Tuesday 4 April 2023
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Registration

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Presenters

Welcome Keynote, Introduction, and Bootcamp Overview

Speakers will highlight the evolution and growth of energy security and the importance of coordinated State Energy Security Plans, the energy security planning process, hazard mitigation, state coordination, federal support, and utility collaboration.

Presenters
  • David Terry, President, National Association of State Energy Officials
  • Kenya Stump, Executive Director, Office of Energy Policy, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
  • Col. Jeremy Slinker, Director, Kentucky Emergency Management
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Moderator
Presenters

Getting Your House in Order: State Interagency Coordination on Energy Security

Learn about successful practices in state energy security planning working group formation, interagency planning and buy-in, and intrastate threat- and information-sharing.

Moderator
  • Ben Bolton, Senior Energy Programs Administrator, Office of Energy Programs, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Presenters
  • Amanda LeMaster, Energy Assurance Coordinator, Kentucky Office of Energy Policy
  • Brandi Frazier-Bestpitch, Energy Data Analyst/Energy Emergency Assurance Coordinator, Virginia Department of Energy
  • Alexander Mack, Program Administrator, Office of Energy, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Assessment of Capabilities in Energy Security (ACES) Tool: State Pilots

Hear how two states, supported by Argonne Lab and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, are using ACES, a self-assessment tool to analyze and strengthen their states’ energy security capabilities. State participants will describe their goals and suggestions for other states considering the tool.

Presenters
  • Ashton Raffety, Energy Policy and Strategy Analyst, Decision and Infrastructure Sciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory
  • Edward O’Brien, Senior Economist, Technology Assessment Division, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
  • Lisa Smith, Senior Planner, Maine Governor's Energy Office
Presentations
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Moderator
Presenter

Building Your Bench: Staff Development, Long-term Capacity-Building, and Institutionalization

During this facilitated discussion and visioning session, participants will outline what their ideal energy security program would look like and strategize with peers on how such a program might be developed. Through concerted peer-to-peer discussions, attendees will learn about strategies to onboard, train, and maintain staff with energy security responsibilities and hear insights on how states can leverage existing staff and partnerships to expand the state’s ability to respond to energy emergencies and ensure redundancy. This session will also highlight best practices in training, mentorship, and institutional knowledge retention.

Moderator
  • Sarah Trent, Program Manager, Energy Security, National Association of State Energy Officials
Presenter
  • Ben Bolton, Senior Energy Programs Administrator, Office of Energy Programs, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Presentations
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Break

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Moderator
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Teach a Person How to Fish: How to Conduct Actionable Risk Assessments

This session will highlight novel strategies and best practices for “do-it-yourself” energy sector risk assessments. It will provide a 101-level terminology overview of consequences, threats, and vulnerabilities, and highlight how risk assessments can be conducted to inform meaningful planning and policies.

Moderator
  • Ben Bolton, Senior Energy Programs Administrator, Office of Energy Programs, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Presenters
  • Kenya Stump, Executive Director, Office of Energy Policy, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
  • Kevin DeCorla-Souza, Senior Director, Energy Markets, ICF
Presentations
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Regional Breakouts: Facilitated Discussion on Regional Resilience and Risk Assessments (States and Territories Only)

NASEO will host facilitated regional discussions to help identify opportunities to leverage resources and align efforts for more coordinated and integrated regional risk assessments.

Wednesday 5 April 2023
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Presenter

Keynote and Daily Agenda Overview

Presenter
  • Mara Winn, Deputy Director, Preparedness, Policy and Risk Analysis, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Energy
8:15 AM - 9:45 PM
Presenters

Energy Emergency Response Crash Course

This session will consist of two distinct presentations to highlight the nuances of the State Energy Officials’ roles in modern emergency response. The first presentation will provide an overview of energy data monitoring and energy emergency response duties of State Energy Offices and ESF-12 responders, and how the Energy Emergency Assurance Coordinators program can be leveraged for regional information-sharing and coordination. The second presentation will highlight the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s standardized approach to emergency management, Incident Command System, and ESF-12 coordination best practices from the state to the federal level. The session will culminate in a series of case studies of state responses during energy emergencies.

Presenters
  • Megan Levy, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Project Manager, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Kevin DeCorla-Souza, Senior Director, Energy Markets, ICF
  • Nicole Zawadzki, National Programs Manager, HAMMER Federal Training Center, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Amanda LeMaster, Energy Assurance Coordinator, Kentucky Office of Energy Policy
  • Alex Morese, Manager, Energy Security, Michigan Public Service Commission
  • Maxwell Woods, Assistant Director, Nuclear Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Oregon Department of Energy
  • Nancy Ness, Program Manager, HAMMER Federal Training Center, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Energy
Presentations
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Moderator
Presenter

U.S. Department of Energy EAGLE-I Demonstration and Feedback

This session will feature a brief demonstration of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environment for Analysis of Geo-Located Energy Information (EAGLE-I) system and provide insight into how states can leverage the tool to inform energy emergency responses. States are encouraged to come with questions, use cases and requests for capabilities or data layers they would find helpful.

Moderator
  • Amanda LeMaster, Energy Assurance Coordinator, Kentucky Office of Energy Policy
Presenter
  • Aaron Myers, Geospatial Systems Architect and EAGLE-I Project Lead, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Presentations
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Moderator
Presenters

From Theory to Practice: Designing State Energy Security Plans for Energy Emergency Response Operations

This session will highlight current best practices of State Energy Security Plan operationalization, and how State Energy Offices can develop actionable plans. Speakers will walk through existing Energy Emergency Response Playbooks, strategies to develop quantitative and qualitative thresholds, and data-driven response tactics.

