Introduction

On December 13-15, 2017, a group of 27 individuals met at the Pocantico Conference Center in Pocantico Hills, New York, courtesy of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, for an intensive conversation about electric grid security challenges and opportunities.

The group consisted of leaders and subject matter experts from industry, research laboratories, philanthropy, and non-profit organizations. Sharon Burke of New America, a national non-profit think tank and civic enterprise, co-chaired the meeting with Miranda Ballentine of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a non-profit energy research and advisory organization, with support from Mark Dyson of the Rocky Mountain Institute, Wilson Rickerson and Michael Wu of Converge Strategies, and Braxton Bridgers of New America.

The following document includes a section of findings based on the meetings, followed by summaries of the plenary discussions and keynote speeches. Sharon Burke compiled the findings and summaries based on meeting notes and inputs from Mark Dyson, Wilson Rickerson, Michael Wu, and Braxton Bridgers, as well as observations from Miranda Ballentine. The findings reflect Burke's judgments and the ideas of the other organizers, but not necessarily the event participants. The plenary discussions, keynotes, and breakout working meetings were "not for attribution," so these summaries are a composite and may not be attributed in part or in whole to any individual who attended.