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QuickTalk: Agrivoltaics in Action: Insights, Challenges, and Case Studies

Shawn Rumery – Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) ### 818240###Speaker###Senior Program Director###Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2)###
Speaker: Shawn Rumery – Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2)
### @@@ Peter Schmitt (he/him/his) – US Solar ### 2476929###Speaker###Director, Project Development###US Solar###
Speaker: Peter Schmitt (he/him/his) – US Solar
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Building and Training an Equitable Workforce in the Midwest

E'Lon Cohen Hall (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 2232661###Moderator###Senior Manager, Workforce Development and Equity Initiatives###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###
Moderator: E'Lon Cohen Hall (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Marion Jones – Nexamp ### 2445290###Panelist###Vice President, Workforce Development & DEIJ Engagement###Nexamp###
Panelist: Marion Jones – Nexamp
### @@@ Amy Kurt (she/her/hers) – EDP Renewables ### 1001671###Panelist###Director of Development, Eastern Region & Canada###EDP Renewables###
Panelist: Amy Kurt (she/her/hers) – EDP Renewables
### she/her/hers @@@ A.J. Patton – 548 Enterprises ### 2445291###Panelist###Chief Executive Officer and Founder###548 Enterprises###
Panelist: A.J. Patton – 548 Enterprises
### @@@ Hilary Scott-Ogunrinde – State of Illinois ### 2477323###Panelist###Deputy Director###State of Illinois###
Panelist: Hilary Scott-Ogunrinde – State of Illinois
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Closing Roundtable: What’s Next for Clean Energy in the Midwest

Sean Gallagher – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818332###Moderator###Senior Vice President, Policy###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###
Moderator: Sean Gallagher – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Jessica Collingsworth (she/her/hers) – Nexamp ### 2123239###Panelist###Central Policy Director###Nexamp###
Panelist: Jessica Collingsworth (she/her/hers) – Nexamp
### she/her/hers @@@ Gretchen Dolson, PE, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – HDR ### 557801###Panelist###Vice President / Renewables Practice Lead###HDR###
Panelist: Gretchen Dolson, PE, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – HDR
### she/her/hers @@@ Michelle Pavan (she/her/hers) – Invenergy ### 2391444###Panelist###Director, Renewable Energy Development###Invenergy###
Panelist: Michelle Pavan (she/her/hers) – Invenergy
### she/her/hers @@@ Matt Van Arkel (he/him/his) – New Leaf Energy ### 2123231###Panelist###Director of Policy & Business Development, Midwest###New Leaf Energy###
Panelist: Matt Van Arkel (he/him/his) – New Leaf Energy
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Continued Conversations: Networking with State Leaders

Denise Abdul-Rahman (she/her/hers) – Black Sun Light Sustainability ### 2445296###Speaker###Chief Equity Officer and Founder ###Black Sun Light Sustainability###
Speaker: Denise Abdul-Rahman (she/her/hers) – Black Sun Light Sustainability
### she/her/hers @@@ Justin Carpenter (he/him/his) – Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (MI EIBC) ### 2457019###Speaker###Policy Director###Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (MI EIBC)###
Speaker: Justin Carpenter (he/him/his) – Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (MI EIBC)
### he/him/his @@@ Kerwin Olson (he/him/his) – Citizens Action Coalition ### 2445295###Speaker###Executive Director###Citizens Action Coalition###
Speaker: Kerwin Olson (he/him/his) – Citizens Action Coalition
### he/him/his @@@ Grant Snyder (he/him/his) – Keyes & Fox ### 2477324###Speaker###Associate###Keyes & Fox###
Speaker: Grant Snyder (he/him/his) – Keyes & Fox
### he/him/his @@@ Amanda Stallings – National Grid Renewables ### 2507310###Speaker###Senior Policy Manager###National Grid Renewables###
Speaker: Amanda Stallings – National Grid Renewables
### @@@ Beata Wierzba (she/her/hers) – RENEW Wisonsin ### 2173790###Speaker###Government Affairs Director###RENEW Wisonsin###
Speaker: Beata Wierzba (she/her/hers) – RENEW Wisonsin
### she/her/hers @@@ Curtis Zaun – Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA) ### 2447250###Speaker###Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs###Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA)###
Speaker: Curtis Zaun – Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA)
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Evaluating VPPs: Strategies for Deployment in the Midwest

