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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

12:30 PM     Welcome Comments

12:40 PM     Political Updates
Senator Dan Lauwers, Chair, Senate Energy & Technology Committee
Representative Joseph Bellino, Chair, House Energy Committee                

1:20 PM       Fireside Chat
Sally Talberg, Chairman, Michigan Public Service Commission
Norman Saari, Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission
Daniel Scripps, Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission

2:15 PM       Energy Storage
Moderator: Mike Byrne, Michigan Public Service Commission
Katherine Peretick, Director of Engineering, NRStor, Inc.
Alan Myers, Director, Regional Planning, ITC
Michelle Lim, Engineer, Xcel Energy

2:55 PM       Networking Break

3:10 PM       The Customer Experience
Moderator: Anne Armstrong Cusack, Michigan Public Service Commission
Angie Pizzuti, Vice President, Customer Service, DTE Energy
Gregory Bolino, Managing Director, Utilities Strategy, Accenture
Candy Riem, Vice President of Marketing & Member Solutions, Midwest Energy & Communications

3:55 PM       Dealing with Uncertain Times – Negotiating Electricity’s Future
Susan Kelly, President & CEO, American Public Power Association

4:55 PM       Citizens Utility Board of Michigan
Robert Nelson, President

5:00 PM       Announcements

6:00 PM      Networking Event at the Stables (Guests Also)

6:00 PM      Music by Doug Thomas

Thursday, July 25, 2019

7:30 AM      Breakfast in Main Dining Room (Guests also)

8:30 AM      Welcome                                                            

8:40 AM      Smart Grid Infrastructure and Cyber Security Overview

9:00 AM      4 Billionaires and a Cab Driver
John Fikany, Founder & CEO, The Fikany Group

10:30 AM    Networking Break

10:45 AM    Marijuana & Michigan’s Electric Utilities – Lessons from Colorado
Moderator: Shelly Edgerton, Dykema
Mary Alice Page-Allen, Town of Oak Creek, CO
Kent Singer, Executive Director, Colorado Rural Electric Association

NOON          Announcements

12:10 PM     Grand Buffet Lunch (Guests also)

1:00 PM       MESS Scramble/Family Activities/Bike Tour

2:00 PM      Public Power Policy (MMEA Session – optional)

5:45 PM –    Children’s Activity
7:45 PM      

6:00 PM –    MEPC Reception on West Front Porch (Guests Also)
7:30 PM       Music by Doug Thomas

 

Friday, July 26, 2019

7:30 AM      Breakfast in Main Dining Room (Guests also)

9:00 AM      Welcome

9:05 AM      National Look at Energy
Chairman Neil Chatterjee, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

10:05 AM    Networking Break

10:20 AM    Natural Gas Infrastructure Development
Moderator: Patricia Poli, Michigan Public Service Commission
Marc Simone, Vice President, Operations, SEMCO Energy Gas Company
Jennie Aud, Director, Gas Control & Planning, DTE Gas Company
Greg Salisbury, Vice President, Gas Engineering and Supply, Consumers Energy

11:10 AM    Energy for Tomorrow
Patti Poppe, President & CEO, CMS Energy and Consumers Energy Company

12:10 PM    Announcements

12:30 PM    Adjourn