2016 New England Energy Conference And Exposition

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23rd Annual New England Energy Conference and Exposition
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 10 and 11, 2016
Sea Crest Beach Hotel, North Falmouth, MA

Registration is OPEN

Tuesday’s Events – May 10

Golf Tournament
The Golf Club, 132 Falmouth Woods Road, East Falmouth, MA

Closest to the Pin Competition Sponsor: Con Edison Development

Golf Tournament Sponsors:
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
Entergy – Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
NextEra Energy Resources

10:00 AM Conference Registration Opens at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel

4:30-6:45 PM Exhibition Hall Opens for Viewing and Welcome Reception

Sponsors:
Cape Light Compact
Dominion
Robinson+Cole

6:55 PM Dinner and Keynote Speaker

Introductions:

  • Tina Bennett, President, NECA; Senior Vice President, CLEAResult
  • Joey Lee Miranda, President, CPES; Partner, Robinson+Cole

Keynote Address: TBA

Sponsors:
Pullman & Comley LLC
TRC Environmental Corporation

Wednesday’s Events – May 11

All events will be held at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel

7:15 AM Registration Opens

7:30-8:30 AM Roundtable Discussion Breakfast

Sponsor: Columbia Gas of Massachusetts

8:45-10:00 – Panel I – New England’s Energy Balancing Act

Moderator: David O’Connor, Senior Vice President for Energy, ML Strategies, LLC

  •  Dan Dolan, President, New England Power Generators Association
  • Anne George, Vice President – External Affairs & Communications, ISO-New England
  • Camilo Serna, Vice President Strategic Planning & Policy, Eversource Energy
  • Rebecca Tepper, Deputy Chief of the Energy and Environmental Bureau, MA Office of the Attorney General

10:00 – 11:00 Morning Break in Exhibit Hall

Sponsor: Day Pitney LLP

11:00-12:15 – Panel II – Restructured Energy Markets & the Grid of the Future: Can they work together?

Moderator: John Athas, Treasurer and Principal Consultant, Daymark Energy Advisors

  • David Littell, Principal, Regulatory Assistance Project
  • Tim Roughan, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy, National Grid
  • Gin Kirkland Kinney, Managing Director – Business Solutions, NRG
  • Michah Remley, Senior Vice President of Product, EnerNOC, Inc.

12:15-1:45 – Luncheon and Keynote Speaker

  • Stephen Whitley, President & CEO (retired), NYISO

1:45-3:00 – Panel IIIA – Cutting Carbon: Stop or Step on the Gas

Moderator: Shaela Collins, Attorney, Columbia Gas of Massachusetts

  • Tracy Babbidge, Bureau Chief, Energy and Technology Policy, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
  • Dan Allegretti, VP State Government Affiars – East, Exelon Corporation
  • David Ismay, Clean Energy and Climate Change Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
  • Tom Kiley, President & CEO, Northeast Gas Association

1:45-3:00 – Panel IIIB – Energy of Tomorrow – Not Your Mother’s Centralized Power Plant!

Moderator: Janet Gail Besser, VP of Policy and Government Affairs, Northeast Clean Energy Council

  • Richard Baxter, President, Mustang Prairie Energy
  • Matthew Morrissey, Executive Director, Offshore Wind MA
  • Matt Cinadr, Project Manager, SourceOne Energy Solutions
  • Kerrick Johnson, Vice President, Vermont Electric Power Company

3:00-3:30 – Afternoon Break in Exhibit Hall

Sponsor: Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative

3:30-4:45 – Wrap-up Session

Moderator: Joey Lee Miranda, Partner, Robinson+Cole

  • Hon. Paul Roberti, Commissioner, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission
  • Hon. Mark Vannoy, Chairman, Maine Public Utilities Commission
  • Hon. Michael Caron, Commissioner, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
  • Hon. Jolette Westbrook, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities

4:45 – Prize Drawing

Grand Prize Sponsor: Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.

Carbon Offsets Sponsor: CLEAResult

Conference Pens Sponsor: O’Connor Corporation

Conference Bags Sponsor: VHB

Conference Notepads: Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele, P.C.

Personal Electronics Charging Station Sponsor: Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications

Students and Young Professionals Subsidy Sponsor: GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc.