Conference Schedule

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

2:00 PM - 7:00 PM

7:00 PM

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

7:00 AM - 9:30 AM

All registered attendees will receive a voucher for breakfast at The Circular. You may use the voucher at your leisure anytime the morning of October 10 between 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM. Your voucher will be included in your conference badge holder. Please register for the conference prior to attending breakfast that morning in order to receive your attendee badge and breakfast voucher. The conference registration area is located at the Garden Terrace Lounge. 

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Featured Panel Presentation: Embracing the Marketability of Propane & the Environment
• Moderator/Panelist: Mike DeBerdine, Rhoads Energy
• Panelist: Jeff Kerns, ThompsonGas
• Panelist: Ray Worner, Penn Valley Gas

Note: committee meetings are open to all conference attendees interested in the topic. Voting privileges are restricted to active committee members. 

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Denton Cinquegrana
Chief Oil Analyst
Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Jeff Lenard
VP, Strategic Industry Initiatives
NACS

Rich Carrione
VP, Operations
Warm Thoughts Communications

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Featuring Special Guest: Senator Gene Yaw
Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Featured Presentation: Policy Trends for EV Infrastructure
• Presenter: LeeAnn Goheen, Senior Director of Government Affairs, NATSO

Note: committee meetings are open to all conference attendees interested in the topic. Voting privileges are restricted to active committee members. 

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Louise Burke
VP, Strategic Business Development NA Renewables and Global Head of Aviation
Argus Media

Mike Snyder
Advanced Business Development Advisor – Renewables
Marathon Petroleum Co. LP

Jason Lawrence
Senior Business Development Executive
Chevron Renewable Energy Group

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Spencer Cavalier
Co-Head of Downstream Energy & Convenience Retail Investment Banking
Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc.

Sean Dooley
Managing Director
Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc.

Brad Chivington
Senior Vice President
High’s Dairy Stores

Dave Stroupe
EVP of Corporate Development
Energy Distribution Partners

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Featured Panel Presentation: Bioheat® Implementation Roundtable
• Moderator: Kyle Price, Tevis Energy
• Panelist: Kate Duffey, DE Duffey & Sons
• Panelist: Mike Hinds, Hinds Energy
• Panelist: Steve Oehlert, Oehlert Bros
• Panelist: Glenn Robinson, Dixie Land Energy

Note: committee meetings are open to all conference attendees interested in the topic. Voting privileges are restricted to active committee members. 

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Exclusive to PPA New Generation Committee members and their guests.

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

8:30 PM - 11:00 PM

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Jon Medo
Field Manager
Federated Insurance

9:30 AM

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Overview
The Pennsylvania Petroleum Association and Pennsylvania Propane Gas Association will be hosting an emergency planning exercise on October 11, 2023. The exercise will be facilitated by our state agency partners for the purpose of strengthening the Pennsylvania State Energy Security Plan (SESP). Other stakeholders who rely on the interdependency of liquid fuels throughout the Commonwealth will also participate in the exercise.

Who Should Attend
Participating associations would like to ensure all segments of the fuel industry are represented as a part of the exercise. Proposed representation would include: Heating Fuel & Propane Marketers, Motor Fuel Distributors, Retail Gasoline Stations, Common Carriers, Fuel Wholesalers, Terminal Operators, Pipeline Operators, Refiners/Producers, Alternative Fuel Stakeholders

Agenda
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Introductions & State Energy Security Plan Overview
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Commonwealth Response and Operational Coordination in Emergencies
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Mock Exercise: Electric Grid Operability During Severe Winter Weather
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch & Participant Evaluations