Event Agenda:

12:00 PM | Registration/Networking/Visit Exhibitors

12:30 PM | Opening Remarks

• Steven Zylstra, President + CEO, Arizona Technology Council
• Victor Atlasman, Director of Engineering and Product Development, WattEV
• Kris Saunders, Partner, Power48

12:40 PM | Opening Keynote | Arizona’s Clean Energy Momentum: Policy, Infrastructure & Next-Gen Players

Arizona is accelerating pace in electrical demand growth and economic development. This keynote will explore the energy policy landscape, critical infrastructure needs, and next-generation technologies to achieve reliability, affordability, and clean energy goals.

• Jacob Tetlow, Chief Operating Officer, Arizona Public Service

1:10 PM | Panel Discussion | Arizona’s Clean Energy Policy Landscape: Current Political Climate & Future Outlook
An overview of the current political climate surrounding clean energy policy in Arizona, including key legislative directions, regulatory developments, generation and storage, and the future outlook.

• Moderator: Cepand Alizadeh, Government Relations Specialist, Arizona Technology Council
• Blaise Caudill, MPA, Deputy Director & Energy Policy Advisor, Arizona Governor’s Office of Resiliency
• Autumn Johnson, Executive Director, AriSEIA (Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association)
• Lea Márquez Peterson, Arizona Corporation Commissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission
• Court S. Rich, Senior Partner, Director of the Renewable Energy Department, Rose Law Group

1:50 PM | Panel Discussion | From Factory to Deployment: Manufacturers, Distributors & Integrators Shaping Arizona’s Clean and Sustainable Future

Manufacturers, distributors, integrators, and deployers discuss the real-world supply chain challenges and opportunities in scaling Clean and Sustainable technologies across Arizona — from components and batteries to solar deployment and infrastructure.

• Moderator: Victor Atlasman, Director of Engineering & Product Development, WattEV / Charge America
• Joshua Goldman, Senior Director of Sales, eMobility, ABM Industries
• Chris Mejia, Partner, Chief Development Officer, Obodo Energy Partners, LLC
• Rob McClelland, General Manager, Arizona Branch, TTI
• Tom Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer, Air20

2:30 PM | Afternoon Break/Visit Exhibitors

2:45 PM | Spotlight Presentation | Arizona Commerce Authority

• Marisa Walker, Executive Vice President of Infrastructure & Sustainability, Executive Director, Institute of Automated Mobility (IAM), Arizona Commerce Authority

2:55 PM | Fireside Chat

• Dr. Nathan Johnson, Director, Laboratory for Energy And Power Solutions (LEAPS), Arizona State University
• John Graham, Chairman and CEO, Sunbelt Holdings

3:30 PM | Panel Discussion | Arizona’s Emerging Leaders – Shaping the Future of leaders in the Sustainability & Clean Tech

A conversation with the leaders shaping Arizona’s cleantech community ecosystem — from policy and utilities to teaching the next workforce of leaders — exploring the real constraints, decisions, and systems in place and the influencers leading the way.

• Moderator: Kris Saunders, Partner, Power48, Co-Chair – AEEE, Arizona Emerging Leaders & Entrepreneurs
• Ken Clark, Board Member, Salt River Project
• Mavrick Knoles, Founder & President, LegacyEV
• Diana White, Chief of Staff, Arizona Technology Council

4:10 PM | Closing remarks/Event Ends

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