CEBA Connect: Spring Summit 2023 Agenda 

Seattle Convention Center Summit Building, located at 900 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101

CEBA members from across the country and a variety of industries will gather in Seattle in May 2023 for a week of conversation, collaboration, and discovery as we advance our collective vision of customer-driven clean energy for all.

You will leave CEBA Connect: Spring Summit with actionable insights and tools gained through immersive programming focused on: key policy and regulatory developments impacting access to clean energy, foundational procurement education, global energy markets, and emerging innovative strategies to scale clean energy.

We will have a variety of tailored session types to accommodate different learning styles and optimize your experience.

Hover over the buttons below for a brief description of each session type.

Deep Dive
Discover
Collaborate
Solution Showcase
Conversation

Monday, May 8

6 PM- 8 PM                    

Experience Seattle, hosted by Starbucks and REI (FULL) 

Priority will be given to individuals who were among the first 100 Summit registrants and then opened up if spots remain, If you were one of the first 100, you should have received a communication with guidance on registering. Email summit@cebuyers.org for support

Tuesday, May 9

9 AM- 12 PM                       

Experience Seattle, hosted by Starbucks, Amazon, and REI (FULL) :

Priority will be given to individuals who were among the first 100 Summit registrants and then opened up if spots remain, If you were one of the first 100, you should have received a communication with guidance on registering. Email summit@cebuyers.org for support

1 - 2:30 PM

Breakout Sessions (Deep Dive)

  1. Energy Fundamentals (Energy Customers)
  2. Policy Fundamentals (Energy Customers)
  3. Market Leader Discussion Series (Invite Only)

2:30 - 3 PM

Break

3 - 5 PM

Breakout Sessions (Deep Dive)

  1. Energy Customer Afternoon, sponsored by Schneider (Energy Customer Members Only) 
  2. Provider Afternoon (Service Provider and Energy Provider Members Only)

5 - 7 PM

CEBA Welcome Reception, sponsored by Shell Energy
At the Ballroom at the Hyatt at Olive8

7:15 PM

Sponsored Dinner for CEBA Buyers Policy Team  (Invite Only)

8:00 PM

Sponsored Dinners Hosted by AES (Invite Only)

Wednesday, May 10

7:30 - 9 AM        

Breakfast, sponsored by TC Energy

9 - 10:30 AM

Plenary + State of the Market 

10:30 - 11 AM

Break, sponsored by REsurety             

11 - 12:30 PM

Breakout Sessions (Collaborate and Discover)

  1. Evolving Resource Adequacy: Ensuring Future Electricity Supply Across the Wild West (Discover)
  2. Getting More Granular Grid Emissions Data (Discover)
  3. Labor, Manufacturing, and Advancing the Clean Energy Transition (Discover) 
  4. Beyond the Megawatt: Bridging the Customer-Developer Gap to Maximize Clean Energy Benefits for All (Collaborate)
  5. Tax Equity and the IRA: New Opportunities to Explore (Collaborate)
  6. Voluntary Markets’ Pivotal Role in Driving Grid Decarbonization (Collaborate)

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch, sponsored by Pivot Energy

12:30-1:30 PM

Advisory Board Lunch (Invite Only)

1:45 - 3:15 PM

Breakout Sessions (Conversations)

3:15 - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 - 5 PM

Breakout Sessions (Collaborate and Discover)

  1. Going Beyond the Megawatt: Building a Roadmap for Success (Collaborate)
  2. How to Make Supply Chain Goals Stick (Collaborate)
  3. Shaping Customer Clean Energy Options Through Utilities Resource Planning and Procurement (Collaborate)
  4. Options for a New Emissions Impact-Based Number in the GHGP (Collaborate)
  5. Surety Bonds: The Solution to Credit Barriers in Clean Energy Transactions (Collaborate)

5:00 - 7:00 PM

CEBA Reception, sponsored by AES                                  

7:00 PM

Sponsored Dinner Hosted by Shell Energy (Invite Only)

Sponsored Dinner Hosted by EDP Renewables North America (Invite Only)

7:30 PM

Sponsored Dinner Hosted by Amazon's The Climate Pledge  (Invite Only)

Thursday, May 11

8:00 - 8:45 AM        

Continental Breakfast and Fireside Chat

With David Crane, Director, DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and Misti Groves                                                         

9 - 9:45 AM

Breakout Sessions  (Solution Showcases)   

  1. Building Lasting Partnership: How Energy Customers Share Risk with Energy Providers, hosted by Clearway
  2. From Subsurface to Space: Hydrogen’s Limitless Potential for Delivering 24/7 Carbon Free Energy, hosted by Hy Stor Energy
  3. Planning for a Resilient Renewable Energy Supply Chain, hosted by EDP Renewables
  4. Power Up Your EV Fleet, hosted by Shell
  5. Tackling Carbon Impact: The ABCs of EACs, GCs, and RECs…and How to Buy Them, hosted by AES                                                                                                         

9:45 - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 - 11:15 AM

Breakout Sessions (Discover)

  1. Developing a National Transmission Network: The Current State of Play
  2. EACs: How They Differ from Offsets and Exploring Their Next Generation Impact 
  3. Eyes Wide Open on On-Site 
  4. From Words to Action: The Beyond the Megawatt Principles for Procurement 
  5. Identifying the Right Energy Resilience Methodology for Your Organization 

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Plenary

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch, sponsored by Arevon

1:30 - 3:30 PM

Breakout Sessions  (Collaborate)

  1. Educating and Activating Suppliers Globally
  2. Federal Permitting Reform: What's All the Fuss and is it Going to Happen? 
  3. The Advancing Utility Green Tariff Landscape 
  4. Unlocking Next Generation Customer Solutions: Clean Hydrogen, Storage, Transmission

Thank you to our Summit Sponsors!