Agenda
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
8:50 a.m.
Golf Outing
The Quarry Golf Course
Noon
Member Registration Open
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
TEC Membership Dinner
Dean's Steakhouse
Hosted by TEC Utility Supply & Services
Thursday, December 4, 2025
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast
7:00 a.m.
Member Registration Open
8:30 a.m.
General Session
TEC & Industry Update
Mike Williams, President/CEO, Texas Electric Cooperatives
Opening Up Your Co-op to AI
Travis Cleek, CTO, GridVantage
Nick Shumaker, Manager of System Engineering, Oklahoma Electric Cooperatives
Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies
Corey Parr, COO, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange
Jeff Waldbauer, Director of Power Operations, Vantage Point
Noon
Lunch
1:15 p.m.
General Session
Government Relations Update
Julia Harvey, Vice President, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Texas Electric Cooperatives
Working the Halls of the Capitol: An Inside Look
Evan Autry, Autry Public Affairs
Ellie Berry, Chief of Staff, Representative Caroline Fairly
Jeff Carlson, Chief of Staff, Chairman Cody Harris
Brandy Marquez, Marquez Public Affairs
Shelby Vestal, Committee Director, Senate B&C
Moderator: Eric Craven, Consultant
The Impact of Energy Storage on the Texas Grid
Joshua D. Rhodes, Ph.D., Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin
Adjourn
5:30 p.m.
Reception & Dinner
Friday, December 5, 2025
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast
7:00 a.m.
Member Registration Open
8:30 a.m.
General Session
Economic Forces Shaping Texas Utilities
Raymond Robertson, Program Director, Bush School of Government & Public Service, Texas A&M University
Power of Unity: Leadership Lessons From Mount Aconcagua
Adjourn