Keynote Speakers

  • Dr. Scott Tinker

    Director Emeritus, Bureau of Economic Geology, UT Austin

  • Brian Singer

    Global Head of GS Sustain, Global Investment Research

Panel 1: Resilient Policy

  • Bridget Degnen

    Cook County Commissioner - District 12

  • Esther Kim

    DEI Partnerships Manager, Illinois Power Agency

  • Kristina Costa

    Managing Director for Policy and Strategic Engagement, ICSG

  • Joshua Hodge

    Executive Director, MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research

Panel 2: AI as a Tool and Burden

  • Stephanie Steider

    Senior Manager – Advanced Analytics & Emerging Technologies, MISO

  • Lina He

    Associate Professor – Power-Electronics-Dominated Power Systems, Stanford University

  • Marina Mondello

    Executive Advisor, Danovo Energy Solutions

Panel 3: Workforce Resilience

  • Chynna Hampton

    Equity Director, Climate Jobs Illinois (CJI)

  • Tonyisha Harris

    Illinois Climate and Energy Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy

  • Laticia Dezell Holbert

    Senior Manager – Workforce Development, ComEd

  • Christine Flynn

    Public Sector Consultant – Workforce & Economic Development, Workforce Policy Lab

Panel 4: Finance

  • Ian Adams

    Managing Director, Evergreen Climate Solutions

  • Oliver Baumann

    President and CEO, Baumann Consulting

  • Alex Giarratano

    Vice President, Marathon Capital

  • Quinn Cook

    Clean Energy Finance Analyst, Citibank

Panel 5: History and Future of Chicago’s Grid

  • Michael Ihesiaba

    Senior Director of Engineering, Elevate

  • Steven Won

    Managing Partner, Power Insights

  • Miles Rice

    Co-CEO, Energy CX

  • Jessie Bauer

    Senior Manager – Smart Grid and Innovation, ComEd

Panel 6: R&D, from Startup to Powerhouse

  • Robert Kennedy

    Founder and CEO, Aeternal Upcycling

  • Kara Rodby

    Technical Principal, Volta Energy Technologies

  • Di-Jia Liu

    CASE Scientist at Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago

Panel 7: Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience

  • Michael Legatt

    CEO and Founder at ResilientGrid, Adjunct Professor of Engineering at Northwestern

  • Robin Berthier

    VP of UX, Dragos; Co-founder & CEO, Network Perception (acquired)

  • Gabriel Arthur Weaver

    Senior Critical Infrastructure Analyst, Idaho National Labs

Panel 8: Nuclear Energy

  • Madi Hilly

    Managing Director, Radiant Energy Group

  • Dr. Chris Keefer

    President, Canadians for Nuclear Energy; Host of Decouple Podcast

  • Emmet Penney

    Senior Fellow Focusing on Infrastructure and Energy, Foundation for American Innovation

  • Mark Nelson

    Chief of Staff, The Nuclear Company