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Using innovation to impact transformation
May 21, 2024, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thank you for your interest in the ERCOT Innovation Summit.
In-person attendance has been filled.
Register through May 16 to watch the Summit online.
Hear from industry leaders
Learn from various stakeholders on the future themes that impact grid transformation.
Contribute to the discussion
Be part of the discussion and leave with new ideas that could help you and your organization.
Panel Topics
Essential Reliability Services
Demand Flexibility
Energy Storage Resources
Uncertainty Management
Transmission Planning
Technology Trends
Opportunities
Agenda
- Pablo Vegas, President and CEO, ERCOT
- Dr. Steven Ashby, Director - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Moderator: Fred Huang, Director of Operations Support, ERCOT
- Panelist: Julia Matevosyan, Chief Engineer, Energy System Integration Group
- Panelist: Deepak Ramasubramanian, Senior Technical Leader, Electric Power Research Institute
- Panelist: Sirajul Chowdhury, California ISO
- Moderator: Dave Maggio, Principal - Market Design, ERCOT
- Panelist: Michael Lee, CEO, Octopus Energy NA
- Panelist: Dr. Le Xie, Professor, Texas A&M University
- Panelist: Maria Belenky, Lead Market Design Specialist, PJM
- Panelist: Jesse Aragon de Galvez, Staff Technical Program Manager, Tesla
- Moderator: Kenneth Ragsdale, Principal - Market Design, ERCOT
- Panelist: Erik Ela, Technical Executive and Program Manager, Electric Power Research Institute
- Panelist: Jason Houck, Senior Manager of Policy Strategy, Form Energy
- Panelist: Daniel Johnson, Market Design Sector Manager, California ISO
- Moderator: Jeff Billo, Director of Operations Planning, ERCOT
- Panelist: Garrett Crowson, Manager of Uncertainty Response, SPP
- Panelist: Jason Howard, Director of Operations Risk Management, MISO
- Panelist: Guillermo Bautista Alderete, Director of Market Analysis and Forecasting, California ISO
- Moderator: Prabhu Gnanam, Director of Planning, ERCOT
- Panelist: Kamran Ali, Vice President of Transmission Planning & Analysis, AEP
- Panelist: Dr. Thomas Overbye, Professor, Texas A&M University
- Panelist: Casey Cathey, Senior Director of Grid Asset Utilization, SPP
- Panelist: Eithar Nashawati, Senior Director of Asset Planning, Oncor Electric Delivery
- Moderator: Ajay Mannepalli, Director of IT Architecture & Strategy, ERCOT
- Panelist: Xing Wang, Global Leader of Energy & Utilities, AWS
- Panelist: Dag Bøye, Industry Advisor for Energy & Utilities, Microsoft
- Panelist: Achalesh Pandey, Vice President of Innovation, GE
- Panelist: Ravi Pradhan, Vice President of Technology Strategy, Siemens
- Venkat Tirupati, Vice President of DevOps & Grid Transformation, ERCOT
Location
Hilton Austin Airport
9515 Hotel Drive, Austin, Texas 78719
(512) 385-6767
ERCOT has a block of rooms available at the Hilton Austin Airport hotel. In-person attendees staying at the hotel should mention the ERCOT Innovation Summit when booking to receive the special room rate, or book directly on this site to receive the rate. The hotel also offers 24-hour complimentary shuttle service to and from the main terminal at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Questions? Please see our FAQ or send an email to InnovationSummit@ercot.com