Advanced Energy Group

: Today is the AEG Chicago 24Q3 Stakeholder Challenge: Grid Modernization! “Regarding Grid Modernization, to achieve Chicagoland’s Climate, Health and Equity goals, a critical obstacle to collectively overcome in 12 months is __________.” Which obstacle will Stakeholders select? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Thank you to our host: Holland & Knight LLP

Welcome Remarks: Stephen Humes & Paul Hogan, Holland & Knight

Opening Remarks:
- Doug Scott, Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
- Hilary Scott-Ogunrinde, Deputy Director of Energy & Business Utility, State of Illinois
- Dale Player, VP Engineering & Smart Grid, Com Ed

Speakers:
- Kristol Whatley Simms, VP, Clean Energy Transition, Economic, Business, and Community Development, Ameren Illinois
- Dr. Steven Meneses, Director, Manufacturing, Technology & Engineering, City Colleges of Chicago
- Julieta Giraldez, Director of Integrated Planning, Electric Power Engineers
- Erin Grossi, Adjunct Professor, Master of Science in Energy & Sustainability (MSES) Program, Northwestern University

Discussion Leaders:
- Lindy Wordlaw, AICP, Chicago Recovery Plan Director, Climate, & Environmental Justice Initiatives, City of Chicago
- Mark Petri, Grid Security & Resilience Lead, Argonne National Laboratory
- Nwabueze Phil-Ebosie, Director of Engineering, ComEd
- Jesse Altman, Policy Analyst, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
- YaLonda Lockett, Regional Vice President, S&C Electric Company
- Lynn Sutton, Managing Principal, Kairos Worldwide
- Robert Kline, Senior Energy Engineer, Slipstream
- Stephen Bennett 🇺🇦🌻, Senior Manager, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, PJM Interconnection
- Joe Marchese, Manager Energy Advisor, Baker Tilly US
- Keely Hughes, Clean Energy Director Workforce Development, The JPI Group

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⚡️Here are the results from the July 25th 24Q3 Stakeholder Challenge on Grid Modernization. Scroll through below to see the selected critical obstacle, 90-day sprint, and volunteer task force members.

Thank you to our host: WSP in the U.S.

Thank you to our Speakers:

- David Sandbank, Vice President Distributed Energy Resources & Transportation, NYSERDA (Opening Remarks)

- Sara Mochrie, Senior Vice President Earth & Environment Power Market Leader, WSP USA (Opening Remarks)

- Bobby A Kennedy, Project Manager, Con Edison

- Claudia Villar-Leeman, Senior Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST)

- Sam Jung, Vice President, Renewable Energy Industry Development, New York City Economic Development Corporation

Thank you to our Discussion Leaders:

- Jennifer Kearney, President, Sustainability, Environ Energy

- Silvia Khurrum, MS, MBA, Project Manager in Buildings Decarbonization, Con Edison

- Matthew Kavanagh, Chief Operating Officer, INF Associates

- Aron Bowman, President, ELM Microgrid and ELM Solar, ELM Companies

- Jenna McGrath, Energy Partner, Milbank LLP

- Richard Brody, Vice President, North America Sales and Business Development, CTC Global

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