2022 Fall Conference: The Future of the Energy Economy

November 9 | 8:30 am-6:00 pm | Mark Twain House, Hartford CT
CONFERENCE PROGRAM

The Connecticut Policy and Energy Society hosted the 2022 Fall Conference “The Future of the Energy Economy: What’s the Deal?,” at the historic Mark Twain House (virtual attendance available) on November 9th. Throughout this day-long event we put a spotlight the drivers of economic and workforce development within the energy industry.

Conference Agenda

8:30-9:00 amRegistration & Welcoming Remarks
9:00-10:00 amPanel 1: The Building Blocks of Connecticut’s Hydrogen Future 
Tony Leo, FuelCell Energy
Neil Beup, Linde
Enrique Bosch, AVANGRID
Joel Rinebold, CCAT (Moderator)
10:00-10:30 am Presentation: The Power of the Future Workforce
Shannon Marimon, ReadyCT
10:30-11:00 amNetworking Break
11:00-12:00 pm Panel 2: Moving at the Speed of Wind – CT’s Fast Growing Offshore Wind Industry
Beth Treseder, Equinor Wind US
Michael Ausere, Eversource Energy
Kenneth Kimmell, Avangrid Renewables
Jennifer Delony, NE4OSW (Moderator)
12:00-1:00 pmLunch
1:00-1:30 pmKeynote: The Road Ahead to a National EV Charging Network
Alex Schroeder, Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, US DOT/DOE
1:30-2:30 pmPanel 3: Read All About It: A Journalists View of Effective Energy Reporting
Jan Ellen Spiegel, CT Mirror
Sam Mintz, RTO Insider
Ethan Howland, Utility Dive
Sabrina Shankman, Boston Globe
Jim Hunt, Sustainable CT (Moderator)
2:30-3:00 pmNetworking Break
3:00-4:30 pmPanel 4: Fueling CT’s Economy Through Innovation in the Workplace
Shubhada Kambli, DEEP 
Mike O’Connor, Dominion Energy
Ruth Georges, Eversource Energy
Garrett Sheehan, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce (Moderator)
4:30-6:00 pmClosing Remarks, Networking, Mark Twain House Tour