STANFORD NATURAL GAS INITIATIVE ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
Reliable and Affordable Energy in an Electrifying World
Day 2: October 10, 2024
8:00 – 8:45 AM Breakfast and Registration
8:45 – 9:00 AM Welcome and Overview - Naomi Boness, Managing Director, Natural Gas Initiative and Co-Managing Director, Hydrogen Initiative (Stanford)
9:00 – 9:45 AM Keynote: “How Could Policy and Technology Uncertainties Shape Energy Systems?”- John Bistline, Program Manager in EPRI’s, Energy Systems and Climate
Analysis (EPRI)
9:45 – 10:45 AM Panel Session 1: The Policy and Technology Landscape for Gas in an Electrifying World Moderator: Mark Thurber, Associate Director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (Stanford)
Sandy Grace, Vice President, US Policy and Regulatory Strategy (National Grid)
Katrina Regan, Engineering & Technology Development Manager (SoCalGas)
Cristy Sanada, Director of California Regulatory Affairs (California ISO)
Brian Theaker, Vice President, Western Regulatory and Market Affairs (Middle River Power)
10:45 – 11:15 AM Break
11:15 – 12:15 PM Panel Session 2: Coordinating Gas and Electricity Markets
Moderator: Mark Thurber, Associate Director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (Stanford)
Amelia Blanke, Principal Economist and Director of Market Strategy & Governance (California ISO)
Davida Dwyer, Sr. Corporate Counsel (ERCOT)
Phillip Popoff, Director, Resource Planning Analytics (Puget Sound Energy)
12:15 – 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 – 2:15 PM Keynote: “Modeling Perspectives on Natural Gas and Hydrogen for Managing
Wind and Solar Variability”, Ken Caldeira, Senior Scientist (emeritus) in Department of Global Ecology (Carnegie Science)
2:15 – 2:45 PM Break
2:45 – 3:45 PM Panel Session 3: Demand Flexibility and Storage
Moderator: Adam Brandt, Associate Professor of Energy Science Eng. (Stanford)
Jacques de Chalendar, Independent Research Consultant (Stanford)
Will Cheuh, Director, Precourt Institute for Energy (Stanford)
Kevin Peng, Power Utility, Program Manager (LADWP)
Mark Thurber, Associate Director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (Stanford)
3:45 – 4:00 PM Closing Remarks
4:00 – 5:00 PM Reception