Albany Regional Energy Symposium
March 12 @ 9:00 am – 3:15 pm EDT
Vermont Law and Graduate School invites alumni, students, and members of the broader energy and policy community to join us for the Albany Regional Energy Symposium, a half-day program focused on the evolving challenges and opportunities shaping energy policy and decision-making. Lunch will be provided for registered attendees.
Schedule
*All times are listed below in ET.
9 a.m. | Networking Breakfast
9:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks
- Mark James LLM’16, Interim Director, Institute for Energy and the Environment
9:40 a.m. | Panel 1: How States Can Advance Offshore Wind
- Alicia Gené Artessa JD/MELP’16, Director, New York Offshore Wind Alliance
- Barbara Beblowski MELP’22, Coalition Manager, New England for Offshore Wind
- Greg Lampman, Senior Director, Offshore Wind, NYSERDA
- Christopher Casey JD/MELP’13, Utility Regulatory Director, New York and Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
11 a.m. | Networking Break
11:10 a.m. | Panel 2: Affordable House, Public Health, and Climate Change
Moderated by Jenny Carter JD’87/MSL’88, Professor and Senior Attorney, Institute for Energy and the Environment
- Lisa Hart, Public Health Analyst/Grants Manager, Syracuse Housing Authority
- Chris Coll, Project Director, New York State Department of Public Service
- Peter Walke, Managing Director, Efficiency Vermont
12:30 p.m. | Lunch and Networking Break
12:50 p.m. | Lunch Keynote
Alex Summe, Director of Electrification and Customer Solutions, Electric Power Research Institute
1:40 p.m. | Networking Break
1:50 p.m. | Panel 3: Energy Decision-Making in Uncertain Times
Moderated by Jaclyn Brilling JD’79, Former Secretary, New York State Public Service Commission
- Jim Muscato, Partner, Young/Sommer LLC
- Meave Tooher, General Counsel, New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission
- Laurie Wheelock JD’10/MELP’07, Executive Director, Public Utility Law Project
3:10 p.m. | Concluding Remarks
Register in advance by clicking here. New York CLE credit is pending approval. Additional details will be shared once confirmed.
Thanks to the generosity of our alumni and partners, there is no cost to attend this event. Philanthropic support of any amount helps ensure we can continue to provide Alumni in Energy programming, while also supporting student academic and professional development.
