9:00 am- Panel 1: The Value of Transmission

Learn how transmission developers, system planners, modelers, and grid users quantify the value of transmission. Transmission pays for itself by smoothing out daily price differences, delivering available resources, and mitigating once-in-a-decade extreme weather. 

Moderator: Ruchi Singh, Head of Transmission & Grid Interconnection, Engie 

Speakers:
Zheng Zhao, Senior Manager, Expansion Planning, Midcontinent Independent System Operator 

Michael Hagerty, Principal, The Brattle Group 

Dr. Adria Brooks, Director of Transmission Planning, Grid Strategies 

10:10 am- Panel 2: Advanced Transmission Technologies for a 21st Century Grid 

New infrastructure and new technologies will work together to rapidly and cost-effectively expand transmission capacity. This panel will collect experiences with these technologies from various stakeholders to develop an outlook for adoption. 

Moderator: Julia Selker, Executive Director, WATT Coalition 

Speakers: 
Michael Craig, Manager, Energy Management Systems, Great River Energy 

Temujin Roach, Senior Director - Transmission Policy, EDF Renewables 

Max Luke, Director, Transmission & Wholesale Market Policy, National Grid 

11:20 pm- Panel 3: Transmission Organizations Planning Paradigms

System operators and utilities are at the center of the evolving grid. Experts from across the country will share how their regions face shared and unique challenges. 

Moderator: Jay Caspary, Senior Consultant, Grid Strategies 

Speakers: 
Jeff Billinton, Director, Transmission Infrastructure Planning, California ISO

Afshin Salehian, Principal – Grid Strategy, Southwest Power Pool

Omar Gallegos, VP of Energy Delivery, El Paso Electric Company 

12:30 pm - Workshop concludes

In Partnership with: Grid Strategies

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