KEMA Utility of the Future executive conference panel line-up finalized
Key industry execs to discuss navigating the sustainable energy, utility landscape
BURLINGTON, Mass.(June 9, 2009) – KEMA (www.kema.com) has finalized the line-up of keynote speakers and panelists featured at the firm’s second annual Utility of the Future executive conference. Senior executives, regulators and other key stakeholders across the utility and energy industry will be discussing the changing rules and relationships underlying the transformation of the energy future and how the industry can position itself for continued success in the future.
KEMA’s second annual Utility of the Future executive conference, “Navigating energy sustainability,” is being held June 17 – 19, 2009 at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, Washington DC. Discussions will cover regulatory and policy directions, operating a smart grid infrastructure, developments in generation, energy storage, plug-in vehicles, and implications for utility products and customers.
Keynote speakers feature:
Terry Boston, CEO, PJM Interconnection
Dan Reicher, Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Google.org
Dick Rosenblum, CEO, Hawaiian Electric Company
David Mohler, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Duke Energy
Katherine Hamilton, President, GridWise Alliance
Sven Thesen, Utility Operations and Sustainability, Better Place
Panel moderators and speakers include:
Financial Outlook - Perspectives
Diana Propper, General Partner, Expansion Capital Partners [invited]
Ben Koch, Managing Director, Southwest Securities
Don Cortez, Vice President, Regulated Operations Technology, CenterPoint Energy
Vikas Dwivedi, Partner, Quantum Equity Partners
Infrastructure - Operating a Smart Grid
Moderator: Rob Wilhite, Senior Vice President, KEMA
Don Denton, GM, SmartGrid Implementation Strategy & Planning, Duke Energy
Don Cortez, Vice President, Regulated Operations Technology, CenterPoint Energy
Paola Petroni, Vice President, ENEL, Rome
Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, US Department of Energy
Regulatory and Policy - Directions and Impacts
Moderator: Julie Blunden, Vice President, Public Policy and Corporate Communications, SunPower Corporation
Bill Moroney, CEO, Utilities Telecom Council
Robert Ivanauskas, Policy Advisor to Commissioner Philip Moeller, FERC
Dan Cleverdon, Technical Advisor to Commissioner Rick Morgan, District of Columbia Public Service Commission
Generation & Carbon Control
Moderator: Kevin Sullivan, Senior Vice President, KEMA
Ben Koch, Managing Director, Southwest Securities
Jay Hellums, Senior Vice President, Energy Management, Direct Energy
Mark Nelson, Director of Generation Planning and Strategy, Southern California Edison
Impacts of Carbon Policy
Moderator: Karin Corfee, Senior Principal, KEMA.
Dr. Paul M. Sotkiewicz, Senior Economist, Markets, PJM
Mauricio (Mo) Vargas, CEO, Greenhouse Gas Services, LLC,an AES/GE venture
Emilie Mazzacurati, Manager of Carbon Market Research, North America, Point Carbon
Plug-in Vehicles
Moderator: Ken Fell, Consultant and former CIO, New York ISO
Keith Cole, Director, Advanced Technology Vehicle Strategies and Legislative Affairs, General Motors Corporation
Alec Brooks, Renewable Energy Engineer, Google
Sven Thesen, Utility Operations and Sustainability Strategy, Better Place
Arthur Kressner, Director of Research and Development, Consolidated, Edison Company of New York
Tom Sacoman, Portfolio Executive, ENVI division, Chrysler LLC
A pre-conference seminar introduces the fundamentals of the “Utility of the Future” and furthers understanding of the utility future concept and of the potential changes utilities and industry stakeholders will seek in response. Participants receive a complimentary copy of KEMA’s strategic planning guide, Utility of the Future: Directions for enhancing sustainability, reliability and profitability (Vol.1).
About KEMA
Founded in 1927, KEMA is a global provider of business and technical consulting, operational support, measurement and inspection, testing and certification for the energy and utility industry. KEMA employs more than 1,800 professionals in 20 countries. The firm’s North American consulting operations (KEMA, Inc.) are headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. KEMA’s global headquarters are in Arnhem, the Netherlands with offices worldwide.