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Tuesday's Events
May 13, 2008
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Golf Tournament –
Newport National Golf Club, Middletown, RI
324 Mitchell’s
Lane, Middletown, RI 02842
Phone: 401-848-9690
Tournament Sponsor:
Constellation Energy
Golf, Continental Breakfast, Luncheon, Hole-in-One
Competition, and Prizes
The Orchard Course at Newport
National is a 7200 Yard, par 72 championship golf course as well as an
open space tribute to environmental sensitivity.
Directions:
http://newportnational.com/common/directions.aspx?id=8&type=section |
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Registration |
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Practice
Time and Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00 AM |
Shotgun
Start: 18 Holes of Golf (Limited to the first 100 players) |
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Luncheon and
Awards at the 19th Hole.
Sponsored by:
Constellation Energy |
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11:00 AM
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Boat Cruise in
Newport Harbor
Aboard the Rum Runner II
Sponsored by: TRC Companies, Inc.
Please meet in the lobby of the hotel by 10:15 AM. We will leave
from the lobby of the hotel at 10:20 AM. Lunch will be provided. Phone:
401-395-1343 |
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| 10:00 AM |
Conference Registration Opens at the Hotel |
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| 4:30 -
6:45 PM |
Exhibit Hall Opens for Viewing and
Welcome Reception |
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Hot and Cold
Hors d'oeuvres, Cash Bar, Networking Opportunities
Sponsored by: Northeast Energy Services |
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| 6:55 PM |
Dinner & Keynote Speaker |
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Introductions by:
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Sandi
Hennequin, President, NECA
Vice President, Energy Policy - New England, Constellation Energy
Resources
Jennifer Janelle,
President, CPES
Partner, Shipman & Goodwin LLP
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Thomas F. Farrell II, Chairman, President and CEO
Dominion
Sponsored by: Dominion |
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| 9:00 PM |
Dessert and Conversation |
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Desserts,
Complimentary International Coffees & Teas, and a Cash Bar
Sponsored by: Pullman & Comley, LLC |
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Wednesday's Events
May 14, 2008
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| 6:45 AM |
Registration Opens |
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| 7:00
- 7:45 AM |
Breakfast Roundtable
Discussion |
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Take advantage of this great opportunity to have focused
discussions on current industry topics with other attendees and
conference speakers in an informal setting. Specific topics will
be assigned to different tables. Attendees will be free to sit at one
table for the entire session or move from table to table. A moderator
will be available at each table to facilitate discussion.
Sponsored by: Bay
State Gas Company |
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7:45 – 9:40 AM |
Plenary / General Session
New England States: Framing the
Policies
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Introductory Overview
and Moderator: |
Gordon van Welie,
President and CEO |
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ISO-New
England |
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Panel: |
John Kerry,
Director, Office of Energy Independence & Security |
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Maine Governor's Office |
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Meredith Hatfield,
Consumer Advocate |
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New
Hampshire Office of Consumer Advocate |
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The Hon.
Philip Giudice,
Commissioner |
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Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources |
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The Hon.
David O'Brien,
Commissioner |
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Vermont
Department of Public Services |
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The Hon.
Anne C. George,
Commissioner |
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Connecticut Department of Public Utilities Control |
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Andrew Dzykewicz,
Chief Advisor to the Governor on Energy |
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State of Rhode Island |
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9:40 – 9:50 AM |
The Honorable Donald L. Carcieri |
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Governor, Rhode Island |
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9:50 – 10:30 AM |
Mid-morning Break in Exhibit Hall |
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Sponsored by:
Halloran & Sage LLP |
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10:30 – 11:45 AM |
Session 1A:
Greenhouse Gas Policy Initiatives |
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Moderator: |
Mark Kalpin,
Partner |
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WilmerHale |
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Environmentalist's
View |
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Seth Kaplan,
Senior Attorney &
Director of Clean Energy & Climate Change Program |
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Conservation Law Foundation |
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Fossil Generator's
View |
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Chris Sherman,
General Counsel |
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New England Power Generators
Association |
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Transmission and
Distribution Company's View |
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Alexander (Sandy) Taft,
Director of Environmental Management |
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National Grid |
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Public Policy View |
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Jon Creyts,
Principal |
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McKinsey & Company |
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10:30 – 11:45 AM |
Session 1B:
Fuel Diversity and Reliability in Light of Forward Capacity Markets
and RGGI |
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Moderator: |
John Meeske,
President |
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Energy Market Decisions, Inc. |
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Panel: |
Robert Grace,
President |
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Sustainable Energy Advantage, LLC |
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Steve Cowell,
Chairman and CEO |
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Conservation Services Group |
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Jeffrey Perry,
Vice President |
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Mirant Corporation |
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11:45 – 1:30 PM |
Luncheon and
Keynote
Speaker |
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Speaker: |
Arnold
MacBurnie,
Senior Vice President
Shell Energy North America (Canada) Inc. |
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Sponsored by:
Shell
Energy North America Inc. |
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1:30 – 2:45 PM
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Session 2A: The
Private Sector Response to the Dual Challenges |
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Moderator: |
Matthew J. Picardi,
Vice President |
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Shell Energy North America |
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Panel: |
Fossil Generator |
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Raymond Long,
Director,
Government Affairs |
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NRG Energy, Inc. |
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Demand Side |
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Herb Healy,
Sr. Director, Corporate Development |
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EnerNOC, Inc. |
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Renewables |
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Robert Garvin,
Vice President,
Regulatory Affairs |
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FPL Energy LLC |
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Nuclear |
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Joe C. Turnage, Senior Vice President |
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UniStar Nuclear Energy |
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2:45 PM |
Session 2B: Regulatory
Solutions: Beyond Market Mechanisms |
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Moderator: |
Mary Beth Gentleman,
Partner |
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Foley Hoag LLP |
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Panel: |
Renewable
Transmissions |
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Janet Gail Besser,
Vice President
Regulatory Strategy |
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National Grid |
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Power Authority/Long
Term Contracts |
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Tom Bessette,
Vice President
Energy Policy, New England |
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Constellation Energy |
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Portfolio Standards |
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Ann Berwick,
Undersecretary of Energy |
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Massachusetts Executive Office of
Energy & Environmental Affairs (EOEA) |
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2:45 – 3:15 PM |
Afternoon Break in
Exhibit Hall |
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Sponsored by:
McCarter & English LLP |
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3:15 – 4:45 PM |
Session 3:
Taking Stock: Ending Thoughts on Meeting the Challenges |
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Moderator: |
Peter W. Brown,
Shareholder |
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Brown, Olson & Gould, P.C. |
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Panel: |
Roger Kranenburg,
Director |
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Edison Electric Institute |
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Kenneth Payne,
Senior Policy
Advisor |
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College of Environment and Life
Sciences
University of Rhode Island |
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Marian Chertow,
PhD., Associate Professor |
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Yale School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies |
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Mary Sharpe Hayes, Energy Consultant |
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Formerly Member of the Board, ISO-New
England |
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Formerly President, Customer Group, TVA |
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4:45 PM |
Prize Drawing |
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Grand Prize - $1,000
Gift of Travel
Sponsored by: Analysis Group |
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