Day 1 - Monday, September 15, 2025
IEP Golf Tournament at lake Tahoe Golf Course
(Lake Tahoe Golf Course)
(Advance Sign-Up Required through IEP Online Registration)
Check In/Pick Up Room Key & Parking Information
(Lodge Office Window)
Pick Up Registration Packets
(Registration Table - Lodge Lobby)
Reception & Welcome
(Cathedral Room)
Dinner
(Dining Room)
Keynote Dinner Speaker: CALIFORNIA'S PATH FORWARD
Wade Crowfoot, Secretary California Natural Resources Agency
Day 2 - Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Breakfast
(Dining Room)
Pick Up Registration Packets
(Registration Table - Lodge Lobby)
WELCOME
(Cathedral Room)
Jan Smutny-Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Independent Energy Producers Association
NOW WHAT? PROGRESS & HEADWINDS ON THE PATH FORWARD
(Cathedral Room)
Arne Olson, Senior Partner
Energy & Environmental Economics, Inc.
THE BIG SHIFT: CHALLENGES IN FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT
(Cathedral Room)
Keith Martin, Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
BREAK
CHALLENGES OF MEETING 2035 GOALS - OBBB,TARIFFS & SUPPLY CHAIN
(Cathedral Room)
Gillian Clegg, VP, Energy Policy and Procurement
Pacific, Gas and Electric Company
Erin Pulgar, Director, Portfolio, Planning & Analyst
Southern California Edison
Christopher Summers, Director, Origination, Energy Supply and Dispatch
San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E)
CLEAN ENERGY MESSAGING
(Cathedral Room)
Arnab Pal, Co-Founder
Policy Pulse
Lunch
(Dining Room)
Boat Dock Open
TOWARDS A WESTERN MARKET
(Cathedral Room)
Kathleen Staks, Executive Director
Western Freedom
CAISO - TRANSMISSION AND INTERCONNECTION CHALLENGES
(Cathedral Room)
Neil Millar, VP, Transmission Planning & Infrastructure Development
California ISO
CAP & TRADE - SUCESSFULLY LOWERING GHG EMISSIONS
(Cathedral Room)
Caroline Jones, Senior Analyst, State Carbon Markets
Environmental Defense Fund
REGULATORY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
(Cathedral Room)
Sara Fitzsimon, Policy Director
Independent Energy Producers Association
Brian Cragg, Partner
Downey Brand LLP
IEP Member Meeting
(Cathedral Room)
Free Time
Reception
(Cathedral Room)
Dinner
(Dining Room)
Delivering Affordability While Investing in California's Clean Energy Future
Joseph Kennedy III, President
Citizens Energy Corporation
Day 3 - Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Breakfast
(Dining Room)
CCAs CHALLENGES To MEETING 2035 GOALS
(Cathedral Room)
Moderator: Eric Little, Director of Market Design
California Community Choice Association
Lauren Carr, Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs and Market Policy
California Community Choice Association
Lindsay Descagnia, Vice President, Power Supply
Clean Power Alliance
Paul Krebs, Senior Power Procurement Analyst
MCE Clean Energy
RELIABILITY and CLEAN POWER PROCUREMENT PROGRAM – The IPP Perspective
(Cathedral Room)
Moderator: Sara Fitzsimon, Policy Director
Independent Energy Producers Association
Scott Olson, Director – Policy, Regulatory, and Markets, West
Avangrid Power
Renae Steichen, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs
REV Renewables, LLC
Kevin Telford, Principal
Hull Street Energy
ABUNDANCE, ENERGY SITING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
(Cathedral Room)
Gideon Kracov, Esq., Mediator
ADR Services Inc.
SITING IN THE UNCERTAIN
(Cathedral Room)
Moderator: Jan Smutny-Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Independent Energy Producers Association
Curt Hildebrand, SVP, Commercial Affairs (CA)
Hydrostor
Patrick Mealoy, Partner & COO
Golden State Clean Energy, LLC
WRAP UP, PARTICIPANTS' THOUGHTS AND CONCLUSIONS
(Cathedral Room)
Jan Smutny-Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Independent Energy Producers Association
Lunch
(Dining Room)
Important Notes
- •All meals are complimentary for registered attendees
- •Golf tournament requires separate registration ($200 fee)
- •Schedule is subject to change - check back for updates
- •Casual dress code recommended
Thank you Sponsors for your continued support!
