26Q3 Chicago Executive Dinner: Affordability & Grid Optimization
✨Join us on July 22nd, 2026 for an evening focused on affordability and grid optimization. The purpose of this dinner is to convene executive leaders to discuss critical challenges and solutions regarding affordability and grid optimization strategies to achieve Chicagoland's health, energy and prosperity commitments.
Featured Speakers, Discussion Leaders, and Participants:
Kumar Chandran, Sr. Director, Market Strategy & Business Development, S&C Electric
Abby Hinkes, Power Solutions Sales Motive Power, EnerSys
Hilary Scott-Ogunrinde, Deputy Director, Energy & Business Utility, State of Illinois
Dan Girard, President & CEO, APG, a Willdan Company
D. Ethan Kimbrel, Deputy Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Philip Roy, Director, Clean Energy Solutions, ComEd
Andy Mitchell, Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of Illinois Chicago
Michael Pittman, Manager, DER and New Clean Energy Programs and Pilots, Ameren Illinois
Keely Hughes, Director, Market Development and Strategic Partnerships, The JPI Group
H.G. Chissell, Founder & CEO, Advanced Energy Group
Agenda
6:00PM - 6:30PM: Networking Cocktail Reception
6:20PM - 6:30PM: Welcome Remarks
6:30PM - 8:00PM: Dinner + Speaker Presentations
8:00PM - 8:30PM: Conclusion
8:30PM - 9:00PM: Optional Networking
Featured Dinner Sponsor: S&C Electric