Conference Agenda

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

2:00 PM -
Registration Opens

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2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: Structuring a Sustainable Credit
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
It Takes a Package: Leveraging Federal Incentives to Support Sustainable Energy
Ann Grodnik, Assistant VP, Energy Finance Group, SEATTLE-NORTHWEST SECURITIES
Steven Klein, Partner, FIRST INFRASTRUCTURE INC.
Moderator: Mitchell Rapaport, Partner, NIXON PEABODY LLP
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Simulation: Bringing a Sustainable Credit to Market
Moderator: Christopher Fink, Managing Director, BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH
Jim Alpi, PATHFINDER CAPITAL ADVISORS, PATHFINDER RENEWABLES LLC
Joe Chu, Director, ASSURED GUARANTY CORP.
Douglas Lamb, Partner, MCGUIREWOODS
John May, Managing Director, STERN BROTHERS & CO.
Jonathan Neal, Associate, MCGUIRE WOODS
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
MAIN CONFERENCE
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Welcome
Michael Stanton, Publisher, THE BOND BUYER
Trenton Allen, Director, CITI
Moderator: Elizabeth Columbo, Partner, NIXON PEABODY LLP
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM
Keynote Address
Bill White, former Mayor, City of Houston, FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
6:15 PM -
Cocktail Reception

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

7:30 AM -
Registration Opens

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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast

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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Keynote Address
James Hoecker, Senior Counsel, Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP, FORMER CHAIRMAN, FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Alternative Energy - Perception vs. Reality
Moderator: Dr. John Byrne, Distinguished Professor of Energy & Climate Policy, Center for Energy & Environmental Policy, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Chris Jumper, Senior Director, Public Power Public Finance, FITCH RATINGS
Gary Krellenstein, Managing Director, JP MORGAN
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Networking Break

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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Meet the Pioneers: Sustainable Energy Issuers Discuss Their Projects
Moderator: Edward Meyers, Managing Director, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS
James Fuller, CFO, MEAG POWER
Moderator: David Gillespie, Partner, FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P.
Peter Murphy, Senior Director, US Public Infrastructure Group, STANDARD & POOR'S RATING SERVICES
Larry Weis, General Manager & CEO, TID WATER AND POWER
Jill Toporek, Managing Director, GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
CITI
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch/Keynote
Miriam Horn, Cleantech Specialist, Environmental Defense Fund, NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR

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1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Financing Efficiency - Best Practices
Moderator: Trenton Allen, Director, CITI
Moderator: Doug Bird, Partner, ASHURST
Craig Hill, Principal, NORTHCROSS, HILL & ACH
Kathy Larocque, Deputy Counsel, SONOMA COUNTY
Johanna Partin, Director of Climate Protection Initiatives, CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Jeffrey Pitkin, Treasurer, NYS ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Will Toor, Commissioner, BOULDER COUNTY, CO
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Public Private Partnership Investments
Moderator: Tuan Pham, Partner, GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
Travis Gibbs, Partner, NIXON PEABODY LLP
Kim Du'Prey, Senior Funding Manager, ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Networking Break
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Public Role in Transmission Construction
Moderator: William Andrews, Partner, NIXON PEABODY LLP
Dave Parquet, Director of Solar, Transmission & Fossil Development, PATTERN ENERGY GROUP LLP
Jess Totten, Director of Competitive Markets Division, TEXAS PUC
Jeremy Turner, Executive Director, NEW MEXICO RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSMISSION AUTHORITY
Heather Bailey, Director, NAVIGANT CONSULTING