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Rob Wilhite
Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Global Distributed Energy
Black & Veatch

Sessions:

Rob Wilhite is responsible for leading Black & Veatch’s Global Distributed Energy business line. This includes the design, engineering, development, and monitoring/maintenance of client sustainable power solutions including distributed generation, microgrids, battery energy storage, asset management services, and utility grid services.

In addition to serving as a board director and executive committee member for GridWise Alliance, Rob also serves on the City of Belmont’s (NC) Energy and Sustainability Board, and as co-chair of the technology & innovation pillar for Dentons’ Smart Cities & Community Think Tank. Rob also co-authored KEMA’s first book, Utility of the Future: Directions for Enhancing Sustainability, Reliability and Profitability

Recognized as one of the top 25 consultants in the U.S. by Consulting Magazine in 2009, Rob has also been cited as one of the Networked Grid 100 Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid by Greentech Media in 2012, as well as participated in President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness in 2011.

Speakers

  • Kevin Hale
    Kevin Hale
    NYSERDA
  • Jigar Shah
    Jigar Shah
    U.S. Department of Energy
  • Abigail Anthony
    Abigail Anthony
    Rhode Island PUC
  • Jim Walsh
    Jim Walsh
    GE
  • Ty Roberts
    Ty Roberts
    Itron
  • Reynaldo Gomez
    Reynaldo Gomez
    NVIDIA
  • David Porter
    David Porter
    EPRI
  • Maud Texier
    Maud Texier
    Google
  • John Rhodes
    John Rhodes
    The White House
  • Gil Quiniones
    Gil Quiniones
    ComEd
  • Patrick Woodcock
    Patrick Woodcock
    Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
  • Chris Guttman-McCabe
    Chris Guttman-McCabe
    Anterix
  • Phil Toia
    Phil Toia
    New York Power Authority
  • Bob Holycross
    Bob Holycross
    Ford Motor Company
  • Marissa Hummon
    Marissa Hummon
    Utilidata
  • Alice Moy-Gonzalez
    Alice Moy-Gonzalez
    Anterix
  • Eric Dresselhuys
    Eric Dresselhuys
    ESS, Inc.
  • Hani Alarian
    Hani Alarian
    California ISO
  • Ann Moore
    Ann Moore
    AVEVA
  • Kellen Schefter
    Kellen Schefter
    Edison Electric Institute
  • Matt Forck
    Matt Forck
    Ameren Services
  • Sunny Elebua
    Sunny Elebua
    Exelon
  • Allison Clements
    Allison Clements
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Lisa M. Barton
    Lisa M. Barton
    AEP
  • Philip J. Dion
    Philip J. Dion
    American Electric Power Company
  • Carolyn L. Green
    Carolyn L. Green
    EnerGreen Capital Management, LLC
  • Emilie Nelson
    Emilie Nelson
    NYISO
  • Rose McKinney-James
    Rose McKinney-James
    Energy Works LLC |McKinney-James & Associates
  • Rob Wilhite
    Rob Wilhite
    Black & Veatch
  • Aurora Edington
    Aurora Edington
    GridWise Alliance
  • Karen Wayland
    Karen Wayland
    GridWise Alliance
  • Brian Gemmell, PhD
    Brian Gemmell, PhD
    National Grid
  • Jay W. Oliver
    Jay W. Oliver
    Duke Energy
  • Neil Gerber
    Neil Gerber
    Oracle
  • Lee Krevat
    Lee Krevat
    Krevat Energy Innovations
  • Alec Saltikoff
    Alec Saltikoff
    JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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