Opening General Session

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

8:20 AM - 9:45 AM CT

Location: General Assembly Theater (Level 3)

Moderator(s)

Andrias White Murdaugh

Vice President, Conferences & Events
American Clean Power Association

Speaker(s)

Brittainny Jones

Senior Associate, Project Integration
LRE
Dallas, Texas
The Honorable Rodney Ellis

Commissioner
Harris County, Texas
Jason Grumet

Chief Executive Officer
American Clean Power Association
Washington, District of Columbia
David Carroll

CEO & Chief Renewables Officer | ACP Board Chair
ENGIE
John Hensley

Senior Vice President, Markets and Policy Analysis
American Clean Power Association

Panelist(s)

Hunter Armistead

Chief Executive Officer
Pattern Energy
Houston, Texas
Laura Beane

President
Vestas North America
Portland, Oregon
BJ Ducey

President, Strategic Operations
Quanta Services, Inc
David Hardy

Global Chief Commercial Officer
GE Vernova

Speaker(s)

Ken Young

President & CEO
Apex Clean Energy | Incoming ACP Board Chair

Opening General Session Program:

Welcome - Mistress of Ceremonies
Andrias White Murdaugh, Vice President, Conferences & Events, American Clean Power Association

Safety Moment
Brittaiiny Jones, LRE

Welcome Remarks
The Honorable Rodney Ellis, Commissioner, Harris County, Texas

CEO Address & State of the Clean Industry
Jason Grumet, Chief Executive Office, American Clean Power Association

ACP Board Chair Remarks
David Carroll, Chief Renewables Officer & Senior VP, ENGIE North America

Clean Energy Market Overview
John Hensley, SVP, Markets and Policy Analysis, American Clean Power Association

Featured Panel | Executive Insights on Building at Scale: Inside SunZia, America’s Largest Clean Energy Infrastructure Project
What does it take to deliver one of the largest energy infrastructure projects in U.S. history? This executive-level conversation moderated by ACP CEO Jason Grumet will give a behind-the-scenes perspective from the leaders behind the SunZia project to share how cross-company collaboration, supply chain coordination, and strategic execution made it possible.

Moderator: Jason Grumet, Chief Executive Office, American Clean Power Association
Hunter Armistead, Chief Executive Office, Pattern Energy
Laura Beane, President & Chief Executive Office, Vestas North America
B.J. Ducey, Strategic Operations, Quanta Services, Inc.
David Hardy, Global Chief Commercial Officer, GE Vernova Wind

Incoming Board Chair Remarks
Ken Young, President and Chief Executive Officer, Apex | Incoming American Clean Power Association Board Chair

Closing Remarks
Andrias White-Murdaugh, VP, Conferences & Events, American Clean Power Association