Welcome to Energy Tech 2025
March 6, 2025
Science Museum of Virginia
Be Part of the Future of Energy Tech! Reserve your spot today and gain exclusive access to expert sessions, networking opportunities, and cutting-edge insights on managing load growth in a decarbonizing world.
Stay ahead of the curve by joining industry leaders and innovators at this can’t-miss event.
Lunch Keynote:
Andy Lubershane
Partner and Head of Research,
Energy Impact Partners
Featured Panel Discussions:
Bringing Fusion Power To Virginia
Erich Fritz
and others
New Tools for Growing Customer Loads
Sasha, Ishmael, VEIR
Kevin Passalacqua, Vice President Project Finance, Bloom Energy
Monty Prekeris, Mercury Computing
Developing Battery Storage Projects
Brandon Martin
and others
A New Frontier for Power Generation
Ken Williams
and others
Enabling Distributed Resources
Santosh Veda, Dominion Energy
Karan Patel, Rappahannock
Alex Bazhinov, Lumin
Mila Hunt, Energy Impact Partners to moderate
and others
Data Drive Grid Resilience
Mishal Thandani, Rhizome
Brian Bassett, Simple Thread
Kevin Jones, Dominion Energy
and others
Hardware for Tomorrow’s Grid
Karthik Rao, VP Customer Success, Linevision
Gridware
and others
PD Workforce Tools of the Future
Jason Gambill
Latoya Asia
Angela Jones
and others
Putting Carbon to Work for Communities
Laura Thomas, Director, Office of Sustainability, City of Richmond
Michael Zak, Dominion Energy
Lightning Talks:
Thermal Cycling — Tanner Cullifer, Dominion Energy
Daniel Marcus, DVI Grid Solutions
Jeff Mock, Head Meteorologist at Dominion Energy
Bruce Vlk, Virginia Clean Cities
Everett Carpenter, CEO of Thermagel and VCU Professor
Graham Sheridan, Virginia Clean Cities
Nearstar Fusion
Rappahannock Electric Coop
Power Up Connect
Innovation Track:
Hardware Prototyping and Commercialization
SPARK Product Development
Software Product Development
Simple Thread
What does 2025 look like for Energy Tech?
Kacy Gerst, Galvanize
Jon Mele, Darcy
Mila Hunt, EIP
Virginia Energy Startup Pitch Competition