SCHEDULE

7:30 AM

Registration and Exhibitor Area Open

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM

Breakfast and Networking

8:50 AM – 9:00 AM

Welcome Remarks

9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Morning Business Roundtable

Join us in hearing from Darren Suarez, Senior Director of Government Affairs, NYS Business Council, Alicia Barton, President and CEO, NYSERDA and Terry Sobolewski, President RI Jurisdiction and Chief Customer Officer, National Grid.

10:00 AM – 11:45 AM

EV Ride ’N’ Drive

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Networking Break 

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

Breakout Sessions 

  • Sustainable Energy Solutions 101: Starting Your Energy Journey
    • Optimizing your Energy Performance - A roadmap for working with NYSERDA & National Grid    
  • Onsite Distributed Generation
    • Learn about micro grids at work, renewables and CHP, solar and battery storage, NYSERDA MW Block (Solar, Wind, CHP) and Value of Distributed Energy Resources  (VDER).
  • Grants, Tax Credits and Economic Development: Making Growth Possible
    • Find out how to access funding for business development, employee and facility improvements to grow your business.

12:00 PM

Luncheon

12:30 PM – 1:20 PM

Luncheon Keynote Q&A

Thurman Thomas  - #34 Hall of Famer and Businessman.

1:25 PM – 4:00 PM

EV Ride ’N’ Drive

1:25 PM – 2:25 PM

Breakout Sessions 

  • Smart Buildings & Industry Trends
    • Learn about keys trends and best practices from hundreds of smart building projects that have captured savings through Real Time Energy Management and Data Analytics.
  • Energy Storage & Demand Response Programs
    • Get the knowledge that you may use to create utility bill savings during peak demand times and  learn how new energy storage technologies can be utilized to expand your demand response capabilities and enhance your facilitie's resiliency.
  • Charge Your Business with Electric Vehicles
    • You were able to test drive one, now let's hear from this panel on home, workplace and fleet charging.
        

2:25 PM – 2:55 PM

Networking Break 

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Breakout Sessions 

  • Financing Options: Help Me Pay for All This Cool Stuff!
    • Learn about financing options from speakers with deep roots in the finance industry and will help explain the opportunities, availability and process for financing your next project.
  • You're a Residential Customer Too!
    • Learn how you and your employees can to participate in the clean energy economy through rooftop solar, Smart Home Solutions and energy efficiency program.
  • Smart Cities: Spotlight on Schenectady
    • A roadmap for local communities, cities and counties as the look to achieve Clean Energy Community  Certification. Hear about clean energy communities, municipal LED streetlight conversion programs, EV charging, main street grants, and more.
  • Keys to a Successful Distributed Generation Interconnection!
    • From financing to site selection and preparing for a distributed generation interconnection, this session covers costs, timelines and incentives. Tips and tricks on how to save time and save on costs of interconnections, along with key challenges will be brought about.

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Farm-To-Table Reception

Featuring local food and beverages

 

*Times may be subject to change