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Omeed Badkoobeh

Vice President of Sales, ESS Division at Ampace Technologies

Omeed Badkoobeh is a veteran leader in the solar + storage industry, with over 16 years of hands-on experience spanning residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems. He began his career designing and deploying rooftop solar and small commercial installations, and later held a sales role at Tesla, where he honed his skills in driving adoption of clean energy technologies.
 
Omeed is the founder of Yotta Energy, a company that has pioneered a novel solar + storage architecture (PV-coupled microinverter + battery modules, branded as SolarLEAF™) designed to cost-effectively and scalably integrate storage into rooftop solar systems, while managing thermal conditions and improving deployment economics.
Under his leadership, Yotta was recognized on the 2024 Global Cleantech 100 list for its innovation and impact.
 
Currently, Omeed serves as Vice President of Sales, ESS Division at Ampace Technologies, where he leads commercial and strategic efforts to accelerate deployment of energy storage systems (ESS). His mission is to help make solar power dispatchable and grid-resilient by scaling ESS adoption across markets. Throughout his career, Omeed has combined entrepreneurial vision with domain expertise. He is a NABCEP-certified solar professional and has been personally responsible for deploying millions in revenue across renewable energy projects.
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Mark R. Stover

Executive Director Texas Solar+Storage Association (TSSA)

Mark Stover serves as the Executive Director of TSSA. He joined the association in May 2024. Prior to joining TSSA, Mark served on the association’s board of directors and was its secretary.

Before TSSA, Mark led government and regulatory affairs activities in ERCOT and SPP for Apex Clean Energy, a national leader in utility-scale wind, solar, BESS, and green hydrogen development, construction, and operations.

Mark holds over 25 years of external affairs experience in the electric power industry. Prior to joining Apex in 2017, he ran a consulting practice focused on renewable energy policy and project development. From 2008-2014, Mark served on the management team of a privately funded renewable energy company, Hydro Green Energy (HGE), where he was Vice President of Corporate Affairs. From 2006-2008, Mark worked at Good Company Associates in Austin, TX, where he provided a variety of consulting services to clients in the renewable energy, demand response, and energy efficiency sectors.

Mark’s career began in 1994 in Washington, DC, where he spent 11 years working at three national trade associations, including the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) and the National Hydropower Association (NHA), where he ran legislative, regulatory, and media activities. Mark graduated from Syracuse University, where he studied political science and foreign affairs. He left DC for Austin in 2005.

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Micalah Spenrath

Deputy Director, Policy & Energy, HARC

Micalah Spenrath serves as the Deputy Director of Policy & Energy at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), where she leads the organization's Policy & Government Relations program, applying science to inform sound energy policy. At HARC, she plays a key role in building strategic partnerships with policymakers, industry and other stakeholders to support the deployment of sustainable energy solutions across Texas. Her experience includes working on Texas Solar for All, a program designed to bring distributed solar and storage to communities across Texas and the nation, reducing energy costs, building resilience, and local workforce opportunities.
 
Prior to joining HARC, Micalah was a Principal at Advanced Energy United, advocating for policies to accelerate advanced energy adoption in Texas. She also contributed to the ERCOT Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources (ADER) Pilot Project through her role on the ADER Task Force, a coalition of businesses, utilities, and research institutions shaping the future of distributed energy resources and virtual power plants in Texas.
 
She holds a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University, a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Earth and Environmental Science from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification.
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Timothy Harvey

Customer Renewable Solutions Manager, Austin Energy

Timothy Harvey has more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry, including 18 years in Austin Energy’s solar group. Under his leadership, Austin Energy has developed and expanded its award-winning residential, multifamily, and commercial rebate programs, as well as GreenChoice, Community Solar, and Shared Solar programs. Harvey is dedicated to advancing renewable energy solutions that benefit the Austin community and support the city’s sustainability goals.

Austin Energy is a leader in renewable energy, pioneering Texas' wind and solar industries. As a community-owned utility, it prioritizes customers over shareholders, ensuring its programs align with local sustainability and resiliency goals while keeping costs fair and transparent.

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Christian Claudel

Associate Professor, William J. Murray, Jr. Fellowship in Engineering No. 1, Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Christian Claudel is an Assistant Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at UT-Austin. He received the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from UC-Berkeley in 2010, and the MS degree in Plasma Physics from Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon in 2004. He received the Leon Chua Award from UC-Berkeley in 2010 for his work on the Mobile Millennium traffic monitoring system. His research interests include control and estimation of distributed parameter systems, wireless sensor networks and unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Etienne Cadestin

Founder and Board Member, Longevity Power

Etienne Cadestin is the founder of Longevity Partners. He also founded Longevity Power, a subsidiary of the Longevity Partners Group focusing on the deployment of rooftop solar and energy storage. Prior to that, Etienne worked at Knight Frank, and the United Nations Environment Programme. He has more than fifteen years of expertise in sustainability and responsible investment. Over that period, Etienne has been advising some of the largest institutional investors on their future proofing and value creation strategies and Longevity Partners was one of the fastest growing privately owned sustainability advisory businesses in the world. Etienne stepped down as the group global CEO in October 2025 and is focusing on  senior advisory and high impact innovative initiatives. 

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Sergio Castellanos

Assistant Professor at the UT Austin's Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department

Sergio Castellanos is an assistant professor at the UT Austin's Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department, where he leads the RESET (Rapid, Equitable & Sustainable Energy Transitions) Lab, analyzing just decarbonization pathways for emerging economies, data-driven sustainable transportation approaches, and equitable local energy transitions.  With collaborators, his interdisciplinary projects have been awarded international prizes (United Nations' Data for Climate Action Challenge), won national competitions (México), and gathered media attention (Forbes, Greentech Media). He was a recipient of the 2023 Cesar Chavez "Si Se Puede" Award' from PODER, an environmental justice organization in East Austin, TX, in recognition of his leadership and transformative work to help better communities in Austin. Sergio holds an Engineering Ph.D. from MIT.

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Greg Gosnell

President & Chief Executive Officer, GenH2

Greg Gosnell is the President and Chief Executive Officer of GenH2, a leading company in hydrogen infrastructure technology. Greg is an accomplished leader with a proven track record of driving strategic growth in the emerging technologies and clean energy sectors. With deep expertise in scaling businesses, forging strategic partnerships, and driving innovation, Greg has successfully led multiple organizations through transformative growth. Under his stewardship, GenH2 has achieved significant advances in development and commercialization of liquid hydrogen technologies, positioning the company as a key player in the transition to a clean energy future. Greg has spearheaded initiatives to accelerate market expansion, increase revenue, and enhance operational efficiency, positioning GenH2 for long-term success in a dynamic global market. Greg holds degrees in Geophysics and Mathematics from Colorado State University Pueblo.

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