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.

Lauren Edelman Director, Corporate Development Longroad Energy

Lauren is Director of Corporate Development at Longroad Energy. Longroad is a renewable energy company with a portfolio of ~3.7 GWs of operating wind, solar, and energy storage projects. Longroad has developed or acquired 5.6 GW of renewable energy projects across the United States and has raised $15.2 billion of equity, debt, and tax equity to support completion of its portfolio. In her role at Longroad, Lauren sources opportunities to expand Longroad’s pipeline, leads diligence on the assets, and negotiates project acquisition and development service agreements. Prior to joining Longroad in 2021, Lauren worked at Meta for 5 years, doing energy management and procurement for their data center portfolio, and prior to that Lauren worked in Project Finance and M&A at SunEdison. Lauren received her B.S.E in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Princeton University with a concentration in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Energy.

Michael Diverio Senior Managing Director Blackstone

Mike Diverio is a Senior Managing Director in the Infrastructure Group where he focuses on investments in the Digital Infrastructure and Transportation sectors. Since joining Blackstone in 2020, he has been involved in the execution of investments in QTS Realty Trust, Phoenix Tower International, Signature Aviation and the Digital Realty JV.

Prior to Blackstone, Mike worked in corporate private equity, most recently at Apollo Global Management, where he was involved in the investments in Direct ChassisLink, Blume Global, and Qdoba Mexican Eats, and served on the Board of Directors of Direct ChassisLink, Blume Global, Qdoba, and CEC Entertainment. Mike began his career at Morgan Stanley in the investment banking division.

Mike received a BS in Business Administration from Washington & Lee University where he graduated magna cum laude, and received an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mike currently serves on the Board of Directors of QTS Realty Trust, Phoenix Tower International, and the Digital Realty JV, and as a Board Observer of Signature Aviation. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of The Hun School of Princeton.

Joshua Rogol Chief Executive Officer Elevate Renewables

Joshua Rogol is the Chief Executive Officer of Elevate and has 20 years of experience in energy finance, project development, technology development, and entrepreneurship.

Prior to Elevate, Joshua was President at Strata Clean Energy, where he led origination and development, corporate strategy, and execution across the United States for Strata’s solar and battery energy storage portfolio. Joshua oversaw and directed Strata’s development team that was responsible for contracting 2,500MW of solar and over 4,000MWh of BESS. Before joining Strata, Joshua led global sales and strategy for a leading energy storage technology manufacturer, developing the company’s first utility scale project in Europe, a microgrid facility in Nicaragua, and a behind-the-meter C&I project in the United States. His previous experience also included leading global development for Urban Green Energy (UGE), helping to take the company public in 2014. Joshua was a co-founder of Photon Consulting, a leading renewable energy consulting firm, supporting IPOs, M&A, and business strategy for global leading renewable energy companies and opened their offices in Shanghai. Joshua earned a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in International Relations and Economics from Tufts University and completed additional studies at La Universidad de Playa Ancha in Valparaiso, Chile.

Chris Taylor CEO GridStor

Chris is the founder and CEO of GridStor, a battery storage developer/owner/operator backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management based in Portland, OR. He has over two decades of experience in the clean energy sector, leading development and investments in renewable energy projects. Prior to launching GridStor, he led clean energy investing and transaction structuring for Google’s global data center organization and was head of Google’s Portland office. During his seven years at Google, Chris originated and managed investments in both projects and companies totaling over $2B in equity commitments. Prior to Google, he was a co-founder and Chief Development Officer of Element Power, a private equity-backed wind and solar IPP where he built a development team and a portfolio of 5+ GW from the ground up.

Chris began his career in clean energy in 2002 at Zilkha Renewable Energy, which was acquired by Goldman Sachs and became Horizon Wind Energy and later EDPR. He led the West region for EDPR, including building a team of 20 professionals and a portfolio of 6 GW. His other experience includes environmental policy and advocacy roles for both NGOs and government as well as serving as Peace Corps volunteer in Ivory Coast. Chris has a BA from Amherst College and an MPA from Princeton University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

Peter Rood Chief Development Officer Spearmint Energy

Peter Rood is the Chief Development Officer of Spearmint Energy. Peter brings nearly 20 years of clean energy development experience to the firm, including over a decade of experience developing energy storage projects resulting in over $4B of deployed capital. Previously, he led the development of a 3,500 MW of battery storage portfolio at GlidePath Power Solutions, and earlier held roles at RES Americas, NRStor, Acciona Energy, and Gamesa Energy. He holds a B.S. in Natural Resource Management from the University of Arizona.

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.

Vitaly Lee Chief Development Officer Q Cells USA Corp

Vitaly has been in the energy industry for over 25 years with a background primarily focused on development, regulatory, and asset management. He started his career as a Tax Consultant with Arthur Andersen focused on due diligence projects for his energy company clients. Since then, he’s been involved in the development and management of various energy projects, including coal- and gas-fired, hydropower, geothermal, and thermal solar, culminating in his work with solar PV and BESS in the last 8 years. In his current role, Mr. Lee is responsible for the utility-scale development platform of Qcells, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hanwha Group.

Vitaly holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC and an MPA from the Biden School of Public Policy at the University of Delaware.

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.

Andrew Redinger MD, Group Head of NA Utility, Power and Renewable Energy Practice KeyBanc Capital Markets

Mr. Redinger manages KeyBanc Capital Markets (KBCM) North America Utility, Power and Renewable Energy Practice. With more than 20 years of energy experience, Mr. Redinger has provided specialized investment banking services to some of North America’s largest utility and renewable energy companies. Under his leadership, KBCM has built a national utility, power and renewable energy practice, committed over $5.0 billion of KBCM’s balance sheet to utility and renewable energy clients, successfully advised numerous utility and renewable energy companies in private capital raises, acquisitions and divestiture assignments and structured and financed over 3.0 GW of renewable energy projects.

Mr. Redinger received a B.S. degree in Economics from Purdue University and holds an MBA in Finance from Loyola University.

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