2024 Energy Conference

Taking place on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the Annual Energy Conference featured cutting edge insights into some of the changes that are shaping the sale, use, and conservation of energy resources.

Stay tuned for more details and the date for the 2025 conference coming soon!

Keynote Speaker

Rebecca Tepper
Secretary, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Secretary Tepper first joined the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey in 2015, first serving as Deputy Chief of EEB and Chief of AG Healey’s Energy and Telecommunications Division before being appointed Chief of the Energy and Environment Bureau. Today, Secretary Tepper oversees the Commonwealth’s six environmental, natural resource and energy regulatory agencies with Massachusetts being the first state in the nation to combine energy and environmental agencies under one Cabinet secretary.

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Conference Agenda

11:45 AM

11:45 AM 12:15 PM 12:20 PM 1:15 PM 2:30 PM 3:45 PM 4:45 PM

Conference Agenda

11:45 AM

Check-In and Lunch

12:15 PM

Welcome and Introductions

12:20 PM

Keynote Address

Secretary Rebecca Tepper, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

1:15 PM

Federal, Regional and State Developments

Turner Smith, Deputy Bureau Chief, Energy and Environment Bureau, Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (Moderator)
Tommy Beaudreau, Partner, WilmerHale
Monica Gonzalez, Assistant General Counsel, Operations and Planning, ISO New England
Mike Judge, Undersecretary of Energy, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

2:30 PM

Renewable Energy Projects, Pilots and Initiatives

Joseph Dorfler, Associate, Rich May (Moderator)
Nikki Bruno, Vice President. Clean Technologies, Gas, Eversource
Andrew Schneller, Vice President, Network Strategy & Regulatory, National Grid
Samantha Meserve, Director, Renewable and Alternative Energy Division, DOER

3:45 PM

Energy Equity and Affordability

Katherine Stock, Hearing Officer, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (Moderator)
Theresa Hopkins-Staten, President, Eversource Energy Foundation and Vice President, Corporate Citizenship and Equity at Eversource Energy
Benny Meshoulam, Senior Advisor for Climate and Energy/Managing Attorney, Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
Laurel Mackay, Deputy General Counsel for Policy and Programs, MassDEP

4:45 PM

Reception

Steering Committee

David McSweeney Equinor Conference Co-Chair	Sarah McDaniel Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Conference Co-Chair	Laura Bickel National Grid
Kelly Caiazzo Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General	Joseph Dorfler Rich May	Shane Early Locke Lord
Nancy Kaplan Eversource Energy	Stephanie Mealey Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities	Katherine Stock Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities