Memorable Moments
Moderator Clint Vince chairs Dentons' US Energy Practice. Paula Gold-Williams is the CEO of CPS Energy CEO. Debra Smith is the CEO of Seattle City Light. Jolene Thompson is the CEO of American Municipal Power. Steve Mitnick is the Executive Editor of Public Utilities Fortnightly.
The Dentons Smart Cities and Connected Communities roundtable discussion on the book, Women Leading Utilities, the Pioneers and Path to Today and Tomorrow, authored by PUF's Steve Mitnick, was convened in late September. The discussion was held with the Woman's Council on Energy in the Environment.
The event was hosted by Clint Vince and Emma Hand, who co-chair Dentons' twelve-hundred-member global energy sector, as well as the Dentons' Think Tank. The duo was joined by Jennifer Morrissey, with the Smart Cities editorial board for the Think Tank.
Featured on the panel discussion were several of the women CEOs interviewed also in Women Leading Utilities. Listen in on these memorable moments with CEOs Paula Gold-Williams, Debra Smith, and Jolene Thompson, joined by Steve Mitnick.
Moderator and Chair, Dentons' US Energy Practice, Clint Vince: Steve, tell us why you wrote this book. What inspired you?
Executive Editor, PUF, Steve Mitnick: Last year, I was moved from the events of spring of 2020 to write a book about Lewis Latimer, who was the polymath who helped found the electricity industry. But for the color of his skin, he is little renowned.