2018 OPUDA Annual Conference
Challenging OPUDA members to acknowledge major industry changes occurring in the next 5–10 years and consider policy responses.
Hosted by Emerald PUD
September 19 – 20, 2018 | Springfield, OR
Holiday Inn
We hope to see you there!
Conference Attendees:
Registration Deadline: September 12, 2018. Last Day to Cancel and Receive Refund: September 10, 2017.
Golf Registration Deadline: September 12, 2018.
$345 registration fee includes all meals and conference events for one participant and his/her significant other if they attend. (Pre-conference events are excluded). Dinner-only tickets to the Thursday,
September 20 dinner are $55 per person.
Conference Agenda
Pre-Conference Events
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
9 a.m. 2 p.m. Board and Spouse Activities
3 – 5 p.m. Conference Registration at Hotel
6 – 7:30 p.m. Conference Reception – Saginaw Vineyard
Special Guests: Richard Devlin & Ted Ferrioli, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Thursday, September 20, 2018
7:15 – 8 a.m. Conference Registration
8 a.m. Welcome/Housekeeping
Kevin Parrish, OPUDA President
Scott Coe, Emerald PUD General Manager
8:10 – 8:55 a.m. Lessons We Can Learn From Past Monopolistic Upheavals
Julie Ryan, Aether Advisors
9 – 9:45 a.m. Facing the Competition: Utility Industry Disrupters
Dan Orzech, Oregon Clean Power Co-Op
Jonas Didzbalis, Shift Clean Energy (invited)
9:45 – 10 a.m. Break
10 – 10:45 a.m. How to Respond: Forming Customer Partnerships
Thomas Elzinga, Consumers Power Inc. Retail Store
Pat Keegan, Collaborative Efficiency
11 – 11:45 a.m. How to Respond: Behind the Meter Opportunities
Tom Kerber, Director of IoT Strategy / Park Associates
noon – 1:20 p.m. Lunch and Speakers: Cap and Trade
The Honorable Lee Beyer, Oregon State Senate
Wendy Gerlitz, NW Energy Coalition
Shehzad Wadalawala, The Energy Authority
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Taking Control: Future Power Supply Options
Jeff Atkinson, Energy West
Avangrid (invited)
The Energy Authority (TEA)
2:45 – 3 p.m. Break
3 – 4:10 p.m. BPA’s Value Proposition
Elliot Mainzer, BPA
4:20 – 4:45 p.m. Future of EVs
Jeff Allen, Forth
Jessica D. Reichers, Oregon Dept. of Energy
4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Test Drive Electric Vehicles
Zach Henkin, Forth
6 p.m. Dinner and Entertainment: Looking Back to Move Forward
Kerry Tymchuck, Oregon Historical Society
Registration materials and more information to follow.
2018 Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
To become a 2018 conference sponsor, please visit www.cvent.com/d/ftqh0d
Download the OPUDA 2018 Sponsorship Opportunities flyer.
GIGAWATT – $2,500
The Gigawatt sponsorship level :
• Inclusion of your company’s logo gifts in gift bags
• Including inclusion of brochure in registration packet
• Recognition of sponsorship on OPUDA website
• Exhibitor table
• Name on conference banner
• Logo on conference banner
• Recognition as a sponsor at President’s Dinner
• Four complimentary conference registrations – includes one conference gift and registration packet per registrant
MEGAWATT – $1,500
The Megawatt sponsorship level:
• Inclusion of your company’s logo gifts in gift bags
• Including inclusion of brochure in registration packet
• Recognition of sponsorship on OPUDA website
• Exhibitor table
• Name on conference banner
• Logo on conference banner
• Two complimentary conference registrations – includes one conference gift and registration packet per registrant
KILOWATT – $1,000
The Kilowatt sponsorship level:
• Inclusion of your company’s logo gifts in gift bags
• Including inclusion of brochure in registration packet
• Recognition of sponsorship on OPUDA website
• Exhibitor table
• Name on conference banner
• One complimentary conference registrations – includes one conference gift and registration packet per registrant
WATT – $500
The Watt sponsorship level:
• Inclusion of your company’s logo gifts in gift bags
• Including inclusion of brochure in registration packet
• Recognition of sponsorship on OPUDA website
Questions? Call 503-375-8882 or email lleopard@sdao.com
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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS 2017 SPONSORS!
GIGAWATT
Cable Huston LLP
EES Consulting
MEGAWATT
Special Districts Association of Oregon
KILOWATT
Electrical Consultants, Inc.
General Pacific
Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
Macpherson, Gintner & Diaz
Piper Jaffray & Co.
WHA Insurance
WATT
3M
Anixter, Inc.
Acti-Dyne Survey Research
NW Line Chapter, NECA
Northwest Municipal Advisors
NWPPA
Ruralite Services, Inc.
The Energy Authority
TriAxis, A Division of David Evans and Associates
Tyndale Company
USIC Locating Services, LLC
VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc.
