Conference Schedule
All times are in Mountain Daylight Time.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
8:00 AM | Registration and Coffee Social Hour |
8:15 AM | Welcome |
Dr. Angie Bos, Dean, School of Public Service, Boise State University | |
Emcee: Emily Wakild, Cecil D. Andrus Endowed Chair for the Environment and Public Lands, Andrus Center for Public Policy | |
8:30 AM | Panel: The Changing Energy Landscape of the Western Interconnection |
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araujo, Energy Policy Institute | |
Emily Her, Energy Program Manager, Idaho Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources | |
Nancy Hirsh, Executive Director, Northwest Energy Coalition | |
PENDING, Nimiipuu Energy representative | |
9:15 AM | Keynote Address |
Adam Richins, Chief Operating Officer, Idaho Power | |
10:15 AM | Break |
10:30 AM | Panel: Toward Energy Security and Shared Benefits |
Moderator: Justin Hayes, Idaho Conservation League | |
Wyatt Peterson, Tribal Department of Energy Director, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes | |
Alana Edmo, Energy Resource Coordinator, Shoshone Bannock Tribes | |
Kristine Raper, Vice President of Strategic Engagement & External Affairs, Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) | |
Rebecca Wood, Lincoln County Commissioner | |
11:45 AM | Break |
12:00 PM | Lunch & networking |
1:30 PM | Panel: Optimizing Siting and Transmission |
Moderator: Tom Michael, Boise State Public Radio | |
Peter Gower, Climate and Renewable Energy Program Director, The Nature Conservancy | |
June Shoemaker, Idaho Associate State Director, Bureau of Land Management | |
PENDING, PacifiCorp representative | |
2:45 PM | Break |
3:00 PM | Keynote Address |
Janea Scott, senior counselor to Assistant Secretary for Land and Mineral Management, Department of the Interior | |
4:15 PM | Break |
4:30 PM | Closing Remarks |