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Learn about our 2024 leadership forum below

In December 2024, our Leadership Council, members, and policy leadership team shared insights into the new political dynamic in the United States and developed strategies to address the challenges and seize the opportunities driving the advanced energy transition. The Forum allowed representatives from our member companies to connect, exchange ideas, and help us craft the resilient strategies we need to succeed in the years ahead. Below, you'll find a summary of key highlights from the event and read more about it in our blog.

 

Featured Panels Included: 

Clean Energy Unites: A Discussion with the Nation's Clean Energy Trade Association Leaders

  • Despite the outcome of the 2024 election, the facts show that the U.S. energy system is going through significant transformation. Members heard from leadership at the nation's foremost clean energy trade associations discuss how collaboration is critical to build and sustain the momentum the industry needs to deliver on the promise of the clean energy transition.   
  • Featured Panelist (Left to Right): Amy Heart (Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Sunrun), Heather O'Neill (President and CEO, Advanced Energy United), Rich Powell (CEO, Clean Energy Buyers Association), Abigail Ross Hopper (President and CEO, Solar Energy Industires Association), and Albert Gore III (Zero Emission Transportation Association)     

    

Uniting to Address Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice

  • With unprecedented federal commitment to deliver equity through energy, we collectively have an opportunity to do better and to do more within our industry to build an inclusive workforce and ensure that all people have access to secure, clean, and affordable energy. Our panel examined how our industry is working to ensure that the clean energy industry delivers real benefits to frontline communities, while also increasing underrepresented people in leadership positions within the industry. 
  • Featured Panelists (Left to Right): Kate Johnson (Managing Director, Engagement, Advanced Energy United), Synthia R. Jaramillo (Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations, United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce), Constance Thompson (Senior Vice President, Equity & Justice, American Council on Renewable Energy), and Erika Symmonds (Vice President of Equity and Workforce Development, Solar Energy Industries Association)

Political and Policy Outlook on Clean Energy in 2025

  • The 2024 election has profound consequences on the advanced energy industry. Our Political and Policy Outlook on Clean Energy in 2025 panel included political, energy policy and regulatory thought leaders who shared insights on the road forward with a Trump Administration and new Congress.
  • Featured Panelists: Allison Clements (Former Commissioner, FERC), Heather Reams (President, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions), Neal Kemkar (Senior Fellow, Aspen Institute), and Amisha Rai (Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Advanced Energy United)

Meeting Load Growth with a Growth Mindset

  • How to address the increasing demand for new energy resources is a pressing question for decision makers across the country, making load growth issues a priority issue for industry engagement. Members learned about how different sectors (industrial, OEMs, retailers and more) view this challenge as an economic growth opportunity to lift up advanced energy technologies as the solution to strengthen grid reliability and address cost concerns.
  • Featured Panelists (Left to Right): Brianne Miller (Senior Director, Government Affairs, Microsoft), Amy McGuire (Senior Director, Market Development, Highland Electric Fleets), Morgan Pinnell (Managing Director, Policy, Advanced Energy United), and Stephen Chriss (Senior Director, Utility Partnerships, Walmart)

Decision Maker Fireside Chat 

  • Our fireside chat with decision makers covered challenges, gaps, and opportunities in driving the clean energy transition.
  • Featured Panelists (Left to Right): Liesl Clark (Director, Climate Action Engagement, University of Michigan), Jamie Van Nostrand (Chair, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities), Dann Scripps (Chair, Michigan Public Service Commission)