Lakin Garth (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1472663###Moderator###Director, Emerging Technology###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###
Moderator: Lakin Garth (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### he/him/his @@@ Amy Heart (she/her/hers) – Sunrun ### 385785###Panelist###Vice President, Policy###Sunrun###
Panelist: Amy Heart (she/her/hers) – Sunrun
### she/her/hers @@@ Kristin Munsch – ComEd ### 2501125###Panelist###Senior Associate General Consel###ComEd###
Panelist: Kristin Munsch – ComEd
### @@@ Kahryn Riley – Uplight ### 2447254###Panelist###Senior Manager, Market Innovation###Uplight###
Panelist: Kahryn Riley – Uplight
### @@@ James Schulte – The Ad Hoc Group ### 2501132###Panelist###Partner###The Ad Hoc Group###
Panelist: James Schulte – The Ad Hoc Group
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Expo Hall Networking Break
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General Session: Keynote Remarks

Jonathan Feipel (he/him/his) – Illinois Commerce Commission ### 2143358###Keynote Speaker###Executive Director###Illinois Commerce Commission###
Keynote Speaker: Jonathan Feipel (he/him/his) – Illinois Commerce Commission
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General Session: Keynote with Representative Sean Casten

Representative Sean Casten – 6th District of Illinois ### 2507307###Keynote Speaker###U.S. Congressman###6th District of Illinois###
Keynote Speaker: Representative Sean Casten – 6th District of Illinois
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General Session: Powering the Future: Advancing Decarbonization Efforts in the Midwestern Energy Transition

Emily Fisher – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 2455838###Moderator###Chief Strategy Officer###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###
Moderator: Emily Fisher – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### @@@ Howard Learner (he/him/his) – Environmental Law & Policy Center ### 433274###Panelist###President & Executive Director###Environmental Law & Policy Center###
Panelist: Howard Learner (he/him/his) – Environmental Law & Policy Center
### he/him/his @@@ Scott Vogt – Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) ### 431112###Panelist###Vice President, Strategy & Energy Policy###Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd)###
Panelist: Scott Vogt – Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd)
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General Session: The Post-Election Solar Landscape

Sean Gallagher – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818332###Moderator###Senior Vice President, Policy###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###
Moderator: Sean Gallagher – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Samuel Berman (he/him/his) – Wood Mackenzie ### 2483143###Panelist###Director, Research###Wood Mackenzie###
Panelist: Samuel Berman (he/him/his) – Wood Mackenzie
### he/him/his @@@ Amy Heart (she/her/hers) – Sunrun ### 385785###Panelist###Vice President, Policy###Sunrun###
Panelist: Amy Heart (she/her/hers) – Sunrun
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General Session: Welcome Remarks with SEIA and SEPA

Sean Gallagher – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818332###Speaker###Senior Vice President, Policy###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###
Speaker: Sean Gallagher – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Emily Fisher – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 2455838###Speaker###Chief Strategy Officer###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###
Speaker: Emily Fisher – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
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Growing Pains: Maintaining a Reliable Grid for Decarbonization

Ashley-Lynn Qua (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 2300639###Moderator###Senior Manager of Transportation Electrification###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###
Moderator: Ashley-Lynn Qua (she/her/hers) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Brad Klein – Environmental Law & Policy Center ### 121916###Panelist###Managing Attorney###Environmental Law & Policy Center###
Panelist: Brad Klein – Environmental Law & Policy Center
### @@@ Katharine H. McCormick (she/her/hers) – RWE Clean Energy ### 2301876###Panelist###Director of Distributed Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs###RWE Clean Energy###
Panelist: Katharine H. McCormick (she/her/hers) – RWE Clean Energy
### she/her/hers @@@ Katherine Wyszkowski (she/her/hers) – Sunnova Energy Corporation ### 2015425###Panelist###Senior Government Affairs Associate###Sunnova Energy Corporation###
Panelist: Katherine Wyszkowski (she/her/hers) – Sunnova Energy Corporation
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How State Renewable Energy Laws are Building on Labor Provisions in the IRA

