2025 Annual Luncheon and Member Expo
Celebrating manufacturing in the Hudson Valley.
The Grandview
176 Rinaldi BoulevardPoughkeepsie, NY 12601
United States
The Officers and Directors of The Council of Industry cordially invite you to attend our 2025 Annual Luncheon & Expo.

Join us on Friday, November 21st at the beautiful Grandview on the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, NY for our annual Luncheon & Member / Associate Member Expo.
The Expo opens at 11:00 am and Lunch will follow at 12:15 pm.
We will also recognize the Fall 2024 and 2025 recipients of the Certificate in Manufacturing Leadership.
The Member/ Associate Member Expo will precede the luncheon from 11:00 - 12:15. There is no charge to be part of the expo, but we require participants to purchase two seats.
Keynote Speaker:
Maribel Cruz-Brown - Senior Vice President, Customer Solutions at the New York Power Authority (NYPA) - will speak about programs that the NYPA runs to help businesses and manufacturers. Programs include Recharge NY, which offers businesses a discounted power allocation if they commit to job creation or retention in New York State.
She will also discuss the Authority’s mission to “Lead the transition to a carbon-free, economically vibrant New York through customer partnerships, innovative energy solutions, and the responsible supply of affordable, clean, and reliable electricity,” and how that mission impacts Hudson Valley manufacturers.
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Individual Ticket: $85.00
Table of Ten: $800.00
Maribel Cruz-Brown - Senior Vice President, Customer Solutions

Maribel Cruz-Brown has been with the New York Power Authority for 25 years and serves the public as the Senior Vice President of Customer Solutions. She leads several customer-serving groups including economic development, clean power supply offerings, solution development for energy efficiency, transportation electrification, and grid flexibility. She also oversees the energy resource management group that forecasts and schedules customer load along with trading merchant electric generations into the NY Independent Systems Operator.
Maribel works with internal cross-functional business partners and external stakeholders statewide to advance NYPA’s VISION 2030 and support the state goals of the CLCPA or the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Maribel is focused on maximizing customer service, advancing clean energy technologies and securing long-term program effectiveness. Her group is responsible for serving various customer segments comprised of more than 1,200 customers with annual sales of over $2B while effectively maintaining NYPA’s reputable customer satisfaction score.
She is passionate about serving as a mentor increasing retention and recruitment for NYPA’s continued success and contributions to customers and the state. She has also co- chaired NYPA’s Employee Resource Group, Women in Power, for several years bringing developmental training and career planning to its members.
Prior to joining NYPA, Maribel supervised overhead distribution crews at Con Edison that installed and repaired residential and commercial electrical service and worked for several years at Stewart Stamping Inc, a large international supplier of precision metal stamped components and assemblies.
Maribel earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Manhattan College and an MBA in Executive Management with Pace University, Lubin School of Business. She is a Certified Energy Manager and Energy Auditor and lives with her family in Yonkers, NY.
Premier Video
- Exclusive sponsorship of our annual video debut at the luncheon
- Company logo prominently displayed in the program
- Banner displayed at luncheon
- Mention in two council newsletter stories
- Public Acknowledgment at Luncheon including on slide show
- Receive a table for ten luncheon guests
- Prominent expo table location
- Social media postings
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- Company listed in the luncheon program
- Mention in Council newsletter stories
- Public acknowledgment at luncheon including on slide show
- Receive a table for ten luncheon guests
- Expo table
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