls Technology Manager, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
• Madhav Kashinath, Director of VRV Product Marketing, Daikin North America
• Peter Swan, Engineering Manager, Asia-Pacific, Smardt, Inc.
• Drew Turner, Global Director, Market Research and Business Development, Danfoss Group