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Moderator:

1. •  Branko Terzic    -    Deloitte LLC
   

Panelists:

1. •  Andrew Vesey - AES Corporation
   

2. •  Michael Ware - Advance Capital Markets
   

3. •  Todd Thurlow - Pace Global Resources

Energy and Leadership: Executive Reflections     -      10am - 11am    -    Lohrfink Auditorium, 2nd Floor

While there are many similarities between leading any organization, working in energy requires certain leadership qualities that are unique to the sector.  Leadership is also a topic central to Georgetown education.  This panel brings together senior executives from across the energy industry spectrum to discuss their leadership experience and market outlook. 

Moderator:

1. •  Carine Dumit - Booz Allen Hamilton
   

Panelists:

1. •  Chuck Roy - Price Waterhouse Coopers
   

2. •  Dan Gabaldon - Boston Consulting Group
   

3. •  Richard Fioravanti - KEMA Consulting

Consulting      -      11:15 am - 12:15 pm   

As more companies begin to consider business opportunities in clean energy, they are increasingly relying upon the expertise of consulting firms to help navigate through the complexities of this emerging sector.  The speakers on this panel will discuss how they are helping their clients define marketable strategies for sustainability in the clean energy economy.

Moderator:

1. • Rebecca Ranich - Deloitte Consulting LLP
   

Panelists: 

1. •  Lowell Sachs - US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
   

2. •  Eric Tober - Cornerstone Government Affairs
   

3. •  Kerinia Cusick - SunEdison
   

4. •  Dave Sander - Chevron Corporation

Government Affairs     -      11:15 am - 12:15 pm

In few industries is regulation and policy more important than energy.  Whether are a large utility, an oil company, or a cleantech start-up, the ability to understand, navigate, and influence policy is critical to business success.  The panelists will reflect on the unique regulatory challenges that face their companies, and their perspectives on the future path of energy policy.

Moderator:

1. •  Mark Reidy - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
   

Panelists:

1. •  Tom Leyden - SunPower
   

2. •  Peter Messman - Claren Power
   

3. •  David Brown - Booz Allen Hamilton

Project Development      -      11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Energy project development is where the rubber hits the road in the energy world.  It’s the culmination of policy, finance, and engineering.  This discussion will focus on those elements of project development that are unique to the companies and technologies the panelists work with, and those elements that are similar across different types of energy sources.

Panelists:

1. •  Sara Zulkosky - SkyBuilt Power
   

2. •  Lejla Alic - Energy Information Administration
   

3. •  Sophie Lu - Regester Larkin Energy North America
   

4. •  Alan Hegburg - Center for Strategic and International Studies

International Energy and Security      -      11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Wars and political unrest throughout the world have reduced access to foreign oil resulting in higher energy prices.  As a result the United States has looked into ways to decrease reliance on foreign oil and focus on domestic production to increase homeland security.  The Department of Defense is experimenting with ground breaking technologies to have military bases be self-contained from an energy generation standpoint.  The shift of reliance on foreign energy to more domestic and alternative fuels has large impacts for the national security of this country.  This panel will focus on the implications of a shift on foreign energy as well as the emerging technologies that are allowing this to occur.

Panelists:

1. •  Robert Wilkins - Danfoss
   

2. •  Guy Warner - Pareto Energy
   

3. •  Theodore Wood - Stern Kessler Goldstein Fox
   

4. •  Christopher Patino - Constellation New Energy
   

Innovations in Energy Technology     -      1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Moderator:

1. •  Elias Hinkley - Kilpatrick, Townson and Stockton
   

Panelists:

1. •  John Moran - Overseas Private Investment Corporation
   

2. •  Candace Chandra - Thula Capital
   

3. •  Alan Miller - IFC
   

4. •  Sudha Gollapudi - Sol Systems

Financing Energy      -      1:30 pm - 2:30 pm    -    Lohrfink Auditorium, 2nd Floor

Energy projects, be they 800 MW solar arrays or HVAC upgrades on buildings, are capital intensive and usually have payback periods of multiple years.  In this panel, the speakers will discuss how the current financial and policy environment is impacting the ability to get projects off the ground, while also spurring the development of innovative financial products.

Moderator:

1. •  Bruce Lung - Alliance to Save Energy
   

Panelists:

1. •  Brad Dockser - Green Generation Solutions
   

2. •  Jarret Jackson - Deloitte
   

3. •  Suzanne Hunt - Hunt Green LLC / Carbon War Room

Energy Efficiency and Sustainability      -      1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

The financial and environmental benefits of sustainability, as well as government mandates and consumer demands are changing the way organizations look at their operations.  Panelists will discuss what obstacles face sustainability and energy efficiency solutions today, and how their organizations are working to integrate sustainability into their, or their clients' operations while also taking into account the bottom line.  They will also reflect on the tools available today to implement strategy and measure progress.

Emerging Market Energy      -      1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Emerging and developing economies present new opportunities and challenges for energy companies.  Producers are tasked with meeting skyrocketing demand while not using the same carbon intensive resources as in the past.   This, coupled with unstable or overbearing governments, creates a uniquely complicated situation in which to operate.  Panelist will discuss ways to navigate these markets and where opportunities exist to excel in business.

Resource Tables      -      12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Mentorship Tables will help students and young professionals to continue learning about the energy industry in a more intimate setting. Attendees will be paired in groups of about 10 with 1-3 industry professionals in a specific subject area, who will share career advice such as navigating the recruiting process, academic preparation, etc.

Lunch/Networking Opportunities     -      12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

The EDF Climate Corps program recruits students from the country’s top business schools, trains them and places them in companies where they become champions of energy efficiency for 10-12 weeks.  There, they analyze energy-saving opportunities and develop customized energy efficiency investment plans. In the program’s first two years, Climate Corps fellows identified nearly $90 million in potential savings for the companies at which they worked. In return, the students have received invaluable experience and the opportunity to show what they can do where it really counts - at the bottom line. Speak with EDF representatives about the program at the Resource Tables, or find more information at

http://edfclimatecorps.org/

Panelists:

1. •  Jean Kim - Overseas Private Investment Corporation
   

2. •  Yang Ming - Global Environment Facility
   

3. •  Jamie Webster - PFC Energy
   

4. •  Anna Brady-Estevez - AES Corporation
   

5. •  Fabricio Soares - Ashoka