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Matthew Allen

Senior Director of Legislative Affairs at National Hydropower Association (NHA)

Facilitator

Zack Almont

Energy Specialist at Victaulic Company Of America

Presenter

Steve Amaral

Principal Fisheries Scientist at Biopassage Scientific Consulting LLC

Faculty

Shannon Ames

Executive Director at Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI)

Innovation Ambassador

Jay Anders

Former Professor, Southern Adventist University; Principal Consultant at Kleinschmidt Associates

Faculty

Erik Anderson

Engineering Supervisor – Hydro Capital Projects at NorthWestern Energy

Speaker

Wilkins Aquino

CEO and President at Axolotis.ai Inc.

Speaker

Trevor Atkinson

Research Scientist, Energy and Environment Science & Technology at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty

David Auger-Habel

Service Engineer at GE Vernova

Innovation Ambassador

Patrick Balducci

Director, Energy Resources and Demand Department at Argonne National Laboratory

Speaker

Hill Balliet

Group Lead – Energy and Water Systems Analysis at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation Ambassador

Diane Barr

Principal Regulatory Specialist at Camas, LLC

Facilitator

Scottie Barrentine

Project Manager, Pumped Storage Initiative at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Speaker

Jocelyne Barrett

Senior Property Tax Specialist at Great River Hydro, LLC

Conversation Starter

Elliott Bartell

Project Engineer at Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, LCC (AE2S)

Poster Presenter

Mark Benacquisto

Executive Director, MW/PD Labor Management at United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) Millwrights

Panelist

Bruno Benedetti

Director, Generation and Optimization at Brookfield Renewable Energy Group (US)

Moderator

Aubrey Bettencourt

Principal Deputy Commissioner at the Bureau of Reclamation

Keynote Speaker

Suzanne Biddle

Director, Hydro Generation at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Faculty

James Boag

Principal Mechanical Engineer at McMillen, Inc.

Speaker

Simon Bohec

Commercial Manager, Hydro Generators at Ingeteam Indar Machines

Speaker

Brandon Boudreau

President at Fairbanks Mill, a Hydro-Services LTD Company

Faculty

Craig Bourassa

Senior Asset Management and Compliance Engineer at Avista Utilities

Faculty, Panelist

Brandon Bouwman

Electrical Engineer, Hydroelectric Design Center (HDC) at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Faculty

Randy Bowersox

Senior VP, Power Generation & Hydropower Market Executive at GFT Infrastructure, Inc

Session Leader

Cameron Bracken

Senior Water Resources Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation Ambassador

Shari Brady

Senior Electrical Engineer at Salt River Project (SRP)

Speaker

Adrian Brink

Engineer-in-Training, Mechanical at KGS Group International Inc. USA

Faculty

Ashley Brooks

Director of Workforce Development at Hydropower Foundation

Facilitator, Innovation Ambassador

William Brown

Regional Engineer, Atlanta Regional Office, Division of Dam Safety & Inspections at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Panelist

David Brown Kinloch

President at Appalachian Hydro Associates

Presenter

Matthew Burak

Fisheries Biologist at WSP

Session Leader

Chris Burnett

Special Hazards Division Manager at Patriot Fire Protection

Presenter

Dan Butts

Vice President, Biofouling at ASI Marine

Speaker

Phil Cantarinha

Director, Power Generation Engineering at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Emcee

Arielle Cardinal

Senior Project Manager at National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly named NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Facilitator, Innovation Ambassador

Shaun Carney

Senior Research Environmental Engineer at RTI International

Innovation Ambassador

Rich Castle

Hydro License Manager – Hydro Operations at CMS Energy (Consumers Energy)

Conversation Starter

Mark Christian

Technical Leader at EPRI - Electric Power Research Institute

Faculty

Enzo Cloutier

Service Director at VibroSystM Inc.

Speaker

Steven Cole

Manager of Project Engineering, Water Engineering & Technical Services Division at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)

Faculty

Mark Cook

Power Manager, Lower Colorado Basin at Bureau of Reclamation

Faculty, Speaker, Innovation Ambassador

Jean-Francois Corbeil

Principal Consultant, Power Generation at Entrust Solutions Group, A Leidos Company

Faculty

Tyler Covich

Manager, Water Management at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Facilitator

Jeff Croshal

Senior Consulting Engineer and Lead on Penstocks at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Panelist

David Culligan

Vice President, Hydropower Practice Lead at HDR

Emcee

Samantha Cuneo

Communications Project Coordinator at National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly named NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty

Aaron Dale

General Manager of Renewables Operations at Duke Energy Corporation

Facilitator

Merry Dang

Market Lead, Canada at McMillen, Inc.

Faculty

Mel Daniels

Senior Project Manager at Litostroj

Emcee

Adam Davis

Project Delivery Manager, Generation, Project Delivery and Support Services at Tacoma Power

Speaker

Jennifer Daw

Senior Researcher at National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly named NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Facilitator

Katia Debian

Hydro Account Leader - Southeast USA at GE Vernova

Moderator

Dave Dempsey

Engineer V at Grant County Public Utility District

Innovation Ambassador

Scott DeNeale

Water Resources Engineer, Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty, Poster Presenter

Zhiqun (Daniel) Deng

Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty

Kyle DeSomber

Mechanical Engineer/Hydropower Advisor, Sustainable Systems Team Lead at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty, Innovation Ambassador

Paul Dietz

Senior Manager, Forecasting & Market Analytics at Grant County Public Utility District

Conversation Starter

Julia Dinkel

Associate Director of Public Policy at NOVOGRADAC

Faculty

Aaron Doyle

Technical Applications Specialist at Iris Power LP

Faculty, Poster Presenter

Sam Doyle

Deputy Turbine Team Lead at Stantec

Speaker

Eddie Duncan

General Manager, Regional Services at Duke Energy Corporation

Faculty, Session Leader

Alan Eastridge

Maintenance Superintendent at Chelan Public Utility District

Presenter, Innovation Ambassador

Christopher Eden

Principal Electrical Engineer at Stantec

Emcee

Cail Engh

Electrical Project Engineer, Power Generation at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Panelist

Brittany Enos

Communications Project Manager at National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly named NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty

James Everett

General Manager, TVA River Management at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Facilitator

Jordan Fink

Director, Hydroelectric Design Center at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Speaker

Thomas Fitzgerald

Principal at Schnabel Engineering

Facilitator

Cody Fleece

Senior Principal Ecologist at Stantec

Faculty

Robby Floyd

General Manager of the Central Hydro Region at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Moderator, Speaker

Erin Foraker

Power & Energy and Water Infrastructure Research Coordinator at Bureau of Reclamation

Conversation Starter

John Ford

Account Manager - Pipe Repairs at FyfeFRP, LLC, owned by Henkel Corporation

Faculty

Ed Fordham

Geomorphologist at Northwest Hydraulic Consultants

Speaker

Josh Fowler

Chief Sales Officer at Niricson

Conversation Starter

Kenneth (Joe) Frazier

Director Power Generation Major Projects at Salt River Project (SRP)

Speaker

Max Fulton-Manders

Senior Manager, Hydro Generation Engineering at Salt River Project (SRP)

Faculty

Olivia Galvan

Program Manager, Bartlett Dam at Salt River Project (SRP)

Faculty

Joseph Gardner

Project Manager at Salt River Project (SRP)

Speaker

Kamal Gautam

Director of Engineering at rPlus Hydro

Panelist

Cory George

Principal Risk & Compliance Consultant at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Speaker

Daniel Giesbrecht

Senior Mechanical Engineer at KGS Group International Inc. USA

Speaker

Tyler Gipson

Hydropower Engineer at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Speaker, Session Leader

Alejandro Gonzalez Lobos

Technical Director / Team Leader Hydropower SQ at GHD

Panelist

Corinne Gorda

Communications Contractor at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Faculty

Lindsay Grabner

Program Analyst, CIRN/MR&R/DM at Bureau of Reclamation

Speaker

Ritchie Graves

Senior Project Manager, Environmental Team at McMillen, Inc.

Poster Presenter

Seth Green

Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Alabama Power at Southern Company

Emcee, Conversation Starter

Len Greene

Vice President, External Affairs at FirstLight Power

Facilitator

Bryce Greenfield

Engineer V at Grant County Public Utility District

Innovation Ambassador

Jeff Greer

Director, Dam Safety, Hydro & Civil Engineering at Ameren

Speaker

Boualem (Bo) Hadjerioua

Director of Integrated Water Resource Management at Mesa Associates, Inc.

