AGENDA
MONDAY - MARCH 18, 2024
Hilton Ponce, Puerto Rico
4:00pm - 7:00PM: WELCOME + PANEL DISCUSSION
Welcome:
H.G. Chissell, Founder & CEO, Advanced Energy Group
Gerardo Rodríguez, State Energy Program Manager, Department of Economic Development and Commerce of Puerto Rico
Fernando Padilla, Vice President of Business Development, CSA Group, Architects and Engineers
Speakers:
Fausto Hernandez, Infrastructure Manager, Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico
Marisol Bonnet, Secretary's Advisor on Puerto Rico, U.S. Department of Energy
Jesus Bolinaga, President/MBL, AES Puerto Rico & Diego Velez, Senior Director, Business Development, AES Puerto Rico
Anthony Laurita, Government Affairs Manager & José Colom, Applications Engineer Manager SMA America
Anna Matias, VP Software Development, Energy Efficiency & Antuan Cannon, VP Talent Development & Innovation, Willdan
TUESDAY - MARCH 19, 2024
Montañas / Hilton Ponce, Puerto Rico
7:00am: DEPART FOR CASTAÑER
8:30am - 9:00am: SITE VISIT: CASTAÑER MICROGRID
Maribel Hernandez, Coordinadora Comunitaria, Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña
Melanie Quiñones, Program Manager, Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
9:30am - 12:30pm: COMMUNITY ACTION CHALLENGE @ Centro Comunal de Castañer
Invited speakers present a critical obstacle that needs a collaboration solution within 12 months. "To achieve our community’s energy, equity and resilience goals, a critical obstacle to collectively overcome in 12 months is _________."
Invited participants are strategically placed at roundtables to prioritize the presented obstacles and propose a 12-month objective and 90 day sprint solution.
Welcome:
C.P. Smith, Executive Director, Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña
Gerardo Rodríguez, State Energy Program Manager, Department of Economic Development and Commerce of Puerto Rico
Co-Facilitators:
Jonathan Castillo Polanco, Director of Green Energy, Hispanic Federation
Jemaris Martes, Business Development Specialist - Utility Scale Renewables, Glenn International
Speakers:
Sr. Alex González, Director, Escuela Julio Lebron
Lcda. Robin Russell Orama, Directora Ejecutiva, Hospital Castañer
Hernando Dorvillier, Music School Teacher & Community Leader
12:30pm - 2:00pm: LUNCH @ Centro Comunal de Castañer
3:00pm - 4:30pm: SITE VISIT: CASA PUEBLO, ADJUNTAS
Roberto Muniz, VP Engineering, ELM
4:30pm: return TO HILTON PONCE
6:00pm -7:00pm EPC POWER WELCOME Drinks, Hilton, Ponce
Brandon DiBuo, Director of Business Development, EPC Power
WEDNESDAY - MARCH 20, 2024
Salinas/San Juan
7:30am - 8:30am: HILTON PONCE HOTEL CHECK OUT
8:30am: DEPART for site visits
9:00am - 10:00am: GENERA PR AGUIRRE POWER PLANT, SALINAS
Hosts: Ivan Baez, Vice President, Government & Public Affairs, Genera PR & Daniel Hernandez, Vice President of Operations, Genera PR
10:30AM - 12:30pm CIRO ONE SALINAS SOLAR
Speakers:
Mario Tomasini, President, Ciro One Energy Group
Jesus Bolinaga, President/MBL & Diego Velez, Senior Director, Business Development, AES Puerto Rico
11:30AM - 12:30PM: LUNCH - Hosted By: ciro energy group
1:30pm - 2:30pm: LA MARGARITA SITE VISIT
Speakers:
José Santiago, President, Abeyno Coop
Wanda Rios Colorado, Executive Director, Cooperativa de Energia La Margarita
David Ortiz, Puerto Rico Director, Solar United Neighbors
Adam Eberwein, Technical Lead, EarthSpark International
Site Visit Presentation by Sonnen:
Johann Portalatin, VPP Operations Manager PR and Mainland US, Sonnen
Alex Cuadrado, VPP Project Engineer PR/LATAM, Sonnen
Angel Carrasquillo, VPP Project Technician PR/LATAM, Sonnen
Jesus Padilla, Territory Account Manager PR/LATAM, Sonnen
3:00pm - 4:00 PM: DEPART TO SAN JUAN
4:30pm: LA CONCHA resort, SAN JUAN HOTEL CHECK IN
6:00pm - 10:00pm: GREEN DRINKS SAN JUAN NETWORKING EVENT @ VIVO BEACH CLUB
Green Drinks San Juan is a non for profit organization that does monthly NetWorking Events about Solar Energy & Green Building.
THURSDAY - MARCH 21, 2024
La Concha Resort, San Juan, Puerto Rico
8:00AM - 5:00PM: PR MICROGRID SYMPOSIUM - co-host: nema
This symposium focuses on the benefits of microgrids in conjunction with utilities for Puerto Rico’s evolving energy landscape. Participants will engage in a constructive dialogue regarding policy, priorities, opportunities and challenges related to the deployment of scalable microgrid solutions that enable Puerto Rico to achieve its decarbonization and environmental justice commitments while ensuring affordability, resilience and reliability of critical power and transportation infrastructure in conjunction with utilities.