Bree Halverson – BlueGreen Alliance ### 2447715###Moderator###Senior Director, Midwest States###BlueGreen Alliance###
Moderator: Bree Halverson – BlueGreen Alliance
### @@@ Chynna Hampton – Climate Jobs Illinois ### 2447720###Panelist###Equity Director###Climate Jobs Illinois###
Panelist: Chynna Hampton – Climate Jobs Illinois
### @@@ Karla S. Lopez – SOLV Energy ### 2502653###Panelist###Labor Compliance Manager###SOLV Energy###
Panelist: Karla S. Lopez – SOLV Energy
### @@@ Hilary Scott-Ogunrinde – State of Illinois ### 2477323###Panelist###Deputy Director###State of Illinois###
Panelist: Hilary Scott-Ogunrinde – State of Illinois
### @@@ Jayne Vellinga (she/her/hers) – Chicago Women in Trades ### 2447717###Panelist###Executive Director###Chicago Women in Trades###
Panelist: Jayne Vellinga (she/her/hers) – Chicago Women in Trades
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Leading the Charge: Battery Storage Policy at the State Level

Mark Pruitt (he/him/his) – The Power Bureau ### 861813###Moderator###Principal###The Power Bureau###
Moderator: Mark Pruitt (he/him/his) – The Power Bureau
### he/him/his @@@ Jordan Graham – Tesla ### 2123227###Panelist###Managing Policy Advisor###Tesla###
Panelist: Jordan Graham – Tesla
### @@@ Will Kenworthy (he/him/his) – Vote Solar ### 2315377###Panelist###Senior Regulatory Director, Midwest###Vote Solar###
Panelist: Will Kenworthy (he/him/his) – Vote Solar
### he/him/his @@@ Madeleine Klein (she/her/hers) – Engie ### 2123223###Panelist###Managing Director of Policy & Market Strategy###Engie###
Panelist: Madeleine Klein (she/her/hers) – Engie
### she/her/hers @@@ Terri Schroeder (she/her/hers) – DTE Energy ### 2485848###Panelist###Director of Energy Storage###DTE Energy###
Panelist: Terri Schroeder (she/her/hers) – DTE Energy
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Networking Continental Breakfast
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QuickTalk: DOE Renewable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement and Planning: Future Tools for Renewable Energy Developers Permitting Projects Locally

Molly Vagle (she/her/hers) – Clean Grid Alliance ### 2489786###QuickTalk Moderator###Siting Associate###Clean Grid Alliance###
QuickTalk Moderator: Molly Vagle (she/her/hers) – Clean Grid Alliance
### she/her/hers @@@ Sarah Mills – University of Michigan ### 2445288###QuickTalk Panelist###Director, Center for EmPowering Communities###University of Michigan###
QuickTalk Panelist: Sarah Mills – University of Michigan
### @@@ Tamara M. Ogle (she/her/hers) – Purdue University ### 2445285###QuickTalk Panelist###Purdue Extension Community Development Regional Educator###Purdue University###
QuickTalk Panelist: Tamara M. Ogle (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
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QuickTalk: Using Advanced Transmission Technologies to Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition

