About the event
Join us in San Diego at the Grande Colonial for two days filled with cutting-edge technical sessions, networking, and industry collaboration. You’ll gain invaluable insights into the latest industry trends, connect with peers, and engage in discussions shaping the future of the DER, solar, and grid modernization landscape. Here’s a preview of what to expect:
DEC 4th – WEDNESDAY – Morning Schedule
8-9am: Breakfast
9-10am: Keynote Address – Empowering the Future: SunSpec’s Role in Shaping the Modern DER Landscape – Dylan Tansy, (Executive Director, SunSpec)
10-10:30am: Content and Membership Updates, Sam Reid & Erin Mahan (SunSpec)
11-12pm: Panel Discussion: Deep Dive into IEEE 1547 & UL 1741 SB Interoperability – Matthew Wallce (Sr. Engineer, PPL), Kudrat Kaur (Engineer, SunSpec), David Koll (Sr. Engineer, UL Solutions), Jay Johnson (CTO, DERSec)
12pm: Lunch
DEC 4th – WEDNESDAY – Afternoon Schedule
1-2pm: The latest updates on 2030.5 implementation (CSIP, V2G) – Gordon Lum (CTO, Kitu), Chuck Wells (Chief Technology Architect, PXISE), John Holmes (Sr. Energy Advisor, Honda), Tom Tansy (CEO, DERSec)
2-2:10pm: Navigating the Future of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) – James Mater (Director of Strategy, Quality Logic)
2:15-3:15pm: DER Cybersecurity Panel: Data Protection to Threat Mitigation – Dr. Taesic Kim (University of Missouri), Jay Johnson (CTO, DERSec), Silvia Blumenschein (Solar-Log), Damon Kachur (GM, SecureG)
3:15-3:45pm: Break
3:45-4:15pm: Critical updates and discussion on: CSIP, Rapid Shutdown 2.0, Product Registry – Chongyou Du (Gate-sea)
4:15-5pm: Orange Button in 2024: More User Cases, More Clarity, More Connections – Jan Rippingale (CEO, Blu Banyan), Alfred Tom (CEO, Wivity)
6-7:30: Reception
7:30pm: Dinner
DEC 5th – THURSDAY – Morning Schedule
8-9am: Breakfast
9-9:15am: Opening Remarks
9:15-9:45am: An overview of cyber-resilient smart inverters based on practical attack models – Dr. Taesic Kim (University of Missouri)
9:45-10:45am: SunSpec Open Source Program – Vish Ganti (Head of Products – Global VPP, Hanwha Qcells)
10:45-11am: SunSpec Modbus Energy Storage Models Update – David Erhart (Head of Technical Standards and Compliance, Stem, Inc.)
11-11:30: Open Mic
11:30-12pm: Board of Director Address
12-12:15pm: Closing Remarks
The Grande Colonial La Jolla is a AAA Four Diamond hotel located in the village of La Jolla, within walking distance to shopping, dining, and beaches. The Grande Colonial has extended room discounts based on room availability for the dates of December 03-05, 2024
Overnight Parking is included.
Reservations can be made directly by calling (888) 693-6364 or E-mail – info@gclj.com
Room rate discounts are no longer available, please email sam@sunspec.org if you would like to ask about receiving a discount on registration
