2023 Organizing CommitteE
IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference and Exposition is an event built by the industry—for the industry. Our team of dedicated volunteers work to ensure the trends, insights, and expertise shared reflect what’s critical right now in the power and energy industry.
2023 Committee Members include:
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Audubon Companies
VP, Clean Energy
Chair
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Calvin_Zhang-Headshot.png)
Eaton Corporation
Global Technology Director
Co-Chair
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Kaveh-Aflaki_Headshot.png)
Audubon Companies
Director of Business Development
Technical Committee Chair
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Hamed-Heyhat_Headshot.png)
Honeywell Smart Energy
VP & GM
Industry Committee Chair
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Tamara-Becejac_Headshot.jpg)
Avangrid Networks
Program Manager
Industry Committee Co-Chair
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Megan-Cain_Headshot.png)
The Westly Group
Investor
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Advanced Energy Group LLC.
Founder and CEO
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Lina-He_Headshot.jpg)
University of Illinois at Chicago
Assistant Professor
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Burns & McDonnell
Professional Engineer & Distribution Modernization Manager
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Cong-Feng_Headshot.png)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Iman-Kiaei_Headshot.png)
New York Power Authority
Lead System Engineer
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San Diego State University
Assistant Professor
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Stanford University
Managing Director, Bits & Watts Initiative
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Manish-Mohanpurkar_Headshot.png)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sr. Researcher
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Eversource Energy
Manager of Systems Resilience & Reliability
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Larissa-Paredes-Muse_Headshot.png)
Quanta Technology
Smart Street Lighting Consultant
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Shishir-Sekhar_Headshot.png)
Landis+Gyr
Senior Director & Global Lead, Innovation and Technology Strategy
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Milad-Soleimani_Headshot.png)
Guidehouse
Sr. Consultant in Energy, Sustainability and Infrastructure
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Boston Government Services, LLC
Contractor to the US Department of Energy
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Chan-Wong_Headshot.png)
Ampirical LLC
Director of Innovation & Transformation
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Xuan-Wu_Headshot.png)
AES Indiana
Manager of Transmission & Distribution Planning
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Siemens Power Technologies International
Portfolio Consulting Manager
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/YC-Zhang_Headshot.png)
Utilidata
VP of Product Solutions
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ziang-Zhang_Headshot.png)
Binghamton University
Associate Professor
![](https://pes-gridedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Junbo-Zhao_Headshot.png)
Eversource Energy Center for Grid Modernization and Strategic Partnerships
Associate Director