Sunil Cherian, CEO and Founder of Spirae, has been implementing microgrid technology for over a decade. Spirae’s focus on standardization and modularization of microgrids is a critical step to implement a federated network of renewable based microgrids.

Karen Lefkowitz, former VP, Utility of the Future, PHI, and now CEO, Sunset Energy, consults in the electric industry focusing on advanced technology that mitigates climate change. Full disclosure, we are also working on some exciting projects together.

Mike Niggli is an inspiring, dynamic leader. I had the pleasure of working on Mike’s team while he was COO and President of SDG&E during the formation and successful run of the Smart Grid Team.

Among his many Board positions, Mike is Chairman at ESS.

Steve Hauser, CEO of The GridWise Alliance, has spent his career successfully modernizing the electric grid, including being a key driver of the 2007 EISA Title XIII, Smart Grid legislation, and resulting ARRA smart grid projects that followed in 2009.

Co-founders of PI Energy, Phil Layton and David Andresen, discuss PI's transformational plasmonic solar technology that will significantly lower module cost, the cost of installation, and substantially increase the viable surface area for generation.

April Bolduc, President of S Curve Strategies, consults with utilities, charging station and advanced technology providers, states, and municipalities – basically, any entity that is asking how to improve the deployment of electric vehicles.

Josh Gerber and I worked at Sempra Energy until July of 2017, when he founded 33 North Energy to consult with utilities, independent power producers, and energy technology and service providers focused on advanced energy technologies.

Terry Mohn is the first person that whispered the terms Smart Grid and Microgrid into my ear. In the mid-2000’s, Terry was Mr. Smart Grid. As GM of Horizon Power, a utility consisting of 38 microgrids, I have a new title for him - Mr. Micro Grid!