8:00am - 8:45am: Registration & Networking Breakfast Sponsored by Eaton
8:45AM - 9:00am: Welcome + OPENING Remarks
H.G. Chissell, Founder & CEO, Advanced Energy Group
Jonathan Stewart, Managing Director, Grid Sector, NEMA
9:00am - 10:00am: Keynote: Calculating Costs and Benefits from a Customer Perspective
Greta Foster, Microgrid/DER Product Line Manager, Eaton
Douglas Telepman, Principal Business Development Manager – Distributed Energy Solutions – Solar & Storage, Enel North America
10:00am - 10:30am: Community Microgrids and Resiliency Applications
Sercan Teleke, Principal Engineer, PSED, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products
10:30am - 11:00am Break
11:00am - 12:00pm: Panel: Permitting, Working with LUMA
Moderator: Ignacio Diaz, Director of Sales & Marketing, Glenn International Inc.
Lillian Mateo-Santos, Commissioner, PREB
Ferdinand Ramos, Associate Commissioner, PREB
Juan Rodriguez, Vice President, Capital Programs, LUMA
Maria Hilda Rivera, Director, Gird Modernization, LUMA
Angel Zayas, Founder, AZ Engineering
12:00pm - 1:00pm: lunch - sponsored by itron
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Lunch Keynote: Evolution to the Grid Edge – Where Customers Meet the Grid
Natalie Hammer, Business Growth Manager, Grid Management, Itron
1:30pm - 2:30pm: Panel: Update on Vieques and Culebra Microgrids
Agustin Carbo-Lugo, Director, Puerto Rico Grid Modernization and Recovery Team, U.S. Department of Energy
Abimarie Otaño Cruz, Manager, Energy Transition in Puerto Rico, Environmental Defense Fund
Babak Enayati, Senior Director of Grid Modernization, Renewable Integration, and Asset Management, LUMA
2:30pm - 3:00pm: Commissioning of a Campus Microgrid
Kate Cummings, Manager, Power Grid Automation, G&W Electric
3:00pm - 3:30pm: Break
3:30pm - 4:00pm: Powering Resilience: Microgrid Development in Post-Hurricane Puerto Rico
Yamil Pagan, Co Founder and Vice President, Alten Energy
4:00pm - 4:30pm: federal disaster recovery funds for grid modernization
Manuel Laboy, Executive Director, COR3 | Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency
4:30pm - 5:00PM: Closing DISCUSSION + NEXT STEPS
Jonathan Stewart, Managing Director, Grid Sector, NEMA
H.G. Chissell, Founder & CEO, Advanced Energy Group
5:00pm - 6:00PM: NEMA NETWORKING RECEPTION - CASH BAR
6:00PM - 7:00PM: IMPACT AWARDS COCKTAIL RECEPTION BY RUMS OF PUERTO RICO
7:00pm - 9:30pm: impact awards dinner
The 2024 Puerto Rico Impact Awards Dinner will celebrate leadership, collaboration and impact regarding projects that protect and improve the lives of Puerto Ricans. 3 project categories: Island-Wide Projects, Municipal Projects and Community Projects.
Masters of Ceremonies:
Ignacio Diaz, Director of Sales & Marketing, Glenn International Inc.
H.G. Chissell, Founder & CEO, Advanced Energy Group
Welcome:
Agustin Carbo-Lugo, Director, Puerto Rico Grid Modernization and Recovery Team, U.S. Department of Energy
Speakers:
Francisco Berríos Portela, Deputy Chief of Staff for Energy Affairs, La Fortaleza de Puerto Rico
Jenny Mar Cañón, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Economic Development and Commerce of Puerto Rico
Josephine Tucker, Managing Director Clean Energy and Infrastructure Advisory, JLL
Jose Reyes, Chief Corporate Services Officer, MG (Ret.), US Army, LUMA - KEYNOTE
9:30pM - 11:00PM: IMPACT AWARDS CELEBRATION
friday - MARCH 22, 2024
La Concha Resort, San Juan, Puerto Rico
8:00AM - 8:30AM: NETWORKING BREAKFAST
8:30am - 9:30am: WELCOME & KEYNOTE
Welcome:
Francisco Berríos Portela, Deputy Chief of Staff for Energy Affairs, La Fortaleza de Puerto Rico
Michael Gough, President, Quanta Services Puerto Rico
Ella Woger-Nieves, Chief Executive Officer, Invest Puerto Rico
Viviana M. Ali Fortuño, Manager-WAP, Energy Policy Program, Department of Economic Development and Commerce of Puerto Rico
9:30am - 12:30pm: ISLAND WIDE stakeholder CHALLENGE
Invited speakers present a critical obstacle that needs collaboration and a near-term solution: "To achieve Puerto Rico’s energy, equity and resilience goals, a critical obstacle to collectively overcome in 12 months is _________."
Participants will discuss how to prioritize the presented obstacles and be challenged to propose a 12-month collaborative action with a 90 day sprint for greatest impact.
Speakers:
Juan Carlos Perez-Bofill, Director - Disaster Recovery CDBG Program-Environmental Compliance and Energy, Departamento de la Vivienda
Mario Hurtado, Chief Regulatory Officer, LUMA
Ivan Baez, Vice President, Government & Public Affairs, Genera PR & Daniel Hernandez, Vice President of Operations, Genera PR
Agnes Crespo-Quintana, Director- Puerto Rico Division, IBTS - Institute for Building Technology and Safety
12:30PM - 1:30PM: LUNCH
1:30pm - 2:00pm: CLOSING
2:00pm - 3:30pm: OPEN PLANNING SESSION FOR ENERGY WEEK 25 and TASK FORCE PLANNING
Times shown in Atlantic Standard Time (AST). Dates, times and topics subject to change until finalized.
