7:30am

Conference Open: Registration

8:30am

Welcome from TREIA President Melissa Miller and TREIA Dallas Chapter Chair Scott Deatherage

8:45am

Executive Summary of Renewable Energy Industry Briefing from Peter Kelly-Detwiler (via Satellite)

10:45am

Coffee break

11:00am

Macro Trends for Renewables in Texas

Speakers:

• Melissa Miller, Avangrid (moderator)

• Tim Diehl, Vice President, Business & Project Development, Tri Global Energy

• Brad Schwartz, Director of Planning, Hunt Utility Services

• Rick Borry, Entrepreneur, Engineer, Innovator

12:00pm

Keynote Luncheon by James McGuire, Director, Office of Environmental Quality, City of Dallas

1:00pm

The Coming Electric Vehicle Boom in Texas: Where and How?

Speakers:

• Michael Lumbley, CEO, Alternative Resources Group; and Chair, TREIA e-Mobility Working Committee (moderator)

• Stacey Abel, Director of Policy & Communication, TxETRA

• Bill Muston, Manager R&D, Oncor Electric Delivery Company

• Bill Kahn, Senior Principal Engineer, Peterbilt Trucks

• Bailey Muller, Senior Air Quality Planner, Clean Fleet and Energy Improvements, North Central Texas Council of Governments

1:45pm

Texas’ Growing Capital Requirements for Renewable Energy: Sourcing Texan Capital over Coastal

Speakers:

• Scott Deatherage, Deatherage Law PLLC, and TREIA Dallas Chapter Chair (moderator)

• Ty Bowman, V.P., Energy Finance Prudential Private Capital

• Steve Gossett, Operating Partner, Generate Capital

• Byron Loftin, Managing Partner, Solbrana Financial

2:30pm

Building a Community College for the 21st Century: a Dallas Case Study

Speakers:

• Georgeann Elliott Moss, Executive Administrator, Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) (moderator)

• Ben Magill, Executive Director, Labor Market Intelligence Center, DCCCD

• Danica Hershberger, Managing Director, Small Business Innovation Center DCCCD

3:15pm

The Changing Technology and Landscape: Grid Safety & Security

Speakers:

• Asset Planning with Big Data – Hala Ballouz, President, Electric Power Engineers (moderator)

• Resilience and Microgrids – Ken Donohoo, Director, Electric Power Engineers

• Eric Padilla, Director of Public Policy, Vistra Energy

• Cheryl Mele, past SVP & COO, ERCOT

4:00pm

Wrap up/Lessons from the Day with Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Melissa Miller, President, TREIA and Carlos St. James, TREIA board member”

5:00pm

Cocktail Reception

6:30pm

Adjourn