Keynote Speaker
Ari Pribadi
Global Co-Head of Investment Banking,
Marathon Capital
Keynote
Panel 1 – Behind the Deal
Financing and Developing Energy Projects
Nabeel Hasnain
Corporate Strategic Finance
Chevron
Panelist
Julian Kilcullen
VP, M&A
Invenergy
Panelist
Antonio Montero Pérez
Executive Director,
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Panelist
Cameron Arnold
Manager, Strategy and M&A
Middle River Power
Panelist
David K.A. Mordecai
Adjunct Professor, Chicago Booth
Co-Founder, Numerati Partners
Moderator
Panel 2 – Powering the Future
Data Center Growth and Grid Optimization
Sainab Ninalowo
Dr. of Grid Modernization,
AECOM
Panelist
Sami Syed
Business Dev. Manager,
Enercon
Panelist
David Larson
Senior Team Leader,
EPRI
Panelist
Shanu Mathew
SVP,
Lazard
Panelist
Najwa Abouhassan
Sr. Mgr. of Operations,
ComEd
Moderator
Panel 3 – Rewriting the Rulebook
Navigating Regulatory Uncertainty
Shashank Churukanti
Venture Associate,
Evergreen Climate Innovations
Panelist
Dwayne Pickett
VP, Clean Hydrogen Market Development,
Constellation
Panelist
Eric Chung
Partner, Energy & Utilities
West Monroe
Panelist
Chris Wheat
Adjunct Associate Professor, Chicago Booth
Managing Director, Policy & Government Affairs, Sustainable Cities Fund
Moderator
A Look Back – 2024
For 2024, the Booth Energy Group presented “Ideation into Action,” discussing a year in Energy, exploring themes regarding the Grid, Financing, Extration, and Growth.
Daniel Foley
Innovation Leader
Cordelio Power
Fmr. CEO, GlidePath Power
Lunch Keynote: Grid Forward
Brian Tolliver
CEO
Banyon Power
Progress Through Partnerships
Meena Beyers
VP, Business and Community Development
Nicor Gas
Progress Through Partneships
John Weiland
Chief Development Officer
Leeward Renewable Energy
Heatmaps
Mike Weich
CEO
Valor Infrastructure Partners
Financing
Bob GreenleeChief Operating Officer,
Tusk Holdings
Heatmaps
Charles Murray CEO, Switched Source
Progress Through Partnerships
Evan Racine-Johnson
Manager, Power Origination, Acciona
Heatmaps
Stefano Galiasso Vice President, Energy Capital Ventures
Financing
Hans B. Christensen
Chookaszian Family Professor of Accounting and David G. Booth Faculty Fellow, University of Chicago Booth
Moderator: Heatmaps