Genevieve Kennedy
Genevieve is a renewable professional with seven years experience in the energy sector. Driven by a deep commitment to advancing clean energy, Genevieve has worked across the Midwest in the oil & gas, residential solar, battery storage, and distributed generation solar markets. Residing in Chicago, she believes that connection and stakeholder engagement are the true […]
Mark Goudreault
Mark Goudreault is the Origination Manager of Distributed Generation at CPower Energy, where he focuses on developing and scaling commercial and industrial (C&I) storage and flexible load strategies across PJM and MISO markets. In his role, Mark works closely with developers, asset owners, and C&I customers to unlock project value beyond traditional bill savings by […]
Daniela Shapiro
Daniela Shapiro is Senior Managing Director – Investments of HASI, a leading investor in sustainable infrastructure assets. She is responsible for growing the company’s investments in behind-the-meter opportunities and expanding solutions for broader onsite and as-a-service offerings. Prior to joining HASI in 2022, she served as the Chief Financial Officer for Guzman Energy and held […]
Hal Sprague
After over 30 years as an environmental lawyer, Hal worked for 11 years at the Center for Neighborhood Technology, in Chicago, as an advocate for sustainable stormwater management practices. In February 2020, Hal joined Trajectory Energy Partners, an Illinois based community solar developer, and has worked primarily in community engagement, helping Illinois residents, businesses, faith […]
Jess Blue
Jess Blue is the Community Solar Sector Strategist for the Illinois Shines Program, which is administered by Energy Solutions and overseen by the Illinois Power Agency. Over the last three and half years, she has been responsible for providing Program guidance, developing resources, and capturing key market insights and feedback. Jess works closely with companies […]
Pagan Poggione
Pagan Poggione leverages 28 years in clean energy and passion for education, community engagement, and workforce development as IREC’s Vice President of Workforce Strategy and Innovation. Pagan led the implementation of IREC’s Green Workforce Connect initiative, a pioneering effort to bridge the gap between students, job seekers, contractors, local agencies, and training providers in the […]
Lewis Butler
Lewis Butler is a Senior Account Executive at TotalEnergies, where he leads commercial solar project development from site assessment through contract negotiation and financing. With over eight years in the industry, he has developed projects across 50+ ground and roof sites.               […]
Amy Heart
Amy Heart is the Senior Vice President of Public Policy with Sunrun. Sunrun is the nation’s leading provider of home solar and battery solutions. Amy Heart is proud to lead Sunrun’s policy team, working to protect and expand access to home solar and battery solutions, and leveraging these benefits to help our overall grid. Prior […]
Ben Jacobi
Ben is a Shareholder in the Energy Practice Group at Polsinelli P.C. and is a passionate advocate for developers, investors, finance partners and other energy market participants. Â His primary focus is in supporting the development, permitting, regulatory and transactional needs related to community and utility scale solar, wind and battery portfolios. Â He has permitted approximately […]
Jeanine Otte
Jeanine Otte is the Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships at Elevate, a nonprofit organization that designs and implements programs that bring clean and affordable heat, power, and water to homes and communities. In this role, Jeanine develops programs and partnerships with corporations, foundations, and community partners to advance Elevate’s mission of equity through climate action. In […]
Matt Van Arkel
Matt Van Arkel is New Leaf Energy’s Policy and Business Development Lead in the Midwest. Matt works closely with industry colleagues, state agencies, and state legislatures to advance distributed generation and utility-scale solar and storage markets. Prior to joining New Leaf, Matt worked for the Illinois Power Agency supporting the development of the Agency’s Long-Term […]
Yann Brandt
Yann Brandt is President and CEO of FTC Solar (Nasdaq: FTCI), a leading provider of utility-scale solar tracker systems and software. In his role, Yann works directly with the developers, EPCs, and asset owners responsible for moving the industry’s most complex projects from backlog to energization — helping teams navigate procurement strategy, construction sequencing, and […]