Transforming the U.S. Electric System: Where Federal and State Initiatives Meet Agenda

Agenda

8 am: Registration

8:30—8:45: Welcome

Emma Hand | Partner, Dentons US LLP
LeRoy (“Lee”) Paddock | Associate Dean for Environmental Studies, Professorial Lecturer in Law, GW Law

8:45—8:55 am: Introduction & Overview

Donna M. Attanasio | Conference Moderator; Senior Advisor for Energy Law Programs, Professorial Lecturer in Law, GW Law

8:55—9:55 am: Minnesota's e21 Project

Rolf Nordstrom | Moderator & Presenter; President and CEO, The Great Plains Institute; Chief facilitator, e21 Initiative
Amy Fredregill | Resource Planning and Strategy Manager, Xcel Energy
Will Kaul | Vice President, Transmission, Great River Energy
Hon. Dan Lipschultz | Commissioner, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

9:55—10:10 am: Break

10:10—11 am: California Utility Programs

Zori G. Ferkin | Moderator; Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP
John Sowers | Vice President, Electric Distribution, San Diego Gas & Electric Company
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Arlen Orchard | Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, SMUD
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Amy Pressler | Director, Public Affairs, Edison International

11—11:30 am: A View from the Southeast

Noel Black | Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Southern Company
Emma Hand | Partner, Dentons US LLP, Legal Advisor to the City Council of the City of New Orleans for Utility Matters

11:30—Noon: Energy Product Supplier Perspective I

Anne E. Hoskins | Chief Policy Officer, Sunrun Inc.
Richard W. Caperton | Director of National Policy & Partnerships, Oracle
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Noon—1:30 pm: Lunch & Luncheon Speaker

Jeffrey D. Taft | Chief Architect for Electric Grid Transformation, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- View Presentation: "An Architectural View of Emerging Changes to the Grid"

1:30—1:45 pm: Energy Product Supplier Perspective II

Matt Roberts | Executive Director, Energy Storage Association
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1:45—3 pm: Federal Initiatives

George (“Chip”) Cannon, Jr. | Moderator; Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Gerry W. Cauley | President & CEO, North American Electric Reliability Corp.
J. Arnold Quinn | Director, Office of Energy Policy & Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Karen G. Wayland | Deputy Director For State And Local Cooperation, Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, U.S. Department of Energy

3—3:15 pm: A Consumer Perspective

3:15—3:30 pm: Break

Audience participation strongly encouraged

3:30—5:15 pm: Reactions, Insights and Conclusions - Panel-Led Audience Discussion

Donna M. Attanasio | Co-moderator; Senior Advisor for Energy Law Programs, Professorial Lecturer in Law, GW Law
Gregory K. Lawrence | Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Diane Munns | Senior Director, External Affairs, Environmental Defense Fund
Daniel J. Oginsky | EVP and Chief Administrative Officer, ITC Holdings
Chris Villarreal | Director of Policy, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

5:15—5:30 pm: Wrap-up