2019 MICHIGAN FORUM on ECONOMIC REGULATORY POLICY February 22, 2019 Kellogg Center, MSU

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1 IPUMSU MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Regulatory Research and Education fax ipu.msu.edu 2019 MICHIGAN FORUM on ECONOMIC REGULATORY POLICY February 22, 2019 Kellogg Center, MSU About The Forum The 2019 Michigan Forum will be held this year on Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Kellogg Center on the campus of Michigan State University (kelloggcenter.com). This year s forum will feature remarks from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and representatives from Governor Whitmer s administration as well as Commissioners and leading staff members of the Michigan Public Commission. Other speakers will represent a broad spectrum of public, private, and academic perspectives as well as the evolving consumer advocacy community. Registration The Forum is a one-day conference designed specifically by the Institute of Public Utilities for the Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC), the Michigan State Legislature, the Offices of the Governor and Attorney General, consumer and environmental advocates, utility industry representatives, and others interested in Michigan regulatory policy. The Forum is sponsored by the Institute of Public Utilities (IPU) in partnership and developed in collaboration with the Commissioners and staff of the Michigan PSC. The Michigan Forum is free for all Michigan Public Service Commission and state legislative personnel. The registration fee for the private sector is $175. The fee for the non-profit sector and for municipal utilities is $ Lunch and coffee breaks will be provided. Space is limited, so please register early. To register, please visit ipu.msu.edu or contact us at ipu@msu.edu or About the Institute The Institute of Public Utilities supports informed, effective, and efficient regulation of the infrastructure-intensive network industries providing vital utility services. We fulfill our mission by providing to the regulatory policy community integrative and interdisciplinary educational programs and applied research on the institutions, theory, and practice of modern utility regulation. The Institute is an independent, nonprofit educational and research unit of Michigan State University. IPU-MSU 13-Feb-19 1

2 IPUMSU MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Regulatory Research and Education 2019 MICHIGAN FORUM February 22, 2019 Kellogg Center, MSU Program Agenda - preliminary 8:30 to 9:00 am Registration with Coffee and Pastries Big10A 9:00 to 9:15 am Introduction and Welcome Janice Beecher, Institute of Public Utilities, MSU Chairman Sally Talberg, Michigan PSC, Moderator 9:00 to 9:45 am Governor Whitmer s Regulatory Priorities for Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (invited) Rachel Eubanks, Treasurer of the State of Michigan Madhu Anderson, Deputy Director, Michigan Agency for Energy 9:45 to 10:00 am Networking Break 10:00 to 11:00 am Electrifying Michigan: Transportation and Beyond Commissioner Norm Saari, Michigan PSC, Moderator Deana Dennis, Senior Manager, Government & External Relations, EPRI Cory Connolly, Vice President, Michigan EIBC Marco Bruzzano, Vice President of Electric Distribution, DTE Michael Delaney, ED, Regulatory Affairs and Policy, Consumers Energy 11:00 to 12:00 Energy Emergency Preparedness, Planning, and Resilience: Responding to the Governor's Charge Chairman Sally Talberg, Michigan PSC, Moderator Brandon Hofmeister, Senior Vice President, Consumers Energy Christine Wicke, Exec. Dir. of Electric Optimization, DTE Energy David Chislea, Manager, Gas Operations Section, Michigan PSC Mike Byrne, Chief Operating Officer, Michigan PSC 12:00 to 1:00 pm Group Lunch at the Kellogg Center Big10A Remarks by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel 1:00 to 2:15 pm Roundtable on Utility Consumer Advocacy in Michigan Janice Beecher, Institute of Public Utilities, MSU, Moderator Jim MacInnes, Chairman, Utility Consumer Participation Board Robert Nelson, President, Citizens Utility Board of Michigan Michael Moody, Assistant Attorney General, State of Michigan James Clift, Interim Executive Director, Michigan Environmental Council Melissa Seifert, Assoc. State Director, Govt. Affairs, Michigan AARP IPU-MSU 13-Feb-19 2

3 2:15 to 3:00 pm Affordability of Utility Services Brad Banks, Energy Efficiency Analyst, Michigan PSC, Moderator Yvonne Lewis, Senior Account Manager, Consumers Energy Stephen Christensen, Asst. Director, Weatherization, Wayne Metro CAA Jessica Rick, Housing Programs Coordinator, Habitat for Humanity 3:00 to 3:15 pm Networking Break 3:15 to 4:00 pm Energy Association Roundtable Pat Poli, Michigan PSC, Moderator Erin McDonough, Michigan Oil and Gas Association Tanya Paslawski, President, Michigan Electric and Gas Association Katie Abraham, Director, Michigan Municipal Electric Association 4:00 to 4:30 Michigan s Broadband Roadmap and Progress in Access Eric Frederick, Vice President for Community Affairs, Connected Nation 4:30 Closing Remarks Janice Beecher, Institute of Public Utilities, MSU Submitting Questions at the Michigan Forum To submit anonymous questions to the speakers from your phone, tablet or computer, please visit Enter event code: Submit your question and it will be projected onto the screen. IPU-MSU 13-Feb-19 3

4 IPUMSU MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Regulatory Research and Education 2019 MICHIGAN FORUM February 22, 2019 Kellogg Center, MSU Speaker Bios Katie ABRAHAM Director, Michigan Municipal Electric Association Madhu ANDERSON Deputy Director, Michigan Agency for Energy Brad BANKS Energy Efficiency Analyst, Electric Reliability Division Michigan Public Service Commission Janice BEECHER Professor and Director, Institute of Public Utilities, MSU Mike BYRNE Chief Operating Officer, Michigan Public Service Commission Marco BRUZZANO Vice President of Electric Distribution, DTE 9c82-1f a17/Marco_Bruzzano.pdf?MOD=AJPERES Stephen CHRISTENSEN Assistant Director of Weatherization Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency IPU-MSU 13-Feb-19 4

5 David CHISLEA Manager, Gas Operations Section, Michigan Public Service Commission B.S. Civil Engineering, Michigan Technological University James CLIFT Interim Executive Director and Policy Director Michigan Environmental Council Cory CONNOLLY Vice President, Development and Community Projects Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council Michael DELANEY Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs and Policy, Consumers Energy Deana DENNIS Senior Manager, Government & External Relations Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Rachael EUBANKS Treasurer, State of Michigan Eric FREDERICK Vice President for Community Affairs, Connected Nation Brandon HOFMEISTER Senior Vice President, Governmental, Regulatory, and Public Affairs Consumers Energy IPU-MSU 13-Feb-19 5

6 Yvonne LEWIS Senior Account Manager, Consumers Energy Jim MACINNES Chairman, Utility Consumer Participation Board Erin MCDONOUGH President and CEO, Michigan Oil and Gas Association /?isSendInvite=true Michael MOODY Assistant Attorney General, State of Michigan Robert NELSON President, Citizens Utility Board of Michigan Dana NESSEL Attorney General of the State of Michigan Tanya PASLAWSKI President, Michigan Electric and Gas Association Patricia POLI Director, Energy Operations Division, Michigan Public Service Commission IPU-MSU 13-Feb-19 6

7 Jessica RICK Housing Programs Coordinator, Habitat for Humanity of Michigan Norman SAARI Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission Melissa SEIFERT Associate State Director, Government Affairs, Michigan AARP Sally TALBERG Chairman, Michigan Public Service Commission Christine WICKE Executive Director of Electric Optimization, DTE Energy IPU-MSU 13-Feb-19 7