46^th PLMA Online Conference Agenda

7:30 - 9:00 am | Shared Breakfast: Evolution Training Participants + Interest Groups

9:00 am - 4:30 pm
TRAINING CLASS: Evolution of DR to DER
This one-day class explains how today’s demand response initiatives are evolving to interact with a future that includes distributed energy resources for peak load management, and much more. The class content expands on the concepts presented in the PLMA white paper, Evolution of Demand Response.

Concurrent Interest Group Activities
Join the PLMA Interest Groups for candid, interactive roundtables among practitioners from utilities, consultancies, and technology providers who are actively engaged in the load management industry. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from and share with your peers successes and challenges in these key areas of interest.

9:00 - 11:00 am
Interest Group Session

9:00 - 11:00 am
Interest Group Session

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Shared Lunch: Evolution Training Participants + Interest Groups

12:00 - 2:00 pm
Interest Group Session

12:00 - 2:00 pm
Interest Group Session

2:00 - 2:30 pm | Shared Refreshments: Evolution Training Participants + Interest Groups

2:30 - 4:30 pm
Interest Group Session

2:30 - 4:30 pm
Interest Group Session

4:30 - 5:30 pm
PLMA Monday Meetup in the Valley Overlook
All Interest Groups and Training participants are welcome to attend this casual networking meetup to celebrate the day's learnings and the conference sessions ahead!

6:00 - 8:00 pm
Fall Board of Directors' Meeting
Business meeting with working dinner for PLMA's Board Members and At-Large Representatives listed at www.peakload.org/Leadership.

8:00 - 10:00 pm
Welcome Reception at the Arizona Science Center
Join us for great networking and refreshing drinks in a unique and fascinating Phoenix landmark! Open to all conference attendees at no additional cost, compliments of the PLMA members. If you're not yet a PLMA member, we hope you'll come and join us and see what you've been missing!

7:30 - 9:00 am | Breakfast in the Sponsor Lounge

Opening Session

Chair Christine Riker Energy Solutions

9:00 - 9:20 am
Opening Remarks from the Chair

Richard Barone Chief Growth Officer, Renewables TRC Companies

9:20 - 9:30 am
Welcoming Remarks

Bruce Brazis Account Executive Arizona Public Service

9:30 - 10:00 am
Keynote Address

Jacob Tetlow Executive Vice President Arizona Public Service

10:00 - 10:30 am | Refreshment Break in the Sponsor Lounge

General Session 2

Co-Chair Troy Eichenberger Tennessee Valley Authority

Co-Chair Olivia Patterson Opinion Dynamics

10:30 - 11:15 am
FERC 2222 Series — Bringing It Back Home: What Does FERC 2222 Mean for PLMA Members?

Richard Barone Chief Growth Officer, Renewables TRC Companies

Michael Brown Berkshire Hathaway, NV Energy

Patty Cook Senior Vice President, Clean Energy Solutions ICF

John Powers CEO Extensible Energy

11:15 am - 12:00 pm
How Can Demand Response Programs Mitigate Climate Change?

Amy Schmidt E Source

12:00 - 1:30 pm | Lunch in the Sponsor Lounge

General Session 3

Co-Chair Laurie Duhan BG&E

Co-Chair Robin Maslowski Guidehouse

1:30 - 2:15 pm
Passive or Active Load Management? Insights From EV Charging Test Cases Using Both Technology Approaches at Southern Company

Kevin Boyd Senior Research Engineer Southern Company

Caitlin Hillard Marketing Programs Manager Alabama Power Company

Brooke Williams Senior Research Engineer Southern Company

Joseph Vellone ev.energy

2:15 - 3:00 pm
Taking Action on EVs: Best Practices From Existing Utility Programs

Eamonn Urey Program Manager Salt River Project

Paul Wassink Senior Engineer, DER Program Manager National Grid

Kevin Schwain EnergyHub

3:00 - 3:30 pm | Refreshment Break in the Sponsor Lounge

General Session 4

Co-Chair Ruth Kiselewich ICF

Co-Chair Justin Chamberlain CPS Energy

3:30 - 4:00 pm
Enabling DERs with Transactive Energy Tariffs

Mark Martinez Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets & Technology Program Southern California Edison

4:00 - 4:30 pm
Maximizing the Value of Residential DER through Wholesale Market Participation

Moderator Brady Klein Market Development EnergyHub

Elizabeth Goodman Manager, Market Strategy, Policy and Support Arizona Public Service

Jay Delaney Arizona Public Service

4:30 - 5:00 pm
Sponsor Showcase Lightning Round
In this 30-minute session you will hear from several of our sponsors about the essence of their solutions. Our Co-Chairs have vetted the presentations and helped the sponsors get their key messages compressed down to 3 minutes. This is not a marketing pitch, but a statement from the sponsors on specific examples of how they deliver value and results to the market.

5:00 - 6:30 pm | Networking Reception in the Sponsor Lounge

8:00 - 10:00 pm | PLMA's Evening at the Oasis
Join PLMA for some casual music, games, and fun!

8:00 - 9:00 am | Breakfast in the Sponsor Lounge

10:30 - 11:00 am | Refreshment Break in the Sponsor Lounge

12:00 - 1:30 pm | Lunch in the Sponsor Lounge
1:30 pm | Sponsor Lounge Closes

2:30 pm
Welcome to Memphis for the 47^th Conference!

Troy Eichenberger Tennessee Valley Authority

2:40 pm
Closing Remarks

Robin Maslowski Director Guidehouse

2:45 pm | Ice Cream Social

3:15 - 5:00 pm
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