DECEMBER 4-6, 2017 THE WASHINGTON COURT HOTEL, WASHINGTON, DC

Where Policy & Business Leaders Meet to Build the Next-Generation Grid 2017

gridCONNEXT provides an unprecedented opportunity for diverse industry stakeholders to discuss evolving policies and share best practices on building a modern 21st century grid at the national, regional, state, and local level.

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PROGRAM AGENDAMONDAY, DECEMBER 4TH

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM GRIDWISE ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP BUSINESS MEETING & CAPITOL HILL BRIEFINGS

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM EVENING RECEPTIONFor GridWise Alliance members and all gridCONNEXT attendees

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5TH

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST, & NETWORKING

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM INTRODUCTIONS & WELCOME KEYNOTEWelcomes by Co-Hosts Steve Hauser and Ron Pernick; Introductions by Scott Prochazka, CEO, CenterPoint Energy and Chairman, GridWise Alliance; and Welcome Keynote with Calvin Butler, CEO, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM FIRESIDE CHAT: THE DIGITAL UTILITY OF THE FUTURE

• Gil Quiniones, President & CEO, New York Power Authority (NYPA) in Conversation with Steve Martin, Chief Digital Officer, GE Energy Connections

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM STATE OF THE STATE – IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION (NGA)In many ways, all energy is local, and states continue to be where the action is when it comes to grid modern-ization, renewable energy, and electric transportation infrastructure. Join NGA’s Environment, Energy, & Trans-portation lead in a discussion on what Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Michigan are doing at the frontlines of energy and smart-grid innovation.

• Bill Grant, Deputy Commissioner of Division of Energy Resources, Minnesota

• Macky McCleary, Administrator, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission

• Valerie Brader, Executive Director, Michigan Agency for Energy

• Moderated by Sue Gander, Director, Environment, Energy, & Transportation Division, Center for Best Practices, NGA

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CHARGING AHEAD: ELECTRIC VEHICLES & THE GRIDElectric vehicles, by some accounts, could represent 35 percent of the global market by 2025 and 48 percent by 2030. China, India, California, and other countries, states, and regions are gearing up for massive EV de-ployment, with some targeting fully electrified fleets. Join us for this panel and hear from individuals and organizations leading the charge – and uncover what it means for the broader utility industry, load manage-ment, & grid operations.

• Suzanna Mora, Director, Federal Affairs, Exelon• Wayne Killen, Senior Director, Infrastructure

Planning, Partnerships, & Operations, Electrify America

• Cassie Powers, Senior Program Director, National Association of State Energy Officials

• Moderated by John Gartner, Research Director, Navigant

12:15 – 1:30 PM LUNCH AND NETWORKING BREAK

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM REGULATOR KEYNOTE – IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGULATORY UTILITY COMMISSIONERS (NARUC)

• John Betkoski, III, President, NARUC & Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Commissioner

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM REGULATORS: VIEW FROM THE FUTUREWhat are the greatest changes facing the utility sector over the next 3-5 years, and how can regulators play a central and integral role addressing and assisting indus-try-wide and regionally specific shifts? Hear from these seasoned professionals on the critical decisions that must be made by regulators in the near- to mid-term.

• Ann McCabe, Former Illinois Commissioner• Colette Honorable, Former FERC and Arkansas

Commissioner• Diane Munns, Former Iowa Commissioner• John Betkoski, III, President, NARUC & Connecticut

Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Commissioner• Moderated by H. Ward Camp, Principal,

East Fork Group

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM TRENDS WATCH: BLOCKCHAIN’S IMPACT ON ENERGY MARKETSBlockchain could be the great enabler for a more distributed grid, as well as the emerging standard for utility industry transaction accounting. But just how this nascent technology unfolds, and if it is embraced by the utility industry, remains uncertain. Join a former regulator, a leading NGO, and a blockchain entrepre-neur at the frontlines of innovation as we address these questions and more.

