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2023 aRIZONA ENERGY FUTURE CONFERENCE

Full Agenda, November 6th from 9-6 @Thunderbird in Phoenix

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8:30-9 am Registration & Breakfast
Global Forum, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix
9:15-10:15 am Hot Takes! State and National Policy Update
Federal, Legislative, Gubernatorial, & Arizona Corporation Commission
  • Court Rich, Co-Founder and Senior Partner, Rose Law Group (Moderator)
  • Maren Mahoney, Director, Arizona Office of Resiliency
  • Mike Gardner, President, Policy 48
  • Erin Duncan, Vice President of Congressional Affairs, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
  • Kevin Thompson, Commissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission
10:30-11:30 am State & Local Regulatory Challenges
Zoning, Line Siting, Permitting, & Public Lands
  • Stan Barnes, Owner, Copper State Consulting Group (Moderator)
  • Robyn Sahid, Executive Deputy Commissioner, Arizona State Land Department
  • Micah Powel, Mayor, City of Eloy
  • Kevin Wetzel, Assistant Vice President of Business Development, Pattern Energy 
  • Adam Stafford, Chairman, Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee
12:15-1:15 pm Lunch & Keynote
Global Forum, Thunderbird School of Global Management
  • Abby Hopper, CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
1:30-2:30 pm Implementing the Clean Energy Transition
Development and Financing of Solar, Storage, & New Tech
  • John Mitman, Founder and CEO, Obodo Energy (Moderator)
  • Hilary Lefko, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Eric Massey, Director of Sustainability, Arizona Public Service (APS)
  • Michelle Davis, Head of Global Solar, Wood Mackenzie
  • Michael Orshan, CEO, Breeze Inc.
2:45-3:45 pm Managing the High Renewables Grid
Transition Considerations for Economics, Feasibility, & Reliability
  • Mark Holohan, President, Solar Matters Consulting (Moderator)
  • Karl Rabago, Principal, Rabago Energy
  • Jarett Zuboy, Markets & Policy Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
  • Mark Duda, Principal, Distributed Energy Partners
  • Sky Stanfield, Partner, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger
  • Resources
    • Solar Futures Study
    • Local Solar For All Roadmap and slides
    • IREC Hosting Capacity Analysis
4-6pm Reception
The Pub, Thunderbird School of Global Management

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  • 2025 CONFERENCE
  • About
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    • AriSEIA Members
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    • Myths Busted
    • Contact Us
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    • Code of Ethics
  • News