Patty Durand, President & CEO, Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC); a consumer-focused non-profit promoting, among all US stakeholders, the understanding and benefits of a consumer-safe, consumer-friendly, smart modernized electrical system.

Ron Pernick, co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution and Clean Tech Nation, founder/managing director of Clean Edge, a clean-tech research firm offering a suite of stock indexes, benchmarking reports and events, creating a clean-energy, low-carbon economy.

Jorge Elizondo, engineer at Heila Technologies, leads the technical vision of enabling the grid of tomorrow by with renewable-based microgrids. Heila software powered Stone Edge Farm, a vineyard in Sonoma, California, during the devastating fires in 2017.

Conrad Chase, co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Point Load Power, unlocks the solar potential of millions of commercial rooftops by following the sun as it moves across the sky; the PV Booster rooftop tracker Double Platinum'd at SPI - check it out!

Hagen Ruff, co-founder & CEO of Chava Energy and Chava Wind, sold his Business Intelligence company to Sapient and launched Chava, an energy technology research company, to conduct research in new energy technologies that go beyond conventional paradigms.

Courtney Blodgett, Founder of Yield Positive, has worked for more than 15 years on sustainable finance. She was a climate finance advisor to the UN and led the Impact Investing Team at Vulcan, the family office of Paul G. Allen, Microsoft’s co-founder.

Bryce Yonker, Founder, Executive Director & CEO of Grid Forward, a non-profit organization that takes a collaborative approach to bring together utilities, solution providers, government agencies, regulators, advocates, and others to create a modern grid.

Terry Oliver was the first Chief Technology Innovation Officer at Bonneville Power Administration where he was honored with BPA's highest award, the Meritorious Service Award. After a fantastic adventure of a career, Terry's is now retired, but not tired.

Jessica Toth, Executive Director at Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, the nonprofit organization that brings environmental solution design, education, and consulting services to businesses and communities at every corner of the San Diego region.

George Ashton III, Managing Director of Strategic Investments at LISC, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Founder of Hope Impact Investments, and co-founder of Sol Systems. Forging resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America!