2011 SPEAKERS
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Montreux Energy’s 7th annual California Clean Energy Roundtable continues as an invitation-only, interactive stakeholder workshop featuring many recognized experts, thought leaders and stakeholders from industry, government, academia, research and investment to discuss the future of clean, low-carbon power and transportation in California.
Should your company wish to participate in this year’s Roundtable,
please contact Montreux Energy as soon as possible.
1) Opening Keynote: LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY
8:30 – 10:30am
- California RPS and LCFS: models for a National Clean Energy Standard?
- Meeting GHG and other environmental goals in an era of uncertain incentives
- The grid and natural gas pipeline systems: changing players and supply chains
- Communicating clean energy visions and objectives to consumers
Speakers:
• Mary Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board, Sacramento
• Dr Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President, CO2, Shell, London
• Dr Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer, S Coast Air Quality Mgmt District, Diamond Bar
• Timothy Alan Simon, Commissioner, California PUC, San Francisco
• Kristin Eberhard, Western Energy & Climate, NRDC, Santa Monica
• Heather Quinley, Head of Environmental Policy, Duke Energy, Charlotte
Break: 10:30 – 11am
Session 2) A FUTURE OF CLEAN POWER GENERATION
11am – 12:30pm
- Next gen power plants: digitized, connected, virtual, smarter
- Energy efficiency, large-scale DER, CCHP, and CCS
- Natural gas: matching demand with infrastructure investment
- Ranking options by energy, carbon, and water
Speakers:
• Les Starck, VP of Local Public Affairs, SoCal Edison, San Francisco
• William Jayne, Region Executive – West Region, GE Energy, Ontario
• Kathy Musselman, VP, Corporate Solutions, Swiss Re, Windsor (co-chair)
• Peter Belisle, President, Energy & Sustainability Services, Jones Lang Lasalle, Los Angeles
• Dave Roberts, VP Business Development & Strategic Sales, OSIsoft, San Leandro
• Jana Corey, Dir. of Strategy, Customer Energy Solutions, Pacific Gas & Electric, San Francisco
Luncheon: 12:30 – 1:30pm
Speaker:
• Dian Grueneich, Partner, Morrison Foerster, San Francisco
Session 3) CAN THE AUTOMOBILE MEET U.S. FUEL ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS?
1:30 – 2:00pm
- What is the likely ICE fuel and emissions profile of the U.S. auto fleet in 2025?
Speakers:
• Mary Nickerson, Manager, Advanced Technologies Group, Toyota, Torrance
• Robert Gardner, Manager, Economics & Energy, ExxonMobil, Houston
Session 4) LOWER CARBON, ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION FUELS & VEHICLES
2:00 – 3:30pm
- Which new technologies can meet consumer AND fuel and emission expectations?
- How will NGVs compare and compete with biofuels/biodiesel and other alt fuels?
- Wide adoption of NGV’s in CA: the vehicles and views of home natural gas refueling
- NGV fueling and smart charging: Turning slow adopters into FAST adopters
Speakers:
• Jonathan Burke, VP, Global Market Development, Westport Innovations, Vancouver
• Jeff Reed, Market Devel & Emerging Technologies, SoCal Gas, Los Angeles
• Dr Tim Brown, Technology Manager, Sustainable Transportation & Energy, UC Irvine, Irvine
• Steven Ellis, Manager Fuel Cell Marketing, Honda, Torrance
• Rob Bearman, Director, Global Alliances, Utilities & Energy, Better Place, Palo Alto
• Michael Bissonette, SVP & General Mngr, Efficient Energy Systems, AeroVironment, Monrovia
• Ed Kjaer, Director, Electric Transportation, SoCal Edison, Rosemead
Break: 3:30 – 4pm
Session 5) GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION POLICIES TO GET US THERE
4 – 4:30pm
- Policies to maximize commercialization & adoption AND minimize fuel use & GHG
- Are state and federal tax incentives performance-based? Should they be?
- What policies best stimulate R&D for auto technologies?
Speakers:
• Bill Anderson, Principal/Vice President, AECOM, San Diego
Clean Energy Roundtable Discussion Sessions: 4:30 – 5:30pm
Roundtable Evening Networking Reception overlooking the Pacific Ocean: 5 – 6:30 pm
Keynote Speaker:
• Dr Tony Haymet, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla
Session 6) SCALING RENEWABLE ENERGY, PAIRING WITH SMART ENERGY STORAGE
8:30 – 10am
- Leveraging incentives for renewables commercialization
- Grid reliability security and storage; building-scale PV and PV storage
- Renewables & NG: Friends, foes, frienemies? Waste-to-energy, RNG, biogas, biofuels
- Renewably-charged EVs: pursuing the tailpipe endgame
Speakers:
• Dr Byron Washom, Director, Strategic Energy Initiatives, UCSD, San Diego
• David van Hoogstratten, Director, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, BP, Washington
• Tristan Grimbert, President and CEO, enXco, San Diego
Break: 10 – 10:30am
Session 7) CA AB2514 AND ENERGY STORAGE: PATHWAYS TO IMPLEMENTATION
10:30am – 11:30 am
Speakers:
• Dr Keith Casey, Vice President, California ISO, Folsom
• Charlie Vartanian, Director, Grid Integration, A123 Systems, Watertown
Session 8) CALIFORNIA CLEAN ENERGY ROUNDTABLE LEADERSHIP PLENARY
12 – 1:30pm
- Major clean energy projects and initiatives
- Venture capital: top prospects for technology game-changers
- New designs for biofuels, batteries, and charging
- IT and communications as a foundation of a smart, clean energy future
Speakers:
• Kat Willson, Dir., Business Dev., & Partner, Envtl. Sustainability Team, Microsoft, Redmond
• Paul De Martini, CTO & VP Innovation, Smart Grid Business Unit, Cisco Systems, San Jose
• Tracey Grose, VP & Director, Research & Strategic Devel, Collaborative Economics, San Mateo
• Matt Futch, Global Policy Lead, Energy & Utilities, IBM, Denver
• Jay Kyathsandra, Marketing Manager and Product Strategist, Intel Data Center and Connected Systems Group, San Jose
End of Roundtable: Friday 2pm
