2020 SC Clean Energy Conference- Sponsored by Nelson Mullins
Clean Energy: South Carolina’s #NewNormal
-Powered by the South Carolina Clean Energy Industries Task Force of E4 Carolinas-
Thursday, November 5 & Friday, November 6
* AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE *
Thursday, November 5th- Sponsored by Lockhart Power
10:00 am – Conference Platform Opens
10:30 am – Opening Remarks
- Welcome & Overview of Platform & Agenda – Bonnie Loomis, South Carolina Managing Director, E4 Carolinas
- Remarks from Conference Sponsor: Weston Adams, Partner & Co-Chair Energy Practice Group, Nelson Mullins
- Remarks from Conference Day 1 Sponsor: Bryan Stone, President, Lockhart Power
11:00 am – The State of Clean Energy Policy in South Carolina: `Legislative Panel Discussion- Sponsored by Southern Current, LLC & Moderated by Weston Adams, Partner & Co-Chair Energy Practice Group, Nelson Mullins
- Speaker: Wes Climer, Senator, South Carolina Legislature
- Speaker: Tom Davis, Senator, South Carolina Legislature
- Speaker: Mandy Powers Norrell, Representative, South Carolina Legislature
- Speaker: Russell Ott, Representative, South Carolina Legislature
- Speaker: Jay West, Representative, South Carolina Legislature
12:00 pm – Lunch Break with virtual networking opportunities
12:30 pm – Transportation Electrification- Sponsored by Central Electric Power & Moderated by Brad Van Meter, Member, E4 Carolinas SC Clean Energy Industries Task Force
- Speaker: Richard Colley, Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Arrival
- Speaker: Whitney Schmidt, EV Charging Sales Director, ChargePoint
- Speaker: Michael Hagerty, Senior Associate, The Brattle Group
- Speaker: Jason Martin, Director, Distributed Energy Technology, Duke Energy
- Speaker: Stephanie Mangini, Corporate Communications, Volvo Cars
1:30 pm – Break with virtual networking opportunities
1:45 pm – Grid Modernization-Sponsored by Dominion Energy & Moderated by Belton Zeigler, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
- Speaker: Justin Brown, Director Planning & Regulatory Support, Duke Energy
- Speaker: Lang Reynolds, Director of Electric Transportation, Duke Energy
- Speaker: Chip Wood, Director, Guidehouse
- Speaker: Don Zimmerman, President & CEO, Alder Energy
2:45 pm – Break with virtual networking opportunities
3:00 pm – Energy Workforce Diversity & Inclusion- Sponsored by Duke Energy & Moderated by Tiger Wells, State Government Affairs Director, Duke Energy
- Speaker: Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President & CEO, Benedict College
- Speaker: Sidney Echevarria, Senior Human Resources Consultant – Workforce Development, Duke Energy
- Speaker: Nena Staley, Deputy Director, SC Department of Corrections
- Speaker: Darius Johnson, Vice President, Employee Engagement & Development , Dominion Energy
- Speaker: Terry Stinson, Supervisor of Human Resources Services Center, Santee Cooper
- Speaker: Adrienne Wright, Environmental Specialist, Dominion Energy, & President, SC Chapter of American Association of Blacks in Energy
4:00 pm – Concluding Comments & Conference Platform Closes
Continue the clean energy conversation!
Stay with us for a presentation by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company on their use of clean energy to power brewing operations in North Carolina & California. We’ll hear from representatives at both locations and then enjoy a “cold one” (or two) while learning about it from a brew master.
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION & FEE REQUIRED: Register Here
4:05 pm - Virtual Beer Tasting & Networking Platform Opens
4:15 pm - Sierra Nevada Clean Energy in Brewing Operations Presentation - Sierra Nevada Virtual Beer Tasting
- Amy Ebling, Tour Supervisor Mills River, NC
- CJ Boone, Tour Support Lead Mills River, NC – Natural Resources Specialist
- Jordan Alm, Senior Beer Adventurer Chico, CA
6:15 pm - Virtual Beer Tasting & Networking Platform Closes
Friday, November 6th- Sponsored by Santee Cooper
8:00 am – Conference Platform Opens
8:40 am – Opening Remarks
- Welcome & Overview of Platform & Agenda – Bonnie Loomis, South Carolina Managing Director, E4 Carolinas
- Remarks from Conference Sponsor: Weston Adams, Partner & Co-Chair Energy Practice Group, Nelson Mullins
- Remarks from Conference Day 2 Sponsor: Mark Bonsall, President & CEO, Santee Cooper
9:00 am – Large Scale Solar- Moderated by Taylor Speer, Partner, Turner Padget
- Speaker: Steve Levitas, Senior Vice President – Strategic Initiatives, Pine Gate Renewables
- Speaker: Mike McCormick, Vice President & Technical Plant Manager FniP/PT, Bosch Rexroth, Fountain, SC
- Speaker: Honorable Russell Stall, Member, Greenville City Council
- Speaker: Tripp Hathaway, Sales & Marketing Manger, Hannah Solar Government Services
- Speaker: Rahul Dembla, Senior Director of Financial and Resource Planning, Santee Cooper
10:00 am – Break with virtual networking opportunities
10:15 am – Advanced Nuclear Technology- Sponsored by Pillsbury Law & Moderated by Jeff Whitt, Director Advanced Nuclear Reactors, Framatome
- Speaker: Jeff Merrifield, Partner & Head, Global Nuclear Practice, Pillsbury Law
- Speaker: Simon Irish, Chief Executive Officer, Terrestrial Energy
11:15 am – Break with virtual networking opportunities
11:30 am – Biomass - Sponsored by Enviva & Moderated by Bonnie Loomis, South Carolina Managing Director, E4 Carolinas
- Speaker: Liz Kress, Chair, SC Biomass Council
- Speaker: Doug Audette, Plant Manager, Atlantic Power
- Speaker: Gary Melow, Director, Michigan Biomass
- Speaker: Jennifer Jenkins, Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer, Enviva
12:30 pm – Lunch Break with virtual networking opportunities
1:00 pm – Energy Affordability- Sponsored by Energy Office - SC Office of Regulatory Staff & Moderated by Bryan Stone, President, Lockhart Power
- Speaker: Will Bryan, Built Environment Project Manager, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
- Speaker: Catherine Reed, Deputy Director, Energy Office - SC Office of Regulatory Staff
- Speaker: Lynda Shafer, Strategy and Collaboration Manager, Duke Energy
- Speaker: Stacey Washington, Energy Specialist, Energy Office - SC Office of Regulatory Staff
- Speaker: Therese Griffin, Manager, Energy Efficiency & Demand Side Management, Dominion Energy
2:00 pm – Closing Comments & Virtual Networking
3:00 pm – Conference Platform Closes