AGENDA
MONDAY - MARCH 10, 2025
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
9:00Am - 11:30AM: annual pickelball/tennis tournament @ UPRM
1:00pm - 4:00PM: JOB FAIR @ UPRM
Location: Mezzanine, UPRM, Mayagüez
About: Explore career opportunities at the PR Energy Week 2025 Job Fair @ UPRM, where students, young professionals, and job seekers connect with new opportunities.
Discover Opportunities With:
Youth Program - Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio
Workforce Mayagüez - Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio
And more!
5:30PM - 8:30PM: WELCOME RECEPTION + DINNER
Location: Mezzanine, UPRM, Mayagüez
Speakers:
Dr. Agustín Rullán, Chancellor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (UPRM)
Fernando Padilla, Vice President of Business Development, CSA Group, Architects and Engineers
Alejandro Javier Figueroa, Esq., Chief Regulatory Officer, LUMA
Sebastián Negrón Reichard, Secretary of Economic Development & Commerce, Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio
TUESDAY - MARCH 11, 2025
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
8:00am - 8:30AM: BREAKFAST @ UPRM SALON TARZAN
8:30am - 10:00am: TECHNICAL SESSION: MICROGRID DESIGN
Location: Salon Tarzan, UPRM, Mayagüez
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Cristina Pomales-Garcia, Dean - College of Engineering, UPRM
Speakers:
C.P. Smith, Executive Director, Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña
Jemaris Martes, Business Development Specialist - Microgrids & Utility-Scale Renewables, Glenn International
Roberto Muniz, Vice President of Engineering, ELM & President, StarBlue Solutions LLC
Daniel Haughton, Director of T&D Planning & Renewables, LUMA
10:00am - 11:00am: Puerto rico’s Energy Future + workforce
Location: Salon Tarzan, UPRM, Mayagüez
Jenny Mar Cañón-Feliciano, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Director of the Workforce Development Program, Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio
Juan Rodriguez, Vice President Capital Programs, LUMA
Agnes Crespo-Quintana, Director- Puerto Rico Division, IBTS
11:00AM - 11:45AM: UPRM Lab VISITS
Proyecto Luz Verde Solar Gazebo, Led by Javier A. Moscoso Cabrera, Graduate Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, UPRM
Smart Power Electronics and Aerospace Research (SPEAR) Lab, Led by Dr. Erick Aponte, UPRM
Microgrid Lab, Led by Dr. Adriana Luna, Professor, UPRM
11:45AM - 12:30PM: Lunch
Location: Salon Tarzan, UPRM, Mayagüez
1:00PM - 2:00PM: SITE VISIT: EXAMPLES OF EncroachmentS @ AGUADILLA - PRESENTED BY PREW24 TASK FORCE
Route: UPRM to Aguadilla
Led by: Ashley E. Carrillo Marcano Esq., Lead, Disputes, LUMA
2:00PM - 5:00PM: COMMUNITY ACTION CHALLENGE @ AGUADILLA
Location: Amphitheater A-100 (Annex Building 263), University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla
At the community level, to achieve energy, equity and resilience goals, a critical obstacle to collectively overcome in 12 months is _________.
Invited speakers present a critical obstacle that needs collaboration and a near-term solution. Participants prioritize the presented obstacles and then work as teams to propose a 12-month collaborative action with a 90 day sprint.
Featured Speakers:
Ashley E. Carrillo Marcano Esq., Lead, Disputes, LUMA & Edwin E. Rivera Pérez, Esq, Land Manager, LUMA
Alvin Miranda Colon, Weatherization Assistance Program Manager, Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio
Efrain Rodriguez, Chief Operation Officer, Copan Industries
Quintin Ramos, President, PowerComm Inc.
Discussion Leaders:
Milton Maragh, Business Development Manager, 2G Energy
Antuan Cannon, Vice President, Talent Development & Innovation, Willdan
Fernando Padilla, Vice President of Business Development, CSA Group, Architects and Engineers
Roberto Muniz, Vice President of Engineering, ELM & President, StarBlue Solutions LLC
Anginelly De Peña, Health, Safety and Environmental Engineer II, Honeywell
5:30PM - 8:30PM: DINNER IN AGUADILLA
- Participants are free to explore and choose their location for dinner.
8:30pm: return TO MAYAGÜEZ
Shuttle to make stops at UPRM and TRYP
WEDNESDAY - MARCH 12, 2025
Isabela/San Juan
7:00am: DEPART FOR ISABELA from tryp MAYAGÜEZ
9:00AM - 12:00PM: MUNICIPAL ACTION CHALLENGE @ oriana solar park, isabela
Location: Oriana 1 Solar Park, Isabela
At the municipal level, to achieve energy, equity and resilience goals, a critical obstacle to collectively overcome in 12 months is _________.
Invited speakers present a critical obstacle that needs collaboration and a near-term solution. Participants prioritize the presented obstacles and then work as teams to propose a 12-month collaborative action with a 90 day sprint.
