Cory Arce Gessert | Moderator

Vice President, Owner's Engineering & Advisory Services, DNV

Cory is the VP and Head of Department for Owner's Engineering and Advisory Services at DNV. She leads a diverse and growing team of technical and commercial expert, providing Owner’s Engineering support, repowering, life extension, root cause analysis and design optimization across solar, onshore wind, offshore wind, storage, microgrids, hydrogen and data center projects. With nearly two decades of experience, Cory has a proven track record of reducing LCOE and optimizing performance of over 100 GW of project assets through their lifecycle, from development to operation.

Cory is the recipient of the Cleanie Energy Awards “Rising Star” award in 2021, and a 2022 American Clean Power Association “Breakout Woman of the Year.” Cory is a particularly passionate public speaker and champion of her team, leveraging their brilliance to optimize and engineer the most complex offshore wind projects, design the largest cost-efficient solar and storage projects, and provide cutting-edge engineering solutions and maximum cost efficiency to operational wind and solar projects across North America and the Caribbean. She is committed to mentoring and networking with hard-to-reach and marginalized communities and energy stakeholders to ensure equitable energy access and support the energy transition.