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AriSEIA's News You Can Use
September 23, 2021
Dear Members, 

The 2021 Arizona Energy 2021 Arizona Energy Future: Innovation, Technology & Economic Opportunity Conference is quickly approaching! Our Early Bird Special pricing has been extended to September 30, 2021 at Midnight. Register today! We are looking forward to seeing everyone to discuss, define, and learn from industry experts, businesses, academics, policy advocates, and elected officials.


Keynote Speakers
Dr. Sybil Francis - President and CEO of the Center for the Future of Arizona, will share with us the results of a 2020 Gallup Arizona Survey to better understand the beliefs and values shared by Arizonans – and what we want for the future. Learn where we agree on important issues and desires on our state’s environmental sustainability and opportunities for change and growth that will make our communities stronger and our state better.
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Kristen Stephenson - serves as Greater Phoenix Economic Council’s senior vice president of research & analytics. In her role, she leads the competitor market analysis, community partnership and research innovation programs, while supporting the efforts of the business development and marketing teams.

Conference Topics Include
·      A Look into What Arizonan’s Want
·      Arizona Energy Rules: Energy Storage, EV, Utility’s Role in Modernization 
·      Electrification and Decarbonization Future
·      Value Propositions of DER (Panel Discussion) – Cost Recovery, Investments, Resilience
·      Emerging Technologies and Commercialization – EV (V2G), IoT Demand Management
·      SolarAPP+ and Soft Cost Automation (Panel Discussion)
·      Electrical Vehicle Innovations

Don’t miss the opportunity to take advantage of Early Bird pricing before it is too late! REGISTER by midnight on September 30, 2021, for exclusive pricing. 

At your service,

Nicole LaSlavic
AriSEIA Executive Director 
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