SEPT 18, 2026
Transmission Costs, Value and Innovation
Keynote conversation with Katherine Blunt, Director at the Brunswick Group, and author of "California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric and What It Means for America’s Power Grid" and panels on transmission costs and innovation & planning for a better transmission system. Co-moderated by Matt Nelson and Lauren Gage. Convened by Apex Analytics, hosted by Foley Hoag.
Agenda
9:00 AM – Welcome and Introductions (Matt Nelson)
9:05 AM – Keynote Conversation: Katherine Blunt, Director, Brunswick Group
9:25 AM – Panel I: Transmission Costs: Value, Scrutiny, and What Gets Built
10:45 AM – Break
11:10 AM – Panel II: Innovation and Planning: Building a Better Transmission System
12:30 PM – Adjourn
Speakers
Keynotes
Katherine Blunt
Director, Brunswick Group (Auther & Former Wall Street Journal Reporter)
Panel I: Transmission Costs: Value, Scrutiny, and What Gets Built
Ronald Gerwatowski
Chairman, Rhode Island PUC
Charles Dickerson
President & CEO, NPCC
Al McBride
VP System Planning, ISO New England
Johannes Pfeifenberger
Principal, Brattle Group
Vishal Kapadia
CEO, LineVision
Matthew Nelson
Apex Analytics
Moderator
Panel II: Innovation & Planning: Building a Better Transmission System
Sheila Keane
Director of Analysis, NESCOE MA
Abe Silverman
Researcher, Johns Hopkins University
Peter Shattuck
Director, Power Advisory, LLC
Vandan Divatia
Executive VP, Transmission Policy, Eversource
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Lauren Gage
Apex Analytics
Moderator