2025 Annual Spring Conference & Exhibition
This Spring’s Largest “Must Attend” Power Industry Event.
This Spring’s Largest “Must Attend”
Power Industry Event
Prominent Industry & Government Speakers
Timely Session Topics & Discussions
PLUS Rooftop Cocktail Reception at The Grove on April 15th
CLICK HERE FOR THE CONFERENCE BROCHURE AND AGENDA
Pre-Conference Activity Add-On on Monday, April 14th
- Workshop - Real-Time Co-Optimization (RTC) from 1:00 PM- 5:00 PM
- Welcome Cocktail Reception for Attendees at Hilton from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Register for these events in addition to the conference!
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Join us at this spring’s leading electric power conference for the ERCOT/Gulf Coast region.
500+ attendance expected!
Day One - Tuesday, April 15th
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Registration and Continental Breakfast opens at 7:30 AM
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Conference opening welcome at 8:20 AM
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Session and keynoter presentations from 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM
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Rooftop Cocktail Reception at The Grove from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Day Two - Wednesday, April 16th
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Registration and Continental Breakfast opens at 8:00 AM
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Session and keynoter presentations from 8:30 AM - 11:50 AM
- Conference adjourns at close of final session at 11:50 AM
THANKS TO OUR PLANNING COMMITTEE
Conference Co-Chairs:
Mark Egan, Energy Evolution Advisors
Alexandra Williams, GuidePost Energy
Committee:
Carrie Collier-Brown, Husch Blackwell
Jack Farley, Grid United
Doug Gilbert-Smith, Trafigura
Jazib Hassan, EIG Global Energy Partners
Marty Hopkins, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
Tyler Kopp, Energy Capital Partners
Brad Richter, Hut 8
Brandon Stanislaus, Vistra
Mike Tabrizi, Zero Emission Grid
Registration Options
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Registration Options
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Price |
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GCPA Member - On-Site
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$1,250.00 |
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Non-Member - On-Site
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$1,550.00 |
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Gov't. / State Agency - On-Site
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$460.00 |
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GCPA Member in Job Search Mode - On-Site
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$630.00 |
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Non-Member in Job Search Mode - On-Site
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$960.00 |
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Workshop with Conference Reg - On-site
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$380.00 |
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Workshop without Conference Reg - On-site
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$400.00 |
Product Add-ons
| Add-ons | Price |
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| Spring Conference - Diamond Lead Sponsorship View Product | $8,500.00 |
| Spring Conference - Platinum Sponsorship View Product | $6,000.00 |
| Spring Conference - Gold Sponsorship View Product | $3,750.00 |
Agenda
| April 14 | |
| 1:00 PM - 4:45 PM |
PRE-CONFERENCE HALF DAY WORKSHOP
See the Workshop tab for more information |
| April 15 | |
| 7:30 AM | REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:20 AM |
GCPA President’s Welcome, Recognition of Chairs, Conference Introduction
Beth Garza, Sr. Fellow, R Street Institute Barbara Clemenhagen, Executive Director, GCPA Mark Egan, Founder, Energy Evolution Advisors Alexandra Williams, Vice President Origination, GuidePost Energy |
| 8:30 AM |
FIRESIDE CHAT
Katie Coleman, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers Vicki Hollub, President & CEO, Occidental |
| 9:00 AM |
Session I - Regulatory Around the Horn
Moderator: Marty Hopkins, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP Panelists: Michael Blackwell, Partner, Husch Blackwell Eric Goff, President, Goff Policy Charlie Hemmeline, Sr. Director, American Clean Power Bryan Sams, V.P., Government & Regulatory, Calpine Corporation |
| 9:45 AM |
Vignette - ERCOT’s Load Growth Journey: Historical & Projected
Geoff Bailey, VP – Corporate Strategy and Chief of Staff to the CEO, Oncor |
| 10:00 AM | NETWORKING BREAK |
| 10:30 AM |
Session II - Impact of Load Growth on ERCOT Markets
Moderator: Alexandra Williams, Vice President Origination, GuidePost Energy Panelists: Brooke Petosa, Vice President, Tradition Energy Brad Richter, Sr. Vice President, Energy, Hut 8 Julie Snitman, Supervisor, Large Load Integration Team, ERCOT Mike Tabrizi, President, Zero Emission Grid |
| 11:15 AM |
Session III - ERCOT as a Magnet for Emerging Large Loads
Moderator: Keith Emery, Sr. Vice President, Tenaska Power Services Co. Panelists: John Eichelmann, Vice President, Member Services & Power Delivery, Golden Spread Electric Coop Blake King, Vice President, Power, Galaxy Digital Haynes Strader, Chief Development Officer, Skybox Datacenters Melissa Trevino, Asst VP Power, Occidental |
| 12:00 PM | LUNCHEON |
| 1:30 PM |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Rudy Garza, President & CEO, CPS Energy |
| 2:00 PM |
Vignette - The Texas Energy Fund Capital Stack
Speaker: Alex Heiman, Managing Director, PEI Global Partners |
| 2:15 PM |
Session IV - Supply: What Is/Is Not Getting Built and Why?
