(Subject to Change)
2026 MEPC Tentative Agenda
Thursday, July 23, 2026
10:00 a.m. Registration (The Promenade)
11:45 a.m. – Welcome Luncheon (Parlor AB)
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Welcome Comments (Parlor CD)
1:05 p.m. Wide Open Spaces
Robert Mulder, Power Supply Manager, Zeeland Board of Public Works
Eric Stocking, Director of Regulatory Affairs & Power Supply, Upper Peninsula Power Company
Emily Alspaw, Senior Director, Development, Jupiter Power
Moderated by Sarah Mullkoff, Manager, Renewable Energy & Storage Siting Section, MPSC
2:05 p.m. Networking Break
2:30 p.m. Commissioners on the Outside
Laura Chappelle, Partner, Varnum LLP
Sally Talberg, CEO, Michigan Saves
Monica Martinez, Founder, Ruben Strategies
Moderated by Commissioner Shaquila Myers, MPSC
3:30 p.m. Networking Break
4:00 p.m. Beyond the Bill: What 4 Million Households Reveal about Energy Affordability
Dr. Destenie Nock, Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon Univeristy
Moderated by Chairman Dan Scripps, MPSC
5:00 p.m. Announcements and Adjourn
6:00 p.m. – MEPC Networking Reception (Bellaire Ballroom & Terrace)
7:30 p.m. Music by Doug Thomas
Friday, July 24, 2026
7:30 a.m. – Breakfast (Parlor AB)
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Welcome Comments (Parlor CD)
9:05 a.m. Baldly Bipartisan
John Sellek, CEO, Harbor Strategic
Adrian Hemond, CEO, Grassroots Midwest
Moderated by Dan Dundas, President, MEGA
10:05 a.m. Networking Break/Check-Out
10:30 a.m. Keynote Address: Reflections on 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Matthew Kirk, Head of Placement & Markets, North American Insurance, Acrisure
Noon Announcements & Adjourn