Electric Company Executives Convene in San Diego for EEI's Annual Convention June 5-7

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May 24, 2018, 02:04 ET

SAN DIEGO, May 24, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Please join us at the Edison Electric Institute's (EEI's) Annual Convention in San Diego from June 5-7. Electric company executives, industry thought leaders, and policymakers will discuss the transformation taking place throughout the electric power industry and the innovative solutions that America's electric companies are developing to meet customers' evolving needs and expectations.

Tap into an unrivaled opportunity to connect with the industry's top executives and thought leaders as they participate in panel discussions, including:

Understanding Innovations in Rate Design
Get Ready for Energy Storage
Securing the Distribution Grid: The Next Cybersecurity Frontier
How Data Is Driving Digital Transformation
Diversity & Inclusion: A Business Imperative in Today's Post-Starbucks and #MeToo Environment
Electric Transportation: "The Long Game"
Driving Responsible Growth: Energy Companies and ESG
Historic Impacts, Historic Responses: Mutual Assistance in 2017
The Sustainability Challenge of Natural Gas
Customizing Energy Solutions
The Future of Mobility in a Smart Community
Unconventional Load Growth From Conventional Sources

When: Tuesday, June 5 - Thursday, June 7, 2018

Where: Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego; 1 Market Pl, San Diego, CA 92101

Who: Keynote speakers for the opening general session on Tuesday, June 5, include:

Lisa Davis, Chair and CEO, Siemens Corp., Member of Managing Board, Siemens AG
Dr. Tony Byers, Former Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Starbucks
Quentin Hardy, Head of Editorial, Google Cloud
Philip Mezey, CEO, Itron
Durga Prasad Malladi, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Rodger Smith, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Oracle

Other speakers include:

Greg Abel, Vice Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Company
Mike Abelson, Vice President, Global Strategy, General Motors
Nick Akins, Chairman, President & CEO, American Electric Power
Holly Benz, Senior Vice President, Emerging Growth, ClearResult
Dan Bowman, Partner, PwC
Marisa Buchanan, Deputy Head of Sustainable Finance, JPMorgan Chase
Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Caroline Choi, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Southern California Edison
Steve Chriss, Director, Energy & Strategy Analysis, Wal Mart Corporation
Chris Crane, EEI Vice Chairman and President & CEO, Exelon Corporation
Joshua Epel, former Chair, Colorado Public Utilities Commission
David Eves, Executive Vice President & Group President, Utilities, Xcel Energy
Ahmad Faruqui, Principal, The Brattle Group
Kevin Fitzgerald, Chief Utility Officer, Energy Impact Partners
Dan Ford, Managing Director & Head of North America Utilities Equity Research, UBS
Ben Fowke, Chairman, President & CEO, Xcel Energy
Lynn Good, EEI Vice Chairman and Chairman, President & CEO, Duke Energy
Rob Gould, Vice President, Communications, Florida Power & Light Company
David Graham, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, City of San Diego
Kimberly Harris, President & CEO, Puget Sound Energy
Robert Herjavec, Founder & CEO of Herjavec Group, Lead Shark of ABC's Shark Tank
Brian Hewson, Vice President, Consumer Protection & Industry Performance, Ontario Energy Board
Margaret Hopkins, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Puget Sound Energy
Amy Lissauer, Managing Director, Evercore Partners
Richard Mroz, former President, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board
Pedro Pizarro, President & CEO, Edison International
Maria Pope, President & CEO, Portland General Electric
Ryan Popple, President & CEO, Proterra Corp.
Scott Prochazka, President & CEO, Centerpoint Energy
Gil Quiniones, President & CEO, New York Power Authority
Bob Rowe, Chairman, President & CEO, NorthWestern Energy
Terry Sobolewski, Chief Customer Officer, National Grid
Kelly Speakes-Backman, President, Energy Storage Association
Bill Spence, Chairman, President & CEO, PPL Corporation
Bob Stump, former Member, Arizona Corporation Commission
Jack Surash, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Energy & Sustainability
Carlos D. Torres, Puerto Rico Power Restoration Coordinator, Edison Electric Institute
Jim Tramuto, President, Tramuto Energy Advisors, LLC
Dr. Ahsha Tribble, Deputy Regional Administrator, FEMA, Region IX
Adam Umanoff, General Counsel, Edison International Corp.
Pat Vincent-Collawn, EEI Chairman & Chairman, President & CEO, PNM Resources
Jan Vrins, Global Energy Practice Leader, Navigant
Benjamin Waldrep, Senior Vice President & Chief Security Officer, Duke Energy
Mark Widmar, CEO, First Solar Corporation
Geisha Williams, CEO & President, PG&E Corp.