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The summit brings together the annual Electroposium, Recharge Minnesota Symposium, Electrify MN, and MN Cleantech Innovation Summit. Key themes include Minnesota’s energy-transition policy and investment environment, beneficial electrification, clean-energy projects for congregations, electric agricultural equipment, rural and Tribal mobility, school solar, mobile robotic EV charging, fleet electrification, utility grid modernization, workforce development, community investment portfolios, and deployment of next-generation energy technologies. The keynote features Jigar Shah, co-Managing Partner of Multiplier LLC and former Director of the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office. The opening panel includes Gregg Mast of Clean Energy Economy Minnesota and Lissa Pawlisch of the Minnesota Department of Commerce Energy Resources Division, moderated by Nina Axelson, president of Grid Catalyst. Additional listed participants include Jamie Stallman, Dylan Aafedt, Sean Geldert, Julia Nerbonne, Commissioner Thom Petersen, Bob Blake, Justin Johnson, Peter Lindstrom, Amanda Schienebeck, Felicia Cullen, Heidi Auel, Karl Brown, Annette Kuyper, Kim Nelson, Scottie Knollin, Sean Schneider, Anna Crouch, and Nick Martini. Sessions also feature Great River Energy, Minnesota Power, Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power, Clean Energy Resource Teams, Minnesota State’s Centers of Excellence, and Grid Catalyst’s demonstration cohort startups and pilot projects.
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Co-Managing Partner, Multiplier LLC; former Director, U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office
Clean Energy Economy Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Commerce Energy Resources Division
President, Grid Catalyst
Member Strategist, Great River Energy
Lake Region Electric Cooperative
Great River Energy
Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light
Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Native Sun Community Power Development
The PLUM Catalyst
Manager of Public Sector & Community Engagement, Clean Energy Resource Teams
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Clean Energy Resource Teams
Mounds View Public Schools
Great River Energy
Riverland Community College
Lead Communications Strategist, Recharge America
Moorhead Area Public Schools
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Northstar Bus Lines
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