RE+ Hawaii Conference January 22-23, 2024 – Hawaii

Name: RE+ Hawaii Conference January 22-23, 2024 - Hawaii
Start: 2024-01-22
End: 2024-01-23

RE+ is more than just the largest clean energy event, it’s a catalyst for industry innovation designed to supercharge business growth in the clean energy economy. RE+ Events (formerly Solar Power Events) is a series of events around the country bringing clean energy leaders together to expand business prospects, share best practices, and identify ways to advance the industry. We are dedicated to bringing the best minds and technologies together to transform the biggest energy, environmental, and economic challenges into opportunities that will ensure a prosperous, clean, and productive future. Year-round, RE+ offers participants access to resources for growing their businesses as the industry changes, as well as opportunities to have a say in the future of clean energy through involvement in regional events and educational seminars. RE+ events dive deep into solar, wind, storage, hydrogen, EVs, microgrids, and more to foster business growth among and between participants.

Monday, January 22, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM HST

Full Conference Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM HST

Registration Open

Registration sponsored by
8:45 AM – 9:10 AM HST

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Location: Stingray

Speaker: Chris Schroeder – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Speaker: Colin Silver – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM HST

Full Conference Sessions
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM HST

General Session: Embracing the Future, Powering the Present

Location: Stingray

Moderator: Lorraine H. Akiba (she/her/hers) – LHA Ventures

Panelist: David Bissell – Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC)

Panelist: Mark Glick – Hawai’i State Energy Office

Panelist: Nicole Lowen (she/her/hers) – Hawai’i State Legislature

Panelist: Colin Yost – Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission (Hawai’i PUC)
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM HST

Full Conference Networking Break
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM HST

Expo Hall Open
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM HST

Utility Scale Solar and Storage Siting: Empowering Hawai’i’s Future, with Community at the Core

Location: Stingray

Moderator: Samantha Ruiz (she/her/hers) – Department of Energy (DOE)

Panelist: Rebecca Dayhuff Matsushima (she/her/hers) – Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Panelist: Sandra Larsen – AES Hawaiʻi

Panelist: Nicola Park (she/her/hers) – Clearway Energy Group
11:25 AM – 12:25 PM HST

Grid Modernization and Clean Energy Technology Innovation for a Sustainable Energy Future

Location: Stingray

Moderator: Evelyn M. Butler (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Sarah Jane Amadeo – Enphase Energy

Panelist: Bryant Komo – Hawaiian Electric

Panelist: Steven Rymsha – Sunrun; Hawai’i PV Coalition
12:25 PM – 1:25 PM HST

Full Conference Networking Lunch
1:25 PM – 1:55 PM HST

QuickTalk: Looking to the Future of Ratemaking in Hawai’i

Location: Stingray

Moderator: Sara Birmingham (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Jennifer Potter (she/her/hers) – Strategen
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM HST

Microgrids and Energy Resilience in Hawai’i’s Climate Emergencies

Location: Stingray

Moderator: Melissa Miyashiro (she/her/hers) – Blue Planet Foundation

Panelist: Jared Leader – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Ted Peck – Holu Hou Energy

Panelist: Kirstin Punu (she/her/hers) – AES Hawai’i

Panelist: Keith Yamanaka (he/him/his) – U.S. Army Garrison Hawai’i (USAG-HI)
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM HST

Full Conference Networking Break
3:30 PM – 4:05 PM HST

Powering Hawai’i’s Future: EV Infrastructure, Electrification, and Bidirectionality

Location: Stingray

Moderator: Garrett Fitzgerald (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Greggory Kresge (he/him/his) – World Resources Institute

Panelist: Aki Marceau (she/her/hers) – Hawaiian Electric
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM HST

Streamlining Progress: Permitting Clean Energy Projects in Hawai’i

Location: Stingray

Moderator: Doug McLeod – DKK Energy Services

Panelist: Rachel Ah Sue (she/her/hers) – Mālama Solar

Panelist: Blake Briddell – Sunrun

Panelist: David Gorman – RevoluSun

Panelist: Zendo Kern – County of Hawai’i
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM HST

Expo Hall Happy Hour
Location: Alohilani Ballroom (Expo Hall)
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM HST

RE+ Hawai’i Networking Reception
Location: Alohilani Resort Swell Makai Pool Deck

Sponsored by
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM HST

Full Conference Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM HST

Registration Open

Registration sponsored by
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM HST

Empowering Communities: Building Resilience for Hawai’i’s Residents and Businesses to Mitigate the Dual Affordability and Housing Crises

Location: Stingray

Moderator: Rocky Mould – Hawai’i Solar Energy Association (HSEA)

Panelist: Caroline Carl – Leidos

Panelist: Dawn Lippert (she/her/hers) – Elemental Excelerator

Panelist: Ben Sullivan – City and County of Honolulu
9:00 AM – 12:15 PM HST

Full Conference Sessions
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM HST

Full Conference Networking Break
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM HST

Expo Hall Open
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM HST

Navigating Clean Energy Incentives in Hawai’i

Location: Stingray

Moderator: Ben Norris – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Panelist: Brad Albert (he/him/his) – Loans Program Office (LPO), Department of Energy (DOE)

Panelist: Jacqui Hoover – Hawai’i Island Economic Development Board

Panelist: Denise Salmeron – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Panelist: Gwen Yamamoto Lau (she/her/hers) – Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority
11:35 AM – 12:30 PM HST

Celebrating Hawai’i’s Clean Energy Odyssey: Reflections, Challenges, and a Resilient Future

Location: Stingray

Moderator: Chris Schroeder – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Panelist: Carlito P. Caliboso, J.D., EMBA – Yamamoto Caliboso Hetherington, LLC

Panelist: Jennifer Potter (she/her/hers) – Strategen

Panelist: Julie Yunker (she/her/hers) – Hawaii Gas
12:45 PM – 2:45 PM HST

Rapid Renewable Response: Shaping an Industry Playbook for Disaster Relief (Partner-Led Workshop)

Sponsored by
3:30 PM – 8:00 PM HST

Surf N’ Solar Fundraiser (Partner-Led Event)
Location: The LineUp at Wai Kai, Keoneula Boulevard, Ewa Beach, HI