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2024 CPES Conference

Invited Keynote (Plenary) Sessions

  • Livestream Recordings
  • I-1: Welcome Speakers
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    I-2: Plenary Session 1A
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    I-3: Plenary Session 2
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    I-4: Plenary Session 1B
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  • Welcome Speakers
  • I-1: Achieving Energy Security and Carbon Neutrality through Electrified Green Infrastructure: Towards a Convergence Approach
    Daniel Sui:
    Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation, Virginia Tech
    Presentation
    I-2: Ecosystem for Innovations Towards Electrified Green Infrastructure
    Richard Zhang:
    Professor, Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly Chair, CPES
    Presentation
  • Plenary Session 1A
  • I-1: Transforming the Grid: Innovations in Next-Generation Hardware
    Andre Pereira:
    TRAC Program Manager, Office of Electricity
    Presentation
    I-2: R&D Strategies and Investment Opportunities for a Clean Future
    Jian Fu:
    Program Manager – Systems Integration, Wind Energy Technologies Office
    Presentation
    I-3: MTDC Network to Support Grid Capacity for Carbon-free Generation
    Johan Enslin:
    Program Director, ARPA-E
    Presentation
    I-4: Challenges and Opportunities in Decarbonization with High Levels of Inverter-based Resources in Power Grids.
    Gab-Su Seo:
    I-5: Unlocking the Flexibility of Supply and Demand Side for a Future Decarbonized Grid
    Ning Kang:
    Department Manager, Power and Energy Systems
    Presentation
    I-6: Power Electronics for a Better Grid
    Wei Du:
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Presentation
  • Plenary Session 2
  • I-1: Next Generation Power Distribution in Datacenters
    Peter Barbosa:
    Delta Electronics
    Presentation
    I-2: Data Center Power Systems: Trends and Challenges
    Krishnanjan Ravikumar:
    I-3: Electrified Infrastructure for Green Hydrogen Production
    Yang Liu:
    I-4: Electricity 4.0: Redefining the Energy Landscape with Electrification and Digitization to Enable Net Zero
    Himanshu Prasad:
    Vice President – Energy Storage Center of Excellence, Schneider Electric
    Presentation
    I-5: Commercial Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: Challenges & Opportunities
    Denise Athaide:
    I-6: Simulation, Emulation and Testing Platforms for Future Electric Power Systems
    Fred Wang:
    Professor and the Condra Chair of Excellence in Power Electronics
    Technical Director, CURENT
    University of Tennessee - Knoxville (UTK)
    Presentation
    I-7: From 10 kV to 1 V: Transforming the Foundation of Data Centers and AI
    Christina DiMarino:
    CPES Faculty
  • Plenary Session 1B
  • I-1: Will the Grid be an Enabler or Barrier to the Energy Transition?
    Deepak Divan:
    Director, Center for Distributed Energy, Georgia Tech
    Presentation
    I-2: Electrify Everything Venture Activity
    James Lyons:
    Presentation
    I-3: The Rise of DC
    James LeBlanc:
    Director, Electrification, GE Vernova Advanced Research
    Presentation
    I-4: Gas Insulated Switchgear Advancements
    David Wilson:
    Siemens Energy
    Presentation
    I-5: HVDC and FACTS Technology Trends and R&D Needs
    Ram Adapa:
    Fellow IEEE, Technical Executive, EPRI
    Presentation
    I-6: Power Electronics in Future Grid Applications: A Task for Industry, Government, and Academia
    Rolando Burgos:
    Center Director, CPES
    Presentation

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