Erik Ejups Director, Origination & Power Marketing EDF Renewables

As Director of Origination & Power Marketing, Erik Ejups is responsible for the sale and negotiation of long-term renewable energy transactions for EDF’s pipeline of wind, solar, and storage assets. Erik joined the EDFR in early 2019 and has negotiated and closed structured power transactions with leading corporate and utility buyers of renewable energy products across the United States. Prior to joining EDFR, Erik worked in Chicago, trading quantitative equity option strategies. Erik is a CFA® charter holder and earned his BSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Judith Judson Senior Vice President, Energy, North America Vantage Data Centers

Judith Judson serves as senior vice president, energy for North America at Vantage Data Centers. Judson leads the development and execution of the company’s energy strategy and is responsible for overseeing utility planning and onsite power generation, ensuring power availability, and driving initiatives for sustainability and optimized energy solutions across the United States and Canada. She has more than 30 years of executive experience in the public sector and commercial energy ecosystem.

Prior to joining Vantage, Judson held numerous executive positions in government where she implemented policies to accelerate renewable energy adoption, including the nation’s first Clean Peak Standard, serving as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (MassDOER), as well as chair and commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. In her most recent role as CEO of Fortescue Zero, she advanced the company’s zero emission energy technologies and green hydrogen initiatives. Earlier in her career, Judson was vice president of U.S. strategy and head of hydrogen business at National Grid, leading the corporate strategy for electric and gas businesses in addition to the company’s commercial development of hydrogen.

Judson holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. A passionate advocate for clean energy, she is an active speaker and board member, dedicated to advancing energy storage, policy and environmental sustainability.

Todd Glass (Moderator) Partner Wilson Sonsini

Todd Glass is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he leads a market-leading energy development and finance practice focused on the representation of energy companies and project developers engaged in competitive new business models, technologies, and financing mechanisms revolutionizing how energy is generated, sold, and consumed in the U.S. electric power sector.

Todd has extensive experience with the development, purchase, and sale of renewable and thermal generation projects; structuring, negotiation, and implementation of energy transactions and financings; and state and federal regulation of the energy industry. He served as lead project counsel in the commercialization, project development, regulatory approvals, and financing of alternative energy projects and technologies, including carbon capture, use and sequestration (CCUS), solar photovoltaic (PV), concentrated solar, wind, energy storage, and hydroelectric plants.

Todd also teaches Energy Project Development and Finance, as an Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Law.

Richard Dewey President & CEO NYISO

Rich Dewey is President and CEO of the New York Independent System Operator. The NYISO is responsible for operating New York’s high voltage transmission network, administering and monitoring the wholesale electricity markets, and planning for the state’s energy future.

Rich previously served in roles as the NYISO Executive Vice President with responsibility for the NYISO Market Structures, Planning, and Information Technology organizations, as well as roles to manage the day-to-day Operations of the New York Power grid, evolve and maintain the infrastructure of the NYISO technology platforms, and manage physical and cyber security of the NYISO enterprise.

Before joining the NYISO in 2000, Mr. Dewey worked for Husky Injection Molding Systems in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in Syracuse, New York.

He earned a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University, a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering / Power Systems from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, as well as completion of the Harvard Business School General Management Program.

Richard Dewey President & CEO NYISO

Rich Dewey is President and CEO of the New York Independent System Operator. The NYISO is responsible for operating New York’s high voltage transmission network, administering and monitoring the wholesale electricity markets, and planning for the state’s energy future.

Rich previously served in roles as the NYISO Executive Vice President with responsibility for the NYISO Market Structures, Planning, and Information Technology organizations, as well as roles to manage the day-to-day Operations of the New York Power grid, evolve and maintain the infrastructure of the NYISO technology platforms, and manage physical and cyber security of the NYISO enterprise.

Before joining the NYISO in 2000, Mr. Dewey worked for Husky Injection Molding Systems in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in Syracuse, New York.

He earned a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University, a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering / Power Systems from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, as well as completion of the Harvard Business School General Management Program.

