Agenda
April 23–25, 2026
Thursday, April 23
Programming for Tuck alumni and speakers
| 4:00 pm | Campus Energy Tour: Geothermal |
| 5:30 pm | Welcome Reception for Tuck Alumni |
| 6:00 pm | Innovation Session: Alumni-led Talks |
| 7:00 pm | Tuck Alumni Happy Hour |
Friday, April 24
Open to Dartmouth students, alumni, staff, and faculty. All sessions take place in the Irving Atrium.
| 8:00 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks Katie Kleinknecht, T’27 Revers Center Fellow Erin Mansur, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research and Revers Professor of Business Administration, Tuck |
| 9:15 am | Introduction: The Energy Industry Today Jon Fouts T’92, Global Co-Head of Energy & Power, Morgan Stanley |
| 9:30 am | Electricity Generation and Markets: Balancing Supply with Demand Introduction: Keith Peña-Villa, T’27 Revers Center Fellow Andrew Brannan, Managing Director, ArcLight Capital Phil Giudice T’85, Board Chair, FirstLight Caroline Mann T’15, Senior Vice President, Swift Current Energy Moderator: Jonathan Silverthorne D’08, Director, Revers Center |
| 10:20 am | Coffee Break and Networking |
| 10:50 am | Transmission: The Grid as an Enabler not a Bottleneck Introduction: Will Holding, T’26 Revers Center Fellow Karsten Barde T’11, Director, US Policy & Regulatory Strategy, National Grid Hudson Gilmer, Co-Founder & Chairman, LineVision Michael Skelly, Co-Founder & CEO, Grid United Moderator: Anna Foglesong D’02 T’08, Executive Director, Connected Grid Initiative |
| 11:45 am | Fireside Chat on AI & Energy (Class of 1972 Lecture) Introduction: Sam Brigham, T’26 Revers Center Fellow Adrian Anderson, Senior Vice President for Global Energy, Equinix Moderator: Miranda Ballentine, Distinguished Industry Fellow, Irving Institute |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch Boxed lunches from The Works Café are available in the Irving Atrium. Seating available in the Irving Institute Project Hub (next to the Atrium) and outdoors (weather permitting). Attendees are welcome to join informal discussions around these topics: –AI & Energy, facilitated by Geoff Parker, Faculty Director, Irving Institute (location: Irving Boardroom, 3rd floor) –Regulatory Innovation, facilitated by Damali Harding D’99, T’06, Founder & CEO, Amendment Nine Strategic Consulting (location: Irving Commons, 2nd floor) –Electric Utility First Year Project, Prof. Jim Smith and T’27s will discuss an innovative model for dispatching power plants to meet demand more economically and seek feedback. |
| 1:30 pm | Keynote: Fireside Chat on the Future of the Energy Industry Introduction: Drew Clark, T’27 Revers Center Fellow Dan Revers T’89, Founder and Managing Partner, ArcLight Capital Moderator: Dean Matthew Slaughter, The Paul Danos Dean, Tuck |
| 2:25 pm | The Future of the Oil & Gas Sector Introduction: Eric Ma, T’26 Revers Center Fellow Bart Cornelissen T’04, Senior Vice President, ADNOC Group Edmund Gaither T’00, Independent Advisor, Energy and Natural Resources |
| 3:15 pm | Coffee Break and Networking |
| 3:50 pm | Research Presentation: Why the Carbon Emissions of an Electricity Project Change over Time Erin Mansur, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research and Revers Professor of Business Administration, Tuck |
| 4:10 pm | Financing the Future Introduction: Rae Aaron, T’27 Revers Center Fellow Jon Fouts T’92, Global Co-Head of Energy & Power, Morgan Stanley Carmen de Pablo T’01, Chief Financial Officer, Moeve Kyle Teamey D’98, Managing Partner for Planetary Health, RA Capital Moderator: Charlie Donovan, Clinical Professor, Tuck |
| 5:05 pm | Closing Session: Reflections from Students and Alumni Elyse Allan D’79, T’84, Board Director, Brookfield Carlos Solano, T’26 Revers Center Fellow Katie Malus, T’27 Revers Center Fellow |
| 5:25 pm | Conference Concludes |
| 6:00 pm | Revers Center 10th Anniversary: Reception & Dinner Private Event |
Saturday, April 25
Programming for Tuck alumni, Revers Fellows, and speakers
| 7:00 am | Morning Run led by Tuck Students |
| 8:00 am | Networking Breakfast |
| 9:30 am | Campus Energy Tour: Geothermal |