Technical Sessions – Thurs. Sept. 22 | AM

September 22 All Sessions
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Track A: Integrating Energy Security

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Keith Benson

Director, Energy
Navy Installations Command
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Colin Dunn , CEM, PE, LEED AP, PMP

Chief Executive Officer
Fend Incorporated
Speaker
DoD ESTCP- New R&D and Cybersecurity Technology Overview
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Steven Vickery , PE, CEM, CEA

Regional Energy Program Manager
Navy Region Southeast N44
Speaker
Partnerships for Navy Installation Resiliency Exercises
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Shawn Bilak

Security Risk and Compliance Analyst Specialist
Southern Company
Speaker
Energy Security
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Derek Harp

Founder and Chairman
Control System Cyber Security Association International - (CS)2AI
Speaker
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Track B: Utility and Electric Rates

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Brian Coughlan , CEM, BEP, CEP, CDSM

President
Utility Management Services, Inc.
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Miles Smith , CEM, CEA, CMVP

Sr. Energy Project Manager
CBRE @ Northern VA Community College
Speaker
Rate Comprehension for Projects and Savings
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Hunter Wilkinson , B.S. Statistics, BEP-IT

Analyst
Utility Management Services
Speaker
Curtailable/Interruptible Rates
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tony Castro

Southern Company
Speaker
Georgia Power's Real Time Pricing (RTP)
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Daniel Uribe

Rate Manager
Cherry Street Energy
Speaker
Solar Generation and Utility Rate Optimization
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Track C: CHP

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Buster Barksdale , CEM, CSDP

CEO
CoGen Power Solutions
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Fariha Amin

Technical Sales Manager ORC
ElectraTherm by BITZER Group
Speaker
Utilization of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Technology in Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Applications
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Edward Musz

Manager - Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs
Pepco Holdings
Speaker
Building Resiliency into Operational Improvements with Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
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Track D: Energy Management 102

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Brian Clippinger , CEM, CMVP, LEED AP, EIT

Corporate Director- Measurement and Verification
Energy Systems Group (ESG)
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Jessica Harris , CBCP, CEM, MFBA, NABCEP PV Designer

President
Harris Energy Solutions, LLC
Speaker
Renewables 101
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

John Ciovacco , CGD (Certified GeoExchange Designer)

President
Aztech Geothermal, LLC
Speaker
Geothermal 101
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Lonnie Russell , CEM, CLEP, REP

Senior Sales Manager
Autel
Speaker
EV Charging: the Next Hot ECM
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

DeWayne Jenkins , CEM, HER, REA

Residential, Commercial & Industrial Support Specialist
Alabama Power Company
Speaker
Heat Pump Water Heater Basics 101
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Track E: ESG

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Fotouh Al-Ragom , PhD, CEM, CSDP, CEA

Energy Efficiency Technologies Program Manager
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Jessica Allen , PE

Energy Engineer
Advanced Energy
Speaker
Reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 Emissions Through Energy Auditing
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Sowmitra "Sam" Ghosh , PE, PMP, MBA

Senior Engineer
Colonial Pipeline
Speaker
ESG for the Midstream Industries
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

John Petze

Co-Founder, COO
SkyFoundry
Speaker
Turning Energy Use Data into Carbon/GhG Performance Tracking- The Role of Data in Achieving ESG Goals
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Ray Segars , CEM, FAEE

Solutions Consultant
Yardi Energy
Speaker
Maximizing ESG Data Coverage Using Energy Benchmarking and Related Data Sources
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Track F: Smart Cities: Creating Critical City Scale Infrastructure

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Andrew Penner , ME, PE, CEM

Senior Manager, Energy
BGIS
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Dr. Stefan Bluem

Energy Services Director
Stadtwerke Ettlingen GmbH
Speaker
The Role of District Energy in Decarbonizing Heating and Cooling in Cities
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Peter Garforth , PE

Principal
Garforth International llc
Speaker
The Role of District Energy in Decarbonizing Heating and Cooling in Cities
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Nicolas Bossé

Chief Energy Transition Officer
BrainBox AI
Speaker
Using Artificial Intelligence to Optimize the Energy Performance of Large Numbers of Buildings
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Herb Sinnock , P.Eng., CEM, CMVP, CBCP

Director - Sustainability
Sheridan College
Speaker
Building the Human Infrastructure for Transforming Cities
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Chad Richert

Faculty, Chair of Building Science Department
Henry Ford College
Speaker
Building the Human Infrastructure for Transforming Cities
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Bruno Fiorentino , PE, MBA

Vice President
Burns Engineering, Inc.
Speaker
Decarbonizing our Transit Systems-The Road to Zero Carbon
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Track G: Energy/Carbon Management in an Industrial Setting

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Richard Gorze , CEM, CDSM

Global Energy Manager
Eaton Corporation
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Kenneth Flannery , MET, CEM, CBCP

Director of Engineering
Bender Energy Group, LLC
Speaker
Leveraging Combined Energy Projects to Maximize ROI with Energy Efficiency Programs
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Rice Lummis , MBA

Director, Demand Response & Asset Management
David Energy
Speaker
Power to the People: Unleashing Latent Power Capacity at our Homes & Businessesv
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Thomas Sherman , CEM, CEA, CDSM, CCASS

President
Sustainable Energy Services, Inc.
Speaker
Motors and VFDs - How They Work, Why They Fail, and What You Can Do
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Ethan Rogers

Technology Manager
US Department of Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office
Speaker
Driving Decarbonization with an ISO 50001 Energy Management System
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Track H: EPA: Energy Efficiency for Decarbonization

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Walt Tunnessen , CEM

National Program Manager
US EPA Energy Star
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Brett Rasmussen , PE, CEM, CEA

SR Energy Engineer
Nissan North America - Canton
Speaker
Air Handing Unit (AHU) Control Upgrade
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Peter Moran

Sustainability Program Manager
AbbVie
Speaker
AbbVie Corporate Energy Management
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Gary Williams , MBA in Sustainability & Renewable Energy, EE, IAC2, CMI

President
Carolinas Energy Associates, LLC
Speaker
Compelling Energy Treasure Hunt Savings to Realize Net-Zero
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Track I: The Better Plants Program- Emissions Reduction

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

John O'Neill

Technology Manager
U.S. Department of Energy
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Martha Moore

Trane Technologies
Speaker
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Jash Vora

Technical Project Manager
Lineage Logistics
Speaker
Energy Innovation in Cold Storage: First-ever Deployment of Linear Generators and Onsite Solar
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Nickyle Milton

Program Manager- Siemens Electrical Products
Siemens
Speaker
Decarbonization of a Large Brownfield (Electrical Products) Manufacturing Facility
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Barry Powell , PE

Head of Siemens Electrical Products, North America
Siemens
Speaker
Decarbonization of a Large Brownfield (Electrical Products) Manufacturing Facility
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Paulomi Nandy

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Speaker
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Track J: Renewables and Microgrids

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Stephen Roosa , CEM, CMVP, REP, CSDP, BEP, CBCP

President
RPM Asset Management
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Samer Zawaydeh , Msc, CRM, REP

Lecturer
Al Hussein Technical University
Speaker
Prosumers Driving the Decarbonization of Electricity Grids – Case Study
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Alberto Ramos , CEM, PhD

Professor
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Speaker
Comparison of Energy Saving Strategies in a Residential Building Using a Photovoltaic Solar Installation with Energy Storage
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Eric Dupont

EVP & Chief Development Officer
PowerSecure, Inc.
Speaker
Microgrids: Supporting an Evolving Energy Landscape
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Joseph Martorano , Professional Engineer

Vice President Engineering & Project Management
Northeast-Western Energy Systems
Speaker
The 3 R's of Microgrids-Resilient, Reliable and Renewable: Hybrid Microgrids and Net Zero Carbon
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Track K: Hydrogen

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Fredric Goldner , CEM, CEA

President
Energy Management & Research Associates
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Tim Harris

Senior Project Manager
EnTrust Solutions Group
Speaker
Hydrogen for Decarbonization and Closing the Energy Gap
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Pradheep Kileti , PE

Director, Future of Heat Gas Engineering & R&D
National Grid
Speaker
Hydrogen Blending into Existing Underground Assets
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Yan Zhao , PhD

Researcher
GTI Energy
Speaker
Hydrogen Blending into Residential and Commercial Combustion Applications
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Dara O'Neill

National Sales Director
Plug Power
Speaker
Will Hydrogen End the Fossil Fuel Era
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Track L: Healthy & Efficient Buildings

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Timothy Unruh , CEM, PE, PhD

Executive Director
National Association of Energy Service Companies
Chairperson
Strategies for Building Efficiency Improvement
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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Mark Carlson

Director of Engineering and Energy Services
NGS
Panelist
Cutting Edge Window Film Technology and Energy Modeling
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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Brian McCommon

Director of Direct Sales
Metrus Energy, Inc.
Panelist
Healthy & Efficient Buildings
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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

CP Pitones

Solutions Consultant
Yardi Systems, Inc.
Panelist
Leveraging Software to Scale Energy Efficiency Projects
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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Sol Haroon , EE

Technical Director- Renewables
McKim & Creed
Panelist
Clearwater: Meeting the Clarion Call of Sustainability Through Renewables
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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Dan Schuman

Director of RTS Building Envelope a Division of Envocore
Envocore
Speaker
Building Envelope: an Essential ECM
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Track M: Energy Management Around the World

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Conor Molloy , CEMi CMVP

Energy Trainer, Advisor, Auditor
AEMS ECOfleet
Chairperson
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

José Samuel Monterroso , PhD., C.E.M., P.E.

Energy Manager
Servicios Energéticos e Ingeniería
Speaker
Energy Audit in a Bank Branch
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Anna Harman , PMP

Senior Decarbonization Advisor
JLL Canada
Speaker
Strategies to Decarbonize Buildings Across the World
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Antonio Miranda Bonet

Head of Bunkering
Naturgy
Speaker
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Lukas Glaspell , LEED GA

Trane Account Executive
Trane Technologies
Speaker
Electrification of Heat: How to produce building heat with low, to no carbon!
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