august, 2020
04aug(aug 4)12:30 pm06(aug 6)5:00 pm
Event Details
NY-BEST’s 10th Annual Capture the Energy Conference and Expo is going virtual! Join us on
August 4-6, 2020, to participate in the premier event for companies seeking opportunities in New York’s rapidly growing energy storage markets.
2020 marks the 10th Anniversary of the founding of NY-BEST. This year, NY-BEST Board Vice Chair M. Stanley Whittingham was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This year’s conference will also celebrate and honor these two great achievements.
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Capture the Energy 2020 highlights industry leaders who are advancing energy storage globally and in New York State, where the State’s 3 GW energy storage goal has made it one of the fastest growing markets for energy storage in the world.
Our engaging virtual event will take place over three half-days (12:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET/ 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM PT) featuring daily live and on-demand sessions and will include:
• Updates and insights on New York’s energy storage and clean energy markets, including opportunities for future growth
• Dynamic keynote speakers, roundtable discussions and expert panels on how energy storage is advancing our clean energy goals and growing our economy
CONFERENCE FORMAT
The Conference agenda will include informative virtual keynotes, featured presentations, panels and roundtable discussions featuring experts in the storage field. Keynotes and featured presentations are typically 15-20 minutes. Panel sessions typically include 4-5 speakers presenting for approximately 10 minutes each. Roundtable discussions will include a moderated Q&A among 4-5 speakers.
Each session will have a Q&A with the audience after presentations have concluded. The Conference will also feature an online company exhibition area with over 30 companies and organizations.
All sessions will be recorded and available to paid attendees for one year.
Agenda:
| Tuesday, August 4, 2020 | |
| 12:30 – 5:30 PM | Virtual Exhibit Hall Open |
| 1:00 – 1:10 PM | Welcoming Remarks
Dr. William Acker, Executive Director, NY-BEST |
| 1:10 – 1:40 PM | Featured Speaker
Sam Jaffe, Managing Director, Cairn Energy Research Advisors |
| 1:45 – 2:15 PM | Keynote Address
John Rhodes, Chair, Public Service Commission |
| 2:15 – 2:45 PM | Visit Exhibit Hall and Network |
| 2:45 – 3:45 PM | Roundtable Discussion: Opportunities for Energy Storage with Investor Owned Utilities Moderator: Eva Gardow, Principal Technical Leader, EPRIDavid Lovelady, Principal Engineer, National Grid Damian Sciano, Director, Distribution Planning, Con Edison Mike Voltz, Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewables, PSEG Long Island |
| 3:50 – 4:10 PM | Keynote Address
Troy Miller, General Electric |
| 4:15 – 5:00 PM | Policy Panel Moderator: Denise Sheehan, Sr. Advisor, NY-BEST Pete Fuller, Principal, Autumn Lane Energy Consulting Cullen Howe, Sr. Renewable Energy Advocate, NRDC Greg Geller, Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs, Enel Group Sharon Hillman, Principal, Wadsworth Energy LLC |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2020 | |
| 12:30 – 5:30 PM | Virtual Exhibit Hall Open |
| 1:00 – 1:05 PM | Day 2 Welcoming Remarks
Dr. William Acker, Executive Director, NY-BEST |
| 1:05 – 1:30 PM | Special Presentation and Keynote
Dr. M. Stanley Whittingham, Professor of Chemistry, Binghamton University |
| 1:30 – 1:55 PM | NY-BEST Annual Meeting
Michael Field, CEO, The Raymond Corporation |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Break Out Sessions |
| Track 1, Session A: Solar Plus Storage: Leveraging the Combined Benefits Moderator: David Sandbank, Director of Distributed Energy Resources, NYSERDAMike Conway, Director of Business Development, Energy Storage, Borrego Dennis Phayre, Business Development Director, EnterSolar Chris Rauscher, Director, Policy & Storage Market Strategy, Sunrun |
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| Track 2, Session A: Advancements in Clean Transportation: Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles Moderator: John Cerveny, Director of Resource Management, NY-BESTBen Mandel, Northeast Regional Director, Calstart Filippo Muggeo, Global Product Manager, BAE Robert Tracey, Program Manager for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Applications, Plug Power Bart Coppola, Director, New York City Transit, MTA |
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| Track 3, Session A: Large-Scale Energy Storage- Unleashing the Clean Energy Transition Moderator: Mike DeSocio, Director – Market Design, NYISOMatt Stedl, Senior Development Director – Energy Storage, Savion Jeff Bishop, CEO, Key Capture Energy Clint Plummer, CEO, Ravenswood Mike Farrell, Senior Manager, Solar Development, S Power Allyson Sand, Developer, Plus Power |