Faculty, Speaker

Kaitlyn Hall

Technical Sales Specialist at ABB

Session Leader

Danielle Hanson

Senior Regulatory Specialist at HDR

Conversation Starter

Anton Hasseback

Hydroelectric Operations Supervisor at Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District

Session Leader

Clint Heidelberg

Senior Manager - Hydro O&M at Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA)

Panelist

Jason Heilman

Vice President, Sales and Marketing at American Hydro

Co-Chair

Aleister Hellier

Senior Expert at Oxford Global Projects

Panelist

Trevor Herritt

Assistant Project Manager, FERC Hydropower at SWCA Environmental Consultants

Innovation Ambassador

Sarah Hill-Nelson

President & CEO at The Bowersock Mills and Power Company

Emcee, Panelist

Maxine Hillman

Senior Communications Consultant at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Faculty

Bret Hoffman

Senior Engineering Consultant at Kleinschmidt Associates

Faculty, Innovation Ambassador

Daniel Hogue

PACCTS Lead Technician at Tri-Dam Project

Innovation Ambassador

Schree Holland

Business Development Specialist, Power Generation at Mesa Associates, Inc.

Emcee

Nuria Holmes

Senior Environmental Planner at Camas, LLC

Facilitator

Jessie Hood

Project Manager - Hydro Modernization at Southern Company

Speaker

Tom Hucker

Senior Advisor, Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) at U.S. Department of Energy

Guest Speaker

Borut Hudobivnik

Head, Design and Construction Department, R&D Sector at Litostroj

Faculty

Andreas Huetter

Sales Manager at voestalpine Foundry Group

Innovation Ambassador

Liv Randi Hultgreen

Executive Director, RenewHydro, Norwegian Research Centre for Renewal of Hydropower Technology at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Faculty

Daylon Hutton

Area Manager, NW at Ballard Marine Construction

Presenter

Cameron Isaman

Senior Engineering Advisor at Kleinschmidt Associates

Innovation Ambassador

Tim Jacobs

Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Faculty

Adam Jacoby

Program Director Waterway Infrastructure at New York Power Authority (NYPA)

Speaker

Priyanka Jain

Senior Civil Engineer at East Bay Municipal Utility District

Panelist

Curt Jawdy

Senior Program Manager, Innovation and Research at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Faculty

Meyer Jay

National UAS Program Manager at Bureau of Reclamation

Presenter

Julien Jeannel

Senior Manager, Project Management at Southern California Edison (SCE)

Speaker

Hunter Johnson

Customer Success Manager, HydroForecast at Upstream Tech

Innovation Ambassador

Meg Johnson

Data Scientist, Technical Senior Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation Ambassador

Jennifer Jones

Technical Director at Kleinschmidt Associates

Poster Presenter

Jeff Jukkola

Project Engineer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Faculty

Clint Kalich

Utility Energy Advisor and ADSS Business Lead at Avista Utilities

Speaker

Pat Kalisz

Chief Estimator at Granite Construction

Poster Presenter

Jin Kang

Mechanical Engineer at Stantec

Poster Presenter

Bill Kappel

President/Chief Meteorologist at Applied Weather Associates

Speaker, Conversation Starter

Surabhi Karambelkar

Policy Director at Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI)

Innovation Ambassador

Sangeet Karna

Senior Hydro-Mechanical Engineer at AECOM

Speaker

Joseph Kessler

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at New York Power Authority (NYPA)

Co-Chair

Susan Kester

Senior Relicensing Project Manager at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Panelist

Slaven Kincic

Power System Research Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Speaker

Jessica King

Chief Strategy Officer at Eagle Creek Renewable Energy

Conversation Starter, Panelist

Sam Kirsh

Economic Consultant at HDR

Poster Presenter

Micah Koller

Mechanical Engineer; Resource Economic Planner, Generating Asset Management at Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

Speaker

Doug Komoroski

Federal Hydropower Manager at Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

Session Leader

Francisco Kuljevan

Regional Director, US / Hydropower and Dams at Hatch Associates Consultants, Ltd

Session Leader

Hermes La Macchia

Senior Product Manager at Voith Hydro

Panelist

Junior Lagade

Dam Safety Engineer at Black & Veatch Corporation

Game Master, Conversation Starter

Bjorn Lake

Senior Water Resources Engineer at Inter-Fluve, Inc.

