The Technical Committee for the 2025 IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Exposition has announced the lineup of industry leaders participating in super sessions taking place the week of Jan. 23-25, 2025 in San Diego.
As part of the technical program, these sessions provide a platform for organizational leaders, experts, policymakers, and technology providers to share their expert insight into key issues, solutions, and lessons learned working at the interface of the electric grid and the customer premise. See the full Technical Program here. Super sessions planned for the 2025 event include:
Super session 1
Industry Executive Roundtable: Grid Edge and changing the energy landscape
Speakers:
- Shay Bahramirad, IEEE PES President
- Caroline Winn, president and CEO, SDG&E
- Elliot Mainzer, president and CEO, California ISO
- Glenn Springall, general manager, Renewables and Distributed Energy, Energy Queensland
- Mark Lauby, chief engineer and SVP, NERC
- Moderator: Wayne Bishop, VP, Quanta Technology; Grid Edge general chair
Super session 2
Global Perspectives on Decarbonization through Electrification
- Terji Nielsen, head of R&D, SEV, Denmark
- Kaveh Aflaki, CEO, IEMS, United States
- Gerald Kaendler, direct asset manager, Amprion, Germany
- Dale Player, VP, engineering and smart grid, ComEd, United States
- Moderator: Chan Wong, director of innovation and transformation, Ampirical; Grid Edge super session coordinator
Super session 3
Critical Needs for Energy Innovation: Solving for an equitable clean energy transition
- Lenny Singh, CEO, Ameren
- Janisse Quinones, CEO, LADWP
- Ali Ipakchi, SVP, OATI
- Moderator: HG Chissell, founder and CEO, AEG
Super session 4
Strategy and Customer Innovation at the Grid Edge
- Raiford Smith, CIO, AES
- Kevin Geraght, COO, SDG&E
- Anders Sjoelin, president and CEO, S&C Electric
- Amith Kota, CTO, Landis+Gyr
- Damir Novosel, president and founder, Quanta Technology
- Moderator: Darcy Immerman, SVP strategy and growth, NORESCO
Super session 5
Data Centers, AI, and its Impact on the Grid
- Hanna Grene, global head of energy, Microsoft
- Puesh Kumar, director, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response, DOE
- Robert Wright, VP, strategic partnerships, Dominion Energy
- Greg Zweigle, CTO, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
- Moderator: Robert Bradish, SVP, AEP
