Program Agenda

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 9:00 AM         Welcome Remarks - Hispanics and Energy Transition
Location - DOE Forrestal Auditorium
                       
9:15 AM         2022 Hispanics in Energy Annual Report (Download link here)
 
9:30 AM         Keynote Address - Future of Energy in America
 
10:00 AM       Overview of the U.S. Department of Energy & Inflation Reduction Act Energy Tax Incentives

10:15 AM        Inflation Reduction Act Energy Tax Incentives
 
10:30 AM      Pathways and Partnerships from the Department of Energy
 
11:15 AM       Increasing Hispanic Business in the Energy Sector
 
12:15 PM       Networking Lunch
Location - DOE Cafeteria on 2nd Floor
 
1:15 PM         Why the Energy Industry Must Embrace Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Location - DOE Forrestal Auditorium
 
2:00 PM         Role of Policymakers in Shaping Energy Equity for Hispanics
 
2:30 PM         Opportunities and Challenges for Hispanic Americans in Distinct Energy Sectors
 
3:30 PM         State Utility Commissions’ Role in Promoting Hispanic Business Contracting
 
4:15 PM         How Public Regulators Can Promote Hispanic Equity in the Energy Transition
 
4:50 PM         Closing Remarks

5:00 PM         Offsite Reception  
Location - Hilton Washington DC National Mall the Wharf

Guest Speakers

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senator
​alex padilla

U. S. Senator, California

Joseph dominguez

President and CEO of Constellation Energy

​FORMER CONGRESSMAN BILL FLORES

Vice Chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)., U.S. Representative

maria tamburri

Vice President Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Employee Engagement with Dominion Energy

alice reynolds

President of the California Public Utilities Commission

Commissioner Odogwu Obi Linton

Maryland Public Service Commission 

claudia chavez

Special Assistant to the President for Candidate Recruitment, White House

catherine j. k. sandoval

Member of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board

​Christy L. Jackiewicz

Chief, Minority Educational Institution Division

fred pfaeffle

Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel

ron pierce

Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DOE

chairperson
​rebecca valcq

Commissioner at the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

gabriel aguilera

Commissioner of New Mexico Public Regulation
Commission

josé niño 

Chairman of Biofriendly Energy and HIE Board Member

kwame canty

Senior Director at Edison Electric Institute

marco avila

President of Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board

daniel cardenas

Co-Founder & Director, National Tribal Energy Association

j. michael treviño

Senior Executive Advisor, Treviño Consulting Group

edward rios 

Commercialization Executive, DOE 

fabricio montesdeoca

Project Manager, Offshore Wind, Dominion Energy

SECRETARY
​JENNIFER GRANHOLM

U.S. Secretary of Energy

maria korsnick

President & CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute

janie gonzalez

Founder and CEO of Webhead

karen harbert

President and CEO, American Gas Association 

judge nelson diaz

Of Counsel, Former Judge for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

CHAIR EMERITA LEA ​MáRQUEZ PETERSON

Commissioner at Arizona Corporation Commission

Dr. antonio flores

President and CEO,
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)​

dr. zack valdez

Chief of Staff, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains

samantha ruiz 

Chief of Staff, Office of Economic Impact & Diversity, DOE

chris castro

Chief of Staff, Office of State and Community Energy Programs

beatriz cuartas

CALDOE President; Senior DEIA Engagement Officer, DOE 

helena hernandez

Vice President, Smart Grid & Innovation,
​Florida Light & Power

frank reyes

San Bernardino Community College District

eduardo balbis

Commissioner Emeritus, Florida Public Service Comission

martín montes

Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg, LLC

david mayorga

Director of Public Affairs, DOE 

synthia jaramillo

Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations, United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

julian cañete

President & CEO at California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce

tamara miles

Deputy Director, Small Business Programs, Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU),
DOE

veronica maldonado-torres

President and CEO of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

william e. mojica

Senior Vice President of Technical Services and Asset Risk Management, NiSource Corporate Services