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Wednesday, Oct 16

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location: Capri

BREW AND VIEW A special screening of Current Revolution followed by Q&A and a

reception featuring local beer and wine with light fare.

Moderator: Lisa Frantzis, Senior Managing Director, AEE and Roger Sorkin,

Award-winning Filmmaker and Executive Director, American Resilience Project

FEATURED SPEAKERS • Dru Bacon, President, Conservative Alliance for Solar Energy (CASE)

• Paul Hirt, Board of Directors, Salt River Project (SRP)

• Barbara Lockwood, Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

• Kris Mayes, Director, Utility of the Future Center, Arizona State University

Thursday, Oct 17

8:00 am - 9:00 am

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AND UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE BREAKFAST (by invitation only)

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Location: Ballroom

Lawn

BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING

9:00 am - 9:05 am

Location: Grand

Canyon 6

WELCOME REMARKS • Nat Kreamer, Chief Executive Officer, AEE

9:05 am - 9:55 am

Location: Grand

Canyon 6

PLENARY SESSION 1: LEADING FROM THE WEST Path to 100% Clean Energy

Moderator: Heather O’Neill, President, AEE

FEATURED SPEAKERS: • Yoav Lurie, President & COO, Uplight

• Prasanna Venkatesan, CEO, Landis + Gyr

• Cathy Zoi, CEO, EVgo

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The West is leading the way in the development and use of advanced energy

resources. States are charting their own path to a cleaner energy future despite

the lack of action at the federal level. These leaders will discuss the opportunity

to better integrate state efforts in the west and how industry can play a critical

and active role in moving toward a 100% clean grid.

10:00 am - 10:45 am

Location: Grand

Canyon 6

PLENARY SESSION 2: UTLITY LEADERSHIP Utility Action for an Advanced Energy Future

Moderator: Lisa Frantzis, Senior Managing Director, AEE

FEATURED SPEAKERS: • Jeff Guldner, President, Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

• Nancy Sutley, Chief Sustainability Officer, Los Angeles Department of

Water and Power (LADWP)

• Steve Wright, General Manager, Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD)

Throughout the West there is a bold vision from elected officials, the advanced

energy industry, and utilities of a 100% clean energy future. How are utility

companies leading the charge to move toward a cleaner western grid? What

are the challenges to achieving your clean energy goals as quickly as possible?

This session will feature top utility executives working to accelerate the

transition to a cleaner western grid.

10:45 am - 11:15 am COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK

11:15 am - 12:05 pm BREAKOUT SESSION 1 (CHOOSE ONE)

Location: Grand

Canyon 2-3

Breakout 1-A

Corporate Renewable Procurement in the West: Which States Have it Right?

Moderator: Caitlin Marquis, Director, AEE

PANELISTS: • Bill Carroll, Salt River Project (SRP)

• Bobby Hollis, Facebook

• Scott Olson, Direct Energy

Across the west, states have taken different approaches to enable corporate

renewable energy transactions: full restructuring, direct access for

nonresidential customers, community choice aggregation, utility programs, and

negotiated one-off utility/buyer deals all exist in various forms in the region.

What approaches have worked well, and are they replicable? What role do

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other policy changes—from regionalization to coal securitization to

electrification to 100% clean energy standards—have on opportunities for

corporate procurement?

Location: Grand

Canyon 4-5

Breakout 1-B

Role of Demand Side Resources on a Clean Energy Grid Moderator: J.R. Tolbert, Managing Director, AEE

PANELISTS: • Kari Binley, ecobee

• Matt Golden, Recurve

• Mona Tierney-Lloyd, Enel X

As western states move forward with new policies that will result in a 100%

clean electricity system the question of how we get there becomes real. Will we

rely strictly on utility scale investments on this transition or, will we ensure that

demand side and distributed energy resources are a key tool in meeting our

energy needs. This panel will dive into the role that demand side resources

play in transitioning to 100% clean energy.

12:05pm - 12:35 pm

Location: Grand

Canyon 6

LUNCH

12:35 pm - 1:20 pm

Location: Grand

Canyon 6

PLENARY SESSION 3: REGIONAL MARKETS Broader Regional Energy Markets in the West: What Are the Options, What Are the Benefits, and How Do We Get There?

