Dates
August 13, 2025
Hosted by PG&E
San Ramon Valley Conference Center
3301 Crow Canyon Rd
San Ramon, CA 94583
Hotel Recommendation
San Ramon Marriott
2600 Bishop Dr
San Ramon, CA 94583
1 (925) 867-9200
Booking Link
Special rate cutoff date: July 27
This event aims to build on the momentum of the inaugural workshop by deepening collaboration among utilities, technology companies, and Purdue researchers. Hosted by PG&E, the second convening will focus on refining high-priority challenges, accelerating the co-development of implementable solutions, and aligning workforce development strategies with the evolving needs of the grid.
Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Vice President of Transmission and Distribution Engineering | Pacific Gas & Electric
Senior Vice President, Electric Engineering | Pacific Gas & Electric
Senior Director, Energy Products Engineering | Tesla
Chief Operating Officer | Splight
EVP, Utility Solutions | Schneider Electric & CEO | Uplight
Principal, Utility Partnerships - Large Load/Capacity Strategy | Pacific Gas & Electric
Associate Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Investor | Plug and Play Ventures
Associate Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering
Associate Professor, School of Engineering Technology
Founder and CEO | JDM Associates, LLC
Principal, Infrastructure Policy Development | CAISO
Vice President, Head of Strategy and Operations | GridCARE
Vice President, Distribution | Quanta Technology
Chief Executive Officer | Pacific Gas & Electric
Assistant Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
John A. Edwardson Dean, College of Engineering
Robert V. Adams Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Vice President, Markets and Digital Strategy | MISO
Assistant Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering
Senior Director - Integrated Grid Planning | Pacific Gas & Electric
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Commercial | Emerald AI
| Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| 8:45 - 9:27 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:27 - 9:31 AM |
Safety Speaker Safety Moment |
| 9:31 - 9:50 AM |
Welcome & Progress Joe Bentley, Senior Vice President, Electric Engineering, Pacific Gas & Electric | Arvind Raman, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering |
| 9:50 - 10:20 AM |
Lightning Research #1: Machine learning for expediting power system computations Vassilis Kekatos, Associate Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Siva Seetharaman, Assistant Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering |
| 10:20 - 10:25 AM | Stretch Break |
| 10:25 - 10:55 AM |
Lightning Research #2: Untapping the potential of demand flexibility and grid edge resources Junjie Qin, Assistant Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Andrew Liu, Associate Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering |
| 10:55 - 11:00 AM | Stretch Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM |
Lightning Research #3: Fast dynamic simulations for inverter-based resources Dionysios Aliprantis, Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Xiaonan Lu, Associate Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering |
| 11:30 - 11:35 AM | Stretch Break |
| 11:35 AM - 11:55 AM |
Call to Action: what the consortium includes | Help us shape what is next Joe Bentley, Senior Vice President, Electric Engineering, Pacific Gas & Electric | Arvind Raman, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering |
| 11:55 AM - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:35 PM |
Panel Session #1: Powering the Electrified Future: Challenges Today, Solutions for Tomorrow Moderated by: John McDonald (NAE Member) Panelists: Luis D'Acosta (Schneider Electric) | AJ Booth (Tesla) | Aleski Paaso (Quanta Technologies) |
| 1:35 - 1:40 PM | Stretch Break |
| 1:40 - 2:15 PM |
Panel Session #2: Interconnections and Reliability in a High Renewables Grid Moderated by: Andrew Liu (Purdue) Panelists: Todd Ramey (MISO) | Danielle Mills (CAISO) | Shay Bahramirad (PG&E) | Carlos Caldart (Splight) |
| 2:15 - 2:20 PM | Stretch Break |
| 2:20 - 2:55 PM |
Panel Session #3: Innovation at the Grid Edge Moderated by: Wen Tu (PG&E) Panelists: Reza Khaj (Plug and Play) | Aroon Vijaykar (Emerald AI) | Shaneez Mohinani (GridCARE) |
| 2:55 - 3:00 PM | Stretch Break |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM |
Fireside Chat: Patti Poppe, Pacific Gas & Electric and Arvind Raman, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering |
| 3:50 - 4:00 PM | Close |
