2025 Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO and Policy Forum

 WHEN 

Thursday, July 24, 2025
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM EDT

Forum: 9 AM – 5 PM
Exhibits: 12 – 7 PM
Reception: 5 – 7 PM

 WHERE 

Rayburn House Office Building
45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, D.C.

Exhibits: Rayburn Foyer
Policy Forum: Gold Room (Room 2168)
Reception: Rayburn Foyer

Forum online at: www.eesi.org/livecast

TBA

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) - Video remarks

TBA

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) - Video remarks

TBA

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) - Video remarks

9:00 AM

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa)

9:30 AM

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.)

9:45 AM

Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.)

10:30 AM

Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.)

11:00 AM

Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

11:30 AM

Rep. Paul D. Tonko (D-N.Y.)

9 AM – 9:45 AM

Smart Home, Green Home

• Katrin Klingenberg, Founder and Co-Executive Director, Phius

• Prerna Tomar, Director, Public Policy, Samsung

• Anuj Mistry, Manager of Technical Services, Daikin

10 AM – 10:45 AM

Clean Energy Means Business

• Allison Hull, Chair of the Board, Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE)

• Natasha Shah, Senior Vice President of Government Strategy, National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO)

• Sapna Gheewala-Dowla, Associate Vice President of Policy and Research, Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)

11 AM – 11:45 AM

Meeting Energy Demand

• Patrick Hughes, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Technical, and Industry Affairs, NEMA

• Charles Bolden, Senior Director of Congressional Affairs, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

• Matthew Allen, Director of Legislative Affairs, National Hydropower Association (NHA)

• Shannon Bragg-Sitton, Associate Laboratory Director, Energy & Environment Science & Technology, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

12 PM – 12:45 PM

Next-Generation Generation

• Connor Dolan, Vice President of External Affairs, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA)

• Lisa Epifani, Head of Policy, ClearPath

• Karl Hausker, Senior Fellow, Polsky Energy Center, World Resources Institute (WRI)

1 PM – 1:45 PM

Building Resilience and Comfort 

• Justin Koscher, President, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)

• Sarah Maston, President-Elect, ASHRAE

• Patrick Kiker, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA)

• John Farrell, Associate Lab Director, Mechanical & Thermal Engineering, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

2 PM – 2:45 PM

Rural Energy

• Doug O'Brien, President and CEO, National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA)

• Benjamin Longstreth, Board Member, Beneficial Electrification League (BEL)

• Michael J. Lemon, Founder, BTR Energy

• Jaqueline Cochran, Associate Lab Director, Strategic Energy Analysis & Decision Sciences, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

3 PM – 3:45 PM

Transportation and Mobility

• Genevieve Cullen, President, Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA)

• Carrie Annand, Executive Director, American Biomass Energy Association (ABEA)

• Chris Bliley, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Growth Energy

• Arthur L. Guzzetti, Vice President, Policy and Mobility, American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

4 PM – 4:45 PM

Securing America’s Energy Supply

• John Hensley, Senior Vice President, Markets and Policy Analysis, American Clean Power Association (ACP)

• Will Rogers, Principal, Converge Strategies

• Jake P. Gentle, Senior Manager, Distributed Energy Systems, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)