Yok Potts – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1885695###QuickTalk Moderator###Director of Policy, Research & Industry Strategy###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###
QuickTalk Moderator: Yok Potts – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### @@@ Mitchell Myhre – Alliant Energy ### 2513614###QuickTalk Panelist###Senior Manager of Business Planning and Regulatory Strategy###Alliant Energy###
QuickTalk Panelist: Mitchell Myhre – Alliant Energy
### @@@ Hilary Pearson (she/her/hers) – LineVision ### 1678279###QuickTalk Panelist###Vice President Policy & External Affairs###LineVision###
QuickTalk Panelist: Hilary Pearson (she/her/hers) – LineVision
### she/her/hers @@@ Nick Wallace (he/him/his) – Environmental Law & Policy Center ### 2511703###QuickTalk Panelist###Associate Attorney###Environmental Law & Policy Center###
QuickTalk Panelist: Nick Wallace (he/him/his) – Environmental Law & Policy Center
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Regulatory Deep Dive: Rethinking Cost-Allocation of Interconnection Upgrades for Community Solar to Unlock More Efficient Development

Michael R. Strong (he/him/his) – Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll, LLP ### 2164203###Moderator###Partner and Chair of the Energy Law Group###Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll, LLP###
Moderator: Michael R. Strong (he/him/his) – Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll, LLP
### he/him/his @@@ Ariel Kalishman Walsh (she/her/hers) – Solstice ### 2483132###Panelist###Director of Business Development###Solstice###
Panelist: Ariel Kalishman Walsh (she/her/hers) – Solstice
### she/her/hers @@@ Stefano Ratti (he/him/his) – Chaberton Energy ### 2411139###Panelist###Chief Executive Officer###Chaberton Energy###
Panelist: Stefano Ratti (he/him/his) – Chaberton Energy
### he/him/his @@@ Susan L. Satter (she/her/hers) – Illinois Attorney General's Office ### 904412###Panelist###Chief, Public Utilities Bureau###Illinois Attorney General's Office###
Panelist: Susan L. Satter (she/her/hers) – Illinois Attorney General's Office
### she/her/hers @@@ Corey Singletary – Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin ### 2456103###Panelist###Director of Regulatory Affairs###Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin###
Panelist: Corey Singletary – Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin
### @@@ Kate Tohme – New Leaf Energy ### 2383867###Panelist###Director of Interconnection Policy###New Leaf Energy###
Panelist: Kate Tohme – New Leaf Energy
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SEIA RE+ Midwest Member Reception
Siting and Permitting Reform: Navigating Barriers to Development through Legislation

Shannon Meyer-Johanson (she/her/hers) – Sol Systems ### 1485161###Moderator###Director, Policy & Government Affairs###Sol Systems###
Moderator: Shannon Meyer-Johanson (she/her/hers) – Sol Systems
### she/her/hers @@@ Madeleine Krol (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan Center for EmPowering Communities ### 2476931###Panelist###Clean Energy Land Use Specialist###University of Michigan Center for EmPowering Communities###
Panelist: Madeleine Krol (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan Center for EmPowering Communities
### she/her/hers @@@ Kenna Mulligan-Sissman (she/her/hers) – Invenergy ### 2445308###Panelist###Government Affairs Manager###Invenergy###
Panelist: Kenna Mulligan-Sissman (she/her/hers) – Invenergy
### she/her/hers @@@ Curtis Zaun – Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA) ### 2447250###Panelist###Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs###Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA)###
Panelist: Curtis Zaun – Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA)
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Solar for All: Low-Income Solar Across the Midwest

Andrew J. Linhares (he/him/his) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 2445299###Moderator###Senior Manager, Central Region###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###
Moderator: Andrew J. Linhares (he/him/his) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### he/him/his @@@ Aliya Bagewadi (she/her/hers) – Allume Energy ### 2087019###Panelist###US Director of Strategic Partnerships###Allume Energy###
Panelist: Aliya Bagewadi (she/her/hers) – Allume Energy
### she/her/hers @@@ Vanessa Farley (she/her/hers) – Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association ### 2445305###Panelist###Director of Tribal Energy Programs###Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association###
Panelist: Vanessa Farley (she/her/hers) – Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association
### she/her/hers @@@ Christopher Meister (he/him/his) – Illinois Finance Authority ### 2445303###Panelist###Executive DIrector###Illinois Finance Authority###
Panelist: Christopher Meister (he/him/his) – Illinois Finance Authority
### he/him/his @@@ Joy Wang – Office of Climate and Energy, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) ### 2499393###Panelist###Director, MI Solar for All###Office of Climate and Energy, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)###
Panelist: Joy Wang – Office of Climate and Energy, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
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Start Your Engines: Accelerating Solar, Storage, and BESS Manufacturing in the Midwest

