Sixth Annual WPI Energy Symposium

Filed in Leadership, Trends in Higher Education by kegorton on July 14, 2016 • 0 Comments

WPI is thrilled to announce the sixth annual Energy Symposium will take place on Thursday, September 29, 2016. Great minds and industry leaders in the world of energy will converge on our campus in Worcester to discuss this year’s topic: Upgrading the Grid with Renewables for a Sustainable Future.

The 2016 schedule is packed with presentations by experts from WPI, IEEE, and throughout the New England energy industry. Discussions will focus on the importance of education and research for sustainability, as well as technical and workforce challenges the industry faces in the ever-changing world of energy delivery.

Industry leaders who will be speaking include:

KEYNOTE: Wanda Reder
Chief Strategy Officer, S&C Electric Company, and candidate for 2017 IEEE President-Elect
Chris Root
Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Electric Company (VELCo)
Yousef Mahmoud
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, WPI
Edvina Uzunovic
Associate Director, Power Systems, WPI
Poojah Shah (’11)
Senior Engineer, North American Electric Reliability Corp.
Michael Henderson
Director, ISO-New England
Dan Toland
IEEE Program Director