- Tuesday, April 27, 2021
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
Opening Plenary: Speaker of the Day
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
Pascal Radue – GE Renewable Energy ### 1238523###Speaker###President and CEO, Hydro Solutions###GE Renewable Energy###Speaker: – GE Renewable Energy
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM US EDT
Opening Plenary Panel: Uncommon Dialogue: Vision for Hydropower in a Clean Energy World
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM US EDT
Malcolm Woolf – National Hydropower Association (NHA) ### 979201###Moderator###President and CEO###National Hydropower Association (NHA)###Moderator: – National Hydropower Association (NHA)
@@@ Mary J. Pavel – Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP ### 1238516###Panelist###Attorney at Law###Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP###Panelist: – Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
@@@ Steve Clemmer – Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) ### 1238517###Panelist###Director of Energy Research & Analysis, Climate & Energy Program###Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)###Panelist: – Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM US EDT
Networking Break
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM US EDT
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM US EDT
Session 1 - Trends in FERC Relicensing: What Does the Future Hold?
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM US EDT
Thomas Sullivan – Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, DPC ### 979213###Moderator###Principal###Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, DPC###Moderator: – Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, DPC
@@@ Courtenay R. O'Mara – Southern Company ### 1238514###Panelist###Hydro Licensing & Compliance Supervisor###Southern Company###Panelist: – Southern Company
@@@ Frankie Green – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior ### 979208###Panelist###National Hydropower Coordinator###U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior###Panelist: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM US EDT
Session 2 - Changes in Dam Safety-Related Regulations: Current Status and What to Expect in the Future
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM US EDT
Luciana Ciocci – National Hydropower Association (NHA) ### 1221248###Moderator###Manager of Technical Services###National Hydropower Association (NHA)###Moderator: – National Hydropower Association (NHA)
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM US EDT
Visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM US EDT
Sponsor Educational Sessions
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM US EDT
Visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM US EDT
Session 1 - Trends in FERC Relicensing: What Does the Future Hold?
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM US EDT
Thomas Sullivan – Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, DPC ### 979213###Moderator###Principal###Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, DPC###Moderator: – Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, DPC
@@@ Courtenay R. O'Mara – Southern Company ### 1238514###Panelist###Hydro Licensing & Compliance Supervisor###Southern Company###Panelist: – Southern Company
@@@ Frankie Green – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior ### 979208###Panelist###National Hydropower Coordinator###U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior###Panelist: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM US EDT
Session 2 - Changes in Dam Safety-Related Regulations: Current Status and What to Expect in the Future
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM US EDT
Luciana Ciocci – National Hydropower Association (NHA) ### 1221248###Moderator###Manager of Technical Services###National Hydropower Association (NHA)###Moderator: – National Hydropower Association (NHA)
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM US EDT
Networking Break
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM US EDT
Session 3 - Report from ‘Inside the Beltway’: Today’s Regulatory Climate in D.C.
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM US EDT
Nathan Craig – Chair, NHA's Regulatory Affairs Committee ### 1238519###Moderator###Principal, Duke Energy Corporation###Chair, NHA's Regulatory Affairs Committee###Moderator: – Chair, NHA's Regulatory Affairs Committee
@@@ Aaron Levine – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy ### 1256356###Panelist###Senior Legal And Regulatory Analyst###National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy###Panelist: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy
@@@ Kerry McGrath – Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP ### 1256541###Panelist###Partner###Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP###Panelist: – Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM US EDT
Session 4 - Electricity Markets Matters: Industry Priorities and Actions
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM US EDT
Alan Michaels – Chair, NHA's Markets Committee ### 1221246###Moderator###Lead Energy Market Advisor, New York Power Authority;###Chair, NHA's Markets Committee###Moderator: – Chair, NHA's Markets Committee
@@@ Michael J. Haynes – Seattle City Light ### 1238515###Panelist###Chief Operating Officer###Seattle City Light###Panelist: – Seattle City Light
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM US EDT
Sponsor Educational Sessions
