March 22, 2023 |
10:00 – 10:15 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks- Welcome Remarks – Joe Hagerman, Director of EPICenter, GA Tech
- Welcome from Senator Ossoff (recorded) and Wells Fargo
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10:15 – 10:30 am | Beneficial Electrification – Framing the Promise and Potential of Beneficial Electrification |
10:30 – 11:30 am | Viewpoints from GA Leaders on Beneficial Electrification Opportunities- Jeff Pratt, President, Green Power EMC / VP, Oglethorpe Power Corp.
- Hunter Hill, Executive Director, GEFA
- Scott Moskowitz, Sr. Director, Head of Market Strategy and Public Affairs Qcells
- Barbara Hampton, President and CEO, GA Transmission Corporation
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11:30 – 11:45 am | Morning Keynote- Bentina Terry, SVP of Customer Strategy and Solutions, Georgia Power
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11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Remarks from GA Tech President Angel Cabrera followed by Lunch |
1:00 – 1:45 pm | Stakeholder Dialogue 1: Electric Transportation- Hon. Tim Echols, Vice Chair, GA PSC
- Andrew Heath, Deputy Chief Engineer, GA DOT
- Alan Shedd, Director of Emerging Technologies, Oglethorpe Power Corp.
- Richard Simmons, Director, Research and Studies, GA Tech
- Tim Jarrell, Vice President, Power Supply and Planning, Cobb EMC
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1:45 – 2:30 pm | Stakeholder Dialogue 2: Electrification in Residential Homes- Kristofor Anderson, Director of Energy Resources, GEFA
- Anita Moreno, Director of Member Advocacy, Flint EMC
- Michelle Moore, CEO, Groundswell
- Nathan Shannon, President/CEO, Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative
- Andrea Pinabell, Fellow, GA Tech
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2:30 – 2:45 pm | Break — Sponsored by Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
2:45 – 3:30 pm | Stakeholder Dialogue 3: Economic Development- Greg Dozier, Commissioner, Technical College System of GA
- Greg King, Associate Vice President of Economic Development, GA Tech
- Dan West, Director of Public Policy, Rivian
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3:30 – 4:15 pm | Stakeholder Dialogue 4: Electrification of Commercial Technology- Chandra Farley, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Atlanta
- Britton Smith, SVP of Electrification, Blue Bird Corporation
- Kenneth Shiver, Chief Economist, Southern Company
- Sam Delay, Sr Project Manager, Technology Innovation, TVA
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4:15 – 4:30 pm | Afternoon Keynote- Daniel Blackman, EPA Region 4 Administrator
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4:30 –6:00 pm | Reception |