• Chris Villarreal, President, Plugged In Strategies; Former Director of Policy, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

• Jon Creyts, Managing Director, Rocky Mountain Institute and Board Member, Energy Web Foundation

• Lawrence Orsini, Founder & CEO, Brooklyn Microgrid

• Moderated by Ron Pernick, Managing Director, Clean Edge, Inc.

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM NETWORKING BREAKRefreshments provided

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT: HOW TECHNOLOGY IS RESHAPING THE GRIDHow utilities engage with customers is undergoing a massive shift as digital information and technology liter-ally rewrites the rules. On this panel, we’ll hear from tech powerhouses Intel and Amazon, along with energy lead-ers Duke Energy and GE. We’ll uncover new technologies that are already having a significant impact on consumer engagement, look at the policy and security implications of these new offerings, and discuss the road ahead.

• Chuck Whitlock, Senior Vice President, Strategic Growth, Duke Energy

• Mirko Molinari, General Manager, Distributed Grid, GE Grid Solutions

• Mike Bates, General Manager, Energy, Intel• Moderated by John Carey, Award-Winning Editor

and Former Senior Correspondent, BusinessWeek

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM KEYNOTE: BUILDING OUR NATION’S NEXT-GEN GRID INFRASTRUCTURE: LESSONS FROM THE TELECOM INDUSTRYDon’t miss the opportunity to hear from Reed Hundt, Former Chairman, FCC and Co-Founder of Coalition for Green Capital. We expect a wide-ranging discussion on the intersection between telecom and the grid (such as 5G services), investment vehicles, and regulatory structures. Reed’s distinguished career has spanned both telecom and clean energy – and he continues to keep his feet planted firmly in both worlds (including a board seat at Intel and his leadership helping to establish green banks across the U.S.)

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION Atrium Ballroom – Washington Court Hotel; beer, wine, and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Live music with Chuck McDermott (unplugged)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM BREAKFAST WITH FACILITATED BREAK-OUT WORKING GROUPS

• DOE: Voices of Experience• EDF: Grid Modernization – The Foundation for

Climate Change Progress

9:00 AM KEYNOTE: LATEST UPDATES ON ENERGY & GRID-RELATED LEGISLATION Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM KEYNOTE: CITIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF GRID MODERNIZATION & ENERGY INFRASTRUCTUREIn this keynote, we’ll hear from  Jon Mitchell, Mayor, New Bedford, MA and Energy Chair, U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) on the central role that cities are playing in moving forward energy infrastructure, grid modern-ization, and renewable energy initiatives. Launched in September, “The New Bedford Principles,” is a six-point energy recommendation from USCM which seeks to move forward energy-friendly tax reform which supports local resiliency and investments in microgrids, distributed generation, energy storage, and other infra-structure-related activities. Mayor Mitchell will address these principles and how cities are moving forward grid modernization efforts across the nation.

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM GRID MODERNIZATION INDEX: BEST PRACTICES FROM LEADING STATESGMI-4, the latest Grid Modernization Index, from the GridWise Alliance, will be hot off the presses (with a No-vember release). Learn which states are leading Overall, and in Consumer Engagement, Grid Operations, and State Support. And hear about how those “fast follow-ers” in the middle of the pack are poised to gain traction in the coming years in their pursuit of a 21st century grid.

• Steve Hauser in conversation with GridWise Alliance Board member Gary Rackliffe (ABB)

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM INVESTING IN GRID INNOVATION & SMART INFRASTRUCTURE On this panel, we’ll hear from some of America’s leading clean-energy and grid investors, including a major bank, a leading VC, and a seasoned industry veteran. From venture capital and private equity to debt and project finance, we’ll explore which technologies offer the greatest promise both in front of and behind the meter, and where investment trends are headed in the build-out of a smart grid.

• David Yeh, Former Senior Advisor, The White House and Managing Director, Capitol Hill

• Nancy Pfund, Founder and Managing Partner, DBL Investors

• Puon Penn, Executive Vice President and Head of Technology Division, Wells Fargo

• Moderated by Ron Pernick, Managing Director, Clean Edge, Inc.

