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April 19-22, 2026 Eldorado Hotel - Santa Fe, NM

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April 19-22, 2026

Eldorado Hotel • Santa Fe, New Mexico

ATTENDEE LIST • AGENDA • PRESENTATIONS • Contact: Jeanette Walter at [email protected] or 575.649.4812

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2026 AGENDA

Topics Include:

• CEO & Industry Leaders Panel
• All Hands on Deck Utility Coordination
• The Framework of New Technologies
• Financial Interestes and Financing Issues for Grid/Nuclear
• The Race to 100%
• Changing Federal Policy Impacts on Resource Adequacy and Investment in Reliability

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 *REGISTRATION IS LIMITED**EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT*

EARLY REGISTRATION FEE: Ends March 18, 2026

• $1,395 Company Representative
• $1,195 Center Sponsors and 501-C-3 Non-profit t Organizations
• $995 All Government Entities

Note: Fee does not include travel or hotel accommodations.

REGISTRATION FEE AFTER March 18, 2026

• $1,695 Company Representative
• $1,495 Center Sponsors and 501-C-3 Non-profit t Organizations
• $1,095 All Government Entities

REGISTRATION MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

CANCELLATIONS: Cancellations will be accepted in writing by COB March 28, 2026. Cancellations after March 28, will be subject to a $200 cancellation fee. Substitutions can be made in writing at any time. ALL CREDIT CARD REFUNDS WILL BE CHARGED A $30 PROCESSING FEE.

CLE CREDITS: CLE Credits are awarded for this conference in most states. We do not apply to each state; therefore, you must apply as an individual in the state in which you are licensed in. Please contact Jeanette Walter at [email protected] or 575.649.4812 for more information.

If you need immediate assistance, please contact Jeanette Walter at [email protected]

LOCATION: Eldorado Hotel, 309 W. San Francisco, Santa Fe, New Mexico. RESERVATIONS: A block of rooms has been reserved at a special rate of $239 per night, single or double. To ensure the special rate, each participant should make his/her own reservations by March 18, 2026

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• Phone: 800-955-4455 - Group Code: 2604NMPUBLICUTIL

TRAVEL: Travel time to Santa Fe from the Albuquerque Airport (“ABQ”) is 60 minutes by car. Transportation recommendations will be announced at a later date.  Should you have any questions, please call Jeanette Walter at [email protected]  