Speakers:
Mario Tomasini, President, Ciro Energy Group
Raphael Gignac, Vice President, System Operations, LUMA
Anthony Perez, Development Manager - Renewable Energy, Ciro Energy Group
Esther Serra Mendez, Director of Capital Programs, LUMA
Jonathan Diaz, Senior Project Manager, Lord Construction Group
Discussion Leaders:
Anna Matias, Vice President, Software Development - Energy Efficiency, Willdan
Fernando Padilla, Vice President of Business Development, CSA Group, Architects and Engineers
Alvin Miranda Colon, Weatherization Assistance Program Manager, Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio
Roberto Muniz, Vice President of Engineering, ELM & President, StarBlue Solutions LLC
Julián Herencia, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Producers Association (APER)
12:00Pm - 1:00Pm: LUNCH @ ORIANA 1 SOLAR PARK, ISABELA
1:00PM - 2:00PM: TRAVEL TO SAN JUAN
2:00PM - 4:00pm SITE VISIT & Presentation @ GENERA PR, San Juan - LIMIT 30 LEADERS
6:30pm - 10:00pm: GREEN DRINKS SAN JUAN
The Veranda Rooftop, 1060 Ashford Avenue, San Juan
🎙️ Keynote Speaker: Ricardo Ramos, Executive Director, Alliance for the Energy Development of Puerto Rico (ADE)
🗣️ Panel Discussion: "The Energy Trilemma: Finding the Right Framework for Transformation"
Iván Báez, Genera PR – ADE Chairman
Mario Tomasini, CIRO Energy – ADE Director
Carlos Reyes, EcoEléctrica – ADE Director
Jesús Bolinaga, AES Puerto Rico – ADE Director
Green Drinks San Juan is a non for profit organization that does monthly NetWorking Events about Solar Energy & Green Building.
THURSDAY - MARCH 13, 2025
Location: Las Nereidas Ballroom, La Concha Resort, San Juan, Puerto Rico
critical operatorS & microgridS symposium
8:00am - 8:45AM: Registration & Breakfast
8:45AM - 9:00am: welcome + opening remarks
Fernando Padilla, Vice President of Business Development, CSA Group, Architects and Engineers
9:00am - 11:30am: Stakeholder collaboration for microgrid development and Public / Private projects
Speakers:
María Hilda Rivera Ramirez, Director, Grid Modernization Suministro Regulatorio Lado y Tierra, Permisos, LUMA
Francisco Rullan Caparrós, Energy Affairs Officer, Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration
Angel Zayas, Founder, AZ Engineering
Lillian Mateo-Santos, Commissioner, Puerto Rico Energy Management Bureau
Discussion Leaders:
Wanda Rios Colorado, Executive Director, Cooperativa de Energia La Margarita - Abeyno Coop
Adiel Morales Burgos, Puerto Rico Branch Manager, 2G Energy North America
Mariette Sanchez PE, President, MDM Consulting Group
Gabriel Salgado PE, Director, NovaForge Consulting Partners LLC
12:00pm - 1:00pm: LUNCH with Keynote
Josephine Tucker, Managing Director Clean Energy and Infrastructure Advisory, JLL
1:10pm - 1:30pm: Innovation, CyberSecurity & Blockchain
Crystal Allen, Chief Information Officer, LUMA
1:30pm - 3:00pm: Revenue, Resilience @ the Grid Edge
Gerardo Rodríguez, State Energy Program Manager, Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio
Michael Juarbe Laffitte, Senior Manager of Government Affairs, Sunnova Energy Corporation
Christopher Worley, Senior Director Of Public Policy, Sunrun
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Optimizing Generation for Resilience, Reliability & Future DeMANd
Daniel Hernandez, Vice President, Operations, Genera PR
Ricardo Ramos, Executive Director, ADEPR, Alianza Pro Desarrollo Energético de Puerto Rico
Jesus Bolinaga, President, AES Puerto Rico
Carlos Reyes Berrios, President and General Manager, Ecoelectrica
Ella Woger-Nieves, Chief Executive Officer, Invest Puerto Rico
4:00pm - 4:30pm: Closing Remarks + Next Steps
4:30PM - 6:00pm: Exhibition Hall Reception + Networking
6:00PM - 10:00PM: pr IMPACT AWARDS dinner celebration
Location: Las Nereidas Ballroom, La Concha Resort, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sebastián Negrón Reichard, Secretary of Economic Development & Commerce, Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio
Rebeca Maldonado Morales, Director, Stakeholder and Intervenor Affairs, LUMA
H.G. Chissell, Founder & CEO, Advanced Energy Group
The 2025 Puerto Rico Impact Awards Dinner celebrates 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.
friday - MARCH 14, 2025
Location: Las Nereidas Ballroom, La Concha Resort, San Juan, Puerto Rico
8:00AM - 9:00AM: BREAKFAST
9:00am - 12:30pm: PUerto Rico ENERGY STakEHolder CHALLENGE
To achieve Puerto Rico’s energy, equity and resilience goals, a key area for collaboration to address in the next 12 months is _________.
Invited speakers present a key area for collaboration. Participants work as teams to propose a 12-month collaborative action with a 90 day sprint in response to the speaker presentations.
Speakers:
Juan A. Rosario Hernández, Administrator, Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration
Dr. Ren Orans, Managing Partner, Energy & Environmental Economics
Mary Zapata-Acosta PE, Chief Executive Officer, Puerto Rico Energy Power Authority
Frances T. Berrios Melendez, President, Colegio de Peritos Electricistas de Puerto Rico
Discussion Leaders:
Maretzie Díaz Sánchez, Disaster Recovery Deputy Secretary - CDBG-DR/CDBG-MIT Program, Departamento de la Vivienda Puerto Rico
Enrique Colón PE, Director, Facilities Management, J&J
Alexander Díaz, Corporate Communications Director, Arco Relations
Josephine Tucker, Managing Director Clean Energy and Infrastructure Advisory, JLL
12:30PM - 2:00PM: task force lunch with keynote at 1pM
Location: Las Nereidas Ballroom, La Concha Resort, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Fausto Hernandez, Senior Infrastructure Manager, Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico
Times shown in Atlantic Standard Time (AST). Dates, times and topics subject to change.