Jade Jones – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 2268418###Moderator###Director of Supply Chain Analysis###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###
Moderator: Jade Jones – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Ted Burhans (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1722273###Panelist###Director, Market Intelligence###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###
Panelist: Ted Burhans (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### he/him/his @@@ Lisa Clemmons Stott (she/her/hers) – Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity ### 2454152###Panelist###Electric Mobility and Innovation Director###Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity###
Panelist: Lisa Clemmons Stott (she/her/hers) – Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
### she/her/hers @@@ Gaurav Jhaveri – Canadian Solar ### 2420845###Panelist###Senior Director - Utility Solar Sales###Canadian Solar###
Panelist: Gaurav Jhaveri – Canadian Solar
### @@@ Ravi Manghani (he/him/his) – Gotion ### 2447708###Panelist###Business Development Director - ESS###Gotion###
Panelist: Ravi Manghani (he/him/his) – Gotion
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State Briefing: Illinois

Grant Snyder (he/him/his) – Keyes & Fox ### 2477324###Speaker###Associate###Keyes & Fox###
Speaker: Grant Snyder (he/him/his) – Keyes & Fox
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State Briefing: Indiana

Denise Abdul-Rahman (she/her/hers) – Black Sun Light Sustainability ### 2445296###Speaker###Chief Equity Officer and Founder ###Black Sun Light Sustainability###
Speaker: Denise Abdul-Rahman (she/her/hers) – Black Sun Light Sustainability
### she/her/hers @@@ Kerwin Olson (he/him/his) – Citizens Action Coalition ### 2445295###Speaker###Executive Director###Citizens Action Coalition###
Speaker: Kerwin Olson (he/him/his) – Citizens Action Coalition
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State Briefing: Iowa

Genie Maybanks (she/her/hers) – Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association (ISETA) ### 2143347###Speaker###Executive Director###Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association (ISETA)###
Speaker: Genie Maybanks (she/her/hers) – Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association (ISETA)
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State Briefing: Michigan

Justin Carpenter (he/him/his) – Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (MI EIBC) ### 2457019###Speaker###Policy Director###Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (MI EIBC)###
Speaker: Justin Carpenter (he/him/his) – Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (MI EIBC)
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State Briefing: Minnesota

Curtis Zaun – Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA) ### 2447250###Speaker###Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs###Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA)###
Speaker: Curtis Zaun – Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA)
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State Briefing: Missouri/Kansas

Dorothy Barnett (she/her/hers) – Climate + Energy Projects ### 2476927###Speaker###Executive Director###Climate + Energy Projects###
Speaker: Dorothy Barnett (she/her/hers) – Climate + Energy Projects
### she/her/hers @@@ Steve O'Rourke (he/him/his) – EnerGuidance & Member of MOSEIA ### 2487250###Speaker###President###EnerGuidance & Member of MOSEIA###
Speaker: Steve O'Rourke (he/him/his) – EnerGuidance & Member of MOSEIA
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State Briefing: Ohio

Jake Kuss (he/him/his) – Shared Power Network ### 2476925###Speaker###Founder###Shared Power Network###
Speaker: Jake Kuss (he/him/his) – Shared Power Network
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State Briefing: Wisconsin

Beata Wierzba (she/her/hers) – RENEW Wisonsin ### 2173790###Speaker###Government Affairs Director###RENEW Wisonsin###
Speaker: Beata Wierzba (she/her/hers) – RENEW Wisonsin
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