2026 Current Issues Attendees

Last Name	First Name	Title	Organization	City	State
Pashos	Kay	Partner	Taft Stettinius & Hollister	Indianapolis	IN
Nelson	Brad	Sr. Mgr Gov't Affairs	Gas South	Gainesville	FL
Alvarado	Juan	Managing Director - Analysis	AGA	Washington	DC
Jenkins	Ashley	Dir, Gov't & Regulatory Affairs	Gas South	Atlanta	GA
French	Jenifer	Chair	Public Utilities Commission of Ohio	Columbus	OH
Blank	Monsherra	Regulatory Affairs Manager	Southwest Power Pool	St Michael	TX
Moss	Maurice	Sr. Director, Central M&T Policy	American Clean Power Association	Washington	DC
Santorelli	Michael	Director	ACLP at New York Law School	New York	NY
Márquez Peterson	Lea	Commissioner	Arizona Corporation Commission	Phoenix	AZ
O'Connell-Diaz	Erin	President	FutureFWD, Inc.	Bull Valley	IL
Rowe	Bob	Principal	RCR LLC	Helena	MT
Brownell	Nathan	VP Resilience & Capital Delivery	CenterPoint Energy	Houston	TX
Robinson	Mike	Chairman	Wyoming Public Service Commission	Cheyenne	WY
O'Connell	Patrick	Commissioner	New Mexico Public Regulation Commission	Santa Fe	NM
Nibert	Greg	Commissioner	New Mexico Public Regulation Commission	Santa Fe	NM
Hatton	Angie	Chair	Kentucky Public Service Commission	Frankfort	KY
Anderson	Katie	Commissioner	Arkansas Public Service Commission	Little Rock	AR
Rogers	Kyle	President	Kyle Rogers Consulting	Mountain Brook	AL
Nelson	Chris	Commissioner	South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	Pierre	SD
Skrmetta	Eric	Commissioner	Louisiana Public Service Commission	Metairie	LA
Haugen-Hoffart	Sheri	Commissioner	North Dakota Public Service Commission	Bismarck	ND
Ketchum	Jason	VP Commercial	ONE Gas	Tulsa	OK
Patterson	Greg	Director	New Mexico Independent Power Producers	Tempe	AZ
Husen	Jeff	VP Rates & Regulatory	ONE Gas	Tulsa	OK
Pfeiffer	Dan	VP of Government & Regulatory Affairs	Itron	Liberty Lake	WA
Hillman	Todd	SVP, Chief Customer Officer	MISO	Carmel	IN
Keen	Dwight	Commissioner	Kansas Corporation Commission	Topeka	KS
Charles	Karen	Commissioner	Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities	Boston	MA
Hammond	John	Commissioner	Idaho Public Utilities Commission	Boise	ID
Colussy	Peter	Exec Dir	NextEra Energy Resources	Denver	CO
Woods	C. Patrick	President	ITC Great Plains	Topeka	KS
Hoss	Jennifer	General Counsel	Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation	Little Rock	AR
Sappington	Michael	Asst General Counsel	Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation	Little Rock	AR
Rendhal	Ann	NARUC President	Commissioner, WA UTC	Lacey	WA
Coleman	Maida	CPU Vice Chair	Commissioner, Missouri Public Service Commission	St Louis	MO
Hanson	Gary	Commissioner	South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	Sioux Falls	SD
Blank	Eric	Chair	Colorado Public Utilities Commission	Denver	CO
Christodoulou	Zenon	Commissioner	New Jersey Board of Public Utilities	Trenton	NJ
David	Kim	Commissioner	Oklahoma Corporation Commission	OKC	OK
Lodge	Edward	President Commissioner	Idaho Public Utilities Commission	Boise	ID
Thompson	Mark	Senior Director, State Affairs	Form Energy	Somerville	MA
Hudson	Jehmal	Commissioner	Virginia State Corporation Commission	Richmond	VA
Rudd	Ryder	President	RSR Strategies LLC	Saint Marks	FL
Pridemore	Tricia	Commissioner	Georgia Public Service Commission	Marietta	GA
McKissick, Jr.	Floyd	Commissioner	North Carolina Utilities Commission	Raleigh	NC
Webb	Doyle	Chairman	Arkansas Public Service Commission	Benton	AR
Wiggins	Dena	President & CEO	Natural Gas Supply Association	Arlington	VA
Kerr	Patrick	Chairman	National Association of Water Companies	Baton Rouge	LA
Cole	Kimra	President & COO	Columbia Gas of Kentucky	Lexington	KY
Strand	Summer	Chairperson	Public Service Commission of Wisconsin	Madison	WI
Eaton	Lorna	Manager, Rates & Regulatory	Kansas Gas Service	Overland Park	KS
Baker	Andrew	Manager, Marketing & Communications	ITC Great Plains	Olathe	KS
Aguilera	Gabriel	Commissioner	New Mexico Public Regulation Commission	Santa Fe	NM
Lewis	Kevin	Project Manager	TNMP	Lewisville	TX
Mroz	Richard	Managing Director	Resolute | Archer Public Affairs	Haddonfield	NJ
Montague	Jennifer	President & COO	Columbia Gas of Virginia	Chester	VA
Gee	Robert	President	Gee Strategies Group, LLC	Falls Church	VA
Barve	Kumar	Chair	Maryland Public Service Commission	Baltimore	MD
Ghanta	Venu	VP, NC Regulatory Affairs & Policy	Duke Energy	Raleigh	NC
Ayers	Chris	Executive Director	North Carolina Utilities Commission	Raleigh	NC
Coleman	Maida	Commissioner	Missouri Public Service Commission	Jefferson City	MO
Paez	Stacy	CPLO	Gas South	Atlanta	GA
Buffington	Brian	Manager, Regulatory Affairs	New Mexico Gas Company	Albuquerque	NM
Clemons	Grant	Director, Commercial Development	ONE Gas, Inc	Tulsa	OK
Ortel	Carly	ALJ	Oklahoma Corporation Commission	Oklahoma City	OK
Constantin	Dawn	COO, Gas & Power Trading Americas	Bp	Houston	TX
Stephenson	Jason	Vice President Regulatory Policy & Affairs	American Water	Evansville	IN
McDonald	Zane	Director of State Programs	GTI Energy	Kington	NY
Vincent	Robert	Division General Counsel	Kansas Gas Service, a division of ONE Gas Inc.	Overland Park	KS
Smith	Patrick	Chairman and President - Ameren Illinois	Ameren Illinois	Collinsville	IL
Stipnieks	Elizabeth	President	E. Stipnieks Strategies	Alexandria	VA
McMackin	Devin	Director, Federal Affairs	ITC Holdings Corp.	Washington	DC
Menhorn	Cynthia	Vice President	MCR Performance Solutions	Greensburg	PA
Larkin	Matthew	Director	MCR Performance Solutions	Boise	ID
Sherwood	Pamela	VP & Deputy General counsel	Brightspeed	Fishers	IN
Deitrich	Thomas	President & CEO	Itron	Austin	TX
Stegeman	Jim	CEO	CostQuest Associates	Cincinnati	OH
O'Guinn	Kimberly	Senior Director Regulatory Policy	Southwest Power Pool	Little Rock	AR
Tao	Len	SPP Director of FERC Policy	Southwest Power Pool	Little Rock	AL
Butler	Calvin	President and CEO	Exelon	Chicago	IL
Honorable	Colette	EVP, Chief Legal Office, Compliance & Corporate Secretary	Exelon	Washington	DC
Schou	Nick	Director	Advanced Energy United	Salt Lake City	UT
Wagner	Marguerite	Director Regulatory - Energy Markets & Innovation	ITC - Great Plains	Topeka	KS
Kiessling	Matthew	Managing Director, State Affairs	American Gas Association	Washington	DC
Mardell	Sam	Manager	RMI	Medford	MA
Chirico	Michael	Director - Government/External Affairs	American Water	Camden	NJ
Gunnells	John	Director, Rates and Regulatory	American Water	Camden	NJ

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