CEBA Connect: Spring Summit 2025 Agenda 

The Hilton Minneapolis, located at 1001 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

CEBA members from across the country and a variety of industries will gather in Minnesota in May 2025 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.

CEBA is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all participants. If you have any accessibility needs or specific requirements that would enhance your participation, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We are here to ensure everyone can fully engage and benefit from the all aspects of the event.

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

Deep Dive
Discover
Collaborate
Solution Showcase
Conversation

Tuesday, May 6

8 - 10 AM

Advisory Board Meeting (Invite Only)

9 AM - 6:30 PM

Check-In and Badge Pick-Up Open

10 - 11:30  AM

Energy Markets Deep Dives: Around the World! (Energy Customers Only)

12 - 1 PM

Sponsored Lunches (Energy Customer Only)

  • Power Couples – Deal Structuring PPA and BESS Transactions in Canada (Hosted by Metlen)
  • Powering a Resilient Supply Chain: Energy Strategies from Cargill and Mars (Hosted by Cargill)

1:30 - 3 PM

Breakout Sessions

  • CATAN New Energies — Using Play to Strengthen Community Acceptance
  • Data Centers as Grid Assets
  • Getting Started on Your Decarbonization Journey: The Fundamentals of Energy Markets and Policy in the US
  • From Participation to Partnership: Models for Community-led Clean Energy Procurement
  • Power Moves: How Open IRPs Can Supercharge Clean Energy Goals

3 - 3:30 PM                           

Break

3:30- 5 PM

Conversations Sessions

5 - 7 PM

Welcome Reception

Evening                           

Sponsored Dinner Events (Invite Only.)
Hosted separately by Enbridge, Metlen, and EDP Renewables

Wednesday, May 7

 8 AM- 4:00 PM

Check-In and Badge Pick-Up Open                                                                                                                  

9 - 10:30 AM             

Plenary and Breakfast

10:30 - 11 AM

Networking Break

11 AM - 12 PM

Breakout Sessions (Solutions Showcase)

  • Love is Blind: PPA Performance Tracking Shouldn't Be (Hosted by VERSE)
  • Industrial Growth: Building Infrastructure in America (Hosted by Enbridge)
  • Innovative Energy Solutions for Data Centers (Hosted by EDP Renewables)
  • The Power of Storytelling: Communicating Clean Energy Journeys (Hosted by Sol Systems)

12 - 2 PM                                         

Lunch                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

12 - 1 PM

Sponsor Thank You Lunch (Invite Only)                                                                                                                                                                                                   

12 - 1:45 PM

Working Lunch Meetings (Invite Only)

  • Academy Steering Committee (Invite Only)
  • Communities of Practice (Invite Only)
  • US Policy and Heavy Industry (Invite Only)

2- 3 PM

Breakout Sessions (Discover and Collaborate)                                                                                                             

  • Demystifying Clean Firm Energy Technologies
  • How Utilities and Customers Can Work Together to Green the Grid
  • Meeting Load Growth in Japan and South Korea: The Importance of Policy and Supply Chain Management
  • The Latest on Federal Tax Reform, CEBA Research and Tax Credit Defense
  • Understanding the Range of Corporate Clean Energy Strategies

3 - 3:30 PM

Networking Break

3:30 - 5 PM

Breakout Sessions (Discover and Collaborate) 

  • Big Shoes to Fill: Leveraging the Customer Voice to Secure the Largest West-Wide Wholesale Market Footprint
  • From Clean Energy Policy to New Value Chain and Procurement Initiatives in Southeast Asia
  • Making Regional Transmission Less Political and More Practical
  • Meeting Load Growth with Clean Firm Energy
  • The Intersection of Building Performance Standards and Clean Energy

5 - 7 PM

Evening Reception at Orchestra Hall

Evening

Sponsored Dinner Events (Invite Only)

Hosted separately by NextEra Energy                                                                                                                                

Thursday, May 8

 8 - 9 AM                        

Breakfast                                                                                                                              

9:00 - 10:00 AM               

Breakout Sessions (Discover and Collaborate)

  • Opportunities to Partner with Tribes in Clean Energy
  • The Future of Scope 3 Accounting: Unlocking the Value of EAC Procurement 
  • Using Workforce Best Practices to Maximize Benefits, Manage Risks for Clean Energy Customers             

10:00 - 10:30 AM

Break                      

10:30 AM - 12 PM

Breakout Sessions (Discover and Collaborate)

  • Navigating VPPA Contract Terms
  • GHG Protocol Revisions in Focus: Navigating Changes in Scope 2 Accounting
  • Know Your Customer: For Energy Suppliers to Explore Customer Perspectives

Thank you to the sponsors of CEBA Connect: Spring Summit!