Faculty

Rebecca Lamb

Program Director at National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project

Faculty

Christina Landl

Head of Strategy & Marketing at voestalpine Foundry Group

Innovation Ambassador

Joe Lawecki

Senior Excitation Engineer at Emerson

Speaker

Jillian Lawrence

Chief Operating Officer, Confluence Hydro at Hull Street Energy, LLC

Panelist, Conversation Starter

Steve Leach

Senior Fisheries Biologist, Environmental Regulatory Compliance Analyst at FirstLight Power

Panelist

Tyler Lee

Director, Environmental Group at J.F. Brennan Company, Inc.

Faculty

Blake Lewis IV

Supervisor, Power Gen Engineering, ERDP Program at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Emcee, Moderator

Mike Likavec

Chief Dam Safety Engineer at Puget Sound Energy

Speaker

Haijing Liu

Researcher at National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly named NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation Ambassador

Matthew Lloyd

Mechanical Engineer at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Innovation Ambassador

Andy Lockwood

Project Manager, Hydropower and Hydraulic Structures at Black & Veatch Corporation

Session Leader

Kristin Lodge

Visitor Services Manager at Chelan Public Utility District

Innovation Ambassador

Eddie Lopez

Civil Engineer and Project Manager at Bureau of Reclamation

Innovation Ambassador

Guy Lund

Principal Engineer at Schnabel Engineering

Presenter

Stephanie Maggard

Senior Director, Power Generation Planning and Asset Management at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Faculty, Speaker

Nathaniel Marshall

Environmental Scientist at Stantec

Faculty

Lisa Martindale

Reservoir Management Manager at Alabama Power Company

Session Leader

Adam Massey

Hydro Project Manager at Alabama Power Company

Speaker

Dana McCoskey

Environmental Technologies Manager, Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office (H2O) at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Faculty

Spencer McMahon

Sr. Manager Power Generation Major Projects at Salt River Project

Speaker

Kate Melberg

Channel Account Manager at Worldsensing

Faculty

Indya Messier

Lead Project Manager at SWCA Environmental Consultants

Innovation Ambassador

Albert Mikhail

Turbine Performance Expert at KGS Group International Inc. USA

Faculty, Speaker

Richard Miller

Senior Vice President, Renewable Energy Services at HDR

Faculty

Cathy Milostan

Market Analysis & Technology Development at Argonne National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Guest Speaker

Brian Minhinick

Global Practice Leader for Hydropower at Mott MacDonald

Moderator

Sambeet Mishra

Associate Professor at University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)

Innovation Ambassador

Taylor Mitcham

Federal Clients Representative at Skydio

Presenter

Christine Monette

Principal Engineer & Manager at ANDRITZ Hydro Corp.

Faculty

Micah Moody

Software Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation Ambassador

Amanda Morton

Project Manager III-Research Support at National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly named NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty

Lukas Motycak

Head of Hydraulic Design Department at Litostroj

Speaker

Howard Moudy

Managing Director at National Electric Coil (NEC)

Faculty

Chadi Mourad

Director of Sales, North American Excitation at ABB

Panelist

Marshall Moutenot

Chief Executive Officer at Upstream Tech

Conversation Starter

Randal Mueller

CEO/Co-founder at Cadens LLC

Poster Presenter

Javier Munoz

PSP Hydro Commercial & Business Development Director at Ingeteam Indar Machines

Panelist

Andrew Munro

Senior Manager, Energy Supply Management at Grant County Public Utility District

Innovation Ambassador

Dusty Myers

Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering at Eagle Creek Renewable Energy

Speaker

Devin Myers

Senior Project Manager at Olsson Industrial Electric

Session Leader

Megan Nesbitt

Business Development Director at ANDRITZ Hydro Corp.

Emcee

Annie Ng

Environmental Regulatory Planner at Camas, LLC

Conversation Starter

Meghan O’Reilly

Researcher at National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly named NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation Ambassador

Henry Obermeyer

President at Obermeyer Hydro, Inc.

