Agenda

Monday, March 29, 2010

 6:00 p.m.  Welcome Reception
                 Dallas Cowboys Stadium 

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

  7:30 a.m.  Continental breakfast 

  8:30 a.m.  Welcome
                  Thijs Aarten, Executive Director, KEMA N.V. 

  8:45 a.m.  Keynote: The Future of Retail Energy in North America
                  Chris Weston, CEO, Direct Energy 

  9:30 a.m.  Growth Through Innovation 
                  John Berger, former CEO, Standard Renewable Energy  
                  Kevin Greiner, CEO, Gas South   
                  Michael Kagan, President, Constellation NewEnergy 
                  Jere Thompson, CEO, Ambit Energy  
                    
                  Moderator: Taff Tschamler, Director, Retail Markets, KEMA

10:45 a.m.  Break

11:15 a.m.  Policy Priorities & the Role of Competition    
                  Hon. Maureen Harris, Commissioner, New York State PSC 
                  Hon. Barry Smitherman, Chairman, Public Utility Commission of Texas

                  Moderator: Brian Lloyd, Energy Policy Advisor to Governor Rick Perry 

12:30 p.m.  Luncheon Address:

                  Introduction: Thijs Aarten, Executive Director, KEMA N.V.   
                  David Campbell, CEO, Luminant      

  1:45 p.m.  Wholesale Markets & the Retail Business

                  Tammy Nikoltcheva, Director, Commodities Origination, Merrill
                  Lynch Commodities  
                  Mark Radtke, CEO, Integrys Energy Services
                  Brandon Schwertner, CEO, MP2 Energy
                  Steve Williams, Chief Commercial Officer, BP North America
                  Gas & Power    

                  Moderator: David Roylance, President, SaveOnEnergy.com    

  3:00 p.m.  Special Address: The Role of Technology in Meeting Customer
                  Needs

                  Jason Few, President, Reliant Energy   

  3:45 p.m.  Break 

  4:15 p.m.  Pennsylvania: Outlook for Competition & Choice

                  Craig Adams, Chief Operating Officer, PECO Energy  
                  Gene Alessandrini, Senior Vice President, PPL EnergyPlus  
                  Tony Banks, Vice President, FirstEnergy Solutions  
                  Hon. Robert Powelson, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Public Utility
                  Commission 

                  Moderator: Glen Thomas, President, GT Power Group and former
                  Pennsylvania Commissioner   

  5:30 p.m.  Adjourn 

  6:30 p.m.  Executive Forum Reception 

  7:30 p.m.  Dinner

                  Introduction: Jay Kooper, President, Retail Energy Supply Association
                  and Director of Regulatory Affairs, Hess Corporation     
                  Hon. Joe Barton, (R-TX), US House of Representatives

 
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

  7:30 a.m.  Continental Breakfast 

  8:30 a.m.  The State of the Markets   
                  Taff Tschamler, Director, Retail Markets, KEMA    

  9:15 a.m.  Smart Energy: Products, Adoption & Impacts in the Mass
                  Market 
                  Tim Enwall, Co-Founder and President, Tendril Networks

                  Paul Hudson, Chairman, Center for the Commercialization of Electric
                  Technologies  
                  Tom Leverton, Chief Operating Officer, TXU Energy  
                  Jay McLellan, Founder and CEO, Home Automation, Inc. 

                  Moderator: Katie Fehrenbacher, Editor, Earth2Tech.com 

10:30 a.m.  Break

11:00 a.m.  Channel Partners & the Future of C&I Markets 
                  Phil Adams, President, World Energy 
                  Deryl Brown, CEO, Hudson Energy Services 
                  Bob Manning, Director of Energy & Industrial Facilities, H-E-B  
                  Craig Sutter, Senior Vice President, GDF SUEZ Energy  
                  Jim Vonderhaar, Vice President & General Manager, Summit 
                  Energy   
                   
                  Moderator: Jeff Nottingham, Director, Power Brokers 

12:15 p.m.  Luncheon Address:   
                  Thijs Aarten, Executive Director, KEMA N.V. 
                  Hon. Don Nickles, Co-Chairman, COMPETE Coalition and former
                  US Senator      

  1:45 p.m.  Leadership Roundtable: Industry Priorities & Prospects

                  Jim Burke, CEO, TXU Energy   
                  Maura Clark, President, Direct Energy
                  Jason Few, President, Reliant Energy   
                  Michael Kagan, President, Constellation NewEnergy

                  Moderator: Taff Tschamler, Director, Retail Markets, KEMA 

  3:00 p.m.  Adjourn

 

* invited speakers
agenda subject to change