2022 SPEAKER SERIES

Master Energy Plan Design & Implementation for Facility Maintenance & Operation

Corporate, government, and campus facilities managers are designing and implementing energy master plans through a proactive versus reactive strategic process for sustainable operation and cost effective maintenance. More then just a building specific energy audit, this approach includes evaluation of supply and demand-side requirements, along with a multi-phased improvement plan, including funding and financing options. The experts on this panel will talk about the elements of good plan that identifies inefficiencies, allows for existing asset optimization, hedges against future energy risks, and reduces the carbon footprint for end-users.

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Anton Cohen

Partner - Renewable Energy Industry Leader,
CohnReznick

Anton Cohen

Partner, Renewable Energy Industry Leader
CohnReznick

Anton Cohen, CPA, is a partner with CohnReznick and serves as the National Director of the firm’s Renewable Energy Industry Practice and the Project Finance and Consulting Practice. He has more than 20 years of experience servicing closely held and publicly traded clients in a variety of industries, including energy, corporate and public tax credit funds, technology, distribution, and manufacturing. He is experienced in private and public equity and debt offerings, capital structuring, and general business management. Anton’s audit, tax, and business advisory services cover a wide spectrum of clients from start-up entrepreneurs to multinational corporations. 

Anton is responsible for planning and supervising all aspects of a variety of engagements, which range from audit, tax, and accounting services to strategic and operational issue identification and resolution. Anton has also assisted clients with the conversion of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and has prepared financial statements under IFRS. 

For the past eight years, Anton has been solely focused on building the firm’s Renewable Energy Industry Practice. His experience in renewables spans a wide range of technologies, including solar, wind, and biomass. He currently audits energy companies, funds and projects, providing both GAAP and IFRS consulting. Anton has also been advising renewable energy companies on the accounting impact from various complex tax equity structures including partnership flips, sales lease and numerous other structures.

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PANELISTS

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Chris Evanich

Program Director for Energy As a Service,
Schneider Electric

Chris Evanich

Program Director for Energy as a Service
Schneider Electric

Chris Evanich is the Program Director for Energy as a Service at Schneider Electric.  He focuses on the global business development and financing of Microgrids. He has over 18 years of experience in the Electrical Power industry and has a wide range of experience in Renewable Energy and Smart Grid components and architecture. Chris has been published in over a dozen different publications worldwide. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Cleveland State University and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Author of IEEE P2030.7, “Standard for the Specification of Microgrid Controllers” and volunteers as an IEEE PES Scholar Mentor. Chris lives in Tampa.

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Sean Metivier

Sr. Sustainability and Decarbonization Consultant,
Siemens

Sean Metivier

Sr. Sustainability and Decarbonization Consultant
Siemens

Mr. Metivier leads sustainability and decarbonization strategy engagements both with customers and internally within Siemens. He works with commercial and industrial, higher education, and health care sector customers to establish clear decarbonization strategies while improving cost and sustainability performance. These strategic planning efforts focus on prioritizing and optimizing efficiency, clean energy generation, technology and digitalization transformations, and clean energy procurement. Mr. Metivier also oversees Siemens carbon and sustainability accounting and data management solutions for global customers. Prior to Siemens, Mr. Metivier served in renewable energy and sustainability products positions within the retail energy sector. Mr. Metivier was a winner of the 2017 Corporate Eco Forum Sustainability Leadership Development Challenge. Mr. Metivier holds an M.S. in climate change science and a B.S. in environmental biology from Syracuse University.

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Thomas D. Peterson

President and CEO, Center for Climate Strategies
Adjunct Professor and Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University

Thomas D. Peterson

President and CEO, Center for Climate Strategies
Adjunct Professor and Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University

Tom Peterson is the President and CEO of the Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) and an Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins’ University Energy Policy and Climate program. Since founding CCS in 2004, Tom has directed more than 100 high impact projects and collaboration initiatives in the US, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, including numerous stakeholder-based policy planning and assessment processes for national and subnational governments that developed multi objective approaches for climate change mitigation and adaptation. He has authored many studies on climate change and energy solutions and innovation. At Johns Hopkins University he teaches graduate courses in climate adaptation, international climate policy, and energy and environmental security. Tom previously served as Senior Advisor to the White House Climate Change Task Force, Legislative Fellow to US Senator Joe Lieberman, Economist with the US EPA, and Vice President of DSL Capital Corporation. He holds a BS in Biology from the College of William and Mary, an MS in Environmental Management from the Duke University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Tim Thoman

Tim Thoman

President and CEO,
Perofrmance Services

Tim Thoman

President and CEO

Performance Services

Tim founded Performance Services in 1998 and has grown the company to a staff of 270 employees in nine states with a steadfast commitment to performance guarantees and 100% customer satisfaction. The company specializes in high-performing buildings with optimal environments. Solar energy solutions are also integral to its portfolio. Committed to energy conservation and sustainable practices, the company is a proven design-builder and the leading qualified provider of Energy Leadership programs, guaranteed energy savings projects and ENERGY STAR rated buildings. Company headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana with regional offices in Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin. Performance Services measures, verifies and reports the energy use for most of the facilities in its portfolio and provides annual reports to customers regarding their energy efficiency, operating cost savings, and greenhouse gas reduction objectives.

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