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DAY 1: MONDAY 13 APRIL
11:00
12:50
13:00
13:45
14:00
14:20
14:30
15:00
15:15
15:45
REGISTRATION
Summit 2015 welcome
Michael Liebreich, Chairman of the Advisory Board, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Jon Moore, CEO, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Susan Kish, BNEF Summit 2015 Host
Soft Power: Politics, consumers and the evolution of the clean energy and climate debate
A group of leading commentators will discuss how energy realities and narratives are evolving.
Coral Davenport, Energy and Environment Policy Reporter, New York Times
Jay Faison, Managing Partner, ClearPath Foundation
Professor Andy Hoffman, Director of the Frederick A. and Barbara M. Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan
Keith Johnson, Senior Reporter, Energy Geopolitics, Foreign Policy Magazine
Joan MacNaughton, Chair, World Energy Trilemma, World Energy Council
Moderator: Seb Henbest, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
CEO Fireside Chat
José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq, Chairman, Acciona
In conversation with Angus McCrone, Chief Editor, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Global Keynote
Al Gore, Former US Vice President and Chairman, The Climate Reality Project
In conversation with Ethan Zindler, Head of Americas and Head of Policy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Global Keynote
Debbie Dooley, Chairman of Atlanta Tea Party, co-founder of the Green Tea Coalition, and founder of Conservatives for Energy Freedom
In conversation with Ethan Zindler, Head of Americas and Head of Policy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
BREAK
CEO Fireside Chat
Dr. Ahmad Belhoul, CEO, Masdar
BNEF Analyst Briefing
Introducing the Summit tracks and key themes
Jenny Chase, Colin McKerracher, Alejandro Zamorano, Brian Warshay, Amy Grace, Will Nelson
Global Plenary: Technology-energy nexus
Hot technology and investment trends in Connected Home, Grid, PowerGen and Transportation and in relationships between VCs and corporate development.
Gina Domanig, Managing Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures
Dr. Robie Samanta Roy, Vice President, Technology and Innovation, Lockheed Martin
Anil Srivastava, CEO, Leclanché
Nobuo Tanaka, President, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Moderator: Thomas Rowlands Rees, Senior Analyst, Energy Smart Technologies, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
DAY 1: MONDAY 13 APRIL
16:30
16:45
18:00
Firestarter: Innovation in Transport
Brook Porter, Partner, Green Growth Fund, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Eyal Rosner, Chairman and Director of Administration, Fuel Choices Initiative
New Energy Pioneers Award 2015
2015 New Energy Pioneers and award presentations
Michael Wilshire, Head of Analysis, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Andrée-Lise Méthot, Founding Partner, Cycle Capital Management
Timothy Kemper, Co-National Director, Renewable Energy Industry Practice, CohnReznick
Mansoor Hamayun, CEO and Co-Founder, BBOXX
John Jung, CEO, Greensmith
Pepe Carnevale, CEO, Blade Dynamics
Alan Barton, CEO, Lehigh Technologies
Barry Rowan, EVP and CFO, Cool Planet
Michael Herzig, CEO and Founder, Locus Energy
K’Lynne Johnson, CEO and President, Elevance
End of day one
Ryan Popple, CEO, Proterra
Christoph Ostermann, Co-Founder, Sonnenbatterie
John Carrington, CEO and Director, Stem
DAY ONE EVENING ACTIVITIES
18:00
NEW ENERGY PIONEERS 2015 WELCOME RECEPTION
NETWORKING FOYER | HYATT LEVEL B
19:00
THEMED DINNER
Sponsored by Fuel Choices Initiative
MANHATTAN BALLROOM | HYATT LOBBY LEVEL
Startup nation 2.0
When it comes to innovative technologies, Israel is a leader, recognized as second only to Silicon Valley. The Startup Nation - the world’s highest per capita of engineers and scientists and a constant flow
of innovators, make Israel home to hundreds of R&D centers of global technology leaders. Join us to learn more about the energy and transportation nexus innovation ecosystem and get a taste of bright
startups on the footsteps of Waze and Mobileye.
