2022 Energy Law and Policy Symposium

Agenda

This ninth annual symposium is titled, "Climate Action and the Midterms: The Need for Continued State, Corporate, and Federal Leadership to Meet Our Climate Goals," and will be held in person and virtually on Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 1–5:45 p.m. ET. A free, in-person networking session will immediately follow. If you have any questions, please call 802-831-1312 or email alumni@vermontlaw.edu.

Location: Bracewell LLP  |  2001 M Street NW, Washington, D.C.
All times are listed below in ET. A livestream option will also be available.

1 P.M. // WELCOMING REMARKS

Speaker:

• Brian Potts JD'04
  Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
  Member, Vermont Law and Graduate School Alumni in Energy
• Rodney Smolla
  President, Vermont Law and Graduate School

1:15 P.M. // PANEL ONE: HOW CAN STATES WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE GREATER SYNERGY WITH THEIR CLIMATE ACTIONS?

Moderator:

• Jennifer Murphy JD'07
  Senior Director of Energy Policy and Senior Counsel, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Panelists:

• David Lapp
  The People's Counsel for the State of Maryland
• Autumn Proudlove MERL'13
  Associate Director of Policy and Markets, NC Clean Energy Technology Center, NC State University
• Eric Wilkinson JD/MSEL'96
  Government Affairs Lead for Electricity Markets, Ørsted North America

2:30 P.M. // PANEL TWO: WHAT INNOVATIONS ARE CORPORATE LEADERS BRINGING TO THE TABLE?

Moderator:

• Cristina Banahan JD'15
  Head of Sustainability and Citizenship, TransUnion

Panelists:

• Evan Belser JD'10
  Policy Strategist and Managing Counsel, Ford
• Kendra Brown JD'12
  Vice President of Public Policy, Mastercard
• Jesse Sevcik
  Global Government Affairs, Elanco Animal Health

3:45 P.M. // NETWORKING BREAK

4 P.M. // PANEL THREE: CONGRESS PASSED AND PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED THE IRA — NOW WHAT?

Moderator:

• Jessica Olson JD'07
  Vice President of Policy, CALSTART

Panelists:

• Rob Gramlich
  President, Grid Strategies LLC
• Matthew Marks JD'12
  Deputy Associate General Counsel, Air and Radiation Law Office, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Jack Wadleigh JD'18/MERL'19
  Senior Associate of Market and Policy Innovation, Clean Energy Buyers Association

5:15 P.M. // INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Speaker:

• Brian Potts JD'04
  Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
  Member, Vermont Law and Graduate School Alumni in Energy

5:20 P.M. // KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Speaker:

• Tamara Toles O'Laughlin JD/MELP'09
  President and Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Grantmakers Association

5:45 P.M. // CLOSING COMMENTS

Speaker:

• Brian Potts JD'04
  Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
  Member, Vermont Law and Graduate School Alumni in Energy

5:50 P.M. // FREE NETWORKING RECEPTION

The networking portion will also be held at Bracewell LLP, located at 2001 M Street NW in Washington, D.C.