KEYNOTE & FEATURED SPEAKERS

Rep. Sean Casten [IL-06]
Member of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Carrie Zalewski
Chairman
Illinois Commerce Commission
Zaid Ashai
CEO
Nexamp
Lesley McCain
Executive Director
Illinois Solar Energy & Storage Association (ISEA)
Kiran Bhatraju
CEO
Arcadia Power
Eric Dresselhuys
CEO
ESS, Inc.

2023 SPEAKERS

Utopia Hill
CEO
Reactivate
Kimberlee Centera
CEO
TerraPro Solutions
David Fein
Director of Government Affairs
Sunnova
Eric Luesebrink
Partner
Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure
Jim Spano
Co-Founder & Director of Originations
Sol-REIT
Bhaskar Ray
VP of Interconnection & Development Engineering
Q CELLS USA
Amy Heart
Vice President, Policy
Sunrun
Tim Montague
President
Clean Power Consulting Group
Brian Maillet
CEO
Renewable Energy Evolution
Jon Carson
Managing Partner
Trajectory Energy Partners
Cassandra J Matz
Consultant
Trajectory Energy
Adam Zellner
President
Greener by Design
Logan O'Grady
Executive Director
MnSEIA
Michael Blomquist
COO
Open Energy Group
Rao Konidena
Independent Consultant
Rakon Energy LLC
John Albers
Sr. Associate, Policy and Strategy, Midwest
SunPower
John Delurey
Senior Midwest Director
Vote Solar
Theo Okiro
Manager, Policy and Strategy
Lightstar Renewables
Nick Matthes
Project Manager
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Anupam Gopal
President and CEO
Enerzinx, LLC.
Terri Denning
VP, Commercial Execution
Powin
Janette Freeman
Director Business Development
FabTech Solar Solutions
Joel Tatum
Midwest Solar Specialist
American Farmland Trust
Jonathan Roberts
VP of Development
Soltage
Samantha Weaver
Director of Interconnection & Grid Integration Policy
Coalition for Community Solar Access
Laura Sherman
President
Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council
Colleen Smith
Director, Government Affairs
Invenergy
Caleb Arthur
CEO
Sun Solar, LLC
Lisa Albrecht
Owner
All Bright Solar
Carlo Cavallaro
Regional Director - Midwest
Coalition for Community Solar Access
Chynna Hampton
Equity Director
Climate Jobs Illinois (CJI)
Mark Raeder
Principal
Summit Ridge Energy
Jenna Warmuth
Midwest Regional Director
Vote Solar
Miles Braxton
Director of Risk Management
Summit Ridge Energy
Jake Kuss
Midwest Market Lead
Madison Energy Investments
Eric Peterman
CEO
GRNE Solar
Catherine Syme
Senior Associate
Solas Energy
John Hulse
Commercial Sales Manager
SolarEdge Technologies
Amit Shukla
CEO
Renewable Energy Strategies & Solutions
Sarah Wochos
VP, Policy & Business Development
New Leaf Energy
John Stroud
Director of Origination
Pivot Energy
Elizabeth Kocs
Program Manager, Hydrogen Technology Center
GTI Energy
Jason Steinberg
CEO
Scanifly
Jessica Collingsworth
Central Policy Director
Nexamp
Danielle Fidel
Sr. Director, Developer Network
DSD Renewables
Scott Nguyen
Founder & CEO
Bodhi
Nico Johnson
CEO
SunCast Media
Jonathan Mizrachi
Director of Sales, US
Polar Racking
Bejeray Morrison
Solar For All Program Manager
Sunrun
Eric Pasi
SVP, New Market Development & Marketing
New Energy Equity
Brad Klein
Senior Attorney
Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC)
Brendan Canavan
VP, Business Development
Navisun, LLC
Steph Spiers
Co-Founder & CEO
Solstice