Distributed Wind 2026
Speakers and Presenters

Peter Asmus

Peter Asmus
Senior Advisor, Clarum Advisory; President, Pathfinder Communications
Keynote Speaker

Erika Boeing

Erika Boeing
CEO & Founder, Accelerate Wind
Moderator: Innovations in DW: Business Models

Dean Davis

Dean Davis
President, Windward Engineering LC.
Speaker: Looking Ahead: DWEA Leaders in Action

David Dunaway

David Dunaway
Technical Associate, eFormative Options
Moderator: Case Studies of Distributed Wind Projects

Indrek Gregor

Indrek Gregor
CTO at TUGE Energia OÜ
Speaker: Introducing New Partners & Members: Lightning Round

Phil Hofmeyer

Phil Hofmeyer
Design Engineering Manager, New Leaf Energy, Inc.
Speaker: Innovations in DW: Business Models

Hemkant Limaye

Hemkant Limaye
Executive Vice President, Pioneer Wincon Energy Systems
Speaker: Introducing New Partners & Members: Lightning Round

Andrew Mackey

Andrew Mackey
Executive Vice President, ProtoGen Inc.
Speaker: Upcoming DW-to-Everything Projects: Scaling up with Microgrids & Hybrid Systems

Tony Matias

Tony Matias
Business and Energy Conservation Consultant, DAKI Green Energy, LLC
Speaker: Introducing New Partners & Members: Lightning Round

Devon "Rocky" McIntosh

Devon “Rocky” McIntosh
President & CEO, Sonsight Wind
Speaker: Case Studies of Distributed Wind Projects

Forest Milder

Forest Milder
Partner, Nixon Peabody
Speaker: Updated Tax Provisions in OBBB: New Guidance on FEOC, Mfg 45X, Safe Harbors, Energy Communities, Prevailing Wages

Charles Newcomb

Charles Newcomb
Consultant, Hoss Consulting
Moderator: Upcoming DW-to-Everything Projects: Scaling up with Microgrids & Hybrid Systems

Remy Pangle

Remy Pangle
Executive Director, Repowering Schools
Moderator: REpowering Schools DW Student Projects

Becky Pettit

Becky Pettit
Vice President, HSI Solar
Speaker: Introducing New Partners & Members: Lightning Round

Jennifer Ralston

Jennifer Ralston
Board President, Channel Wind
Moderator: Transformation into New Opportunities for DW

Heather Rhoads

Heather Rhoads
Executive Director, Distributed Wind Energy Association
Speaker: Looking Ahead: DWEA Leaders in Action

Lloyd Ritter

Lloyd Ritter
Director, Green Capitol LLC
Moderator: Charging Ahead: DWEA Federal Policy Agenda

Joe Spossey

Joe Spossey
Chief Executive, REInnovations
Speaker: Case Studies of Distributed Wind Projects

Brian Steinkamp

Brian Steinkamp
Founding Member & Board Chairman, HSI Solar
Speaker: Innovations in DW: Business Models