Sunday, March 1, 2009
7:00 PM EXECUTIVE FORUM WELCOME RECEPTION
CenterPoint Energy's Technology Center
(Transporatation will be provided to and from the Technology Center from the
Westin Galleria)
Monday, March 2, 2009
7:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 AM Chairman's Welcome & A View of the Market
Taff Tschamler, Director - Retail Energy, KEMA
9:00 AM The Big 4: Priorities and Outlook
Jim Burke, CEO, TXU Energy
Jason Few, Senior Vice President, Reliant Energy
Michael Kagan, President, Constellation NewEnergy
Phil Tonge, President, Direct Energy
Moderator: Taff Tschamler, Director - Retail Energy, KEMA
10:30 AM BREAK
11:00 AM Competition and Regulation: Debating the Right Mix
John Anderson, President, ELCON
Jay Kooper, President, RESA, and Director of Regulatory Affairs, Hess
William Massey, former FERC Commissioner and Partner, Covington & Burling, LLP
John Shelk, President, EPSA
Peter Van Doren, Senior Fellow, The Cato Institute
Moderator: Paul Hudson, former Commissioner, Public Utility Commission of Texas
12:30 PM LUNCH
Special Address: FERC's Competition Agenda
Hon. Joseph Kelliher, Commissioner, FERC
1:45 PM Customer Priorities and Perspectives
Issa Dadoush, Director, General Services, City of Houston
Jay Doegey, Chairman, Cities Aggregation Power Project (CAPP)
Jeff Hackworth, Energy Manager, Rohm & Haas
Rola Sangodeyi, Senior Energy Business Analyst, Target Corporation
Moderator: David Roylance, Senior Vice President, Reliant Energy
3:00 PM BREAK
3:30 PM Policy Priorities and Perspectives
Hon. John Bohn, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Hon. Charles Box, Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
Hon. Garry Brown, Chairman, New York Public Service Commission
Hon. Barry Smitherman, Chairman, Public Utility Commission of Texas
Moderator: Taff Tschamler, Director - Retail Energy, KEMA
5:00 PM ADJOURN
6:00 PM Executive Forum Networking Reception
7:30 PM Executive Forum Dinner
Dinner Keynote
Bethany McLean, Co-author, “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,“ and
Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair
Introduction: Jay Kooper, President, RESA, and Director of Regulatory Affairs, Hess
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
7:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 AM Welcome and Keynote
Hugo van Nispen, President, KEMA
Tom Standish, Group President - Regulated Operations, CenterPoint Energy
9:15 AM The New Energy Frontier: Smarter, Fewer, Cleaner
David Brewster, President, EnerNOC
Karl Lewis, Chief Strategy Officer, GridPoint
Paul Thomas, CEO, Green Mountain Energy
Mauricio Vargas, CEO, Greenhouse Gas Services, an AES-GE Joint Venture
Stewart Wood, President and CEO, Veolia Energy America
Moderator: Rich Barnes, President, KEMA Services, Inc.
10:45 AM BREAK
11:15 AM Credit, Capital and Risk in the Retail Energy Sector
Vikas Dwivedi, Partner, Quantum Energy Partners
Jim Hempstead, Senior Vice President, Moody's
John Kiani, Research Analyst, Deutsche Bank
Robert Wilson, President and CEO, SUEZ Energy Resources NA
Moderator: Addison Armstrong, Director of Market Research, Tradition Energy
12:30 PM LUNCH
Special Address: The Texas Legislature's Energy Agenda
Representative Phil King, Texas State House of Representatives
1:45 PM C&I Market Innovators
Deryl Brown, CEO, Hudson Energy Services
John Gartman, Senior Vice President - Energy Marketing, Hess
Jorge Lopez, CEO, ConEdison Solutions
Moderator: Brian Markham, President, TES Energy Services
3:00 PM BREAK
3:30 PM Mass Market Innovators
Ken Hartwick, CEO Energy Savings Group
Jeff Hendler, CCO, IDT Energy
Lance Schneier, Chairman and CEO, Accent Energy
Rob Snyder, Chairman, Stream Energy
Moderator: Taff Tschamler, Director - Retail Energy, KEMA
4:45 PM Closing Remarks
5:00 PM ADJOURN
(Agenda Subject to Change)
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