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| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | Visit Exhibit Hall & Network |
| 3:30 – 4:30 PM | Break Out Sessions |
| Track 1, Session B: Storage in Building Applications – Flexibility for Buildings and the Grid Moderator: Ben Falber, Senior Project Manager, NYSERDAClaire Woo, VP Energy Systems, Blueprint Power Dirk van Ouwerkerk, Senior Vice President of Storage Development, Soltage Doug Staker, Stake Power Consulting Tad Glauthier, VP Market Development, Stem |
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| Track 2, Session B: Advancements in Clean Transportation: EVs and EV Infrastructure Moderator: Adam Ruder, Clean Transportation Program Manager, NYSERDAMike Maten, Electric Vehicle Strategy Expert, GM Matt Nelson, Director Of Government Affairs, Electrify America Kevin Miller, Director of Public Policy, ChargePoint Zach Khan, Public Policy and Business Development, Tesla |
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| Track 3, Session B: Grid Modernization and Resilience with Energy Storage Moderator: Sam Crawford, Associate Director, NavigantEva Gardow, Principal Technical Leader, EPRI Kristin Mobyed, Sr. Specialist, Non-Wires Solutions – Energy Efficiency & Demand Management, Con Edison Mads Almassalkhi, Packetized Energy |
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| 4:35 – 5:05 PM | Building New York’s Ecosystem for Energy Storage – Celebrating 10 years and Looking Ahead Moderator: Dr. William Acker, Executive Director, NY-BESTJim Misewich, Associate Laboratory Director, Brookhaven National Lab Dr. Ryne Raffelle, Vice President for Research and Associate Provost, RIT Jason Doling, Program Manager, Energy Storage, NYSERDA Cathy Hill, Professor, Skidmore |
| 5:05 – 5:15 PM | Closing Remarks and Board Election Results
Dr. William Acker, Executive Director, NY-BEST |
| Thursday, August 6, 2020 | |
| 12:30 – 5:30 PM | Virtual Exhibit Hall Open |
| 1:00 – 1:05 PM | Day 3 Welcoming Remarks
Dr. William Acker, Executive Director, NY-BEST |
| 1:05 – 1:30 PM | Keynote Address
Rich Dewey, President and CEO, NYISO |
| 1:35 – 1:55 PM | Feature Presentation: What’s the Current Temperature? Climate Change and the Clean Energy Transformation
Christina Lampe-Onnerud, Founder and CEO, Cadenza Innovation |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Break Out Sessions |
| Track 1, Session C: Peaker Replacement and Bulk Markets for Energy Storage Moderator: Schuyler Matteson, Senior Project Manager, NYSERDAElena Krieger, Director of Research, PSE Healthy Energy Matthew Sachs, COO, Peak Power Ray Hohenstein, Market Applications Director, Fluence Tony Abate, Senior Consultant – Energy Storage, Customized Energy Solutions |
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| Track 2, Session C: Tax Treatment and Project Financing for Energy Storage Moderator: Richard Baxter, President, Mustang PrairieDaniel Spitzer, Partner, Hogdson Russ LLP Jason Moore, Managing Director, NY Green Bank Alan Dash, President, Perfect Power Joan Fang, Vice President in the Infrastructure and Power Group, ARES MANAGEMENT LLC Patrick Norton, Director, Javelin Capitl |
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| 3:05 – 3:20 PM | Keynote Address
Doreen Harris, Acting President and CEO, NYSERDA |
| 3:20 – 4:00 PM | Exhibit Hall & Networking |
| 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Break Out Sessions |
| Track 1, Session D: Pairing Wind and Storage -Optimizing the Benefits Moderator: Denise Sheehan, Senior Advisor, NY-BESTCarrie Hitt, Executive Director, National Offshore Wind Research and Development Luis Ortiz, Vice President for Microgrids, Anbaric Andrea Bianco, Director Energy Storage Engineering, RWE |
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| Track 2, Session D: Emerging Long-Duration Energy Storage Solutions Moderator: Scott Egbert, Program Manager, NYSERDAPaul Mutolo, Director of External Partnerships for emc2, Standard Hydrogen Mert Geveci, Principal Controls Engineer, Malta Ron Macdonald, CEO, Zinc8 Joe Zhou, CEO, Quidnet Richard Riley, U.S. Product Manager, Highview Power |
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| 5:00 PM | Conference Concludes |
*Agenda is subject to updates and changes
Registration
Cancellation Policy:
A full refund will be given to those who indicate in writing of their cancellation by July 29th, 2020. Sponsorships are non-refundable.
MEMBER REGISTRATION RATES
| CATEGORY | GENERAL REGISTRATION …….. |
| Corporate Member………. | $395 |
| Academic, Non-Profit, Government Member ….. ….. |
$300 |
| Start-Up Member………. | $300 |
NON-MEMBER REGISTRATION RATES
| CATEGORY…………………. | GENERAL REGISTRATION . ……. |
| Corporate………. | $495 |
| Academic, Non-Profit, Government ………. |
$300 |
| Start-Up………. | $450 |
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION RATES
| CATEGORY…………………. | GENERAL REGISTRATION .. .. ……. |
| Student | $150 |
| Retiree | $150 |
Facing financial hardship but want to attend? Contact info@ny-best.org for assistance.
