2009 Energy Conference: A New Climate For Energy

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:30:00 GMT

The 2009 EIA conference is being held April 7-8 at the Washington Convention Center.

Please register onsite at the Walter E Washington Convention Center starting at 7:30am on Tuesday, April 7th.

Tuesday agenda
7:30 AM Registration and Badging
9:00 AM Plenary
Welcome – Howard Gruenspecht
Acting Administrator, Energy Information Administration

Keynote Address – Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy

Energy and the Macroeconomy – William D. Nordhaus, Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University

Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World – John W. Rowe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Corporation
10:30 AM Break
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 AM
(1) The Future for Transport Demand (2) What’s Ahead for Natural Gas Markets?
Moderator: Andy Kydes (EIA) Moderator: Steve Harvey (EIA)
Speakers:
  • Lew Fulton (International Energy Agency)
  • David Greene (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
  • Lee Schipper (Precourt Institute, Stanford University)
  • Speakers:
  • Brian Jeffries (Wyoming Pipeline Authority)
  • James Simpson (BENTEK Energy, LLC)
  • Rick Smead (Navigant Consulting)
  • John Strom (Haddington Ventures, LLC)
  • Christine Tezak
  • 12:30 PM Lunch Break
    1:45 PM
    (3) Meeting the Growing Demand for Liquids (4) Electric Power Infrastructure: Status and Challenges for the Future
    Moderator: Glen Sweetnam (EIA) Moderator: Scott Sitzer (EIA)
    Speakers:
  • Eduardo González-Pier (PEMEX)
  • David Knapp (Energy Intelligence Group)
  • Fareed Mohamedi (PFC Energy)
  • Speakers:
  • P. Kumar Agarwal (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
  • Timothy J. Brennan (University of Maryland)
  • Mark G. Lauby (North American Electric Reliability Corporation)
  • 3:15 PM Break
    3:30 PM
    (5) Renewable Energy in the Transportation and Power Sectors (6) Financial Markets and Short-Term Energy Prices
    Moderator: Michael Schaal (EIA) Moderator: Tancred Lidderdale (EIA)
    Speakers:
  • Denise Bode (American Wind Energy Association)
  • Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association)
  • Bryan Hannegan (Electric Power Research Institute)
  • David Humbird (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
  • Speakers:
  • Jeffrey Harris (Commodity Futures Trading Commission)
  • Robert McCullough (McCullough Research)
  • Adam E. Sieminski (Deutsche Bank)
  • Robert Weiner (George Washington University)
  • 5:00 PM Adjourn