Moderator: Mark Egan, Founder, Energy Evolution Advisors Panelists: Andy Bowman, CEO, Jupiter Power Stacey Doré, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer & EVP Public Affairs, Vistra Declan Flanagan, Founder & CEO, Bluestar Energy Capital Robert Gaudette, Executive Vice President, NRG; President, NRG Business & Wholesale Operations |
| 3:00 PM | POWER STAR AWARD PRESENTATION |
| 3:15 PM | NETWORKING BREAK |
| 3:45 PM |
Vignette - Natural Gas Outlook for the US Gulf Region in 2025 and Beyond
Speaker: Michael Gehring, Director, Portfolio Management & Analytics, The Energy Authority |
| 4:00 PM |
Session V - The Trader's View of the ERCOT Markets: Power Market Overview and Booming Demand
Moderator: Doug Gilbert-Smith, Trader, Trafigura Panelists: Chase Allen, Senior Portfolio Manager, BlueCrest Capital Management Hugh Byrd, Portfolio Manager, DRW Megan Ho, Energy Trader, - ERCOT, NRG Narsimha Misra, CEO, Engie Energy Marketing NA |
| 4:45 PM |
COCKTAIL RECEPTION AT THE GROVE
Join us at this beautiful rooftop location across the street from the Hilton Americas. |
| April 16 | |
| 8:00 AM | REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:30 AM |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Barbara Clemenhagen, Executive Director, GCPA |
| 8:35 AM |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Andrew Novotny, President & CEO, Calpine |
| 9:05 AM |
Vignette - State of ERCOT Transmission and the 2024 Regional Transmission Plan
Speaker: Jason Ryan, Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs, CenterPoint Energy |
| 9:20 AM |
Session VI - The Five Biggest Transmission Questions in ERCOT
Moderator: Jack Farley, Chief Commercial Officer, Grid United Panelists: Holly Adams, Vice President of Origination, Pattern Energy Warren Lasher, Owner, Lasher Energy Consulting Chris Matos, Energy Market Development, Google Will McAdams, President & Founder, McAdams Energy Group |
| 10:05 AM | NETWORKING BREAK |
| 10:35 AM |
FIRESIDE CHAT
Curt Morgan, Chairman, AlphaGen Scott Harlan, Co-Managing Partner, Rockland Capital |
| 11:05 AM |
Session VII - Investor Interest in Texas Energy Markets
Moderator: Jazib Hasan, Head of North America, Rivage Investment Panelists: Tyler Kopp, Principal, Energy Capital Partners Clark Miller, Director - Structured Finance, MUFG Meg Murphy, Director, EnCap Energy Transition Sophia Sciabica, Principal, Private Equity, KKR |
| 11:50 AM | CONFERENCE ADJOURNS |
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We depend on our sponsors to support our events and hope you will consider sponsoring this conference. If you are interested in sponsoring, please review the Sponsorship Brochure and contact Mary Armstrong (281.460.3054).
Unlock the future of energy management at our Real-Time Co-Optimization (RTC) Workshop, tailored for ERCOT Market Participants and stakeholders eager to deepen their understanding of RTC and its operational benefits.
1:00 PM Opening Remarks - Steve Reedy, CEO, SIM View Consulting
1:05 PM Why RTC? The Benefits - Keith Collins, Vice President of Commercial Operations, ERCOT
1:35 PM ERCOT RTC: The ABC’s
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- Dave Maggio, Principal, Market Design & Analytics, ERCOT
- Matt Mereness, Senior Director, Market Operations & Implementation, ERCOT
- Kenneth Ragsdale, Principal, Market Design and Development, ERCOT
2:30 PM BREAK
2:45 PM Stakeholder Perspectives on RTC
- Moderator: Steve Reedy, CEO, SIM View Consulting
- Panelists:
- Bill Barnes, Sr. Director, Regulatory Affairs, NRG
- Michael Kirschner, Managing Director US, Habitat Energy USA
- Eric Goff, President, Goff Policy
- Resmi Surendran, Vice President, Regulatory Policy, Shell Energy NA
3:45 PM RTC Timeline: What’s Still Needs to Be Decided, What’s Next
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- Dave Maggio, Principal, Market Design & Analytics, ERCOT
- Matt Mereness, Senior Director, Market Operations & Implementation, ERCOT
- Kenneth Ragsdale, Principal, Market Design and Development,
4:30 PM Closing Remarks - Beth Garza, Sr. Fellow, R Street Institute
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT INFORMATION
PEs: As part of the Continuing Education Program requirements for Professional Engineers in Texas, each licensed engineer is required to earn 15 hours per year of Professional Development Hours (PDH). Attendees will receive 8.25 hours of credit if all conference sessions are attended and 3.25 hours of credit for the workshop.
CPAs: GCPA is a Board Registered CPE Sponsor with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. This registration does not constitute an endorsement by the Board as to the quality of our CPE program. The learning objectives for CPAs attending the conference are: to obtain an in-depth understanding of regulatory insights; ERCOT load growth, impact of growth and emerging large loads; TEF funding; energy infrastructure; natural gas outlook; trader’s market overview; transmission and regional transmission plan; investor interest in TX markets. There are no prerequisites. The learning objectives for the workshop are: to obtain an in-depth understanding of RTC. Attendees will receive 11.0 hours of credit if all conference sessions are attended and 3.5 hours of credit for the workshop.
Attorneys: GCPA will be applying with the Texas State Bar for CLE approval for portions of the conference and workshop. Please check back for updates as we get closer to the conference.
HOTEL INFO
ROOM BLOCK IS CLOSED. The Hilton does have some rooms available, please click here to make your reservation directly with the hotel.
ATTENDEE LIST
(Available to Registered Attendees Only)