Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for an event on the importance of transmission infrastructure to an effective and resilient energy transition on October 4th, 2023. Giuseppina Di Foggia, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Terna will begin the event with an address moderated by Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Following the discussion, two expert panels will offer senior-level perspectives from government, civil society, and the private sector on the role of transmission in the global energy transition, and opportunities and challenges in transmission planning.
Opening Remarks:
Giuseppina Di Foggia, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Terna
Joseph Majkut, Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, CSIS (Moderator)
Panel: Role of Transmission in Global Energy Transition
Saifur Rahman, Joseph Loring Professor, Virginia Tech; President & CEO, IEEE
Linda Apsey, President and CEO, ITC Holdings
Anna Shpitsberg, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation, the U.S. Department of State
Giacomo Donnini, Executive Vice President for Major Projects and International Development, Terna
Lawrence Jones, Senior Vice President, International Programs, EEI; Senior Associate (Non-resident), Energy Security and Climate Change Program, CSIS (Moderator)
Panel: Transmission Planning - Opportunities and Challenges
Richard Voorberg, President, Siemens North America
Jason Huang, CEO, TS Conductor
Liang Min, Managing Director Bits & Watts Initiative, Stanford University
Cy McGeady, Associate Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change, CSIS (Moderator)
This event is made possible by general support to CSIS and the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program.
