Seminars & Events
Bringing Renewables to Wall Street: Tackling the Challenges to Investing in Renewable Technologies
September 18, 2008
The Harvard Club of New York
New York City
This conference explored what it takes to successfully develop a renewable energy project, and in particular what is required to secure financial support from the investment community. In attendance were project developers and technology companies, as well as lenders and private equity funds active in the renewable energy sector.
AGENDA
Introduction and Welcome - Kevin C. Fitzgerald, Washington, D.C. Office Managing Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP (presentation)
Keynote Speaker
Jeffrey R. Holzschuh, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Environmental Committee (presentation)
(presented by Julian Flannery, Vice President, Morgan Stanley)
Panel 1 - What Are Venture Capital, Private Equity and Financial Institutions Looking for in a Renewable Energy Project?
Phil H. Spector, moderator
Rahul Advani, Energy Capital Partners (presentation)
Edward Sproull, Senior Vice President, HSH-Nordbank AG, New York Branch (presentation)
James Condela, Pegasus Capital Advisors L.P. (presentation)
Panel 2 - The Entrance of Utility Players into the Renewable Energy Arena
Kevin C. Greene, moderator
Chuck A. Attall III, Vice President - General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, TECO Energy, Inc. (presentation)
William P. Marsan, Vice President and General Counsel of Indianapolis Power & Light (presentation)
Mark Gabriel, author of Visions for a Sustainable Energy Future, and principal with R.W.Beck (presentation)
George E. Tyson II, Vice President and Treasurer, Xcel Energy (presentation)
Lunch Speaker - Jeffrey Sterba, Chairman, President and CEO of PNM Resources (presentation)
Afternoon – Specific Technologies: Success Stories
Wind - Todd R. Coles, moderator (presentation)
Torben Andersen, Mainstream Renewable Power (presentation)
Megan H. Lawrence, CP Energy (presentation)
Carol Murphy, Executive Director, Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Inc. (presentation)
Solar and Hydrokinetic - Bonnie A. Suchman, moderator (presentation)
James S. Brown, Executive Vice President, Worldwater & Solar Technologies Corporation (presentation)
J.F. Scarborough, Partner, MAPA Group (presentation)
Philippe Vauthier, President and CEO of UEK Corporation (presentation)
Regulatory Challenges to Renewables Development - Daniel L. Larcamp, moderator
Shelton Cannon, Director of the Office of Energy Markets Regulation at FERC
John Bear, President and COO of the Midwest ISO (presentation)
Susan Wefald, President, State of North Dakota Public Service Commission (presentation)
Closing Remarks
Aurora Cassirer, New York Office Managing Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP
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