Technical Sessions – Wed. Sept. 21 | PM

September 21 All Sessions
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Track A: DOD and Federal Initiatives

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Asad Gilani , CEM, BEP, CAP

Senior Management Analyst
Department of Veterans Affairs
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Monica DeAngelo , CEM

Director, Federal Partnerships
Southern Company
Speaker
Federal Government and Utility Partnerships
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Norm Campbell , CEM, CDSM

Manager, Federal and Mobile Systems
Go Electric - Saft
Speaker
Monetizing Government Critical Building and EV Microgrids
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Reza Salavani

Energy Program Manager
Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC)
Speaker
Energy–Efficient Modifications to Expeditionary Shelters
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Track B: Decarbonization of the Urban Environment

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Catherine Luthin , MBA

President
Luthin Strategy
Chairperson
Decarbonization in an Urban Environment
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Michael J Rohan , BE, MBA, CHFM

Corporate Director, Energy, Engineering & Infrastructure
Northwell Health
Speaker
Decarbonization of the Urban Environment
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Pradheep Kileti , PE

Director, Future of Heat and R&D Prog. Mgmt.
National Grid PLC
Speaker
Decarbonization of the Urban Environment
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Doug Staker , 35 year energy professional

SVP of Customer Operations at CarbonQuest
CarbonQuest
Speaker
Building Carbon Capture System
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Jillian Winterkorn , CEM, LEED AP BD, WELL AP

Energy Efficiency Consultant
Eversource
Speaker
Decarbonization Training for Facility Managers
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Track C: Metering

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Leon Murray

Energy Engineer
2KB Energy Services
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Michael Dalton , CEM, CPQ

Sr. Engineer
Georgia Power Company Metering Services
Speaker
Utility and Sub-Metering- the Value of the Data
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Christy Cannon , CEM

Solutions Consultant
Yardi Energy
Speaker
Compliance and ESG and Procurement, Oh My! Are you fully utilizing your submeters?
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Jeramy Cannon

Owner
Cannon Metering
Speaker
The Art of Selecting a Water Submetering System
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Leon Murray

Energy Engineer
2KB Energy Services
Speaker
Fundamentals of Measurement and Verification
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Track D: Energy Management 101

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

David Ahrens , P.E., C.E.M., C.D.S.M., LEED A.P., E.B.C.P., M.B.A

Managing Director
Energy Spectrum
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Kristie Teoh , EIT, CEM, CSR-P

Associate Engineer
Servidyne
Speaker
Energy Auditing 101
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Donald Edwards , CEM, MSAET, MSA, CPQ, CEA, CDSM, EA

Principal Energy Manager
DTE Energy
Speaker
Tools for Energy Audits 101
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

James Waltz , PE, CEM, DABFET, FCABE

President
Energy Resource Associates
Speaker
Variable Flow Chilled Water Systems 101
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Thomas Sherman , CEM, CEA, CDSM, CCASS

President
Sustainable Energy Services, Inc.
Speaker
Motors and VFDs 101
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Track E: Commissioning

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Darren Xu , PE, CEM®, CEA®, CBCP®, GBE

Bee®
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Mike Eardley , PE, LEED AP, CCP

Director of Energy & Sustainability
EBI Consulting
Speaker
Building Commissioning as Part of an ESG Program
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Jim Crockett , PE

Lead Energy Engineer
Bernhard
Speaker
What Data from 3 Years of Analytics on 80+ Chillers Taught Us About Chiller Failures
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Corey Keen , CxA, BCxP, CEM, LEED AP BD+C

Director of Energy Services
Entegrity
Speaker
Inspiration4 Learning: Lessons from Commissioning St. Jude's Advanced Research Facility
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Panel Discussion

Speaker
Panel Discussion and Q&A on Current State of Building Commissioning led by Darren Xu, the Session Chair, and all Speakers
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Track F: Creating High Performance Communities

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Peter Garforth , PE

Principal
Garforth International llc
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

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

Director - Sustainability
Sheridan College
Speaker
Sheridan College - Catalyzing Breakthrough Community Energy and Climate Implementation
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Peter Garforth , PE

Principal
Garforth International llc
Speaker
City of Brampton- Aligning Secondary Land Use and Energy Planning to Create a New Net-Zero Neighborhood
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Michael Hoy

Senior Environmental Planner
City of Brampton
Speaker
City of Brampton - Aligning Secondary Land Use and Energy Planning to Create a New Net-Zero Neighbourhood
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Daniel Gosselin , P. Eng.

Senior Director, Professional Services
BGIS
Speaker
The Evolution of a Portfolio Strategy for Achieving Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency Objectives
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Meghan White

Senior Planner
Town of Newmarket, Ontario
Speaker
Town to Newmarket- Retrofitting Existing Homes & Buildings- Building a Path to Succeed When so Many Fail
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Peter Garforth , PE

Principal
Garforth International llc
Speaker
Town of Newmarket – Retrofitting Existing Homes & Buildings – Building a Path to Succeed When so Many Fail
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Track G: Industrial Decarbonization Strategies

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Steven Schultz , CEM, CPEnMS, SEP PV, ISO 50001 Lead Auditor

Consulting services to help organizations improve their energy performance through a structured, management systems approach.
International Energy Consultants, LLC
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Steven Schultz and Paul Scheinhing

