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Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2001
- 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception in
Exhibtion Hall
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DAY ONE: Thursday,
Mar. 15, 2001
Opening Plenary Session
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7:30
- 8:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast in Exhibition Hall
8:30 a.m. WELCOME: WHAT'S
IN STORE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS?
8:40 a.m. CALIFORNIA: WHAT'S
IN STORE FOR THIS SUMMER?
Recent events in the California
ISO markets and the summer of 2001 amidst
ð A continuing tight supply
situation
ð New price cap structure
ð New Demand Response Programs
ð Impacts of FERCâs
Orders
Randy Abernathy, VP Marketing Services, California ISO
9:20 a.m. ELECTRIC AND
GAS PRICE VOLATILITY: WHY?
Electric and gas prices, and
price volatility have hit new highs. Whys is this happening?
Brad Leach, Senior Director, NYMEX
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30 a.m ÷ CRISIS
AND OPPORTUNITY: THE PANEL
Volatility, Reliability, Credit,
Fuel Costs, Institutional and Rules Changes÷This is not a quiet
and easy business. A freewheeling discussion with some of those who have
survived and prospered:
ï Andrew Serri, VP, AmerenEnergy
Marketing
ï Jeff Beicker, Sr. VP, Shell
Energy Trading Co.
ï Ed Silliere, VP Risk Mngmt,
Energy Merchants
ï Leslie McNew, COO NexClear
ï Brian Whary, Electricity Group
Leader, Bloomberg LP
ï Jay Cattermole, Director of
Marketing Western Region,
PanCanadian Energy Services
ï Raisa Suhir VP, Analytical
Services Dun & Bradstreet
WHOLESALE
11:30 a.m. ÷ WEATHER:
THE EVERYDAY CRISIS
Derivative and insurance products
protect against the negative impact of those ãnormalä weather
fluctuations which
will send you to the poorhouse
long before global warming gets you. The burgeoning market in weather risk
man-agement
tools. Lynda Clemmons, President,
Element Re
12:15 LUNCHEON
2:00 p.m. ÷ THE RISK OF
MANAGING RISK
When you've got the best, smartest
people making bets on market direction, you've got trouble-- unless you've
got the controls to make sure the geniuses don't bankrupt you.
Robert Jacobs, Vice President, Derigen Consulting
2:45 p.m. ÷ MERCHANT POWER:
THE BUILDOUT
As is becoming apparent even
in the most benighted regions, if you donât build powerplants, there
wonât be enough power. Most new power is merchant power, for
which investors take the risk
of losses and potential for profit. Joe Gocke, Vice President, Aquila Capacity
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RETAIL
11:30 a.m. ÷ TEXAS: THE
BIG RETAIL MARKET
The Texas retail market is opening,
with opportunities which promise to dwarf everything which has come before
in retail. Dr. John OâBrien,
Principal, Skipping Stone
12:15 LUNCHEON
2:00 p.m. ÷ RESIDENTIAL
CREDIT RISK
Redlining, dunning phone calls,
prejudicial marketing. Do you need the aggravation when all you want to
do is get
paid for providing residential
service? Using credit cards to manage credit risk, cash flow and the politics
of power. Kim Piscione, First of Omaha Merchant Processing
2:45 p.m. ÷ REALTIME PRICING
SOLUTIONS
Even in a dire shortage, even
with prices climbing over $1,000 MWH, customers donât respond in
the absence of realtime metering and charges. Bringing market forces to
bear on supply/demand imbalances is critical to reliable power supplies.
Tony C. Banks, Chairman of the Board, Optiron Corp. |
3:30-4:15 BREAK -- VISIT EXHIBITS
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4:15 p.m. MAKING THE MOST OF
TRANSMISSION
TLRs, Capacity emergencies,
transmission constraints and basis volatility÷they all complicate
the market for the power trader. Understanding transmission markets is
the
key to success for the power
marketer/trader. Bill Townsend, President, Friedwire Inc.
5:00 p.m. ÷ BEYOND THE
HYPE: REAL OPPORTUNI-TIES IN WEB-BASED COMMERCE
Internet stocks are down, but
web-based energy trading is accelerating at an astonishing pace, with dollar
volumes
surpassing the rest of the web
combined. The opportunity has just begun. Ahmad Atwan, Vice President,
E-Business Solutions, Altra Energy Technologies |
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RETAIL
4:15 p.m. ÷ THE LAST RESORT
What happens if no one wants
to serve a customer? A lot of customers? How to avoid the disaster of customers
unable to receive electric service in a competitive market. Paul DeMartini,
President, Rubicon Energy Systems
5:00 p.m. ÷ BILLING: THE
HEART OF THE MATTER
Billing is where great companies
fail at retail. Every slip, every delay leads to crushing increases in
bad debt, cred-it
and cash flow requirements.
Getting billing right is the essence of a successful energy retailer. Paul
Grey, CTO, Peace Software |
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DAY TWO: Friday,
Mar. 16, 2001
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast
in Exhibition Hall
8:00 a.m. POWERLINE TELECOM:
THE ULTIMATE CONVERGENCE
ATT couldnât crack the
local telecom markets, but maybe the power industry can, using its own
existing pipes to the customer. Mark Isaacson, President, Ambient Corp.
8:40 a.m. - ROLLING BLACKOUTS
AND PEAK-SHAVING
Avoiding calamitous shortages
through a demand-side response. How to make it happen, save money and make
money, all while being hailed as a hero of the latest energy crisis.
Eric Miller, VP Product Strategy,
Silicon Energy.
9:30 a.m. THE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
SOLUTION
When you absolutely, positively
must have power, there is no substitute for distributed generation. For
marketers, it is a part of the product mix. For utilities, it can be a
means of providing spot voltage support. For customers, it can mean freedom
from the vagaries of the grid, the market and the whole debate. Buck Buckner,
Manager, Business
Development, Honeywell Power
Systems, Inc. |
10:10-11:00 Break
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11:00
a.m. COAL: FUEL OF THE FUTURE
Yes Virginia, most of our electricity
comes from coal÷always has, always will. The U.S. is the Saudi Arabia
of coal, clean coal technology is vanquishing the skeptics, and low costs
guarantee its continued dominance. Get the facts here. Joe Lucas, Vice
President, ABEC
11:40 a.m. WHERE IS MY CAREER
GOING?
What jobs will last? What skills
become more valuable? How do I build my career in the new energy industry?
Steve McAleavy SEARCH CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL
12:30 p.m. - - CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
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POWER MARKETS 2001
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