Press Release – Transmission & Distribution Summit

Michael Lamb, Senior Vice President Transmission at Xcel Energy and President of the Xcel Energy Transco, will be presenting at the upcoming Transmission & Distribution Summit

Marcus Evans is proud to announce Michael Lamb, Senior Vice President Transmission at Xcel Energy and President of the Xcel Energy Transco, as a Keynote speaker at the Transmission & Distribution Summit that will take place on the November 4-6, 2019 at the The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO.

Michael Lamb is senior vice president, Transmission at Xcel Energy and is responsible for all aspects of Xcel Energy's current and future electric transmission system including lines and substations across 10 states. He also serves as president of the Xcel Energy Transco and several transmission-only subsidiaries engaged in competitive transmission growth opportunities. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Xcel Energy has one of the fastest growing investor-owned utility transmission systems in the country with over 20,000 miles of transmission lines and 1,200 substations.

Previous roles at Xcel Energy include:

Vice President ETO & Operating Services, responsible for ensuring strategic alignment across Generation, Distribution, Transmission, Gas, Customer Care, and Supply Chain and leading major change initiatives effectively aligning people, process, technology, and data components to maximize value. He also led a portfolio of innovation efforts including drones, robotics, and advanced analytics.

Assistant CIO, responsible for all components of IT infrastructure including emerging technologies, network, distributed environments, enterprise architecture, and cyber security.

Executive Director Utility Innovations, responsible for initiating Xcel Energy’s smart grid effort.

General Manager Distribution Engineering and Emergency Response, leading 300 emergency first responders and support personnel and guiding the utility through severe weather events.

General Manager Delivery Engineering and Design, leading 700 employees across eight states.

Lamb earned an MBA from the University of St. Thomas and holds both a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Minnesota. Lambis also a graduate of the Minnesota Executive Program at the Carlson School of Management.

He has served or is actively serving on several non-profit and other community or faith based boards including: Common Bond Communities, St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, City of Maple Grove Economic Development Commission, The Salvation Army, the Maple Grove Lacrosse Association, and JDRF Minnesota.

At the upcoming Transmission & Distribution Summit, Lamb will be presenting a session entitled “Grid Transformation and the Material Changes We Face.”

Join him in this discussion to learn about the opportunities and to help create the future:

Industry goals, what hasn't changed and what has changed?

How does grid history and the present inform our future?

How climate change and other key drivers are creating the need to change

How can we mitigate the risks and take advantage of the opportunities?

For more information on the Transmission & Distribution Summit please visit:

https://events.marcusevans-events.com/transmissionanddistribution/

Or contact Leyana Daccache

Digital Media & PR Manager

+ 357 22 849 397

leyanad@marcusevanscy.com