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2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Norm Taffe
President - Energy Technology
Generac
Doug Scott
Chair
Illinois Commerce Commission
Dean Solon
Founder & CEO
Create Energy
Sunny Elebua
Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer
Exelon
Melissa Washington
SVP, Customer Operations and Strategic Initiatives
ComEd
2025 SPEAKERS
Taylor Anderson
Lobbyist
Anderson Richard Consulting
Jake Bartosch
Sales Manager - Software Solutions
Terrasmart
Matt Bigham
Managing Director
Marathon Capital
Kevin Borgia
VP of External Affairs & Policy
SunVest Solar
David Braun
VP - Sales & Marketing
Intelligent Generation
Steven Brisley
VP, Strategy & Marketing
Camus Energy
Brent Buchberger
Vice President Project Development
Summit Ridge Energy
Tom Bullock
Executive Director
Citizens Utility Board of Ohio
Michelle Carpenter
V.P. Development
TurningPoint Energy
Dean Chiaravallotti
Chief Revenue Officer
Solar Insure
Kavi Chintam
Campaign Manager, Illinois
Vote Solar
Jessica Collingsworth
Central Policy Director
Nexamp
Samantha Deeney
Managing Principal Consultant
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.
John Delurey
Managing Director of Campaigns
Vote Solar
Allegra Donadio
Senior Business Development Manager
TotalEnergies
BRIAN E LYNCH
Director, Policy + Strategy
REC Americas
Kiera Gavin
Senior Development Manager
Cultivate Power, LLC
Anupam Gopal
President
Enerzinx
Greg Gunthorp
Solar Grazer
Gunthorp Farms
Troy Hammond
CEO
Convergence Energy
Chynna Hampton
Equity Director
Climate Jobs IL- IL AFL CIO
Robert Hattier
Director of Renewable Energy
IBEW 134
John Hulse
Sr. Manager, Commercial
SolarEdge
Ben Jacobi
Shareholder
Polsinelli P.C.
Anthony Janowski
Director of Business Development
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
Nico Johnson
CEO
SunCast Media
Marion Jones
Vice President, Workforce Development & DEI Justice
Nexamp
Danny Kach
Managing Partner
Litwin Kach LLP
Jennifer Kan
Senior Director Origination
REV Renewables
Genevieve Kennedy
Midwest Market Lead
Madison Energy Infrastructure
Will Kenworthy
Senior Regulatory Director, Midwest
Vote Solar
Andrew Keyt
Attorney
Heyl Royster
Brad Klein
Managing Attorney
ELPC
Johanna Kraus-Darden
Director of Development
AES Corporation
Jeff Lee
Business Development Director
Nautilus Solar
Andrew Linhares
Senior Manager, Central Region
Solar Energy Industries Association
Manuel Losada Friend
CEO
Isotrol
Eric Luesebrink
Partner
Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure
Brian Maillet
CEO
Renewable Energy Evolution
Jessica Maldonado
Executive Director
Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association
Alyssa Martin
President
Nelnet Renewable Energy
Barry Matchett
Head of External Affairs
Clearway Energy
Erin Mathews
Operation Center Director
Gotion Illinois New Energy
Nick Matthes
Creator and CEO
Illumination Solar
Lesley McCain
Executive Director
Illinois Solar Energy and Storage Association (ISEA)
David Moberg
Policy and Regulatory Affairs Associate
MnSEIA
Tim Montague
President
Clean Power Consulting Group
Emmitt Muckles
CEO
S. E. Power Consulting
Prabhakar Nellore
VP Microgrid Products
Myers EPS
Patty O’Keefe
Midwest Regional Director
Vote Solar
Marc Palmer
CEO
Conductor Solar
Eric Peterman
President
MARS Energy, EPC
Bhaskar Ray
VP of Transmission & Interconnection
QCELLS USA Corp.
Jonathan Roberts
VP of Development
Soltage
Christian Roselund
senior policy analyst
Clean Energy Associates
Anabel Sanford
Energy Marketing Strategist
EOR, Inc.
Rudy Saporite
Program Director
IBTS
Manvendra Saxena
Chairman and CEO
MARS Energy Group
Zach Schalk
Senior Indiana Program Director
Solar United Neighbors
Aviv Shalgi
CEO
Solar Simplified
Laura Sherman
President
Michigan EIBC
Kristina Shih
Partner
Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
Julian Spector
Senior Reporter
Canary Media
Megan Strand
Partner
Trajectory Energy Partners
Matt Van Arkel
Director of Policy and Business Development
New Leaf Energy
Scott Vogt
Vp strategy and energy policy
ComEd
Robert Wallace
CEO
RDW Consulting
Kynnee Wallace
Founder/CEO
Global HR Business Solutions
Elbert Walters III
Executive Director
Powering Chicago
Joy Wang
Director, MI Solar for All
State of Michigan
Beata Wierzba
Government Affairs Director
RENEW Wisconsin
Samantha Williams
Market Development
Jupiter Power
Christy Wilson
Director, Community Solar
Cypress Creek Renewables
Aaron Wood
Senior Manager - Technical Training and Workforce Development
Silicon Ranch