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March 2016 Energy, Environment & Economic Development Conference Agenda

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Courtyard by Marriott, Cromwell, CT

7:00 – 8:00:    Registration / Display Tables / Networking Coffee

8:00 – 8:15:    Introductions: CPES President, Joey Lee Miranda, Robinson + Cole

8:15 – 8:45:    Keynote Presentation—An Overview of Connecticut’s Economic Outlook: Fred V. Carstensen, PhD, Professor of Finance and Economics, UCONN School of Business and Director, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis

8:45 – 9:45:    Panel 1: Energy Leadership at the Local Level:
•    State Senator Catherine A. Osten,  First Selectman, Town of Sprague
•    Mayor Joe Ganim, Bridgeport
•    Mayor Luke Bronin, Hartford
•    Gabe Stern, Director of Technical Services, CT Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative

9:45 – 10:15:    Keynote Presentation—Environmental Legislative and Regulatory Overview: Daniel L. Sosland, President, Acadia Center, a non-profit research and policy advocacy organization advancing the clean energy future at the state and regional levels.

10:15 – 11:15    Conference Brunch: Sponsored by Energize Connecticut

11:15- 12:15:    Panel 2:  Advanced Technology in Energy Storage:
•    Eric Johnson Director of External Affairs, ISO NE Introduction and Moderator
•    Christian Bilcheck, PE, Vice President, Transmission and System Planning, The United Illuminating Company
•    Prabhu Rao, President and CEO North America, McPhy
•    Rob Friedland, President and CEO,  Proton Onsite
•    Jonathan Milley, Director, Business Development, Vionx Energy Corporation

12:30 – 1:00:    DEEP Update: Katie Scharf Dykes, Deputy Commissioner – Energy, Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

1:00 – 1:30: Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy

1:30 – 2:30:    Panel 3: Regional Energy Solutions:
•    Fred Klein, Partner, Pullman & Comley – Moderator
•    Paul Hibbard, Vice President, Analysis Group
•    Jim Muntz, President, Transmission, Eversource
•    Jacob Steubing, Origination Manager, EDP Renewables North America LLC
•    Kent McCord, Director of Marketing Strategy at Doosan Fuel Cell America

Past CPES Meetings 2015

December 9, 2015: 30th Anniversary Event and Holiday Party

November 4, 2015: New England Clean Energy RFP

October 7, 2015: What’s the Deal? 21st Century Energy Conference

September 9, 2015: Competitive Transmission (Joint meeting with NEWIEE).

June 10, 2015: Energy Project Development and Deivery

May 11-13, 2015: New England Energy Conference and Expo, Capacity, Carbon and Cost:  Getting the Balance Right  Mystic Marriott, Mystic, CT. 

March 11, 2015: Connecticut Energy, Environment and Economic Development Conference: Energy Prices – How High and How Long Are They Going to Last?

February 11, 2015: Connecticut Green Bank

January 14, 2015: Legislative Update

Past Meetings 2014

December 10, 2014: Discussing Energy Policy with DEEP.

November 12, 2014: Procuring Retail Supply in a Volatile Electricity Market.

October 8, 2014: What’s the Deal? 21st Century Energy Joint Conference.

September 10, 2014: The Changing Retail Landscape, 5:30 PM, Courtyard by Marriott, Cromwell, CT.

June 11, 2014: Evolving Role of the Utility Industry, 5:30 PM, Courtyard by Marriott, Cromwell, CT.

May 13-14, 2014: New England Energy Conference & Expo, Sea Crest Hotel, Falmouth, MA.

April 9, 2014: Site Tour: Yale University School of Management – Edward P. Evans Hall and dinner at the Graduate Club, New Haven.

March, 17, 2014: CT Energy, Environment and Economic Development Conference

February 5, 2014: Fracking’s Risks and Effects on Connecticut’s Energy Market with Pat O’Hara, Woodard and Curran

January 8, 2014: Legislative Preview

Past CPES Meetings 2013 and Prior

December 11, 2013: Meet the Regulators: Melanie Bachman, CT Siting Council; Elin Swanson Katz, Office of Consumer Counsel; and Arthur House, Public Utilities Regulatory Authority..

November 13, 2013: District Energy Systems.

October 10, 2013 – What’s the Deal? Joint Conference with CBIA.

September 11, 2013 – Learn How to Bring the Economics of Energy to Your Company

June 12, 2013 – The Role of Wind Power in Connecticut’s Energy Future,

October 5, 2012 – What’s the Deal? Energy Conference.

November 14, 2012 – Transportation Tech

December 12, 2012 – Meet the Regulators with PURA Chair Arthur House; John W. “Jack” Betkoski, III, Vice-Chair and Michael Caron, Director.

January 16, 2013 – Legislative Preview.

February 13, 2013 – Emerging Technologies.

March 13, 2013 – CT Energy, Environment and Economic Development Conference. Conference schedule

CPES April 10, 2013 Dinner Meeting: The Role of Hydropower in CT’s Energy Future.

May 20-21, 2013 – New England Energy Conference & Expo, Mystic Marriott Hotel, Mystic, CT.