Speaker Listing

Director of Product Management

Intertrust

Principal Ecologist & Fluvial Geomorphologist

Inter-Fluve, Inc.

Supervisory Contract Specialist, Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior (USBR)

Past Chair, Board of Directors

National Hydropower Association (NHA)

Small Hydro Concept Specialist

Voith Hydro Inc.

Service Engineer

GE Vernova

Sustainable Infrastructure & Renewable Energy Market Lead

NASA

Group Lead – Energy and Water Systems Analysis

Idaho National Laboratory (INL), U.S. Department of Energy

Principal Regulatory Specialist

Camas, LLC

Mechanical Engineer, Grand Coulee Dam

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior (USBR)

Managing Director, Generation and Transmission

Chelan County Public Utility District

General Manager, Hydro Generation

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Lead Program Analyst, Strategic Energy

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior (USBR)

Regional Engineer, San Francisco Regional Office, Division of Dam Safety and Inspections

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Director of Meetings and Events

National Hydropower Association (NHA)

Principal Mechanical Engineer

McMillen, Inc.

Senior Asset Management and Compliance Engineer

Avista Utilities

Vice President; Director of Operations – Water, Energy, & Environment; Hydropower Market Executive

Gannett Fleming

Director, Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy

Centralia College

Principal Biologist

Inter-Fluve, Inc.

Member, 2024 Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters (OSAW) Selection Committee

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

Branch Chief, New England, Division of Hydropower Licensing, Office of Energy Projects

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Director of Hydropower Reform

American Rivers

Grid Resilience Team Lead and Electrical Engineer

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

President, GE Vernova Hydro North America; President and CEO, GE Vernova Canada

GE Vernova

Technical Leader

EPRI - Electric Power Research Institute

Water Resources Engineer

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Executive Director

Hydropower Foundation

Sales and Marketing Director

Mercury Governor Group LLC

Director, Hydro Operations

Northwestern Energy

Project Manager

RES

Energy System Analyst

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Executive Vice President, Americas

MIDEL & MIVOLT Fluids, a member of the Shell Group

Hydropower Program Lead

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Director, Division of Resources and Rates

Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA)

Senior Water Resources Engineer & Fluvial Geomorphologist

Inter-Fluve, Inc.

AGO Sales Lead

Merck Animal Health, North America Aqua

Chief Technology Officer

Emrgy, Inc.

Director, Regulated Renewables Operations

Duke Energy Corporation

Director, Business Development

KGS Group

Manager, Interconnection Services

Portland General Electric (PGE)

Fish Biologist, FERC License Implementation

Portland General Electric (PGE)

Principal Scientist

PacifiCorp

Senior Researcher

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Hydro Account Leader - Southeast USA

GE Vernova

Senior Project Leader

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Development Director

Bechtel Global Corporation

Mechanical Engineer, Water Power Technologies Office

U.S. Department of Energy

Senior Advisor and Hydroelectric Production Incentives Project Manager, Hydroelectric Incentives Program, Grid Deployment Office

U.S. Department of Energy

Design and Planning Mechanical Engineer, Grand Coulee Power Office

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior (USBR)

Section Manager - Mechanical/Electrical

HDR

Principal Strategic Agreement Consultant

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Executive Director

Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE)

Modernization Project Manager

Georgia Power Company

Principal Electrical Engineer

Stantec

Branch Leader/Senior Associate

Schnabel Engineering

Vice President & Global Sector Leader- Dams & Hydropower, Energy Business Line

Stantec

Senior Project Manager

Ayres Associates

Director of Regulatory Affairs

Gravity Renewables

Certification Program Director

Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI)

Senior Aquatic Ecologist

Seattle City Light

Senior Manager, Central Hydro Region, Hydro Generation

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Associate Attorney

Marten Law LLP

Senior Marketing Coordinator

Mead & Hunt

Director of Engineering

rPlus Hydro

Vice President

SMI

Vice President, National Business Class Lead

HDR

Senior Director, River Restoration Program

American Rivers

Senior Energy Policy Manager

International Hydropower Association (IHA)

Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Alabama Power

Southern Company

H & H Engineering Supervisor

Mead & Hunt

FERC Compliance Specialist

Great River Hydro, LLC

Adminstrator and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

Senior Principal Water Resources Engineer

Aspect Consulting (A Geosyntec Company)

Project Director, Senior Fisheries Scientist

Ecofish Research, a Trinity Consultants Team

Business Unit Leader

Mead & Hunt

Senior Expert

Oxford Global Projects

Deputy Director

PacWave

Vice President, Renewable Energy Development

PacifiCorp

Assistant Project Manager, FERC Hydropower

SWCA Environmental Consultants

Administrator and Chief Executive

Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA)

Senior Structural Engineer

Mesa Associates, Inc.

