Meeting the Moment: The Voices Powering the West
Join the SF Bay Area Chapter of Young Professionals in Energy (YPE) for a panel discussion on how to bring together interdisciplinary collaboration to advance clean energy solutions in the West.
Rapid load growth is defining a new moment for the energy industry, challenging conventional approaches to how we build, plan, and operate the grid. Meeting this moment will require diverse perspectives from across the industry and developing new approaches to the challenges facing clean energy development.
This panel will bring together leaders from across the energy industry to discuss how the sector is evolving in response to rapid change and growing electricity demand, and the role that different disciplines, organizations, and areas of expertise can play in shaping what comes next.
Light bites and drinks will be provided.
Where: Pattern Energy Office | 1088 Sansome Street, SF
When: Wednesday, October 21st
Networking and light bites: 5:30 pm
Panel begins: 6:00 pm
Panelists:
Prat Sundar | Pattern Chief People Officer
Prat Sundar is Chief People Officer at Pattern Energy. Prior to joining Pattern, she spent 10 years at ENGIE, a global energy and infrastructure company, most recently serving as Chief Human Resources Officer for ENGIE’s U.S. and Canadian businesses. She brings nearly two decades of experience working across the energy, technology, nonprofit, and government sectors.
Michael Quiroz Ava Community Energy | Senior Regulatory & Data Analyst
Michael is a Senior Regulatory & Data Analyst at Ava Community Energy working at the intersection of state energy policy, wholesale power procurement, and rate design. His work focuses on evaluating new regulatory and market developments that impact clean energy development, and advancing policies that support effective and equitable resource planning.
Chadia Abreu-Fellmann California Public Utilities Commission | Senior Regulatory Analyst
Chadia is an attorney and energy specialist with 10+ years of experience in clean energy transitions, market development, and infrastructure investment across the Dominican Republic, Argentina, and California. She currently serves as a Senior Regulatory Analyst in the Electric Planning and Market Design division at the California Public Utilities Commission, where she collaborates with the Integrated Resource Planning team to advance California’s climate and energy goals.
Before joining CPUC, she served as an Advisor for Clean Energy and Climate Solutions at the Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Dominican Republic, leading initiatives aligned with sustainable development and a just energy transition. Earlier, she served as the Legal Coordinator of Renewable Projects at the Dominican Corporation of State Electric Companies (CDEEE). She is licensed to practice in California and the Dominican Republic.
Matt Campbell Pattern Energy | Senior Manager, Market Strategy
Matt Campbell is Senior Manager of Market Strategy at Pattern Energy, where he supports the development and commercial positioning of the company’s renewable energy projects. His work focuses on market research and economic modeling to assess how power market dynamics, regulatory trends, and competitive landscapes affect project viability and long-term business planning. Matt has also supported commercial origination for SunZia Wind and Transmission, the largest infrastructure project in U.S. history, comprising 3.6 gigawatts of wind generation and a 550-mile high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line connecting New Mexico to south-central Arizona.
Rosalie Reuss Voltus | Director of Product
Rosalie Reuss is joining Voltus as Director of Product later this month. Most recently she was Director of Product at Leap, where she owned the energy market access platform that connects commercial partners to US wholesale energy markets and utility programs. She has spent her career building software for the energy transition, from virtual power plants in the US, Europe, and Australia to community solar in Texas. She holds a master’s in Energy Management from the Technical University of Berlin and a bachelor’s in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia.