Event Summary and Mission:
The WRISE Leadership Forum is a unique experience, combining professional development with tools to advance renewable energy. The 2025 WRISE Leadership Forum will be held at the Hilton Atlanta in Atlanta, GA from Tuesday, October 14th to Thursday, October 16th. Join professionals from across the country as we discuss current renewable energy trends and policy issues; all while gaining valuable tools to enhance your career and build your companies and organizations.
The Leadership Forum is also a great way to network with leaders from various sectors represented at this event in renewable energy, transmission, utilities, development and more.
Open Call for Speaker Suggestions and Content Proposals
WRISE Leadership Forum Content Committee will develop the 2025 Leadership Forum program based on priority topics refined through several public and committee brainstorm sessions. We are accepting both proposals for sessions or topics, as well as suggestions for dynamic speakers to include as the program is developed.
Sessions may have one or multiple speakers. We reserve the right to combine speakers into sessions to most effectively shape each session’s content and the event’s learning experience as a whole.
Speaker Suggestion Requirements:
Please submit the following information on the online submission form.
Submitter’s Contact Information The "submitter" is the individual completing the online form, and who will be available to answer any questions about the submission, regardless of whether they are the proposed speaker.
Suggested speaker’s name, title and affiliation.
Suggested speaker’s contact information.
Suggested speaker’s LinkedIn page.
A description of expertise and/or topics this speaker could cover.
Explanation of suggestion (when did you see them speak, why would they be great, bio, previous speaking engagements and/or what we should know about them)
Does the speaker know that you are recommending them?
*WRISE will reach out to suggested speakers directly.
Program Policies, Guidelines and Expectations:
The speaker line-up for the WRISE Leadership Forum is carefully curated and space is limited. Potential speakers can expect to hear about their status from the Planning Committee after a detailed review.
Speakers are prohibited from using their speaking role as a platform for business promotion. WRISE requests that all speakers share educational outcomes, including practice sharing, idea exploration and dissemination of tools, resources and actionable steps.
Thank you for your interest in the WRISE Leadership Forum!