Opening Remarks
2:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Teresa Hansen, Chief Editor, Electric Light & Power magazine

New Players, New Business Models, New Future
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
New technologies for smart grid and energy efficiency, new policies to constrain carbon and evolving customer expectations are changing utility business models. These factors also are attracting new players into what has traditionally been the utilities’ domain. Representatives of three new industry participants — Cisco, IBM and Microsoft — will discuss how they view the industry and their companies’ plans to connect with customers.

Moderator:  Rich Huntley, Vice President and Practice Leader, Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, Vertex Business Service

Speakers:

• Inbar Lasser-Raab, Senior Director of Smart Grid Marketing, Cisco
  

• Martin Fleming, Vice President - Corporate Strategy, IBM
  

• Troy Batterberry, Microsoft Hohm Product Unit Manager, Microsoft Corporation
  
  

Opening Keynote — Susan Eisenhower
21st Century Energy Needs — Energy and Infrastructure
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Whether speaking about energy and infrastructure, international affairs, leadership, politics or other topics, Susan Eisenhower, chairwoman of the Eisenhower Strategy Forum, tackles them from a strategic perspective and provides insight into organizational, political and leadership strategies from someone who has helped shape all three. Susan Eisenhower has spoken at many diverse types of gatherings: from the nation’s most distinguished institutions such as Harvard to countless World Affairs Councils and corporate gatherings.

Ms. Eisenhower is well-known in the energy industry as an advocate for public-private effort to upgrade the nation’s electric grid. She believes government agencies and private businesses must cooperate to build a new national grid to transmit electricity — generated by diverse sources — efficiently and effectively across the nation. She likens this infrastructure effort to the effort her grandfather, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, spearheaded for the construction of the nation’s interstate highway system. Ms. Eisenhower also believes building a national “green grid” is an opportunity to help the national economy.

• Click here to read the full biography of Susan Eisenhower.
  

Wine & Cheese Reception with Susan Eisenhower
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Luxury Yacht Dinner Cruise
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Join us for cocktails and dinner on the Yacht StarShip as we tour Tampa Bay. Enjoy four-star cuisine, top quality service and entertainment while networking with colleagues.

Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.

Re-Investing in Our Electric Utilities - Where Do We Stand Now?
8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
This presentation will center on the findings from the most recent (January 2010) capital investment and O&M budget tracking study undertaken by Newton-Evans Research Company. The discussion will include coverage of investments planned for major components of the evolving smart grid as well as investments targeted on transmission and distribution infrastructure. The effects of various government stimulus programs on electric power industry investments for 2010 will be included. More than 150 utility officials in 30 countries participate in this twice-yearly tracking study.

Introduction:

• Teresa Hansen, Chief Editor, Electric Light & Power magazine

Speaker:

• Charles W. Newton, CEO, Newton-Evans Research Company, Inc.
  

Managing your Stimulus Funding
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Many utilities have been selected by the DOE to receive stimulus funding for smart grid projects, mostly for advanced metering infrastructure. Now those utilities must manage these funds according to the government’s rules while fast-tracking their projects to achieve the desired results. This will not be easy. Robert Stewart of PHI Power Delivery and Tom Jobes of American Electric Power will share what their companies have done to prepare their smart grid projects to ensure they meet funding requirements and obtain good outcomes. 

Introduction:

• Scott Sidney, Managing Consultant, PA Consulting Group

Speakers:

• Robert Stewart, Chief Technologist, Asset Management, PHI Power Delivery
  
  
  
• Tom Jobes, Director, Distribution Reliability, Planning & Engineering, American Electric Power
  
  

Preparing for the Grid of the Future
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The current grid was built to support a large, fossil fuel network of power plants managed by a centralized, vertically-integrated utility. The country, however, is moving to a new paradigm where renewable generation, new technologies and demand response distribute generation and load in new ways. The grid of the future must integrate smart grid technology, locationally-constrained generation, better-informed customers and new utility interface. This panel will discuss the challenges accompanying this grid transformation from the perspective of smart customers, smart utilities and smart markets.

Moderator:

• Ray King, Industry Market Development Manager, Microsoft Corp.

Speakers:

• Tanya Bodell, Vice President, Charles River Associates
  
  

• Suzanne Shelton, President and CEO, Shelton Group
  

• Paul DeMartini, Vice President, Advanced Technology, Southern California Edison
  

Electrification of Passenger Vehicles: How Much, How Soon?
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are high profile topics in Washington. Policy makers often identify electrification of passenger vehicles as a means of decarbonizing personal mobility and displacing petroleum imports. Significant technical challenges must be overcome before grid-charged vehicles will account for a significant fraction of the vehicle fleet. Automakers are committed to bringing electric and plug-in vehicles to market, but new technologies typically take 15 years to penetrate the national fleet. This presentation will address several key questions, including: What projections of grid-charged vehicles are realistic and achievable? What breakthroughs are needed and where should the government and private sector actors be concentrating R&D efforts? Perhaps most critically, how can the auto industry and the electric power industry best work together to ensure a smooth and sustainable transformation of our transportation sector?

Introduction:

• Ivo Hug, Market Manager Power Delivery and Utilization, Electric Power Research Institute

Speaker:

• Kathryn Clay, Director of Research, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
  

12:15 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Lunch

12:50 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker - Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré
When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, the devastation was more than anyone could have imagined. Images of the city drowning in the waters of the Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain and of the dire conditions at the Louisiana Superdome and Convention Center showed the world that the United States was ill-equipped and unprepared to deal with a natural disaster of such epic proportions. In spite of questionable leadership on many levels, one leader undeniably changed the course of the disaster: Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré, the commanding general of Joint Task Force Katrina.

Since his command of Joint Task Force Katrina, Honoré has brought the lessons of Katrina to organizations around the country. An expert on preparedness and responding to catastrophe, he offers insights into protecting people and organizations, outlining the principles necessary to lead through unexpected and uncontrollable crises.

• Click here to read the full biography of Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré
  
  

2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Options for Raising Capital
Many utilities are faced with raising capital to cover expenses associated with complying with future carbon regulations, matching funds for smart grid stimulus grants and offering savvy customers the new services and technologies they want. In the past, utilities primarily counted on rate increases approved by their public service commissions to raise capital. Today’s tight financial environment, slow-down in electricity demand and changing business models require utilities to find creative ways to raise capital. This panel, which includes representatives from institutional investors as well as Wall Street investment banks, will discuss options for raising funds while keeping customer rates in check and
shareholders happy.

Moderator:

• Jim Drzemiecki, Vice President, Charles River Associates

Speakers:

• Jonathan P. Cody, Managing Director, Global Energy Group, WestLB AG Investment Banking
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• Sean O’Donnell, Executive Director, Energy, JP Morgan
  

• Recep C. Kendircioglu, CFA, Managing Director, Power & Project Finance Team, John Hancock Life Insurance Company
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Closing Remarks
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Teresa Hansen, Chief Editor, Electric Light & Power magazine

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