08/08/2024
: Today is the AEG Chicago 24Q3 Stakeholder Challenge: Grid Modernization! “Regarding Grid Modernization, to achieve Chicagoland’s Climate, Health and Equity goals, a critical obstacle to collectively overcome in 12 months is __________.” Which obstacle will Stakeholders select? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Thank you to our host: Holland & Knight LLP
Welcome Remarks: Stephen Humes & Paul Hogan, Holland & Knight
Opening Remarks:
- Doug Scott, Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
- Hilary Scott-Ogunrinde, Deputy Director of Energy & Business Utility, State of Illinois
- Dale Player, VP Engineering & Smart Grid, Com Ed
Speakers:
- Kristol Whatley Simms, VP, Clean Energy Transition, Economic, Business, and Community Development, Ameren Illinois
- Dr. Steven Meneses, Director, Manufacturing, Technology & Engineering, City Colleges of Chicago
- Julieta Giraldez, Director of Integrated Planning, Electric Power Engineers
- Erin Grossi, Adjunct Professor, Master of Science in Energy & Sustainability (MSES) Program, Northwestern University
Discussion Leaders:
- Lindy Wordlaw, AICP, Chicago Recovery Plan Director, Climate, & Environmental Justice Initiatives, City of Chicago
- Mark Petri, Grid Security & Resilience Lead, Argonne National Laboratory
- Nwabueze Phil-Ebosie, Director of Engineering, ComEd
- Jesse Altman, Policy Analyst, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
- YaLonda Lockett, Regional Vice President, S&C Electric Company
- Lynn Sutton, Managing Principal, Kairos Worldwide
- Robert Kline, Senior Energy Engineer, Slipstream
- Stephen Bennett 🇺🇦🌻, Senior Manager, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, PJM Interconnection
- Joe Marchese, Manager Energy Advisor, Baker Tilly US
- Keely Hughes, Clean Energy Director Workforce Development, The JPI Group
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