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NOTE: The conference venue, the UNC Chapel Hill Student Union Great Hall, lies equidistant and a ten minute walk from three on-campus paid parking structures. Accordingly, we encourage attendees to wear summer shirts, casual slacks and comfortable walking shoes so you enjoy your walk through campus.

9:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast/Networking

9:30 am Welcome

• Sponsor Introductions – David Doctor, President & CEO, E4 Carolinas
• Conference Overview/Introductions – Mary Katherine Stukes, Partner, Parker Poe
• Co-Day Moderators: Zach Walker and Olivia Corriere, UNC Chapel Hill Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee

9:45 pm Employing Storage to Create a Clean Energy Future

MODERATOR: Greg Gangi, Associate Director for Clean Technology and Innovation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Ron Difelice, Managing Partner, Energy Intelligence Partners
• Nanette Lockwood, Global Government & Public Affairs Strategic Advisor, Ingersoll Rand
• Eric Dupont, Chief Commercial Officer, PowerSecure

10:45 am Stretch/Networking Break

11:05 am Employing Energy Data Analytics to Produce a Clean Energy Future

MODERATOR: Tim Fairchild, Director, Global Energy Practice, SAS

• Dr. Jeremiah Johnson, Associate Professor, Energy Collaborative, North Carolina State University
• Jim Fisher, Senior Vice President of Global Sales, OMNETRIC, a Siemens Company
• Dalia Patino- Echeverri, Gendell Associate Professor of Energy Systems and Public Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

12:20 pm Lunch/Networking

1:00 pm Luncheon Presentation – Olivia Nicole Corriere and Zach Walker, Co-chair, Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1:20 pm Federal/State Regulatory Overview – Steve Hunting, Partner, Parker Poe

1:50 pm Employing Micro-grids to Producing a Clean Energy Future

MODERATOR: Nelle Hotchkiss, SVP & COO, Association Services, North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation

• Gary Rackliffe, Vice President, Smart Grids, North America, ABB
• Dr. Zak Kuznar, Managing Director of Microgrid and Energy Storage Development, Duke Energy
• John Lemire, Director of Transmission Resources, North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation

3:10 pm Closing Remarks

3:30 pm Conference Concludes