Director, Operations

FirstLight Power

Mechanical Engineer

Kleinschmidt Associates

Research Advisor

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

General Manager

Northern California Power Agency (NCPA)

Senior Manager of Land Hydropower Support

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Strategic Planning Analyst

U.S. Department of Energy

Senior Regulatory Consultant

Kleinschmidt Associates

Director, Project Delivery, Environment, Generation and Technical Services

Seattle City Light

District Chief of Contracting, Portland District, Northwestern Division

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Policy Director

Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI)

Electrical Engineer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Applied River Scientist

The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

Owner

HydroPartners

Managing Partner

Pacific Energy Ventures

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Western Power Administration (WAPA)

Assistant Vice President, Hydropower-Dam Safety Engineer, National Clean Energy Resources

WSP

Principal/Regional Manager

KGS Group

Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning

Berkeley College of Environmental Design

Senior Ecological Engineer

Kleinschmidt Associates

Hydropower Generation Program Leader

EPRI - Electric Power Research Institute

Vice President, Area Business Group Manager

HDR

Senior Sales Manager, Hydro Services

GE Vernova

Contract Specialist, Upper Colorado Basin Region

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior (USBR)

Vice President, Asset Management

Hull Street Energy, LLC

Regulatory Affairs

Town of Stowe Electric Department

Artificial Intelligence Subject Matter Expert

Mesa Associates, Inc.

Senior Structural Engineer

HDR

Managing Director & Senior Scientist

Ecofish Research, a Trinity Consultants Team

Senior Electrical Engineer

Mesa Associates, Inc.

Sr. Team Leader, Materials Program

EPRI - Electric Power Research Institute

Director of Corporate Partnerships and Senior Manager of Industry Engagement

National Hydropower Association (NHA)

Licensing and Regulatory Section Manager

Kleinschmidt Associates

Operations Research Analyst

Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems (CADSWES), University of Colorado Boulder

Senior Applications Engineer

MIDEL & MIVOLT Fluids, a member of the Shell Group

Principal Hydropower and Energy Consultant

Stantec

Xcel Energy

Hydro Project Manager

Alabama Power Company

Aquatic Ecologist, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Health Group, Environmental Sciences Division

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Associate

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

Director, Clean Rivers Initiative

Worthington Products

Executive Vice-President, Chief Engineer

McMillen, Inc.

Global Manager for Heavy Civil Business Development

Bechtel Global Corporation

Project Manager

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Lead Mechanical Engineer

Andritz

Fishery Science Department Manager

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Natural resources Attorney

Stoel Rives LLP

Global Product Manager

A.W. Chesterton Company

Mechanical Engineer, Mactaquac Generating Station Hydro Technical Services

NB Power (New Brunswick Power)

Director of Sales, North American Excitation

ABB Inc.

Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy

Vice-Principal, Operations

Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group

Attorney

Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke, P.C. (DWG&P)

Senior Proposal Manager

Andritz

Executive Director

Renewables Forward

Senior Program Advisor, Hydroelectric Incentives Program, Grid Deployment Office

U.S. Department of Energy

Director, Licensing & Compliance

PacifiCorp

Managing Director

Veski

Licensing and Regulatory Section Manager

Kleinschmidt Associates

Executive Director, Asset Management & Advisory

BBA, Inc.

