Platts 27th annual global power markets conference_web agenda_31912_with workshop

Platts 27th Annual Global Power Markets
(Agenda subject to change)
DAY ONE: Sunday, April 1, 2012
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Pre-registration

7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception — Hosted by Winston & Strawn

DAY TWO: Monday, April 2, 2012
7:30 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast — Hosted by Wells Fargo

8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jim Simpson, Vice President and General Manager, Platts Power Commodity Group; Vice
President and General Manager, BENTEK Energy

PANEL
9:00 a.m.
Executive Round Table
• The impact of new emissions rules • Are capacity markets enough to incentivize new build? • The gas bridge — How far does it go? • Will nuclear power rebound from Fukushima? • Can renewables thrive without subsidies? • Expanding generation portfolios into emerging markets Jerry Bloom, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP (Chair)
Eric Bret, President and Chief Executive Officer, EDF Inc.
Jack Fusco, President and Chief Executive Officer, Calpine
Tom Rainwater, President and Chief Executive Officer, Essential Power, LLC

10:30 a.m.
Networking & Refreshment Break — Hosted by Siemens Financial Services

PANEL
11:00 a.m.
Panel Session — The New Emissions Environment
• EPA progress report — MATS and CSAPR rulings • How many retirements will there be? • Assessment of the benefits and costs of the rules • Interaction between environmental and energy market rules Vince Hahn, Senior Vice President, SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC
(Chair)
Benjamin Salisbury, Senior Policy Advisor, Senior Vice President, FBR Capital Markets &
Company
John E. Shelk, President and Chief Executive Officer, Electric Power Supply Association
(EPSA)
Additional Speakers to be Announced
12:30 p.m.
Luncheon & Keynote Address — Hosted by Hosted by Nodal Exchange
and LCH.Clearnet

KEYNOTE — Natural Gas and the North American Power Sector
Aubrey K. McClendon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Chesapeake Energy
Corporation

PANEL
2:00 p.m.
Panel Session — Sustainability and Reliability
• Shake-out in solar technology — What’s the impact on projects? • Are renewables sustainable without incentives? • Assuring reliability with renewable resources • Using gas-fired generation to balance renewables • Marrying renewables and hydro Gregory Blasi, Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP (Chair)
Stéphane Landry, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Market Development, Brookfield
Renewable Power
Chris Taylor, Chief Development Officer, North America, Element Power
Kevin Smith, Chief Executive Officer, SolarReserve
Kevin P. Walsh, Managing Director, Power and Renewable Energy, GE Energy Financial
Services
Frank De Rosa, Senior Vice President, The Americas, First Solar, Inc.

3:30 p.m.
Networking & Refreshment Break — Hosted by Siemens Financial Services

PANEL
4:00 p.m.
Panel Session — Capacity Battles
o do we need to design a market around energy and reserves alone? o what is the future for capacity markets amid out of market contracts? o role of market power • Is DR a disruptive technology? • Are wholesale markets efficient? Ron Norman, Member of PA’s Management Group, PA Consulting Group (Chair)
Glen R. Thomas, President, PJM Power Providers Group (P3 Group)
Robert Ethier, Ph.D., Vice President, Markets, ISO New England Inc.
Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Joseph Dominguez, Senior Vice President, State Governmental Affairs, Exelon Generation
5:30–6:30 p.m.
Global Power Markets Reception – Hosted by Consolidated Asset
Management Services


DAY THREE: Tuesday, April 3, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast — Hosted by ICF International

KEYNOTE
9:00
Finance Keynote Address
Jonathan W. "Jack" Thayer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Constellation Energy
PANEL
9:45
Round Table Discussion — The State of the Financing Market
o global credit impact on US power financing o latest in renewable financing techniques • Financing projects on the continuum — Pure merchant on one end and fully long term • Are capacity markets sending the right signals? • Are Asian companies looking to invest in the US? • Will merchant power plants with debt coming due in the next couple of years be able to Rob Goldberg, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP (Chair)
Michael Masters, Director, Head of Power Leveraged Capital Markets, Barclays Capital
Bill Harrison, Head of Renewables Execution Team, Structured Finance North America, BBVA
Jim Guidera, Managing Director & Group Head, Natural Resources, Infrastructure & Power
(North America), Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Michael Kumar, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Jonathan W. "Jack" Thayer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Constellation Energy

11:00 a.m.
Networking & Refreshment Break — Hosted by Siemens Financial Services

PANEL
11:15 a.m.
Panel Session — M&A
• State of the capital markets and financing options • Renewable financing and deal activity • Impacts of low natural gas prices to energy deals • Market structure impacts on deal activity • The role of customer choice Jeremy Fago, Principal, US Power and Utilities Valuation Services Leader, PwC (Chair)
Chris Weston, President and Chief Executive Officer, Direct Energy
Carl L. Williams, Principal, Riverstone Holdings, LLC
Perry Cole, Managing Director, Energy Capital Partners
Carl Weatherley-White, Chief Financial Officer, K Road Power
David Albert, Managing Director, Carlyle Energy Mezzanine Group

12:30 p.m.
Close of Conference

12:45 Luncheon — For Workshop Attendees Only
1:30 Natural Gas Market Fundamentals Post-Conference Workshop
Learn about the key aspects of natural gas production, storage, and demand that impact downstream markets. With natural gas becoming the fuel of choice for power plants and industrial facilities, important questions are arising: • How long will the current low price environment persist? • How can you leverage low gas prices to benefit your facility or project?
This training session, led by BENTEK Energy industry experts, will introduce you to
how natural gas navigates from the well head to the burner tip, covering every step and
process in between.
Instructors:

Jack Weixel
Director, Client Services
BENTEK Energy

Justin Carlson
Manager, Energy Analytics
BENTEK Energy

5:00
Close of Conference Training Session

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