Speaker
Path Forward: Decarbonizing the Industrial Sector
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Paul Scheihing , 50001 CP EnMS

Principal
50001 Strategies LLC
Speaker
Industrial Heat Pumps: Electrifying Industry’s Process Heat Supply
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Andrew Hejnar , P.Eng, CEM

Senior Manager, Energy
3M Canada Company
Speaker
Corporates Energy Management Programs
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Michael Stowe , PE, CEM, PEM, CP EnMS, SEP PV

Senior Energy Engineer
Advanced Energy
Speaker
Make More with Less: The Energy Management of Making Things
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Track H: EPA: Energy Strategy for the next 10 years

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Betsy Dutrow , CEM

Physical Scientist
US EPA Energy Star
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Lisa Lambert , PE

Leader, Global Natural Resource Management
Eastman
Speaker
“All of the Above” Approach to Decarbonization
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

David Steiner , CEM

Utilities and Environmental Sustainability Leader
Hexion Inc
Speaker
Carb Unloading: Hexion’s Decarbonization Journey and Pathway
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Philip Henson

Director, Global Energy and Environmental Sustainability
HanesBrands
Speaker
HanesBrands Sustainability Journey: From the Early Days to Decarbonization Planning
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Track I: The Better Plants Program: Energy Efficiency and Energy Management

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Ethan Rogers

Technology Manager
U.S. Department of Energy
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Mohammed Karoush

Sustainability Engineer
Graham Packaging
Speaker
Idle Machine Automated Control
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Erin Zayko , LEED AP BD+C

Environmental Stewardship Engineer
Lockheed Martin
Speaker
Lockheed Martin's Energy Playbook
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Dwayne Kubacki , CEM

Senior Facility Engineer, Energy Manager, Master Electrician, CEM
Detroit Diesel Corporation/ Daimler Trucks North America
Speaker
SEM Program Sponsored Through DTE Energy
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Edwin Willhite , CEM

Regional Facilities Leader
Schneider Electric
Speaker
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Track J: Energy Storage

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Samer Zawaydeh , Msc, CRM, REP

Lecturer
Al Hussein Technical University
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Michael Gaffney , CEM, CEA, CPQ

Senior Engineer
The Pasha Group
Speaker
Pasha’s Green and Resilient Shipping Terminal: Microgrid, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy (Wind, Solar, Crane Regen) and EVs
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Guy Frankenfield , PE

Energy Market Manager
DN Tanks
Speaker
Thermal Energy Storage AND Batteries – “It’s not a question of one or the other, it’s which one is the right application now for my campus.”
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Manish Murudkar , CEM, MBA

Director, DER Strategy
Cobb EMC
Speaker
How Electric Cooperative is Preparing for the Grid of the Future?
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Mohammad Qandil , PhD, CEM, REP, CMVP

Application Engineer
Therma-Stor
Speaker
Performance of Hybrid Renewable Energy Power System for A Residential Building
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Track K: New Technologies

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Richard Costello , PE, CEM,CEA, CEP

President - Acela Energy Group & Acela Thermal Energy, AEE international Chairman of Elections
Acela Energy Group
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Duane Warren , CEM, CMVP, LEED GA

Senior Energy Engineer
Jones, Lang, Lasealle
Speaker
Chiller Optimization - Reduce Costs & Reduce Risks
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

James Park

Chief Environment Officer
I-Star Energy Solutions
Speaker
Insulation is Greener Than Trees
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Dennis Bass , PE

Business Development Manager
CB&I
Speaker
Ask The Folks Who Won MORE THAN One: Thermal Energy Storage (TES)
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Matthew Cable , CEM

Supervisor Technology Department
Enbridge
Speaker
Real Time Grid Integration of Smart HVAC Control
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Track L: Building Analytics

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Stephen Beck , CEM

Director, Business Development
World Kinect Energy Services
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Thomas Yeh , CEM, CMVP, CBCP, CDSM, DCP, IGSHPA AI

Technical Advisor
NYSERDA
Speaker
RTEM - Requisite to Electrify and Decarbonizing the Built Environment
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Lauren De La Fuente

Project Coordinator
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Speaker
RTEM - Requisite to Electrify and Decarbonizing the Built Environment
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Chris Baker , AIA, PE, BEMP, BEAP

Project Executive
Willdan
Speaker
Simplified Energy Modeling to Increase Building Performance and Resiliency: Accessible, Accurate, and Affordable Analysis
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Ali Mehmani , PhD

Head Core Research: data Science
Prescriptive Data
Speaker
Concurrent Model-Based Anomaly Detection and Diagnosis
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Track M: So you want to start an energy efficiency business?

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

John Avina , PE, CEM, CMVP, CEA, CxA

President
Abraxas Energy Consulting
Chairperson
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

George Buchanan , CEM

CEO & Founder
2KB Energy Services
Speaker
Tips for Success as a Small Energy Services Business
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Christian Nelson

Founder
Helios Energy
Speaker
Driving the Top Line While Protecting the Bottom Line
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Eric Oliver , PE, CEM

Founder
Earthwide, LLC
Speaker
Starting and Growing an Energy Consulting Business
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

John Avina , PE, CEM, CMVP, CEA, CxA

President
Abraxas Energy Consulting
Speaker
So you want to start a business?
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