2025 MISO/SPP Regional Conference
Education & networking opportunities for MISO and SPP market participants.
GCPA 11th Annual
MISO / SPP Regional Conference
Wednesday, February 19th - Thursday, February 20th
The Sheraton New Orleans at 500 Canal Street
CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE CONFERENCE BROCHURE AND AGENDA
Join us for this 1½ day conference featuring some of the top industry experts, thought-leaders and C-suite executives on issues in the MISO and SPP markets. Topics include Resource Adequacy and the Markets, Queue Reform in the US, and Investors' Perspective on the Impact of Scarcity and Capacity Pricing, to name just a few. Click on the Agenda tab above to see the schedule.
The Conference begins at 1:00 pm on Wednesday and concludes at 4:30 pm on Thursday. There will be a cocktail reception for all attendees -- included in your registration fee -- at 5:00 pm on Wednesday. Early Bird Pricing is in effect through January 21, so don't delay and register today. See the Pricing tab for more information.
GCPA will be applying to the Louisiana State Bar for approval of MCLE Hours for this conference. Please check back for more information.
We depend on our sponsors to support our events and hope you will consider sponsoring this conference. Please check out the sponsorship opportunities. If you have any questions or would like to reserve a sponsorship, please contact Mary Armstrong (281.460.3054).
THANKS TO OUR PLANNING TEAM
| Ben Bright, SPP | Courtney Mehan, Tenaska Power Services Co. |
| Daryl Brown, MISO | Gordon Polozola, Kean Miller LLP |
| Ken Dell Orto, Entergy | David Sapper, Clean Grid Alliance |
| Tom Kleckner, RTO Insider | Clint Savoy, SPP |
| Andy Kowalczyk, Southern Renewable Energy Assoc. | Jennifer Vosburg, Jennifer J. Vosburg LLC |
| Trey Mayeux, Cleco Power LLC |
Registration Options
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Registration Options
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Price |
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GCPA Member - Early Bird
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$800.00 |
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Non-Member Early Bird
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$1,000.00 |
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Gov't. / State Agency
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$410.00 |
Agenda
| February 19 | |
| 12:15 PM | Registration opens |
| 1:00 PM |
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Barbara Clemenhagen, Executive Director, GCPA |
| 1:05 PM | The Moeller Sugg Impact Award - Presentation |
| 1:10 PM |
Keynote - SPP: A Vision for the Future
Barbara Sugg, President & CEO, Southwest Power Pool |
| 1:50 PM |
Vignette - Value of Lost Load
Dr. Sanem Sergici, Principal, The Brattle Group |
| 2:05 PM |
Session I - Resource Adequacy and the Markets - A Balancing Act
Moderator: Will McAdams, President & Founder, McAdams Energy Group Panelists: Melissa Alfono, Sr. Director Energy Markets and Counsel, Solar Energy Industry Ass'n Natasha Henderson, Director of System & Resource Planning, SPP Zak Joundi, Executive Director - Markets Innovation & Strategy, MISO Colton Kennedy, Director, Energy Portfolio Planning, Omaha Public Power District |
| 3:00 PM |
NETWORKING BREAK
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| 3:30 PM |
Session II - It's a Cluster: Queue Reform in the US
Moderator: David Mindham, Sr. Director Regulatory & Market Development, EDP Renewables Panelists: Casey Cathey, Vice President, Engineering, SPP Aubrey Johnson, Vice President, System Planning & Competitive Transmission, MISO Neil Millar, Vice President of Infrastructure and Operations Planning CAISO Zach Smith, Sr. Vice President, System & Resource Planning, NYISO |
| 4:15 PM |
Session III - Investors' Perspective on the Impact of Scarcity and Capacity Pricing
Moderator: Werner Roth, Sr. Market Economist, Public Utility Commission of Texas Panelists: Holly Carias, Vice President of Origination, Pattern Energy Julien Dumoulin-Smith, Managing Director | US Power, Utilities & Clean Energy Research, Jeffries LLC Chelsea Howard Robben, Executive Director, NextEra Energy Inc. |
| 5:00 PM |
Vignette: GCPA emPOWERing Young Professionals
Sean Whitaker, Economic Studies Planner, MISO |
| 5:15 PM |
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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| February 20 | |
| 9:00 AM |
Fireside Chat - Shaping MISO's Future
Jason Blake, President & CEO, SERC Reliability Corporation Todd Ramey, Sr. Vice President, Markets and Digital Strategy, MISO |
| 9:30 AM |
Session IV - State Commissioners Panel
Moderator: Kim O'Guinn, Senior Director Regulatory Policy, SPP Panelists: Josh Byrnes, Commissioner, Iowa Utilities Commission Kim David, Chair, Oklahoma Corporation Commission Mike Francis, Commissioner, Louisiana Public Service Commission Joe Sullivan, Commissioner, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission |
| 10:15 AM | NETWORKING BREAK |
| 10:45 AM |
Session V - Market Participants' Perspectives on FERC Order 1920
Moderator: Christina Hayes, Executive Director, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid Panelists: Karen Onaran, President & CEO, ELCON Liz Salerno, Principal, GQS New Energy Strategies Sharon Segner, Sr. Vice President, LS Power Jennifer Vosburg, Principal, Jennifer J. Vosburg, LLC |
| 11:30 AM | LUNCHEON |
| 1:00 PM |
Keynote - The Role of Effective Leadership in Modernizing the Grid
Michael Skelly, Co-Founder & CEO, Grid United |
| 1:30 PM |
Session VI - The Impact of Weather Events in the Region
Moderator: Logan Burke, Executive Director, Alliance for Affordable Energy Panelists: Bill Blevins, Director Grid Coordination, ERCOT Andre Guillory, Chief Customer Officer, Cleco Davante Lewis, Commissioner, LA Public Service Commission Justin Sharp, Technical Leader, EPRI |
| 2:15 PM |
Session VII - ABC's of Interregional Planning
Moderator: Beth Garza, Sr. Fellow, R Street Institute Panelists: Nicole Luckey, Sr. Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Invenergy Sunny Raheem, Director System Planning, SPP Laura Rauch, Executive Director, Transmission Planning, MISO Corey Sellers, General Manager, Transmission Policy & Services, Southern Company |
| 3:00 PM | NETWORKING BREAK |
| 3:30 PM |
Vignette - Location Location Location: Siting Large Loads in the Regional Markets
Phillip Sandino, Sr. Vice President, Utility Development, Tract Capital Management |
| 3:45 PM |
Session VIII - Large Loads in the Regional markets
Moderator: Rob Gramlich, President, Grid Strategies LLC Panelists: Betsy Beck Ray Fakhoury, Manager, Energy Policy, Amazon Paul Kelly, Energy Manager, META Phillip May, President & CEO, Entergy Louisiana |
HOTEL INFO
Click here to reserve your room online or call 504.525.2500 and mention the GCPA room block.
GCPA has a limited number of rooms at the Sheraton New Orleans at the special rate of $260/night (single or double occupancy, high speed wi-fi included). Reservations must be made by Tuesday, January 28 to get the great rate.