Moderators:

• Suedeen Kelly, Co-Chair, Energy Practice, Jenner & Block (former FERC

Commissioner)

• Tom Starrs, Vice President of Market Strategy and Policy, SunPower

FEATURED SPEAKERS: • Phil Pettingill, Director of Regional Integration, California Independent

System Operator (CAISO)

• Paul Suskie, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Southwest

Power Pool (SPP)

Regional energy markets are a key tool for integrating more clean and

advanced energy resources into the Western grid, and an opportunity to

expand markets for advanced energy technologies. With efforts to expand the

full CAISO now stalled in the California legislature, stakeholders are actively

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exploring other options for achieving the benefits of broader regional markets.

Participants will engage in a friendly debate around various options on the

table, the benefits they could capture, and their strategies moving forward.

1:30 pm - 2:20 pm BREAKOUT SESSION 2 (CHOOSE ONE)

Location: Grand

Canyon 2-3

Breakout 2-A

Challenges and Opportunities for Siting Renewable Energy Projects Moderator: Dylan Reed, Director, AEE

PANELISTS: • Maya Batres, The Nature Conservancy

• Johnny Casana, Pattern Energy

• Marina Solomon, Recurrent Energy

As renewable energy investment grows across the West, many challenges exist

with the ability to site projects in a timely manner due to local, state, and

federal requirements. Strong state policy, coupled with helpful federal policy,

has driven investment in renewable energy, but ongoing opposition from a

variety of groups can harm market penetration for the industry. Join this

session to hear from key stakeholders on the challenges and opportunities

associated with siting renewable energy projects.

Location: Grand

Canyon 4-5

Breakout 2-B:

Financing the Transition: Making the Switch to Competitive, Clean Power

and Jobs

Moderator: Amisha Rai, Managing Director, AEE

PANELISTS:

• Jessie Audette Muniz, Apex Clean Energy

• Senator Chris Brooks, Nevada State Senate

• Steve Fischmann, Commissioner (District 5), New Mexico Public Regulation

Commission

As seen in New Mexico, California, Colorado, and elsewhere, changing

economics and policy trend lines are overtaking the West. A growing

momentum of political will and financial tailwinds is spurring along paradigm

shifts increasing customer choice and modernizing the grid. How did we get

here, and what’s next for stewarding the advanced energy transition so it

delivers prosperity for all? As incumbent resources are phased down in favor of

clean and cost competitive advanced energy solutions, how can the advanced

energy industry and policymakers make sure the transition is providing

economic stability, development, and reliability for the states and region as a

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whole? What does it all mean for the workforce? Join this session to hear

advanced energy leaders shed light on specific market and policy case studies

tackling these questions.

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

Location: Grand

Canyon 6

PLENARY SESSION 4: ELECTRIFYING TRANSPORTATION Transportation Electrification Liftoff in the West

Moderator: Josh Cohen, Director, Policy, Greenlots

FEATURED SPEAKERS: • David Bobzien, Director, Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy

• Sarah Propst, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural

Resources Department

• Laura Rennick, Energy Bureau Chief, Montana Energy Office

• Will Toor, Executive Director, Governor’s Energy Office, Colorado

Western Governors are signaling a desire for action on transportation

electrification. This session will bring together leaders to discuss the big strides

their states have taken recently and discuss the opportunities that the western

states have for coordinated leadership given that the interest in electrification

and vehicles themselves cross state lines. The speakers will evaluate strategic

questions: What best practices need to spread across the western states?

Could an enhanced version of the 2017 Regional Electric Vehicle (REV) West

Plan MOU between 8 western states serve as a vehicle for collaboration? What

should the Governors aim to accomplish through a joint strategy?

3:20 pm - 4:05 pm

Location: Grand

Canyon 6

PLENARY SESSION 5: COMMISSIONERS’ PANEL Leading from the West: Commissioners’ Panel

Moderator: Ryan Katofsky, Managing Director, AEE

FEATURED SPEAKERS: • Jeffrey Ackermann, Chair, Colorado Public Utilities Commission

• Bob Burns, Chair, Arizona Corporation Commission

• Hayley Williamson, Commissioner, Public Utility Commission of Nevada

Public utility commissions have the job of translating energy policy goals into reality while maintaining affordable and reliable energy services. To close out discussions on the potential for western states to reach 100% clean energy, in this session we’ll hear from Commissioners who are on the front lines of implementation. What role are Commissions playing in achieving their state’s goals? What are the tools in the regulatory toolbox for getting there? What are the challenges and opportunities?

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4:05 pm – 4:10 pm

Location: Grand

Canyon 6

CLOSING REMARKS • Heather O’Neill, President, AEE

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