Thursday, February 19, 2015
Regulation, Integration and Decentralization
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Keynote Address
9:00 – 9:45 AM
New Programs, Enhanced Approaches to Meeting Customer Energy Needs at Austin Energy
Debbie Kimberly, Vice President, Customer Energy Solutions, Austin Energy
Climate Change: Environmental and Economic Conflicts
9:45 – 11:00 AM
*Hosted by the Longhorn Energy Club
Moderator: Dan Lashof, Chief Operating Officer, NextGen Climate America • View PDF slides
Featured Panelists:
- Bill Barnes, Director, Regulatory Affairs, NRG Energy • View PDF slides
- Colin Meehan, Director of Regulatory and Public Affairs, First Solar • View PDF slides
- Steve Hagle, Deputy Director of the Office of Air, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
The Impact of Water Resources on Energy Technology
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
*Hosted by the Longhorn Energy Club
Moderator: Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune
Featured Panelists:
- Charles Porter, Assistant Professor, St Edward’s University
- Patrick Cox, District Director and President, Pedernales Electric Coop
- James Murphy, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
- John Williams, Energy and water writer and author
Lunch Keynote
12:30 – 2:15 PM
Lunch Keynote Speaker
Calvin Crowder, Executive Director, American Electric Power; President, Electric Transmission Texas LLC
Assessment of the Full Cost of Electricity
2:15 – 3:30 PM
Moderator: James Dyer, The Fondren Foundation Centennial Chair in Business, McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
Panelists:
- Sheila Olmstead, Associate Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
- David Spence, Professor, McCombs School of Business, School of Law, and Department of Government, The University of Texas at Austin • View PDF slides
The Future of Electricity Generation & Utilities
3:45 – 5:00 PM
Moderator: Ross Baldick, Professor and Leland Barclay Fellow in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin • View PDF slides
Featured Panelists:
- Bram Reinders, Director, Alliance Management, Alliander NV • View PDF slides
- Roger Duncan, former General Manager, Austin Energy
- Cris Eugster, Group Executive Vice President, Chief Generation and Strategy Officer, CPS Energy
- Ken Donohoo, Director, System Planning, Oncor • View PDF slides
*Panels marked with an asterisk are hosted by the Longhorn Energy Club.