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM FIRESIDE CHAT: GRID MODERNIZATION PRIORITIES, OPPORTUNITIES, & CHALLENGESSpecial guest(s) TBA in-conversation with Philip Moeller, Executive Vice President, Business Operations Group and Regulatory Affairs, Edison Electric Institute

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH AND NETWORKING

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM “AS A SERVICE” BUSINESS MODELS IN A REGULATED WORLDAs a Service business models, such as Software as a Service (SaaS), Transportation as a Service (TaaS) and Efficiency/Energy as a Service (EaaS), are proliferating. These models promise to shift cost flows toward expense-based and away from capital-based (asset) structures. However, long-established regulatory bias toward capital invest-ments mean that these new business models face several hurdles. This panel will discuss the full range of regulatory,

accounting, and market opportunity elements as utilities and industry shift toward more off-balance sheet services.

• Marisa Uchin, Senior Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Oracle Utilities

• Sunil Cherian, Founder & CEO, Spirae • Steve Thiel, Partner & Market Leader,

Power & Utilities, Ernst & Young• Moderated by Stephen Callahan, Vice President,

Global Strategies and Solutions, Energy & Utilities, IBM

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM ENERGY STORAGE: ENABLING DISTRIBUTED, FULLY OPTIMIZED, & RESILIENT GRIDSOver the past decade renewables have expanded rapidly, as lower costs have made both solar and wind competitive with fossil fuels in many markets across the globe. But the variable nature of renewables means that energy storage, both in front of and behind the meter, is required for mass deployment and resilient operations. On this panel, we’ll hear from major providers and utilities developing and deploying energy storage solutions at scale – and what we can expect in the near- to mid-term as the market matures.

• Andy Marshall, Practice Director, Distributed Energy Resource Mgmt., Landis & Gyr

• Praveen Kathpall, Vice President, AES Energy Storage

• Luke Witmer, Lead Research Engineer, Greensmith Energy, a Wärtsilä company

• Richard Brody, Director, Sales and Marketing, Energy Storage, Lockheed Martin Energy

• Moderated by Ram Sastry, Vice President, Infrastructure & Business Continuity, American Electric Power

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM HURRICANES, RESILIENCY, AND FUTURE-PROOFING THE GRIDIn this closing panel, we’ll hear about lessons learned from utilities at the frontline of recent hurricanes and superstorms. We’ll uncover how these utilities and pub-lic officials dealt with the destruction wrought by these monster storms on electric grid infrastructure, and what they are doing now to embolden utility resilience and future-proof the grid across storm-prone regions.

• Scott Prochazka, CEO, CenterPoint Energy and Chairman, GridWise Alliance

• Bruce Walker, Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE

• Robert Schimmenti, Senior Vice President, Electric Operations, Con Edison

• Moderated by Tim Gardner, Energy & Environment Correspondent, Reuters

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The GridWise Alliance represents the broad and diverse group of stakeholders that design, build, and operate the electric grid. This includes electric utilities, information and communications equipment and service providers, national laboratories, academic institutions, regional transmission operators, and Independent system operators. Since 2003, GridWise and its members have been at the forefront of educating federal and state legislators and regulators on the critical need to mod-ernize our nation’s electricity system to ensure continued economic growth and competitiveness and achieve system reliability, resilience, security, efficiency, sustainability, and affordability.

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About the Organizers

Clean Edge, Inc., founded in 2000, offers a suite of indexes, surveys, and advisory services de-voted to the clean-energy economy. With offices in Portland, Oregon and the San Francisco Bay Area, Clean Edge serves corporate, government, NGO, utility, and financial clients working to transition to a clean-energy, low-carbon future. Products and services include multiple clean-tech stock indexes in partnership with NASDAQ, the U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index (tracking state and metro activity), the Grid Modernization Index in partnership with GridWise Alliance, and webinars and events that regularly convene hundreds of industry innovators and stakeholders. 

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TO GET INVOLVED, CONTACT:

Steve Hauser, GridWise Alliance shauser@gridwise.org

Ron Pernick, Clean Edge pernick@cleanedge.com

Bryan Nicholson, GridWise Alliance bnicholson@gridwise.org