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Featured Speakers: 
  • David Crane, President & Chief Executive Officer, NRG Energy
  • Anthony Earley, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, DTE Energy
  • Ralph Izzo, Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer, Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG)
  • Gregory B. Jaczko, Chairman, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S.NRC)
  • Rep. Edward J. Markey, Chair, Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming; Chair, Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment
  • David M. Ratcliffe, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company
  • Joseph Rigby, Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer, Pepco Holdings
  • Gov. Ted Strickland, Governor, State of Ohio
Pre-Forum — Sunday, February 28, 2010

3:00 - 7:00 pm Registration
6:00 - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks


Forum Day One — Monday, March 1, 2010                            FOCUS ON RESOURCES

7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
7:00 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:00 - 8:15 am Welcome

8:15 - 8:35 am
Forum Opening Address
•  Stephan Scholl, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Tax & Utilities Global Business Unit, Oracle Corporation
•  Linda Jackman, Group Vice President, Product & Industry Strategy, Oracle Utilities 

8:40 - 9:00 am
Keynote Address
•  Sharon Allan, Senior Executive, Accenture
 
SESSION ONE — Paying for Energy: Putting the Financing in Place
 

9:00 - 10:15 am
Session One Panel A: The View from Wall Street

Moderator: John Carey, Senior Washington Bureau Correspondent, Business Week
Panel:
•  Joseph Rigby, Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer, Pepco Holdings
•  Edward Tirello, Jr., Managing Director & Senior Power Strategist, Berenson & Company
10:15 - 10:45 am Break

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Session One Panel B: The Pain on Main Street

Moderator: John Carey, Senior Washington Bureau Correspondent, Business Week
Panel:
•  Mary Healey, Consumer Counsel, State of Connecticut; President, National Association of State Utility Advocates (NASUCA)
•  Betty Ann Kane, Chairman, District of Columbia Public Service Commission
•  Will Wynn, Principal, LPB Energy Management; former Chairman, Austin Energy; former Mayor, Austin, TX

12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lunch Address: Greening America's Energy Future
•  Ralph Izzo, Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer, Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG)

1:30 - 2:00 pm
Afternoon Opening Address
•  Gov. Ted Strickland, Governor, State of Ohio

2:00 - 2:20 pm
Afternoon Keynote Address: Nuclear Regulatory Update
•  Gregory B. Jaczko, Chairman, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S.NRC)
 
Session Two — Powering Energy: Keeping the Lights On
 

2:20 - 3:15 pm
Session Two Panel A: Nuclear and Coal — Will the Next Generation Ever Get Built?

Moderator: James Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic Magazine
Panel:
COAL
•  S. Julio Friedmann, Carbon Management Program Leader, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
NUCLEAR
•  Marvin S. Fertel, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
•  John Gilleland, Chief Executive Officer, TerraPower
LOW CARBON
•  David Crane, President & Chief Executive Officer, NRG Energy
3:15 - 3:45 pm Break

3:45 - 5:00 pm
Session Two Panel B: Renewables and Efficiency — Ready for Prime Time?

Moderator: Marty Rosenberg, Editor-in-Chief, EnergyBiz Magazine
Panel:
•  Stephen J. Wright, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration 
•  Moray Dewhurst, Vice Chairman & Chief of Staff, FPL Group
5:00 pm Adjourn
5:00 - 6:00 pm Reception & Networking

6:00 - 8:00 pm
EnergyBiz KITE Awards Ceremony & Dinner
2010 Award Winners for:
•  Utility of the Year
•  Utility CEO of the Year
•  Lifetime Achievement


Forum Day Two — Tuesday, March 2, 2010                            FOCUS ON POLICY AND  TECHNOLOGY

7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
7:00 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:00 - 8:15 am Welcome & Day One Highlights

8:15 - 8:40 am
Opening Keynote Address: Shaping our Future: What Itron Knows to be True About the Future of Energy
•  Malcolm Unsworth, President & Chief Executive Officer, Itron


8:45 - 9:20 am


9:20 - 9:55 am
Keynote Addresses: As the CEOs See It
•  David M. Ratcliffe, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company
•  Anthony Earley, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, DTE Energy
10:00 - 10:30 am Break
 
Session Three — Sharpening the Blueprint: New Policies and Technologies for New Realities
 

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Session Three Panel A: Broadening the Discussion

Moderator: Marty Rosenberg, Editor-in-Chief, EnergyBiz Magazine
Panel:
•  Denise Bode, Chief Executive Officer, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
•  Mark Crisson, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Public Power Association (APPA)
•  Glenn English, Chief Executive Officer, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
• Charles Gray, Executive Director, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
• Barry Worthington, Executive Director, United States Energy Association

12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lunch Address
•  Rep. Edward J. Markey, Chair, Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming; Chair, Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment

1:30 - 2:15 pm
Session Three Panel B: Technology — Managing The Information Avalanche

Moderator: Matthew L. Wald, Reporter, Washington Bureau, The New York Times
Panel:
•  Jon Arnold, Managing Director, Worldwide Power and Utilities, Microsoft
•  Rep. Bart Gordon, Chair, House Committee on Science and Technology
•  Greg Guthridge, Managing Director, Global Retail Utilities Practice, Accenture
•  Guerry Waters, Vice President Industry Strategy, Oracle Utilities

2:15 - 3:00 pm
Session Three Panel C: Technology — Revolutionizing Energy Consumption

Moderator: Bart Thielbar, Senior Research Analyst, Sierra Energy Group, a division of Energy Central
Panel:
•  Rich Creegan, Vice President Product Marketing and Strategy, Itron
•  Eric Dresselhuys, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Silver Spring Networks
•  David W. Green, Executive Vice President Customers & Markets — North America, Elster Solutions
•  Marc Reed, Director Communication Engineering, Sensus

3:15 - 4:00 pm
Session Three Panel D: Government's Supporting Role

Moderator: Marty Rosenberg, Editor-in-Chief, EnergyBiz Magazine
Panel:
•  David Coen, Board Member, Vermont Public Service Board; Chairman of the Board & President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
•  Sen. Harris McDowell III, Senator, State of Delaware
4:00 pm Closing Remarks & Adjourn
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