2009 Energy Conference: A New Climate For Energy

Energy Information Administration
District of Columbia
04/07/2009 at 07:30AM

The 2009 EIA conference is being held April 7-8 at the Washington Convention Center.

Please register onsite at the Walter E Washington Convention Center starting at 7:30am on Tuesday, April 7th.

Tuesday agenda

7:30 AM Registration and Badging
9:00 AM Plenary
Welcome – Howard Gruenspecht
Acting Administrator, Energy Information Administration

Keynote Address – Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy

Energy and the Macroeconomy – William D. Nordhaus, Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University

Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World – John W. Rowe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Corporation
10:30 AM Break
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 AM
(1) The Future for Transport Demand (2) What’s Ahead for Natural Gas Markets?
Moderator: Andy Kydes (EIA) Moderator: Steve Harvey (EIA)
Speakers: Lew Fulton (International Energy Agency) David Greene (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Lee Schipper (Precourt Institute, Stanford University) Speakers: Brian Jeffries (Wyoming Pipeline Authority) James Simpson (BENTEK Energy, LLC) Rick Smead (Navigant Consulting) John Strom (Haddington Ventures, LLC) Christine Tezak
12:30 PM Lunch Break
1:45 PM
(3) Meeting the Growing Demand for Liquids (4) Electric Power Infrastructure: Status and Challenges for the Future
Moderator: Glen Sweetnam (EIA) Moderator: Scott Sitzer (EIA)
Speakers: Eduardo González-Pier (PEMEX) David Knapp (Energy Intelligence Group) Fareed Mohamedi (PFC Energy) Speakers: P. Kumar Agarwal (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) Timothy J. Brennan (University of Maryland) Mark G. Lauby (North American Electric Reliability Corporation)
3:15 PM Break
3:30 PM
(5) Renewable Energy in the Transportation and Power Sectors (6) Financial Markets and Short-Term Energy Prices
Moderator: Michael Schaal (EIA) Moderator: Tancred Lidderdale (EIA)
Speakers: Denise Bode (American Wind Energy Association) Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) Bryan Hannegan (Electric Power Research Institute) David Humbird (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Speakers: Jeffrey Harris (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) Robert McCullough (McCullough Research) Adam E. Sieminski (Deutsche Bank) Robert Weiner (George Washington University)
5:00 PM Adjourn