26th Annual Global Power Markets Conference - Agenda

Platts 26th Annual Global Power Markets Conference AGENDA (Subject to change) DAY ONE: Sunday, April 10 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Pre-registration 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception – Hosted by: Winston & Strawn LLP DAY TWO: Monday, April 11 7:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast - Hosted by: Siemens Financial Services 8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Peter Maloney, Chief Editor, Platts Global Power Report 8:45 a.m. Executive Round Table: The Role of Competition • Where does your regulatory roadmap lead? • Is unregulated generation compatible with earnings stability? • At the mercy of the markets: Is there a viable merchant generation business model? • Is a price on CO2 needed to create a level playing field? • What effect will energy efficiency and demand response have on demand? • Can renewables thrive without stimulus incentives? • Has the nuclear renaissance come and gone? Peter Maloney, Chief Editor, Platts Global Power Report (Chair) Larry Kellerman, Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Utility Generation Jerry K. Crouse, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Tenaska, Inc. Doug Egan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Competitive Power Ventures 10:15 a.m. Networking & Refreshment Break – Hosted by: ICF International 10:45 a.m. Wise and Otherwise Bart Chilton, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission 11:15 a.m. Panel Session: The Rules of the Road • How will Dodd-Frank affect the power industry? • GHG by fiat: Learning to live with the EPA • Does the inclusion of demand response skew competitive markets? • Does the US need a national renewable energy standard? Ron Norman, Member of PA’s Management Group, PA Consulting Group (Chair) John Shelk, President and Chief Executive Officer, Electric Power Supply Association John R. Norris, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Additional speakers to be announced 12:30 p.m. Luncheon & Keynote Address - Hosted by: Nodal Exchange LCH Clearnet Group Keynote: Secretary Jose Rene Almendras, Department of Energy, Philippines 2:00 p.m. Panel Session: Sustainable Choices • Wind in the system: How it affects other resources • Can fuel switching pay in the long run? • What effect could coal plant retirements have on the grid? • What do low gas prices do to generation planning? • Renewable energy in a post-stimulus environment Jerry Bloom, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP (Chair) Jacob Williams, Vice President, Global Energy Analytics, Peabody Energy Hunter Armistead, Executive Director, Pattern Energy Group Larry B. Leverett, Executive Vice President - Power, Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC Steve Winn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Innovation North America LLC 3:30 p.m. Networking & Refreshment Break Hosted by: ICF International 4:00 p.m. Panel Session: Global Reach • Why are Asian power companies investing in the US? • Why are European companies investing in Asia? • Competing for power equipment in a global market • Portfolio theory: Does geographic diversity in the power sector really work? James P. O’Brien, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP (Chair) Karim Barbir, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Portfolio Management, GDF Suez North America Richard Straebel, Executive Vice President, Marubeni Power International, Inc. Jorge Camina, Executive Director, Head of Project and Acquisition Finance North America. Banco Santander S.A. Gardner W. Walkup, Vice President, Strategy, The AES Corporation 5:30–6:30 p.m. Global Power Markets Reception – Hosted by: Wood Group Power Operations DAY THREE: Tuesday, April 12 8:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast - Hosted by: Wells Fargo Bank 9:00 Finance Keynote Address: Christian S. Schade, Chief Financial Officer, NRG Energy 9:45 Round Table Discussion: The State of the Financing Market • The state of project finance today • Renewable financing in a post-stimulus environment • Are capacity markets sending the right signals? • Is the term B loan market coming back? Greg Blasi, Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP (Chair) Christian Schade, Chief Financial Officer, NRG Energy David Bronicheski, Chief Financial Officer, Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp. Brian Goldstein, Managing Director, Head of Project Finance Americas, BNP Paribas Jim Steggall, Principal, ArcLight Capital Partners Donald Kyle, Managing Director, GE Energy Financial Services 11:00 a.m. Networking & Refreshment Break Hosted by: ICF International 11:15 a.m. Panel Session: M&A • What is the outlook for power sector M&A? • Are synergies necessary for a successful M&A deal? • What size is the right size? Vince Hahn, Senior Vice President, Business Strategy and Transactions Division, SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC (Chair) Ahmad Masud, Managing Director, Head of Power M&A, Credit Suisse Laurie Coben, Managing Director, Global Head, Energy and Power, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Raffiq A. Nathoo, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Todd Bright, Managing Director, Denham Capital 12:30 p.m. Close of Conference