Steve Merrick
Steve Merrick, Senior Product Manager at Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Optimisation, looks after battery analytics for Wärtsilä’s Quantum battery energy storage system portfolio. His work focuses on developing software that enhances battery efficiency, maintenance, and longevity, optimising these systems that are crucial to the global energy transition. Steve’s experience in energy storage began at Shell […]
Joel Yu
Joel joined Enchanted Rock, a leader in resiliency microgrids, in 2020 and leads the company’s energy policy efforts. Joel is engaged in advocacy at the state and federal levels promoting policies that improve air emissions, enhance grid reliability and resilience, and level the playing field for distributed energy resources and microgrids. Prior to Enchanted Rock, […]
Jeffrey Clark
Jeff Clark is President and CEO of the Advanced Power Alliance,established to promote the development of advanced utility-scalepower generation, infrastructure grid enhancing technologies, andenergy storage. APA’s strategy promotes an American energyexpansion, leveraging the best attributes of each energy resource toreduce costs for consumers, reduce emissions, and position the UnitedStates for energy leadership in a global […]
Nathan Kii Miller
Andrew Tanner
Tony Olivo
Tony has 17 years of experience in large scale power conversion and energy storage systems. He studied Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is the author of 7 patents. He started his career with Eaton designing three phase uninterruptible power supplies for data center applications and following that joined FlexGen where he now leads […]
Darien Clary
As Director of Sustainability for Austin Independent School District, Darien Clary establishes districtwide sustainability strategy, performance tracking, and supports programs in green building, water & energy conservation, recycling & composting, clean & green transportation, nature access and infrastructure, and school engagement. Prior to joining AISD, Darien advanced sustainability at Austin Community College and lead community-based […]
Jason Ryan
Jason was named Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs at CenterPoint Energy following service as the company’s general counsel and in other legal leadership positions. In his current role, Jason leads colleagues on the rates and regulatory policy team; the regulatory accounting team; the regulatory legal team; and the local, state, and federal […]
Brandt Vermillion
Brandt Vermillion is the ERCOT market lead at Modo Energy, a web-based platform that provides benchmarking, forecast and data insights for battery energy storage systems. Based in Austin, Texas, he joined Modo in 2023, when the startup launched its ERCOT products. Prior to joining Modo, Brandt held various roles at ERCOT, including Operations Analysis Engineer […]
Judd Messer
Judd Messer is the Texas Vice President for The Advanced Power Alliance (APA), an industry trade association that promotes the development of wind, solar, and energy storage as resources that provide affordable, clean, and reliable power. Before joining APA, Judd worked for multiple Texas state legislators, including three sessions as Chief of Staff for Representative […]
Tori Villarreal
Tori is the Head of Policy at Base. While earning her degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin, she started her career in the Texas Senate. She eventually served as Senior Policy Analyst to Senator Brian Birdwell. After five years in the Senate, Tori transitioned to the private sector with Constellation Energy […]
Michael Lee
Michael Lee has worked in the renewable energy industry for more than a decade and currently serves as CEO of Octopus Energy U.S. After earning his MBA from Harvard, Michael quickly unlocked his passion for cleaner and cheaper electricity, working on some of the first battery storage projects and developing solar solutions for global Fortune […]