Faculty

Jeffrey Ogden

Manager of Water Quality in River Management at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Speaker

Josh Olson

Implementation Lead at Kansas Water Office

Faculty

David Olson

Branch Chief, Program Management, Division of Dam Safety and Inspections at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Conversation Starter

Ozren Oreskovic

Managing Director at Dewesoft Veski

Poster Presenter

Thomas Oyvang

Associate Professor and Research Leader for Energy, Climate and Environment at University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)

Innovation Ambassador

Mohammad Parsazadeh

Project Engineer at Quest Integrity Group

Faculty, Poster Presenter

Dan Patla

Chief, Turbomachinery Section, Hydroelectric Design Center at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Innovation Ambassador

Matija Pavicevic

Energy Systems Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory

Innovation Ambassador

Michael Pedersen

Manager at By the Bay Consulting

Session Leader

Justine Penix

Senior Environmental & FERC Compliance Specialist, Indiana Michigan Power at American Electric Power

Session Leader

Sean Perkins

Application Engineering Manager at American Hydro

Speaker

Alisa Peterson

Senior Consultant, Digital Transformation at Sapere Consulting

Facilitator

Tyler Phillips

Power and Energy Systems Researcher at Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Innovation Ambassador

Emily Pineo

Outreach Specialist at Hydropower Foundation

Innovation Ambassador

Quentin Ploussard

Energy Systems Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory

Innovation Ambassador, Speaker

Brenda Pracheil

Aquatic Ecologist, Fisheries Biologist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty

Gerard Puleo

Business Development Manager, Western Region, USA at Shell MIDEL Americas

Faculty

Ross Purcell

Senior Business Development Manager at Voith Hydro

Session Leader

Andy Qua

Principal Consultant/Regulatory Advisor at Kleinschmidt Associates

Speaker, Panelist

Jean Quirion

Vice President of Research & Development at InnovaSea

Faculty

Daniel Rabon

Principal at Rabon Energy Strategies (RES)

Emcee

Ian Radcliffe

Project Manager at J.F. Brennan Company, Inc.

Poster Presenter

Aaron Ramsey

Vice President, Operations for Field Machining at In-Place Machining Company

Speaker

Pradeep Ramuhalli

Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Speaker

Kelvin Reagan

Manager, Lake Services at Duke Energy Corporation

Conversation Starter

Daniel Reiff

Energy Manifestation Partner at InPipe Energy, Inc.

Innovation Ambassador

Jon Reisner

Asset Excellence Program Manager at Central Arizona Project

Speaker

Theora Rice

Cyber Security Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation Ambassador

Jacob Richardson

Senior Hydrologist at Salt River Project (SRP)

Speaker

Kathleen Robertson

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Markets at National Hydropower Association (NHA)

Facilitator

Luciano Rocca

Associate Scientist, Satellite InSAR Division at EO59 LLC

Faculty

Kelly Rogers

Senior Program Manager, Future Leaders of Waterpower (FLOW) at National Hydropower Association (NHA)

Facilitator

Scott Romero

Senior Hydropower Program Manager at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Speaker

Michael Rooney

Vice President of Project Management at Rye Development

Chair

Kelsey Rugani

Vice President at Kearns & West

Moderator

Bo Saulsbury

Senior Program Manager, Energy and Water Systems Analysis at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty

Eric Scheibler

Senior Consulting Engineer at Quest Integrity Group

Faculty

Abe Schneider

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Natel Energy

Speaker

Emily Schwartz

Civil Works Operations Lead at Black & Veatch Corporation

Game Master, Session Leader

Dennis Schwartz

Senior Associate/Senior Vice President, Dams & Hydropower at Schnabel Engineering

Emcee

Eric See-Toh

Generation Performance Engineer at Powertech Labs, Inc.

Faculty

Gregg Semler

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at InPipe Energy, Inc.

Innovation Ambassador

Margaux Seward

Project Manager at National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly named NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty

Israel Silber

Earth Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation Ambassador

Chance Silvers

IT End User Analyst at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Presenter

Neal Simmons

President and CEO at Eagle Creek Renewable Energy

Speaker

Gene Sirca

Chief Hydro Dam Safety Engineer at American Electric Power

Speaker, Conversation Starter

Allen Skaja

Protective Coatings Specialist at Bureau of Reclamation

Presenter

Nate Smith

Project Manager at Black & Veatch Corporation

Speaker

Ratanak So

Electrical Engineer, Hydroelectric Design Center (HDC) at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Faculty, Speaker

Mika Sohlberg

Co-Founder, Head of Sales and Marketing at Fishheart Ltd.

