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Monday, January 22, 2024
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
HST
Registration Open
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
HST
Registration Open
Location: Foyer, Sixth Floor
Registration sponsored by
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
HST
Full Conference Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
HST
Full Conference Networking Breakfast
Location: Bluefin, Third Floor
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
HST
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
HST
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Speaker:
Chris Schroeder
– Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
Speaker:
Colin Silver (he/him/his)
– Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
HST
Full Conference Sessions
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
HST
Full Conference Sessions
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
HST
General Session: Embracing the Future, Powering the Present
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
HST
General Session: Embracing the Future, Powering the Present
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Moderator:
Lorraine H. Akiba (she/her/hers)
– LHA Ventures
Panelist:
David Bissell
– Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC)
Panelist:
Colin Yost
– Hawai'i Public Utilities Commission (Hawai'i PUC)
Panelist:
Christopher Yunker
– Hawaii State Energy Office
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
HST
Full Conference Networking Break
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
HST
Full Conference Networking Break
Location: Alohilani Ballroom (Expo Hall), Sixth Floor
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
HST
Expo Hall Open
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
HST
Expo Hall Open
Location: Alohilani Ballroom (Expo Hall), Sixth Floor
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
HST
Utility Scale Solar and Storage Siting: Empowering Hawai'i's Future, with Community at the Core
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
HST
Utility Scale Solar and Storage Siting: Empowering Hawai'i's Future, with Community at the Core
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Moderator:
Samantha Ruiz (she/her/hers)
– Department of Energy (DOE)
Panelist:
Rebecca Dayhuff Matsushima (she/her/hers)
– Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.
Panelist:
Sandra Larsen
– AES Hawaiʻi
Panelist:
Nicola Park (she/her/hers)
– Clearway Energy Group
11:25 AM – 12:25 PM
HST
Grid Modernization and Clean Energy Technology Innovation for a Sustainable Energy Future
11:25 AM – 12:25 PM
HST
Grid Modernization and Clean Energy Technology Innovation for a Sustainable Energy Future
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Moderator:
Evelyn M. Butler (she/her/hers)
– Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Panelist:
Sarah Jane Amadeo
– Enphase Energy
Panelist:
Shawn Jacobson (he/him/his)
– Swell
Panelist:
Bryant Komo
– Hawaiian Electric
Panelist:
Steven Rymsha
– Sunrun; Hawai'i PV Coalition
12:25 PM – 1:25 PM
HST
Full Conference Networking Lunch Workforce Roundtables
12:25 PM – 1:25 PM
HST
Full Conference Networking Lunch Workforce Roundtables
Location: Bluefin, Third Floor
Speaker:
E'Lon Hall
– Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
1:25 PM – 1:55 PM
HST
QuickTalk: Looking to the Future of Ratemaking in Hawai’i
1:25 PM – 1:55 PM
HST
QuickTalk: Looking to the Future of Ratemaking in Hawai’i
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Moderator:
Sara Birmingham (she/her/hers)
– Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Panelist:
Jennifer Potter (she/her/hers)
– Strategen
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
HST
Microgrids and Energy Resilience in Hawai'i's Climate Emergencies
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
HST
Microgrids and Energy Resilience in Hawai'i's Climate Emergencies
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Moderator:
Melissa Miyashiro (she/her/hers)
– Blue Planet Foundation
Panelist:
Jared Leader
– Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
Panelist:
Ted Peck
– Holu Hou Energy
Panelist:
Kirstin Punu (she/her/hers)
– AES Hawai'i
Panelist:
Keith Yamanaka (he/him/his)
– U.S. Army Garrison Hawai'i (USAG-HI)
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HST
Full Conference Networking Break
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HST
Full Conference Networking Break
Location: Alohilani Ballroom (Expo Hall), Sixth Floor
3:30 PM – 4:05 PM
HST
Powering Hawai'i's Future: EV Infrastructure, Electrification, and Bidirectionality
3:30 PM – 4:05 PM
HST
Powering Hawai'i's Future: EV Infrastructure, Electrification, and Bidirectionality
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Moderator:
Garrett Fitzgerald (he/him/his)
– Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
Panelist:
Greggory Kresge (he/him/his)
– World Resources Institute
Panelist:
Aki Marceau (she/her/hers)
– Hawaiian Electric
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
HST
Streamlining Progress: Permitting Clean Energy Projects in Hawai'i
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
HST
Streamlining Progress: Permitting Clean Energy Projects in Hawai'i
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Moderator:
Doug McLeod (he/him/his)
– DKK ENERGY SERVICES LLC
Panelist:
Rachel Ah Sue (she/her/hers)
– Mālama Solar
Panelist:
Blake Briddell
– Sunrun
Panelist:
David T. Gorman
– RevoluSun
Panelist:
Zendo Kern (he/him/his)
– County of Hawai'i
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
HST
Expo Hall Happy Hour
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
HST
Expo Hall Happy Hour
Location: Alohilani Ballroom (Expo Hall), Sixth Floor
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
HST
SOLD OUT RE+ Hawai'i Networking Reception
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
HST
SOLD OUT RE+ Hawai'i Networking Reception
Location: Alohilani Resort Swell Makai Pool Deck
Sponsored by
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
HST
Registration Open
7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
HST
Registration Open
Location: Foyer, Sixth Floor
Registration sponsored by
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
HST
Business Lab
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
HST
Business Lab
Location: Alohilani Ballroom (Expo Hall), Sixth Floor
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
HST
Full Conference Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
HST
Full Conference Networking Breakfast
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
HST
Empowering Communities: Building Resilience for Hawai'i’s Residents and Businesses to Mitigate the Dual Affordability and Housing Crises
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
HST
Empowering Communities: Building Resilience for Hawai'i’s Residents and Businesses to Mitigate the Dual Affordability and Housing Crises
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Moderator:
Rocky Mould
– Hawai'i Solar Energy Association (HSEA)
Panelist:
Caroline Carl (she/her/hers)
– Leidos
Panelist:
Matthew Gonser
– City and County of Honolulu
Panelist:
Dawn Lippert (she/her/hers)
– Elemental Excelerator
Panelist:
Howard Wiig
– Hawai'i State Energy Office
9:00 AM – 12:15 PM
HST
Full Conference Sessions
9:00 AM – 12:15 PM
HST
Full Conference Sessions
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
HST
Full Conference Networking Break
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
HST
Full Conference Networking Break
Location: Alohilani Ballroom (Expo Hall), Sixth Floor
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
HST
Expo Hall Open
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
HST
Expo Hall Open
Location: Alohilani Ballroom (Expo Hall), Sixth Floor
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
HST
Navigating Clean Energy Incentives in Hawai’i
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
HST
Navigating Clean Energy Incentives in Hawai’i
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Moderator:
Ben Norris
– Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Panelist:
Brad Albert (he/him/his)
– Loans Program Office (LPO), Department of Energy (DOE)
Panelist:
Jacqui Hoover (she/her/hers)
– Hawai’i Island Economic Development Board 2)Hawaii Leeward Planning
Panelist:
Denise Salmeron
– U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Panelist:
Gwen Yamamoto Lau (she/her/hers)
– Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority
11:35 AM – 12:30 PM
HST
Celebrating Hawai'i's Clean Energy Odyssey: Reflections, Challenges, and a Resilient Future
11:35 AM – 12:30 PM
HST
Celebrating Hawai'i's Clean Energy Odyssey: Reflections, Challenges, and a Resilient Future
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Moderator:
Chris Schroeder
– Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
Panelist:
Carlito P. Caliboso, J.D., EMBA
– Yamamoto Caliboso Hetherington, LLC
Panelist:
Dawn Lippert (she/her/hers)
– Elemental Excelerator
Panelist:
Jennifer Potter (she/her/hers)
– Strategen
Panelist:
Julie Yunker (she/her/hers)
– Hawaii Gas
12:45 PM – 2:45 PM
HST
Rapid Renewable Response: Shaping an Industry Playbook for Disaster Relief (Partner-Led Workshop)
12:45 PM – 2:45 PM
HST
Rapid Renewable Response: Shaping an Industry Playbook for Disaster Relief (Partner-Led Workshop)
Location: Stingray, Third Floor
Sponsored by
3:30 PM – 8:00 PM
HST
Surf N’ Solar Fundraiser (Partner-Led Event)
3:30 PM – 8:00 PM
HST
Surf N’ Solar Fundraiser (Partner-Led Event)
Location: The LineUp at Wai Kai, Keoneula Boulevard, Ewa Beach, HI
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