21-23 JANUARY 2025 | SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER

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2025 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.
2025 Committee Members include:
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Wayne Bishop
Chair
Quanta Technology
Kevin Geraghty
Kevin Geraghty
Executive Chair
SDG&E
Babak Enayati
Dr. Babak Enayati
Co-Chair
Luma Energy
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Nick Moran
Chair, Local Organizing
Committee
SDG&E
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Alex Moffat
Co-Chair, Local Organizing
Committee
SDG&E
Humberto Gurmilan 1
Humberto Gurmilan
Communications, Local
Organizing Committee
SDG&E
Hong Chen
Dr. Hong Chen
Chair, Technical Program
PJM Interconnection
Dan Sabin
Dan Sabin
Co-Chair, Technical
Program
Schneider Electric
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Dr. Kaveh Aflaki
Marketing Chair & Senior
Advisor
IEMS Solution
Chan Wong Headshot
Dr. Chan Wong
Super Sessions
Coordinator
Landis and Gyr
Milad Soleimani
Dr. Milad Soleimani
Chair, Exhibits /
Sponsorship Committee
Guidehouse
Sandy Norris
Sandy Norris
Co-Chair, Exhibits /
Sponsorship Committee
Consultant
H.G. Chissell
H.G. Chissell
Chair, Start-Up Showcase
Committee
Advanced Energy Group
Saeed Manshadi
Dr. Saeed Manshadi
Co-Chair, Start-Up
Showcase Committee
San Diego State University
Ziang Zhang
Dr. Ziang “John” Zhang
Chair, PhD Dissertation
Contest Committee
Binghamton University,
SUNY
Junbo Zhao
Dr. Junbo Zhao
Co-Chair, Ph.D.
Dissertation Committee
University of Connecticut
Shahab Afshar 1
Dr. Shahab Afshar
Chair, DER Stage
North Carolina Electric
Cooperatives
Honghao Zheng
Dr. Honghao Zheng
Co-Chair, DER Stage
Commonwealth Edison
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Andrija Sadikovic
Chair, AI Stage
Quanta Technology
Aber Elandaloussi
Abder Elandaloussi
Co-Chair, AI Stage
Southern California Edison
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Nikoo Kouchakipour
Chair, Electrification Stage
Quanta Technology
John Hofman
John Hofman
Co-Chair, Electrification
Stage
Burns & McDonnell
MarthaSymco Davies 1
Dr. Martha Symko-Davies
Chair, Sustainability &
Resiliency Stage
National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL)
ShishirShekhar 1
Shishir Shekhar
Co-Chair, Sustainability &
Resiliency Stage
Landis+Gyr Inc.
Tim Gitau
Tim Gitau
Treasurer
IEEE HKN
Mariana Resener
Dr. Mariana Resener
Secretary
Simon Fraser University
Hassan Ghoudjehbaklou 2
Dr. Hassan
Ghoudjehbaklou
Poster Session
Coordinator and Chapter
Chair – IEEE PES San Diego
SDG&E
Yannan Sun
Dr. Yannan Sun
Data Analytics Lead
Oncor Electric Delivery
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Lianna Rios
Technical Coordinator
SDG&E
Luka Strezoski
Dr. Luka Strezoski
Chair, European Outreach
DerMag Consulting
International
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Dr. Ahad Esmaeilian
Immediate Past Chair
Audubon Engineering
Company
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