Steve Munson Principal, Valuation Advisory Services CohnReznick

Steven Munson, CFA, ASA, is a Principal in CohnReznick’s Valuation Advisory Services practice based in the New York office. Steven Munson has 14 years of experience providing valuation and other advisory services to leading energy companies in the U.S. and globally. He leads the Energy, Infrastructure, and Machinery & Equipment Valuation practice for CohnReznick. Steven performs valuation and financial advisory engagements for expert witness testimony & litigation support, mergers and acquisitions, cost segregation, transaction structuring, debt and equity funding, buy/sell planning, financial reporting and purchase accounting, due diligence, tax structuring and reporting, charitable donations, and strategic planning.

Evan Speece Chief Financial Officer Doral Renewables LLC

Evan joined Doral Renewables LLC as Chief Financial Officer in 2021 and is responsible for all financial activities of the firm. Prior to Doral, he worked for nearly seven years at Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CWEN) and its predecessors, most recently as VP of Finance and Head of Capital Markets, and prior to Clearway spent time in public accounting and transaction advisory at Ernst & Young. Evan possesses broad financial experience across the renewable and conventional energy generation industries having structured, negotiated, and executed over $25 billion in acquisitions, divestitures, and capital markets transactions during his career. He holds an MBA in Energy Finance from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a BS in Finance and Accounting from Boston College.

Steve Munson Principal, Valuation Advisory Services CohnReznick

Steven Munson, CFA, ASA, is a Principal in CohnReznick’s Valuation Advisory Services practice based in the New York office. Steven Munson has 14 years of experience providing valuation and other advisory services to leading energy companies in the U.S. and globally. He leads the Energy, Infrastructure, and Machinery & Equipment Valuation practice for CohnReznick. Steven performs valuation and financial advisory engagements for expert witness testimony & litigation support, mergers and acquisitions, cost segregation, transaction structuring, debt and equity funding, buy/sell planning, financial reporting and purchase accounting, due diligence, tax structuring and reporting, charitable donations, and strategic planning.

Ike Emehelu (Moderator) Partner – Projects & Energy Transition Group Akin

Ike Emehelu, co-head of Akin’s Projects & Energy Transition practice, is a trusted authority in energy and infrastructure transactions, with extensive experience advising clients on complex financings, joint ventures, and development projects across the energy spectrum. Ike regularly counsels leading energy companies, financial institutions, and investors on structuring and executing innovative deals in conventional power, renewable energy, and emerging energy transition technologies. His collaborative approach and deep industry knowledge enable clients to navigate critical challenges and achieve their strategic objectives in an evolving market.

Ty Daul Chief Executive Officer Primergy Solar

Mr. Daul has served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Primergy Solar, a developer, owner and operator of both distributed and utility scale solar PV and energy storage projects across North America since May 2020. 

Prior to Primergy, Mr. Daul served as Vice President of Canadian Solar’s energy project development business throughout North and South America from March 2017 to May 2020, and was President of Recurrent Energy Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar that functions as the company’s U.S. project development arm. Prior to Canadian Solar, Mr. Daul served as Senior Vice President, Americas Power Plants of SunPower Corporation from May 2015 to March 2017. In addition, Mr. Daul served on the Board of 8point3 Energy Partners LP, the publicly traded “yieldco” formed by SunPower Corporation and First Solar, Inc., from June 2015 to March 2017. Prior to joining SunPower, he co-founded Element Power in 2009 and oversaw the company’s wind and solar businesses in the Americas for five years. With more than three decades of experience in the power generation industry, Mr. Daul has been integrally involved in more than 11 gigawatts of operating wind, solar and battery energy storage projects representing well over $13 billion of total investment and is currently responsible for a 22GW portfolio of solar and battery energy storage projects, with over 1.7GW of solar and 1.5GWhrs of energy storage in under construction or in operations totaling over $2.2 billion of investment. A seasoned leader with an ability to execute complex transactions across diverse technologies and teams, Ty’s energy industry experience also includes seven years at Iberdrola Renewables Inc. (formerly PPM Energy Inc.), Entergy Corp. and Newport Generation Ventures, LLC. He is currently sits on the Board of Directors at LandBridgeCompany LLC (ticker symbol LB), a large land holdings company providing resources to the energy and datacenter industries; Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., a leading electrical balance of systems provider for solar, energy storage and eMobility (ticker symbol SHLS); InfinigenRenewables, a privately owned Puerto Rico based clean energy IPP; and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). 

He serves on the Audit Committee at both LandBridge and Shoals Technologies. Ty also served on the Wind Solar Alliance Board for more than seven years. He earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington and an MBA from Texas A&M University