Speaker Group: 2025 Speakers

Lori Cobos

Prior to her appointment, Cobos served as Chief Executive and Public Counsel for the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC) by appointment of Governor Abbott. During her tenure at OPUC, […]

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Erik Archibald

Erik Archibald is a partner and senior engineer at Hazard Dynamics.  Erik is an expert in hazard mitigation and consequence modeling for lithium-ion thermal runaway and fire, explosion and toxicity hazards.  […]

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James Naviaux

James Naviaux is Director of Global Partnerships at ESS, where he has played a pivotal role since joining in March 2019. Over the past several years, James has been instrumental […]

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Sean McEvoy

With over twenty years’ experience at the forefront of technology innovation, Sean leads the North American team, with a critical focus on pioneering front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter AI solution development. In […]

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Douglas Pietrucha

Doug Pietrucha supports Advanced Energy United’s work on expanding wholesale markets. His essential projects are acting as United’s lead on ERCOT issues and coordinating our FERC Order No. 2023 tracking and […]

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Julie Thompson

Julie is the Vice President of Origination, Commercial & Industrial, leading corporate offtake for Hydrostor’s 7 GW advanced compressed air energy storage pipeline.  She brings over 25 years of business […]

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Barbara Ellard

Barbara Ellard is the Director of Resource and System Adequacy at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). In this role, she is responsible for procuring and acquiring reliability services and […]

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Jordan Penic

As the Director of Energy Government Relations, Jordan specializes in counseling clients on navigating the dynamic energy sector. With a deep understanding of complex regulatory markets, he assists clients in […]

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