2020 Power Up Energy Expo

Moderator:
Ms. Kelley Smith-Burk
Director, Office of Energy, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Dr. David Norton
 Vice President of Research University of Florida

Ms. Jennifer Szaro
 President & CEO, Association of Energy Services Professionals

Mr. Lance Marrano
 Director, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Lab

This panel brings together subject matter experts from federal and state agencies, academia, and industry trade associations for an interactive discussion around research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E). Panelists will discuss how installations can deploy new innovations to promote mission assurance and make installations more resilient.

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Day 2: Closing Remarks

GCEN Executive Director Dave Robau gives closing remarks and thanks to everyone that attended and helped with Power Up Energy Expo 2020.

Day 1: Session 3: Utility Partnerships for Energy Assurance

Military installations across the country are transitioning their utility systems and moving to implement Utility Privatization (UP). This structure offers many benefits to the installation. This session brings together Energy Service Companies and Utility Partners for a discussion around the benefits of UP with a variety of case studies.

Day 2: Welcome Message

As Acting Director for the Energy Directorate at Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Les Martin offers a unique perspective energy management, generation, distribution, and storage across Air Force installations. As Les departs from AFCEC and heads on to his next assignment, he leaves some parting words of wisdom. We thank Les for his leadership and dedication to the Air Force.

Day 1: Session 5: Energy Management Case Studies

Energy fuels the mission and how we manage energy is more important than ever. The panel brings together experts from the Air Force, Veteran’s Administration, and Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) to highlight some recently completed projects and share some lessons learned and financing mechanisms to bring projects to fruition.

Day 1: Closing Keynote

Mr. Brian Stahl serves as the Deputy Base Civil Engineer for the 25th Civil Engineer Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base. Check out this session and hear a first-hand account and status update on various reconstruction efforts and mission priorities at Tyndall AFB.