INTRODUCING OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR!

 

We are proud to introduce Dana Harmon as the Executive Director of the 2024 Texas Energy Summit!.

Dana brings to the Summit 20 years of experience in the energy sector and consulting across industry, NGOs, and government. She founded Juniper Advisory Group in 2021 to help clients working to solve complex energy, environmental, and social challenges. She previously served as the Executive Director of the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute, advancing solutions for affordable, reliable, and clean energy to underserved communities. She brings experience from an early career in supply chain management consulting and subsequent leadership positions in two energy technology start-ups. She is a Marshall Memorial Fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, an Energy Transition Fellow of the University of Texas at Austin’s Energy Institute, and a previous winner of the Austin Under 40 Award for Energy, Sustainability, and Transportation. She previously served as the chair of the City of Austin Resource Management Commission and currently serves on the Research Advisory Board of the American Council for An Energy Efficient Economy in Washington, D.C.

The Summit, now in its 21st year, continues to focus on the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan, and in particular air quality and public health improvements from energy efficiency, renewable energy, electrification, and other clean energy technologies and strategies. The Texas Energy Summit has long emphasized the importance of energy management, with special attention on the public sector. The Summit provides attendees the opportunity to network and engage with industry experts, state and local policymakers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers, facility and energy managers, utility and energy service experts, and more in conversation about cleaner air, a better built environment, and the Texas economy.

Keynote talks, plenary panels, and breakout sessions will occur on the first two days with workshops on the final day. Plenary panels and breakout sessions are around one hour with 30 minutes each for presentations and discussion/Q&A. Workshops can go much deeper lasting 2-3 hours and usually with smaller groups.

For questions, or to get involved, please contact Dana Harmon, Executive Director, at [email protected]