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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

  • Data Centers as Grid Assets
  • (For Beginners) Getting Started on Your Decarbonization Journey: The Fundamentals of Energy Markets and Policy in the US
  • From Participation to Partnership: Meaningful Community Benefit Models in 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                           

Private Dinner Events (Invite Only)

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)

12 - 1:45 PM

Lunch + Working Group Meetings

2- 3 PM

Breakout Sessions (Discover and Collaborate) 

  • Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Navigating Diverse Approaches to Clean Energy Procurement
  • Demystifying Clean Energy Technologies: Hydrogen, CCS, Batteries & Beyond
  • How Utilities and Customers Can Work Together to Green the Grid
  • The Latest on Federal Tax Reform, CEBA Research and Tax Credit Defense

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

Private Dinner Events (Invite Only)                                                                                                                                    

Thursday, May 8

 8 - 9 AM             

Breakfast                                                                                                                              

9:00 - 10:30 AM                 

Breakout Sessions (Discover and Collaborate)

  • GHG Protocol Revisions in Focus: Navigating Changes in Scope 2 Accounting
  • Meeting Load Growth in Japan and South Korea: The Importance of Policy and Supply Chain Management
  • Navigating Trade and Tariffs: The Impact on Grid Infrastructure

10:30 - 11 AM

Break                      

11 AM - 12 PM

Breakout Sessions (Discover and Collaborate)

  • Building Your Procurement Portfolio for Today’s Market and Tomorrow’s Goals
  • Know Your Customer: A Session for Utilities and Energy Providers to Explore Customer Perspectives on Clean Energy Procurement
  • The Future of Scope 3 Accounting: Unlocking the Value of EAC Procurement
  • The Power of Storytelling: Communicating Clean Energy Journeys

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