Faculty

David Solano

Civil Engineer (Hydrologic) at Southwestern Power Administration

Poster Presenter

Keane Sommers

Director of Power Systems at Yuba Water Agency

Conversation Starter

Teddy Sorenson

Owner, Senior Engineer at Sorenson

Faculty, Panelist

Erik Steimle

Chief Development Officer at Rye Development

Panelist

Logan Stephens

Manager, Service Management & Executive Support at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Presenter

Adam Stevens

R&D Associate Staff Member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty

Kate Stirr

Vice President of External Affairs at Natel Energy

Emcee, Poster Presenter

Betsy Stratton

Workforce Development Project Manager at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation Ambassador

Amber Sullivan

Hydro Modernization Program Manager at Georgia Power Company

Speaker

Tim Sullivan

Vice President of Operations and Senior Regulatory Specialist at Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, D.P.C.

Facilitator

Brent Sullivan

Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Renewable Resources at PacifiCorp

Panelist

Aaron Sullivan

Director of Power Generation Services at Placer County Water Agency (PCWA)

Conversation Starter

John Suloway

Senior Energy Regulatory Advisor at Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, D.P.C.

Session Leader

Jakub Szewczyk

Structural Engineer at GEI Consultants, Inc.

Faculty

Martin Teal

President/Principal Engineer at WEST Consultants, Inc.

Chair

Arwyn Thomas

Chief Technical Officer at Preformed Windings

Speaker

Vincent Tidwell

Chief Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation Ambassador

Kevin Tieman

Energy Market Manager, Power Transfer Technologies Division North America at Mersen USA

Innovation Ambassador

Composites & Additive Manufacturing Innovation Lead, Renewable Energy Manufacturing Science Division, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty

Brad Todd

Director, Hydro Operations at Ameren

Speaker

Brett Towler

Senior Fish Passage/Dam Safety Engineer at Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, D.P.C.

Faculty

Alex Truby

Solutions Strategy Lead, North America at Upstream Tech

Innovation Ambassador

Jeremy Trudeau

Energy Market Technical Specialist - North America at Mersen USA

Innovation Ambassador

Michael Truex

Energy & Regulatory Market Lead at McMillen, Inc.

Emcee

Copeland Tucker

Director of Public Affairs at National Hydropower Association (NHA)

Facilitator

Rocio Uria-Martinez

Research Economist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Poster Presenter, Innovation Ambassador

Wagner Vanci

Engineering Manager at Litostroj

Faculty

Corey Vezina

Hydropower Program Manager, Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office (H2O) at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Faculty

James (Jimmy) Vich

Engineer at Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA)

Speaker

Amy Volckens

Strategic Account Executive, Climate at RTI International

Innovation Ambassador

Pete Wallace

Manager of Business Development for the Hydropower Industry at Emerson

Faculty

Mike Wallin

President and CEO at Reivax North America

Panelist

Bryan Walsh

Vice President, Carolinas Regulated Renewables & Lake Services at Duke Energy Corporation

Speaker

Scott Warnick

Electrical and Automation Systems Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation Ambassador

Simon Watson

Asset Maintenance Leader at Black & Veatch Corporation

Speaker

Sterling Watson

Principal Engineer at Natel Energy at Natel Energy

Moderator

Andrew Webber

Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Digital Power Optimization (DPO)

Panelist

James Webber

Education Outreach Specialist at Chelan Public Utility District

Innovation Ambassador

Tim Welch

CEO and Facilitator at Hydropower Matters LLC

Session Leader

Angela Whelpley

Project Regulatory Consultant at Kleinschmidt Associates

Moderator

John Wiley

Acting Regional Hydropower Coordinator, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Northeast Region at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Panelist

Brianne Wilson

National Practice Lead, Hydropower at Tetra Tech

Emcee

Norbert Woodhams

Outside Sales Representative at Worthington Products

Session Leader

Malcolm Woolf

President and CEO at National Hydropower Association (NHA)

Speaker

Wanying Wu

Postdoctoral Researcher at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), U.S. Department of Energy

Poster Presenter

Miles Yaw

Lead Hydrologist at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Faculty

Anna Yee

Prize Technical Support Specialist, Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office at U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty

Ao Yu

Postdoctoral Appointee at Argonne National Laboratory

Panelist, Innovation Ambassador

Jenna Zabarah

Program Manager at Hydropower Foundation

Innovation Ambassador

Joetta Zablotney

Data Manager at Kleinschmidt Associates

Speaker

Jose Zayas

Senior Advisor at Eagle Creek Renewable Energy

Emcee

David Zayas

Senior Counsel & Commercial Manager at Mavel Americas, Inc.

Facilitator

Paolo Zenocchini

Technical Director of the Hydromechanical Division at ATB Riva Calzoni SpA

Faculty