Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Grand Ballroom Georgian Independence Directors
7:00-8:00am
Registration & Continental Breakfast | Location: Pre-function Area
8:00-8:15am
Welcome & Introductions to Opening Plenaries: Poverty Simulation & Fairmount Water Works Tour (Registration required)
Linda Woodley | President, Prisma Point
8:15-10:15am
Poverty Simulation
Facilitator: Charlene Ketchum | Policy Advisor and Legal Council to Commissioner Maida Coleman, Missouri Public Service Commission
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Fairmont Water Works Tour
Facilitator: Fred Tutman | CEO, Patuxent Riverkeeper
Presenter: Kecia Washington | Director of Innovative & Strategic Partnerships, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
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(Buses will depart the venue hotel at 7:45 am and return to the hotel at 10:30 am.)
10:15-10:45am
Networking Break
10:45-11:00am
Welcome to Philadelphia
Greg De Shields | Executive Director, Phily Diversity
11:00-11:30am
Opening Keynote: Why Green is Not the New Black or Brown
Fred Tutman | CEO, Patuxent Riverkeeper
11:30am-12:30pm
Lunch
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch Keynote
Mike Innocenzo | President and CEO, PECO
12:30-1:00pm
Networking Break
Grand Ballroom Georgian Independence Directors
1:00-2:15pm
Energy Policy at a Crossroads: Where is it today? What Will It look like-post 2020?
Moderator: Jade Davis | VP, External Affairs, Port of Cleveland  
Paula Glover | President & CEO, American Association of Blacks in Energy  
Monica Martinez | Principal, Ruben Strategy Group
Rick Thigpen | Senior VP, Corporate Citizenship, PSEG
Inclusive Planning in Program Design
Moderator | Ariel Drehebi, Senior Policy Advisor, ACEEE
Alex Novie | Senior Project Manager - Commercial, Energy Trust of Oregon
Convergence as the "New" Supplier and Workforce Diversity Game
Moderator: Terri Oliva | Executive Director of Human Resources, Edison Electric Institute
Chairman Willie Phillips | DC Public Service Commission & Vice Chair, Supplier & Workforce Diversity, NARUC
How a Philadelphia Energy Campaign is Building a Diverse Clean Energy Sector
Laura Regell | Solar Manager, Philadelphia Energy Authority
2:15-2:45pm
Networking Break
Grand Ballroom Georgian Independence Directors
2:45-4:00pm
The Real and Perceived Stigma of Being a WMBE Firm
Moderator: Jonah Cooper, Jr. | Principal, Jonah Cooper, Jr. LLC
Sara Conzemius | Co-Founder, Illume Advising
Patrick Florville | Chief Creative Director, Florville Catalyst
Patricia Watts | President and CEO, FCI Management Consultants
Getting Commitment From Energy and Utility Sectors to Come to the Table
Moderator: Paula Glover | President and CEO, American Association of Blacks in Energy
Ronald Brise | Government Affairs Consultant, Gunster
Odogwu Obi Linton | Commissioner, Maryland Public Service Commission
Impact of Green City, Clean Waters on Philadelphia
Lauren Peiffer | Sustainable Business Network, Philadelphia
Arrears Management Programs as a Win-Win-Win For Utilities, Low-income Customers and Ratepayers
Penni McClean-Connor | Chief Customer Officer & Senior VP, Eversource
Charlie Harak | Managing Attorney, National Consumer Law Center
4:00-4:15pm
Networking Break
4:15-4:35pm
Closing Keynote
Tony Gay | Vice President, Government and External Affairs, PECO
4:35-4:45pm
Closing Remarks
5:00-6:30pm
Networking Reception

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Grand Ballroom Georgian Independence
7:00-8:00am
Registration & Continental Breakfast | Location: Pre-function Area
8:00-8:10am
Welcome Remarks
Linda Woodley | President, Prisma Point
8:10-8:30am
Welcome
Val Armstrong | VP for National Government Affairs, American Water
8:30-9:00am
Opening Keynote
Anne Dougherty | Co-Founder, ILLUME Advising
9:00-10:00am
A View From the C-Suite
Moderator: Stephanie Wissman | Executive Director, American Petroleum Institute
Lauren Casentini | CEO, Resource Innovations
Bruce Hauk | Senior Vice President, Midwest Division, American Water
Tina Semotan | Chief Administration Officer, Franklin Energy
10:00-10:30am
Break
Grand Ballroom Georgian Independence
10:30am-11:45am
Intersectionality: Using Privilege to Fight Marginalization
Demetria Miles-McDonald | Founder & CEO, Decide Diversity  
Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council
Rhonda C Adams | Illinois Corporate Diversity Lead, Illinois American Water
Tremese Davis | Director, Supplier Diversity, Southern Company
Keisha Parker | Director of Diverse Business Empowerment, Exelon
Talent Treasure Trove: Minority Serving Institutions
Moderator: Laurie Dowling | Executive Director, NUDC
Marybeth Gasman | Endowed Chair, Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania
Mary Walker, Director, Talent Management & Acquisition, PECO Energy
Alex Washington, PhD. | Chief Policy Advisor, Mississippi Public Service Commission
11:45am-12:45pm
Lunch
12:45am-2:00pm
Plenary - A Conversation With Anita Hill
Moderator: Anita Hill | Professor of Social Policy Law and Sexual Studies - Brandeis University, Lawyer-Author-Activist
Melicia Charles | Director, Public Policy - CA Sunrun
Anne Choate | Senior Vice President, ICF
Mathew S Mendis | Senior VP Government Services, Nexant
2:00-2:30pm
Break
Grand Ballroom Georgian Independence
2:30pm-3:45pm
Inclusion Behaviors – The Bridge to Engagement, and Strategies in Inclusion and Equity
Tim Findley | Division VP, Diversity and Inclusion, Kindred Healthcare
Tapping Savings in Underserved Communities
Lance Escue | Implementation Portfolio Director, Leidos
Kristol Simms | Director, Energy Efficiency, Ameren Illinois
Carla Walker-Miller | President & CEO, Walker-Miller Energy Service
Workforce Development Toolkit
Laurie Dowling | Executive Director, NUDC
3:45-4:15pm
Closing Segment + Workshop Moderator Report Backs