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2026 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

2026 SPEAKERS

Straight Up Solar

Solar Access Manager and Project Developer

American Farmland Trust

Midwest Solar Specialist

Madison Energy Infrastructure

Chief Revenue Officer

Ensights

Head of Cyber

Mikkela Blanton

OneEnergy Renewables

Associate Director

Illinois Shines

Community Solar Sector Strategist

SunVest Solar

VP of External Affairs & Policy

SolarWakeup

Managing Editor, CEO

Intelligent Generation

Chief Commercial Officer

Lillibridge Healthcare Services

VP, Building & Engineering

REC Group

Director, Global Market Intelligence and U.S. Business Development

Brent Buchberger

Summit Ridge Energy

VP, Project Development

TotalEnergies

Senior Account Executive

Carolyn Campbell

McHenry County

County Board Member

38 Degrees North

Managing Director

Evelyn Carpenter

Invera Energy

President & CEO

Vote Solar

Campaign Manager, Illinois

Jessica Collingsworth

Nexamp

Central Policy Director

Vote Solar

Managing Director

Samuel Egendorf

Range Renewables LLC

Partner & CLO

EDP Renewables

Director for Data Centers

Cultivate Power

Director of Development

Mark Goudreault

CPower

Origination Manager - Distributed Generation

IBEW Local 134

Director of Renewable Energy

Nanogrid Technologies

President

Sunrun

Senior Vice President, Policy

Advanced Energy United

Policy Principal

Form Energy

Policy Director

SolarEdge

Sr. C&I Sales Manager

TotalEnergies

Business Development Manager

Polsinelli P.C.

Shareholder

SunCast Media

CEO

Genevieve Kennedy

Madison Energy Infrastructure

Central Market Lead

Vote Solar

Senior Regulatory Director, Midwest

Heyl Royster

Shareholder

SOLV Energy

Chief Revenue Officer

Madeleine Klein

ENGIE

Managing Director, Policy & Market Strategy

Renewable Properties

Director of Origination

Michelle Lipchin

Sunstone Credit

VP of Growth

EnergeiaWorks

Founder and CEO

Renewable Energy Evolution

Founder and CEO

Jessica Maldonado

Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association

Executive Director

Arevon Energy, Inc.

Vice President

Nick Matthes

Illumination Solar

Creator/Ceo

Arevon Energy

VP, Engineering

Regina McCormack

Illinois Solar Energy and Storage Association

Policy Director

Samarth Medakkar

Advanced Energy United

Policy Principal

Atmos Financial, PBC

CEO

Clean Power Consulting Group

President

S. E. Power Consulting

Founder/Principle Consultant

ENGIE

Vice President, Power Marketing

Michael Norbeck

Enphase Energy

Head of Grid Services

FTI

Sr Vice President

COM2 Recycling Solutions

Director of Marketing

Vote Solar

Midwest Regional Director

Elevate

Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships

Conductor Solar

CEO

MARS Energy Solutions

CEO

Solar Power World

Editor in Chief

Michael Pittman

Ameren Illinois

Manager, DER and New Clean Energy Programs and Pilots

ComEd

VP, Strategy & Energy Policy

Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

Vice President Workforce Strategy and Innovation

Jonathan Roberts

Soltage

VP of Development

Nextpower

Sr Manager, US Steel Sourcing

Sunipro

Director

Solar Simplified

CEO

Daniela Shapiro

HASI

Co-Chief Risk Officer

Xcel Energy

President MN, ND, SD

Ameren Illinois

Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs & Energy Supply

Michigan EIBC

President

REplace

CEO

Canary Media

Senior Reporter

Trajectory Energy Partners

Community Engagement Manager

Advanced Energy United

Regulatory Policy Principal

Nania Energy Advisors

Sr. Strategic Energy Advisor, CEP

New Leaf Energy

Director of Policy & Business Development

548 Foundation

Employer Relations & Placement Manager

Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association

Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs

Brandon Williams

Heliene

Director of Sales

Solitude Labs

Chief Executive Officer

Carrie Zalewski

Constellation

Senior Vice President of Regulatory Government Affairs and Policy

pv magazine USA

Associate Editor