(Subject to Change)
2025 MEPC Tentative Agenda
Thursday, July 24, 2025
10:00 a.m. Registration (Art Gallery)
11:45 a.m. – Welcome Luncheon (Tea Garden)
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Welcome Comments (Theatre)
1:05 p.m. Damage Prevention and Safety
Nick Bonstell, CEO, MISS DIG 811
Nathan Lee, Engineering Manager, MGU
1:35 p.m. Forecasting Storm Response
Kelsey DeCarteret, Specialist – Meteorology, DTE Energy
Sunny Wescott, Chief Meteorologist, DHS CISA
Eric Wojciehowski, Director of Emergency Response, Consumers Energy
Moderated by Alex Morese, Manager, Energy Security, MPSC
2:15 p.m. Networking Break
2:30 p.m. DC Dynamics – How Federal Policy Changes are Shaping Energy Policy in the States
Sue Forrester, Vice President, Advocacy and Outreach, American Gas Association
Jeff Ostermeyer, Managing Director, Public Affairs, Edison Electric Institute
Amy Thomas, Vice President of Government Relations, American Public Power Association
Hill Thomas, Vice President of Legislative Affairs, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Moderated by Mike Alaimo, Senior Director of Legislative and External Affairs, Michigan Chamber of Commerce
3:45 p.m. Networking Break
4:00 p.m. Keynote Address
Conquering Complex Changes & Challenges
Todd Hillman, SVP and Chief Customer Officer, External Affairs, MISO
Moderated by Chairman Dan Scripps, MPSC
5:15 p.m. Announcements and Adjourn
6:00 p.m. – MEPC Networking Reception (East Front Porch)
8:00 p.m. Music by Doug Thomas
Friday, July 25, 2025
7:30 a.m. – Breakfast (Main Dining Room)
9:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m. Welcome Comments (Theatre)
8:35 a.m. Baldly Bipartisan
John Sellek, Chief Strategist & CEO, Harbor Strategic
Adrian Hemond, CEO & Chairman, Grassroots Midwest
Moderated by Dan Dundas, President, MEGA
9:30 a.m. The Word on Wall Street
James Thalacker, Managing Director, Senior Analyst, BMO Capital Markets
Vikrum Vora, Investor, Soros Fund Management
Moderated by Jason Shore, Vice-President, Investor Relations, Consumers Energy
10:15 a.m. Networking Break/Check-Out
10:45 a.m. Load Growth
Charles Marshall, Vice-President, ITC Holdings and President, ITC Michigan
Andrew Williamson, Director Regulatory Services, Indiana Michigan Power Company
Laura Connolly, Director of Regulated Pricing, Consumers Energy
Paul O’Connell, Vice President of Real Estate Development, MEDC
Moderated by Commissioner Katherine Peretick, MPSC
Noon Announcements & Adjourn