Moderator
  • Ben Bolton, Senior Energy Programs Administrator, Office of Energy Programs, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Presenters
  • Paul Holloway, Emergency Planner and Energy Analyst, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
  • Megan Levy, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Project Manager, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Energy
Presentations
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Working Lunch

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Break

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Moderators
Presenter

Let’s Have a Cyber Conversation

To develop a better understanding of the energy sector’s cybersecurity preparedness and risks, states will need to engage utilities on their cybersecurity posture. Conversations with electric utilities on cybersecurity can be formally structured to yield actionable analysis of the cybersecurity maturity of the utility. This interactive session will demonstrate how to conduct a semi-structured face-to-face interaction between a state agency and a utility.  Further, it will provide an overview of the Cybersecurity Preparedness Evaluation Tool, which is useful for determining the cyber preparedness posture of utilities in your state.

Moderators
  • Brandi Martin, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Project Manager, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Megan Levy, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Project Manager, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Energy
Presenter
  • Jody Raines, Senior Cybersecurity Policy Specialist, Center for Partnerships and Innovation, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Presentations
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Moderator
Presenter

Cybersecurity Incident Response Planning and Integration

This session will feature cybersecurity subject matter experts outlining how states can integrate cybersecurity protocols into their incident response planning. Speakers will cover incident response preparedness and provide an overview on formal Emergency Support Function (ESF) development for cybersecurity, in some states designated as ESF-17.

Moderator
  • Edward O’Brien, Senior Economist, Technology Assessment Division, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
Presenter
  • Brant Mitchell, Chief Operating Officer, Stephenson Technology Corporation
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Moderator
Presenters

Planning Strategic Energy Emergency Response Exercises

During this 101-type session, participants will learn how state-led energy emergency exercises can enhance state preparedness, interagency collaboration, and response capabilities. Speakers will review best practices for funding, designing, and executing energy emergency response exercises, and will review existing resources states can reference in their own exercise planning.

Moderator
Presenters
  • Ben Bolton, Senior Energy Programs Administrator, Office of Energy Programs, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
  • Chuck Bondurant, Director, Critical Infrastructure Security and Risk Management, Public Utility Commission of Texas
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Regional Breakouts: Energy Emergency Response Coordination (States and Territories Only)

NASEO will host facilitated regional discussions to strategize on how states can further develop regional response frameworks to enhance mutual aid and regional capacity during energy emergencies.

Thursday 6 April 2023
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Presenter

Keynote and Daily Agenda Overview

Presenter
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Moderator
Presenters

State and Local Spotlight: Coordinated Hazard Mitigation in Kentucky

This session will provide an overview of Kentucky’s extensive hazard mitigation planning and engagement with local districts, and the Commonwealth’s holistic approach to energy sector hazard mitigation. Speakers will address the nuances, challenges, and benefits of local engagement, and articulate how State Energy Offices can leverage local partnerships to inform state hazard mitigation efforts.

Moderator
  • Amanda LeMaster, Energy Assurance Coordinator, Kentucky Office of Energy Policy
Presenters
  • Nick Grinstead, Hazard Mitigation Planner, Kentucky Emergency Management; Planning and Project Grants Manager/Program Coordinator, Hazard Mitigation Grants Program Office, University of Kentucky
  • Colie Smith, Regional Resiliency Coordinator/Economic Development Specialist, Green River Area Development District
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Moderator
Presenters

State-Industry Partnership Spotlight: Stakeholder Engagement Strategies

Energy infrastructure owners and operators can be valuable partners in state energy security planning but sensitivities especially around data access remain. This session will outline strategies that State Energy offices can employ to build mutually beneficial relationships with industry partners to foster collaborative energy security planning. States will highlight successful, replicable approaches to information-sharing, coordination, and mutual planning support.

Moderator
Presenters
  • Jeff Blend, Energy Resource Professional, Energy Bureau, Montana Department of Environment Quality
  • Nick Comer, External Affairs Manager, East Kentucky Power Cooperative
Presentations
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Industry Partnership Development Breakouts

These breakout sessions will provide an opportunity for state attendees to engage directly with industry representatives to strategize on public-private partnership development, and to troubleshoot existing challenges. Representatives from the electricity, liquid fuels, natural gas, and distributed energy resource subsectors will participate as speakers.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Moderator
Presenters

Breakout 1: Electricity

Moderator
Presenters
  • Martha Duggan, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
  • John Veatch, Disaster and Resilience Programs, American Public Power Association
  • David Batz, Managing Director, Cyber and Infrastructure Security, Edison Electric Institute
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Moderator
Presenters

Breakout 2: Oil and Natural Gas

Moderator
Presenters
  • Sherri Stone, Vice President, Energy Marketers of America
  • David McGowan, III, Southeast Region Director, State Government Affairs, American Petroleum Institute
  • Kimberly Denbow, Vice President, Security and Operations, American Gas Association
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Moderator
Presenters

Breakout 3: Distributed Energy Resources

Moderator
  • Kelsey Jones, Senior Program Manager, Electricity, National Association of State Energy Officials
Presenters
  • Megan Culler, Power Systems Engineer, Idaho National Laboratory
  • Alex Brickner, Director, Small Business Innovation Research Center of Excellence, Lowell Research Institute, University of Massachusetts
  • Jeff Morris, Senior Director, State Government Relations, Schneider Electric
  • Chad Lloyd, Director, Cybersecurity Architecture and Senior Fellow, Schneider Electric
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Next Steps, Wrap-up, and Adjourn

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