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Day One: Monday, April 20

8.00 Registration & networking breakfast

8.45 Opening of conference & chairman’s welcome address

9.00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Reviewing the current state of the renewable energy industry and emerging developments in clean energies
Michael T. Eckhart, President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

9.30 Policy outlook for clean energy: federal and state regulations, tax incentives and subsidies
Review the latest policy and regulatory developments in renewable energies, energy efficiency and clean coal - including the provisions of the new economic stimulus package, and other potential initiatives under the new administration - and learn what these mean for the investor landscape.
Speaker to be confirmed

10.10 Coffee break & networking

10.40 PANEL SESSION: Biomass and biofuels
• The outlook for the U.S. ethanol market
• First-generation biofuels vs. next-generation biofuels (eg cellulosic feedstocks & algae)
• Liquid biofuels, solid biomass and biogas:
- Experiences from the German biogas market
• Investing in energy created from forestry, animal and construction waste
William Holberg, Chairman, Biomass Coordinating Council (ACORE)
George Parker, Managing Partner, Green Partners
Will Thurmond, Chairman, Research & Development, National Algae Association
Speaker to be confirmed, Renewable Fuels Association

12.10 Lunch & networking

1.40 PANEL SESSION: Wind
• Examining the drivers for developing and exploiting wind energy, and the implications of the PTC extension
• Determining the wind sector’s capacity for new power generation and sustained growth
• Overcoming the key barriers to market growth, such as supply chain constraints and safety issues
• Measuring the potential for further financial and technological innovation
Mark Ahlstrom, CEO, WindLogics
Richard Williams, Strategy and M&A, Energy Future Holdings
Raymond Wood, Head of US Power and Renewable Energy Business & Co-Head of Alternative Energy Group, Credit Suisse

3.00 Coffee break & networking

3.30 PANEL SESSION: Energy efficiency
• Supply side perspective
• Demand side perspective – issues for energy users; DSM (demand-side management) technologies
Carol Tombari, Manager, Stakeholder Relations, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Pablo A. Vegas, President and Chief Operating Officer, AEP Texas

4.30 PANEL SESSION: Clean coal
• Investment considerations
• Developments in capture and storage
Michael Moore, Vice President, External Affairs, Blue Source

5.30 Chairman’s closing remarks

5.40 Networking drinks reception

Day Two: Tuesday, April 21

8.15 Registration & networking breakfast

8.45 Opening of conference & chairman’s welcome address

9.00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Recent environmental initiatives in the Texas region and the implications for clean energy investments
Lawrence E. Starfield, Acting Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

9.30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: View from the City of Houston on clean energy innovation and investment opportunities
Cris Eugster, Chief Officer for Sustainable Growth, Mayor's Office, City of Houston

10.00 Coffee break & networking

10.30 PANEL SESSION: Solar
• Drivers and constraints for solar innovation and investment
• Policy issues and current regulatory framework
• Emerging technologies: thin-film, silicon PV, distributed PV, CPV, CSP
• Identifying viable investment opportunities
• Market forecast: factors impacting future growth and demand, including the long term implications of the ITC extension
Matt Cheney, CEO, MMA Renewable Ventures; Board of Directors, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Jim Rexroad, Associate Director, Macquarie Cook Power
Jigar Shah, Founder & Former CEO, SunEdison

11.40 PANEL SESSION: Geothermal
• The current size of the market, and potential factors for future growth
• Managing risks in geothermal project finance
• Impact of the stimulus package on investment opportunities in the geothermal sector
• Emerging geothermal technologies
Peter Gross, President, Energy America Geothermal Power Division

12.30 Lunch & networking

2.00 PANEL SESSION: Clean energy financing
• Project finance for clean energy: financing options and sources of capital
• Debt financing
• Equity investing
• Venture capital/cleantech
• Risk management strategies
• Role of RECs and carbon credits in stimulating capital flow and helping to finance clean energy projects
Timothy D. Juliani, Senior Markets & Business Fellow, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
David Kandolha, Co-Founder, Akeida Capital Management
Gia Schneider, Partner, EKO Asset Management Partners

3.30 Coffee break & networking

3.50 PANEL SESSION: The future for clean energy investing
• Assessment of clean energy market drivers
• Barriers and constraints
• Identifying potential growth sectors
• Examples of successful deals and partnership strategies
• M&As and industry consolidation
Craig W England, Managing Director & President, England & Company
Jiong Ma, Principal, Braemar Energy Ventures
Jack Robinson, President & CIO, Winslow Management Company

5.00 End of conference

Documentation

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Program changes

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