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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