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2023 Energy Legislative Summit
Program Agenda and ​Guest Speakers

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
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Joseph dominguez

President and CEO of Constellation Energy
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​FORMER CONGRESSMAN BILL FLORES

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

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

President of the California Public Utilities Commission
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Commissioner Odogwu Obi Linton

Maryland Public Service Commission 
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claudia chavez

Special Assistant to the President for Candidate Recruitment, White House
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catherine j. k. sandoval

Member of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board
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​Christy L. Jackiewicz

Chief, Minority Educational Institution Division
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fred pfaeffle

Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel
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ron pierce

Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DOE
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chairperson
​rebecca valcq

Commissioner at the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
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gabriel aguilera

Commissioner of New Mexico Public Regulation
Commission
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josé niño 

Chairman of Biofriendly Energy and HIE Board Member
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kwame canty

Senior Director at Edison Electric Institute
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marco avila

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

Co-Founder & Director, National Tribal Energy Association
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j. michael treviño

Senior Executive Advisor, Treviño Consulting Group
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edward rios 

Commercialization Executive, DOE 
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fabricio montesdeoca

Project Manager, Offshore Wind, Dominion Energy
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SECRETARY
​JENNIFER GRANHOLM

U.S. Secretary of Energy
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maria korsnick

President & CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute
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janie gonzalez

Founder and CEO of Webhead
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karen harbert

President and CEO, American Gas Association 
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judge nelson diaz

Of Counsel, Former Judge for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
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CHAIR EMERITA LEA ​MáRQUEZ PETERSON

Commissioner at Arizona Corporation Commission
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Dr. antonio flores

President and CEO,
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)​
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dr. zack valdez

Chief of Staff, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains
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samantha ruiz 

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

Chief of Staff, Office of State and Community Energy Programs
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beatriz cuartas

CALDOE President; Senior DEIA Engagement Officer, DOE 
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helena hernandez

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

San Bernardino Community College District
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eduardo balbis

Commissioner Emeritus, Florida Public Service Comission
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martín montes

Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg, LLC
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david mayorga

Director of Public Affairs, DOE 
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synthia jaramillo

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

President & CEO at California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
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tamara miles

Deputy Director, Small Business Programs, Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU),
DOE
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veronica maldonado-torres

President and CEO of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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william e. mojica

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

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