Marc Palmer
With a decade of experience raising $1.5 billion for clean energy projects, Marc has extensive expertise at the intersection of capital markets and energy infrastructure. He founded Conductor Solar to tackle the hardest market segment in project financing: commercial and community solar. His insight into hundreds of deals helped him identify the most important opportunities […]
Ky Ajayi
Ky Ajayi is a Bloomington, Illinois-based renewable energy developer and entrepreneur with deep expertise in Illinois’ solar incentive landscape. He currently serves in dual roles at the forefront of the state’s clean energy transition. In his role as Solar Project Developer at StraightUp Solar, Ky brings that incentive expertise directly to clients, assessing energy usage, […]
Becky Thompson
Becky Thompson brings over 13 years of experience helping commercial and industrial organizations navigate complex energy markets and make procurement decisions that align with their risk strategies. Her work spans the full energy spectrum—from traditional supply to renewables and solar—allowing her to deliver clear, actionable guidance in an often complicated landscape.
Kevin Borgia
Kevin is an experienced advocate for clean energy at the state and federal levels. In his current role, Kevin manages state and federal policy for SunVest Solar, one of the nation’s leading developers of Commercial/Industrial and Community Solar projects. Kevin has played a leadership role in renewable energy policy for nearly two decades. He was […]
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 […]