Taking Turns in the Driver’s Seat:
Who Should Push Toward the Finish Line?

This interactive session will focus on recent diversity trends within the utility industry, discuss how organizations are managing challenges and opportunities for supplier and workforce diversity, and identify best practices and lessons learned from organizations nationwide that have effectively “achieved” diversity among their suppliers and workforce. Panelists will discuss their experience with implementing policies. They will explore what more can be done. Participants will suggest who should take the lead — ‘get out of the pit, into the driver’s seat and onto the track’ — to achieve the inclusive and diverse future that we all see ahead of us.

Moderator: Hon. Sadzi Oliva, Illinois

Participants:

Hon. Nick Wagner, Iowa

Hon. Willie Phillips, District of Columbia

Paula Glover, CEO, American Association of Blacks in Energy

Anne Pramaggiore, CEO, Exelon Utilities

Susan Story, CEO, American Water

Family Feud is Coming to NARUC

We are putting a NARUC twist on this all-time favorite game show. You won’t want to miss our ‘family of commissioners’ and our ‘family of stakeholders’ compete to win absolutely nothing but bragging rights. Our ‘families’ will be guessing the most popular responses to survey questions related to utility regulation, based on responses provided by NARUC attendees.

Host: Hon. Nick Wagner, Iowa

Commissioner Family:

Hon. Sarah Hoffman, Vermont

Hon. Judy Jagdmann, Virginia

Hon. Paul Kjellander, Idaho

Hon. Kim O'Guinn, Arkansas

Hon. Brandon Presley, Mississippi

Stakeholder Family:

Kevin Gunn, Principal, Paladin Energy Strategies

Asim Z. Haque, Executive Director of Strategic Policy and External Affairs, PJM Interconnection 

Phil Moeller, Executive Vice President Regulatory Affairs, EEI

Robert Powelson, Executive Director, NAWC