Director of Power Supply Engineering Services

Portland General Electric (PGE)

Senior Project Manager, Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives, Hydroelectric Incentives Program, Grid Deployment Office

U.S. Department of Energy

Chief, Turbomachinery Section, Hydroelectric Design Center

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Mechanical Engineer

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior (USBR)

Manager - Hydro Licensing and Compliance

Southern Company

Education Coordinator

Benton Conservation District

AI Solutions Director

Elder Research

Director of Engineering

Merjent

Maintenance Manager

Energy Keepers, Inc. (owned by Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes)

General Manager, Hydro, Bad Creek Pumped Storage Project

Duke Energy Corporation

Vice President of Utility Operations

Portland General Electric (PGE)

Aquatic Ecologist, Fisheries Biologist

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

FERC Hydropower Licensing & Compliance Manager

Mead & Hunt

Restoration Policy Manager

Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group

National Hydropower Program Manager

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Member

Julie Keil Scholarship Selection Committee

Regulatory Specialist

HDR

Product Manager, HydroForecast

Upstream Tech

Senior Hydraulic Engineer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Senior Scientist

Anchor QEA

Co-Vice Chair, Board of Directors, National Hydropower Association; Chief Operating Officer (COO),

Mavel Americas, Inc.

Chief Dam Safety Engineer

Grant County Public Utility District

Vice President

Kearns & West

Manager - Project Delivery

Chelan County Public Utility District

Structural Engineer, Water

Mead & Hunt

Vice President of Generation, Operations, and Development

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP)

Associate Director, National Dam Removal Program

American Rivers

Director of Asset Management

FirstLight Power Services LLC

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Natel Energy

Project Manager

Ayres Associates

Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Natel Energy

Director of Power Generation Planning

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Dams Deputy Business Line Director

Black & Veatch

Senior Associate/Senior Vice President, Dams & Hydropower

Schnabel Engineering

Senior Project Manager, Maintaining & Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentives, Hydroelectric Incentives Program, Grid Deployment Office

U.S. Department of Energy

Executive Director

Columbia Snake Campaign

Partner

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

Vice President of Renewable Resources

PacifiCorp

Chief Dam Engineer

Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.

Licensing Coordinator

Kleinschmidt Associates

Associate Attorney

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

Senior Researcher

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Lead Developer, Cybersecurity App

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy

Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President Regulatory Affairs

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy

Chief Operations Officer (COO)

rPlus Energies

Tunnel Design Skills Leader

Arup

Head of Development, North America

Sweetch Energy

Engineering Planner / Project Manager

Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB)

Principal

Nelson Energy

Vice President Consulting Services

Innovasea

FERC License Manager

PacifiCorp

R&D Associate Staff Member

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Vice President of External Affairs

Natel Energy

Principal

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants

Vice President of Operations and Senior Regulatory Specialist

Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, D.P.C.

Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Renewable Resources

PacifiCorp

Senior Biologist

Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB)

Principal Engineer -- Robotics & Autonomous Systems

GE Research

Chair

NHA Dr. Kenneth Henwood Award 2024 Selection Committee

Chief Technical Officer

Preformed Windings

O&M Engineering Chief, Grand Coulee Power Office

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior (USBR)

Hydropower and Pumped Storage Consultant

Director, Hydro Operations

Ameren

Generating Assets Manager

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

Procurement Analyst, HQ SBS, Acquisition Policy Branch, Acquisition Assistance Management Division

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior (USBR)

Business Development Manager

Olsson Industrial Electric

Senior Director, Power Generation Operations

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Senior Vice President, Energy Operations

Puget Sound Energy

Senior Data Scientist

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy

Hydropower Program Manager, Water Power Technologies Office

U.S. Department of Energy

Senior Advisor

Dawson & Associates

Co-Vice Chair, National Hydropower Association Board of Directors, and Principal, Licensing and Regulatory Lead,

Stantec

Contract Specialist, Lower Colorado Basin Region

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior (USBR)

Staff Mechanical Engineer

Natel Energy

Adminstrator and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA)

Senior Program Manager

3U Technologies LLC

Partner

Rock Creek Energy Group

Senior Engineer

Geosyntec Consultants

California Regional Director

American Rivers

Consulting Fish and Wildlife Ecologist

Hydroelectric Incentives Program Manager, Grid Deployment Office

U.S. Department of Energy

Hydro Mechanical Engineer

Black & Veatch

Vice Chair, Future Leaders of Waterpower (FLOW), Outside Sales Representative

Worthington Products

President and CEO

National Hydropower Association (NHA)

Partner

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

Electric Utility Executive

Principal

Yale Engineering

Senior Advisor

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy