Customer Connections Conference

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Date

October 25

Format

In-Person

Location

Nashville, TN

Energy
AI
Innovation
Batteries & Energy Storage · Nuclear · Power & Utilities

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Tracks cover Customer Service, Energy Innovation & Adoption, Industry Spotlight, Key Accounts, and Public Communications. Sessions address crisis communications; data center load growth; utility-data center relationships; advanced nuclear; AI-powered customer service and program adoption; AMI, GIS, and energy-efficiency data; EV charging price signals; large-load rate design; customer affordability; payment modernization; public communications; battery storage for peak demand; and utility workforce resilience. Notable sessions include “Opportunities and Perils of Data Center Load Growth,” “Why Public Power Is Investing in Advanced Nuclear,” “What Utilities and Data Centers Need From Each Other,” “Using AI to Elevate Customer Service,” “Big Loads, Big Risk, and Pricing Power,” and “Evaluating Battery Storage System Potential.” The program also includes general sessions on customer communications, public power communications, and leadership lessons from Sarah Thomas, the NFL’s first female official.

Speakers(55)

Bruce Hennes

CEO | Hennes Communications

Erick Ream

Professional Speaker & Author | Team Rheam Productions

Nur Bernhardt

Vice President | Cloverleaf Infrastructure

Nathan Reese

Executive Vice President, External Relations | Grand River Dam Authority

Tonya Schaffitzel

Business Development Manager | Grand River Dam Authority

Teresa Broyles-Aplin

President and CEO | Nashville Electric Service

Scott Corwin

President & CEO | American Public Power Association

Brittany Hodak

Award-winning author, entrepreneur, and customer experience expert

Nick Hinton

Senior Utility Systems Analyst | ElectriCities of North Carolina

Sherri Callery

Manager, Grid Innovation | ElectriCities of NC

Jackie Eutsey

Strategic Outreach Manager | Energy Northwest

Walt Trombley

General Manager Deployment and Operations Planning | TVA New Nuclear Deployment Services

Ed Houn

Vice President of Solutions Consulting | VertexOne

Patti LaMarche

Manager of Customer Service & Call Center | Kissimmee Utility Authority

Dani Taylor

Energy Services/Communications Supervisor | Middleborough Gas and Electric Department

Michele Lemmon

Director of Strategic Communications and Public Relations | American Municipal Power, Inc.

Holly Baird

Director of Utility Accounts | Milepost

Chance Kinnison

Interim Manager of Customer Insights | CPS Energy

Kelly Stallard

Vice President - Business Development and Partnerships | American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI)

Matt Gizmunt

Director, Grid Participation | Bellawatt

Heather Contant

Director of Government & Community Relations | Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation

Erin Gill

VP of Communications & External Relations | Knoxville Utilities Board

Dale Odom

Manager, Retail Energy Services | ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc.

Mike Peters

President & CEO | WPPI Energy

Brian Solsbee

Executive Director | Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association, APPA Executive Committee Member

Julio Torrado

Director of HR and Communications | Keys Energy Services

Justin L. York

Key Account Representative | Huntsville Utilities

Lisa Stowe

Marketing + Communication Manager | Westfield Gas & Electric Light Department/Whip City Fiber

Steve Hawley

Communications Manager / PIO | Greenville Utilities Commission

Taylor Evans

Director of Customer Strategy | Daupler

Aimee Bailey

CEO | Rock Rabbit

Susan Pokorny

Manager Customer Solutions | JEA

Sarah Valovcin

Principal Data Scientist | The Energy Authority

Barry Moline

President | BJM Solutions

Rachelle Clowers

Director of Sales and Marketing | Cayenta

Stephan Gordon

VP Business Development | Cogsdale

Brian Lindamood

EVP | Questline Digital

Tyler Lloyd

Sales Manager | Selectron, A Convey Company

Marianella Sauri

BU Systems Administrator | Orange County Utilities

Lily Jackson Jeffers

Communications Coordinator | Riviera Utilities

Todd Long

Electronic Content Administrator | Huntsville Utilities

Joseph Koh

Utility Rates and Policy Specialist II | City of Los Angeles Ratepayer Advocate

Denis Obiang

Director | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

Samantha Hart

Chief Executive Officer | Milepost

Scott Rosenberg

Co-founder and CEO | 257

Kat Pohlman

Sustainability Manager | Nashville Electric Service

Mark Beauchamp

President | Utility Financial Solutions

Linda Vander Leek

Key Accounts Analyst/Coordinator | Holland Board of Public Works

Bob Nelson

Manager, Managed and Military Accounts | CPS Energy

Marty Muniz

Key Account Manager | Lubbock Power & Light

Alma Franco

Customer Service Manager | Riverside Public Utilities

Vicky Wilson Turner

Director of Customer Service | Morristown Utilities

Alicia Holmes

Assistant General Manager - Customer Care and Solutions | Azusa Light & Water Department, California

Devyn Powell

Energy Policy Analyst | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sarah Thomas

The NFL’s First Female Official and one of the Sports Illustrated 100 Most Influential NFL Figures of All Time

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