Speaker: Eyal Rosner, Chairman and Director of Administration, Fuel Choices Initiative
Presentations from:
David Banitt, CEO, NewCO2Fuels
Daniel Barel, CEO, SoftWheel
Dekel Tzidon, CTO, Phinergy
Shahar Waiser, Founder, GetTaxi
This Themed Dinner has limited places and is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please speak to a member of the Summit production team or email [email protected]
DAY 2: TUESDAY 14 APRIL
08:00
The Future of Power Generation 1
BREAKOUT ROOM 1 | HYATT LEVEL B
The Future of Power Generation 2
BREAKOUT ROOM 2 | HYATT LEVEL C
The Future of Transportation
BREAKOUT ROOM 3 | HYATT LEVEL C
The Future of the Grid
BREAKOUT ROOM 4 | HYATT LEVEL C
Breakfast Session 1
Analyst briefing: Power generation
Breakfast Session 2
Analyst briefing: Power generation
Breakfast Session 3
Analyst briefing: Transportation
Breakfast Session 4
Analyst briefing: Grid
The Future of the Connected Home
BREAKOUT ROOM 5 | LOBBY LEVEL
Breakfast Session 5
Analyst briefing: Connected Home
During the breakfast briefing session, track chairs and senior analysts will draw together the key issues and outline how they will be addressed throughout the following two days.
08:45
09:00
09:05
10:10
11:00
11:30
11:45
Movement to plenary session
Summit Partner opening remarks
John Lynch, Managing Director, Head of Power, Utilities and Renewables for EMEA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Global Industry Keynote: State of the industry
Michael Liebreich, Chairman of the Advisory Board, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Global Plenary: The American energy renaissance
Leading policy makers give their perspective on key issues in the industry and how the changing political landscape will affect them.
Senator Judd Gregg, Co-Chair, Nuclear Matters and Former Senator, New Hampshire
Timothy Kemper, Co-National Director, Renewable Energy Industry Practice, CohnReznick
Sarah Ladislaw, Director of the Energy Program, Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. Cheryl Martin, Former Acting Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
Moderator: Ethan Zindler, Head of Americas and Head of Policy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
BREAK
Global Keynote
Honorable Greg Rickford, Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, Canada
With Edward Greenspon, Managing Editor, Energy, Environment and Commodities, Bloomberg News
CEO and Regulator Plenary: Utilities and a new regulatory compact
Regulators and utility CEOs juggling the competing priorities of environmental responsibility, security of supply and cost competitiveness discuss the evolving regulatory-utility relationship and the role of
competitive suppliers.
Badar Khan, President and CEO, Direct Energy
Michael Picker, President, California Public Utilities Commission
Jim Rogers, Former Chairman of the Board, Duke Energy
Jon Wellinghoff, Partner, Stoel Rives
Audrey Zibelman, Commissioner, New York Public Service Commission
Moderator: Jonas Rooze, Head of European Power and Carbon, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
DAY 2: TUESDAY 14 APRIL
13:00
14:15
Networking Lunch 1
Global Power Generation
Sponsored by Shikun & Binui
Welcome remarks:
Yaron Szilas, CEO, Shikun & Binui
Renewable Energy
Networking lunch 2
Networking Lunch 3
Networking Lunch 4
Networking Lunch 5
US Power Generation
Transportation
Grid
Connected Home
Sponsored Black & Veatch
Sponsored by Fuel Choices Initiative
Sponsored by Leclanché
Sponsored by Masdar
Welcome remarks:
Welcome remarks:
Welcome remarks:
Welcome remarks:
John Chevrette, President,
Eyal Rosner, Chairman and Director
Pierre Blanc, Chief Technology and
Dr. Ahmad Belhoul, CEO, Masdar
Management Consulting Division,
of Administration, Fuel Choices
Industry Officer, Leclanché
Black & Veatch
Initiative
BREAKOUT ROOM 1 | HYATT LEVEL B BREAKOUT ROOM 2 | HYATT LEVEL C BREAKOUT ROOM 3 | HYATT LEVEL C BREAKOUT ROOM 4 | HYATT LEVEL C
BREAKOUT ROOM 5 | LOBBY LEVEL
These informal lunches gather together individuals with common interests and give them some 'food for thought' - creating a network within a network
The lunches lead naturally in to the first breakout session of the afternoon
The Future of Power Generation 1
The Future of Power Generation 2
The Future of Transportation
The Future of the Grid
The Future of the Connected Home
Afternoon session 1
Afternoon session 2
Afternoon Session 3
Afternoon session 4
Afternoon session 5
BREAKOUT ROOM 1 | HYATT LEVEL B BREAKOUT ROOM 2 | HYATT LEVEL C BREAKOUT ROOM 3 | HYATT LEVEL C BREAKOUT ROOM 4 | HYATT LEVEL C
BREAKOUT ROOM 5 | LOBBY LEVEL
KNOCK-ON EFFECTS OF RENEWABLES ON
POWER MARKETS
Using case studies, this panel will look
at the implications to the market of
increased penetration of variable
resource renewables. It will
specifically focus on the markets of
California and Texas.
Gabriel Alonso, CEO, EDPR North
America
Angelina Galiteva, Member of the
Board of Governors, CAISO
Kris Ruud, Senior Manager, Resource
Integration and Regional Operations
Engineering, MISO Energy
Matthew Suhr, Director of
Fundamental Analysis, Calpine
Lance Titus, MD of Trading, Guzman
Energy
BNEF Moderator: Amy Grace, Head
of Wind
15:00
WHAT KEEPS RESOURCE PLANNERS UP AT
NIGHT?
FUTURE OF URBAN MOBILITY: DRIVERS
OF OPTIONALITY
GRID TECHNOLOGIES AND REGULATION:
EVOLUTION OR INTELLIGENT DESIGN?
CONNECTED HOME TECHNOLOGIES: WHERE
TO FROM HERE?
Sergej Mahnovski, Director of the
Utility of the Future Team, Con Edison
Brian Megali, Principal Analyst,
Market Fundamentals, Constellation
Khalil Shalabi, VP, Energy Market
Operations and Resource Planning,
Austin Energy
Fong Wan, SVP, Energy Procurement,
PG&E
BNEF Moderator: Madeline Yozwiak,
Analyst, US Power and Environmental
Commodities
Dorothy Chan, Senior Manager, MTR
Corporation
Eric McCarthy, VP Government
Relations and General Counsel,
Proterra
Dave Packard, Senior Director, Utility
Solutions, ChargePoint
Professor Lucius Riccio, Lecturer in
Discipline, School of International and
Public Affairs, Columbia University
Shahar Waiser, Founder, GetTaxi
BNEF Moderator: Alejandro
Zamorano, Head of Advanced
Transport
Pierre Blanc, Chief Technology and
Industrial Officer, Leclanché
Stephen Callahan, VP Global Strategy
Solutions, Energy and Utilities, IBM
Eric Dresselhuys, EVP, Global
Development and Marketing, Silver
Spring Networks
Gil Quiniones, President and CEO,
New York Power Authority
BNEF Moderator: Brian Warshay,
Analyst, Energy Smart Technologies
Ben Bixby, General Manager, Energy
Services, Nest
Kris Bowring, Director of Business and
Channel Development, Lowes
Chris Black, CTO and COO, Tendril
Kyle Jones Baker, Partner, Greentech
Capital Advisors
BNEF Moderator: Colin McKerracher,
Associate, Energy Smart Technologies
Utility strategists face unprecedented
uncertainty in developing long-term
integrated resource plans. This panel
will examine the challenges at the top
of their minds, highlighting regional
differences across the US.
This panel will look at the challenges
facing cities worldwide in terms of
mobility, emissions and strategic
planning as urbanisation increases.
Movement to breakout sessions
This panel will examine how smart
grid technologies have been deployed
to integrate renewables and improve
reliability. It will compare projects
that have benefitted from subsidies
to those that have been implemented
for purely economic reasons.
The market for connected home
products is growing and consumers are
beginning to take note. But energy is
only one part of the equation and sits
alongside other drivers such as security
and comfort. As these technology
ecosystems converge, we discuss how
the connected home will evolve and
what it means for the energy sector.
15:15
The Future of Power Generation 1
Afternoon session 6
BREAKOUT ROOM 1 | HYATT LEVEL B
The Future of Power Generation 2
Afternoon session 7
BREAKOUT ROOM 2 | HYATT LEVEL C
The Future of Transportation
Afternoon Session 8
BREAKOUT ROOM 3 | HYATT LEVEL C
The Future of the Grid
Afternoon session 9
BREAKOUT ROOM 4 | HYATT LEVEL C
BUILDING UNSUBSIDISED RENEWABLES
THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY:
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
OEM PERSPECTIVES ON FUEL CHOICES
GRID YOGA: USING FLEXIBILITY AND
MICROGRIDS TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY
This panel will look at the countries
and regions where renewables are
competing without subsidies, both on
the retail level and wholesale.
Jim Hughes, CEO, First Solar
Honorable Maximo Pacheco,
Minister of Energy, Chile
Paddy Padmanathan, President and
CEO, ACWA Power
Dr. Eddie O'Connor, Co-Founder and
Chief Executive, Mainstream
Renewable Power
Frans van den Heuvel, CEO,
Solarcentury
BNEF Moderator: Jenny Chase,
Manager, Solar Insight Service
16:00
16:30
16:45
17:00
17:55
The U.S. nuclear industry faces
significant uncertainty today – a
perfect storm of economic and policy
challenges brought on by the
unintended consequences of market
structure and government policies.
These factors may undermine the
promise of this reliable source of
carbon-free energy with potential
consequences for our energy security.
Tom Blees, President, Science Council
of Global Initiatives
Senator Judd Gregg, Co-Chair,
Nuclear Matters
Mark Marano, President and CEO,
Westinghouse
Gary Mignogna, President and CEO,
Areva North America
Michael Twomey, VP External Affairs,
Entergy Corporation
BNEF Moderator: Chris Gadomski,
Lead Nuclear Analyst
Supported by Nuclear Matters
Fleet catalogues from automakers
today include a large variety of fuels
and power sources to satisfy
consumer preferences and
legislation. This panel will look at how
OEMs, fuel producers, legislators and
technology developers are working
together to take advantage new fuel
choice options.
Frank Bio, Director of Special Vehicle
and Alternative Fuels, Volvo Group
Dr. Rebecca Boudreaux, President,
Oberon Fuels
Ignaas Caryn, Director, Corporate
Venturing and Biofuels, KLM
Wahid Nawabi, SVP and GM, Energy
Efficient Systems, AeroEnvironment
Chelsea Sexton, Industry Advisor
BNEF Moderator: Salim Morsy,
Associate, Advanced Transportation
BREAK
Executive Sitdown: Future of Transportation
Global Keynote
Global Plenary: Company strategy in a time of change
Amy Ericson, President, Alstom US
Ralph Izzo, Chairman and CEO, Public Service Enterprise Group
Francesco Venturini, CEO and General Manager, Enel Green Power
Moderated by: Albert Cheung, Head of Product Management, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Summit Partner closing remarks
Maribeth Malloy, Director, Environmental Sustainability and External Engagements, Lockheed Martin
This panel will discuss the different
approaches to improving grid
reliability by looking at technologies,
business models and regulatory
structures in use around the world.
Mikael Backman, Market
Development Director, Wartsila
Maxine Ghavi, Group SVP, Program
Director, Microgrids, ABB
Laurent Schmitt, VP, Strategy and
Innovation, Alstom
Paul Wyman, General Manager,
Smart Grid Solutions, Lockheed
Martin
BNEF Moderator: Brian Warshay,
Analyst, Energy Smart Technologies
The Future of the Connected Home
Afternoon session 10
BREAKOUT ROOM 5 | LOBBY LEVEL
RE-IMAGINING THE UTILITY ROLE IN
RESIDENTIAL SOLAR
In the US and around the world, utilities
are launching ventures to capture
revenue and value from the relentless
uptake of rooftop solar, rather than
simply watching it erode their volumes.
But can they successfully compete
against the more nimble and
established pure-plays? And what
impact will their entrance have on the
solar market, and on consumers?
Ted Dow, CIO, Clean Energy Finance
Corporation
Evan Dube, Director, Public Policy,
Sunrun
Cris Eugster, Group EVP, Chief
Generation and Strategy Officer, CPS
Jeff Guldner, SVP, Public Policy, Arizona
Public Service Company
Julia Hamm, President and CEO, Solar
Electric Power Association
BNEF Moderator: Nick Culver, Lead
Solar Analyst, Americas
DAY TWO EVENING ACTIVITIES
18:00
PRE-DINNER DRINKS RECEPTION
20:00
MANHATTAN BALLROOM | HYATT LOBBY LEVEL
THEMED DINNERS
HYATT LEVEL B
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
An evening with filmmaker James Redford
James Redford is an accomplished documentary filmmaker. He will discuss his current film, HAPPENING, and share early stage film clips. HAPPENING explores the transition underway in the US to a clean
energy economy and how this is helping people, businesses and communities. HAPPENING is expected to air on HBO in early 2016. The film is being produced by the Redford Center as part of The Clean
Energy Innovation Center, whose goal is to develop an expansive communications platform to highlight the clean power movement.
Speaker: James Redford, Director, Producer and Co-Founder and Chair, the Redford Center
Direct Energy
The Innovators: An evening with Walter Isaacson and Direct Energy
Please join Direct Energy as we host an evening with Walter Isaacson, author and CEO of The Aspen Institute. Isaacson is known for his incredible writing skills, penning the landmark Steve Jobs biography,
and most recently, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution.
Isaacson will be speaking about his new book, and sitting down for a fire side chat with Manu Asthana, President of Direct Energy Residential. Each guest will also receive a signed copy of The Innovators,
as our thanks for attending.
Speakers
Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, Aspen Institute
Manu Asthana, President, Direct Energy Residential
Lockheed Martin
Ecosystem of Innovation
Lockheed Martin and partners will share the remarkable journey of a university spin out through early technology readiness levels with the support of ARPA-E to progress through the “valley of death.” The
panel will explore the needs and challenges of each stage and discuss the key factors for success of Lockheed Martin Advanced Energy Storage, LLC (formed with the assets of Sun Catalytix Corporation of
Cambridge, Massachusetts, in August 2014) and its future road to utility scale commercialization.
Speakers
Bradley Fiebig, Business Development Manager, Power Management Solutions Group, Lockheed Martin
Dr. Thomas Jarvi, General Manager, Lockheed Martin Advanced Energy Storage
Dr. Cheryl Martin, Former Acting Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Moderator: Ethan Zinder, Head of Americas and Head of Policy Analysis, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
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DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL
08:00
The Future of Power Generation 1
Breakfast session 1
BREAKOUT ROOM 1 | HYATT LEVEL B
The Future of Power Generation 2
Breakfast session 2
BREAKOUT ROOM 2 | HYATT LEVEL C
The Future of Grid
Breakfast session 3
BREAKOUT ROOM 4 | HYATT LEVEL C
GASIFICATION OF NORTH AMERICAN
POWER
SOLAR SUPPLY CHAIN
STORAGE ECONOMICS: GRID AND EVs
The era of cheap gas and crumbling
coal assets has brought CCGT fleets
from mid-merit to baseload. Impacts
of the shale boom are felt across the
nation.
Janet Coy, VP, Natural Gas Marketing,
Enbridge Energy Partners
Sharon Flanery, Member, Chair,
Energy and Natural Resources
Department, Steptoe and Johnson
Marie Jordan, SVP, Gas Construction
and Operations, National Grid
Jonathan Mir, Head of North
American Power and Utilities, Lazard
Mike Schwartz, Senior Advisor, Black
& Veatch
BNEF Moderator: Charlie Blanchard,
Head of Quantitative Gas and NGL
Markets
09:00
09:05
09:10
The PV manufacturing industry is in a
relatively profitable part of the cycle,
with positive margins for the best
companies and some planning to spin
off development divisions. BNEF and
top solar company executives will
discuss strategies for success.
Raghu Belur, Co-Founder, VP,
Products and Strategic Initiatives,
Enphase
James Mullin, Corporate VP, General
Manager, Solar Products, Energy and
Environmental Solutions, Applied
Materials
Boris Schubert, VP, ET Solar
Teresa Tan, CFO, Trina Solar
Howard Wenger, President, Business
Units, SunPower
BNEF Moderator: Dr. Xiaoting Wang,
Solar Analyst
Summit opening remarks
Jon Moore, CEO, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Summit Partner opening remarks
Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of Sustainability, Masdar and Director, Zayed Future Energy Prize
CEO and Investor Plenary: Powergen financing and yieldcos
Investment opportunities and dynamics in power generation.
Mike Garland, CEO, Pattern
David Giordano, Managing Director, North American Renewable Power Group, BlackRock
Shaun Kingsbury, CEO, UK Green Investment Bank
Jeff McDermott, Managing Partner, Greentech Capital Advisors
Moderator: Josh Steiner, Head of Industry Verticals, Bloomberg L.P.
Despite their widespread use in
laptops and cell phones, the costs of
lithium ion batteries remain a point of
contention. This panel will discuss
battery price points and disruptive
technology innovations that will
impact the storage landscape.
Jeff Gates, Director of Sales and Field
Operations, Alevo
Steve LeVine, Author, The
Powerhouse
Roger Lin, Director, Marketing, NEC
Energy Solutions
Rogers Weed, VP Product
Management, 1 Energy Systems
BNEF Moderator: Logan Goldie-Scot,
Associate, Energy Smart Technologies
The Future of the Connected Home
Breakfast session 4
BREAKOUT ROOM 5 | LOBBY LEVEL
CHANGING APPROACHES TO DEMAND SIDE
MANAGEMENT
Demand response offers a potentially
low cost way to shift peak demand,
increase system flexibility and integrate
renewable generation. But there are
competing pathways and the industry
faces serious regulatory challenges. This
session will examine how DR markets
and dynamic pricing programmes are
evolving and the implications for the
power sector.
Steve Hambric, VP, Strategic Sales and
Operations, Comverge
Scott Henneberry, VP Smart Grid
Energy, Schneider Electric
Suedeen Kelly, Partner, Akin Gump
Richard Caperton, Director, National
Policy and Partnerships, Opower
BNEF Moderator: Colin McKerracher,
Associate, Energy Smart Technologies
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL
09:50
10:10
10:20
Global Keynote: Michael R. Bloomberg
Founder of Bloomberg LP and three-term Mayor of New York City
The Future of Power Generation 1
Morning session 1
BREAKOUT ROOM 1 | HYATT LEVEL B
The Future of Power Generation 2
Morning session 2
BREAKOUT ROOM 2 | HYATT LEVEL C
Movement to breakout sessions
The Future of Transportation
Morning session 3
BREAKOUT ROOM 3 | HYATT LEVEL C
The Future of Grid
Morning session 4
BREAKOUT ROOM 4 | HYATT LEVEL C
MEXICO'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR IN
TRANSITION
MORE EXPENSIVE TAX EQUITY?
FINANCING PROJECTS IN 2016
DESIGNING THE IDEAL CAR: TECHNOLOGY
ENABLERS OF THE FUTURE
END-USER SOLAR, STORAGE & GRID
"DEFECTION"
WHO WILL "OWN" THE CONNECTED
HOME?
Cory Byzewski, VP & GM, Direct
Energy Solar
John Carrington, CEO, Stem
Katherine Hamilton, Founder, 38
North Solutions
Kenneth Munson, President and CEO,
Sunverge Energy
BNEF Moderator: Logan Goldie-Scot,
Associate, Energy Smart Technologies
Scott Boose, President, Direct Energy
Services
Seth Frader-Thompson, President,
Energy Hub
Joe Jankosky, Director, Intelligent
Home New Verticals, Time Warner
Cable
Dr. Christopher McLachlan, Head of
RWE Retail Strategy, Essent
BNEF Moderator: Colin McKerracher,
Associate, Energy Smart Technologies
The country's electricity sector is in
the midst of an overhaul, which
opens the door to more private
sector participation in a generation.
Topics will include a nuanced
discussion of the new regulatory
structure, the outlook for power
prices and exploration of strategies
for wind and solar development.
Leonardo Beltran, Deputy Secretary
for Planning and Energy Transition,
Secretariat of Energy, Mexico
Peter Eschenbach, General Manager
for Mexico, SunEdison
Manuel Gomez, VP, Sustainability,
Walmart
Roger Gonzalez Lau, Director, CEMEX
Energia
Juan Ignacio Rubiolo, President and
CEO, AES Mexico
BNEF Moderator: Lilian Alves,
Associate, Latin America, Bloomberg
New Energy Finance
This panel will examine the potential
financing issues for renewables in the
US in 2016 as both wind and solar
rush to complete projects ahead of
the subsidy cuts.
Ted Brandt, Co-Founder and CEO,
Marathon Capital
Brad Buss, CFO, SolarCity
Rohan Singh, Director, Project
Finance, Conergy
Conor McKenna, Managing Director,
CohnReznick Capital Markets
Securities
BNEF Moderators: Jacqueline
Lilinshtein, Solar and Clean Energy
Analyst and Dan Shurey, North
America Wind Analyst and Policy
Specialist
Increasing demand for better
performance, range and cost is
driving innovation and breaking
barriers in vehicle and fuel
technologies. On this panel
technology developers will discuss
what transport might look like 25
years from now and how their
technologies are affecting the whole
energy space.
Tim Cesarek, SVP, Business
Development, Enerkem
Dr. Yoshimi Okada, Principal
Researcher (Engineering), Chiyoda
Corp
Dekel Tzidon, CTO, Phinergy
Robert Wimmer, Director, Energy
and Environmental Research Group,
Toyota Motor North America
BNEF Moderator: Claire Curry,
Associate, Advanced Transportation
Supported by ProMexico
11:00
Movement to breakout session
The decreasing costs of PV and
storage have raised concerns in utility
boardrooms that customers will go
off-grid. This panel will explain the
economics of 'grid defection' and its
potential implications on utilities.
The Future of the Connected Home
Morning session 4
BREAKOUT ROOM 5 | HYATT LOBBY
LEVEL
This session will examine the growing
competition between utilities,
telecommunications companies,
security providers and technology
vendors for the emerging connected
home market.
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL
11:10
The Future of Power Generation 1
Morning session 6
BREAKOUT ROOM 1 | HYATT LEVEL B
EMERGING FRONTIERS IN CLEAN ENERGY AND ENERGY
ACCESS
The panel will explore the tools being deployed to
scale up investment in clean energy and energy
access in emerging and developing countries, both
through on-grid expansion and new off-grid
business models.
Introduction: Julia Kraetke, Private Sector
Development Adviser (DESA), Climate and
Environment Department, DFID
Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of Sustainability,
Masdar and Director, Zayed Future Energy Prize
Mafalda Duarte, Program Manager, Climate
Investment Funds
Charles Feinstein, Energy and Extractives Global
Practice Director, World Bank
Lynn Tabernacki, Managing Director Renewable
Energy and Sustainable Development, OPIC
BNEF Moderator: Michael Wilshire, Head of
Analysis
The Future of Transportation
Morning session 7
BREAKOUT ROOM 3 | HYATT LEVEL C
CONNECTED CARS AND AUTODRIVE
Connected cars and autodrive technology are developing
rapidly. This panel will address how consumer
preferences, demand for connectivity, energy
consumption optimisation and safety are driving these
exciting new technologies.
Cliff Fietzek, Manager, Connected eMobility, BMW
North America
Annie Lien, Autonomous Driving and Advanced Driver
Assistance Systems Expert
Michael Hurwitz, Director, Energy, Technology and
International , UK Department of Transport
Josh Switkes, Founder and CEO, Pelton Technology
BNEF Moderator: Ali Izadi-Najafabadi, Head of Japan
Supported by the Zayed Future Energy Prize
11:50
12:00
12:30
Movement to plenary session
Global Keynote
NETWORKING LUNCH Sponsored by CohnReznick
The Future of the Connected Home
Morning session 8
BREAKOUT ROOM 5 | HYATT LOBBY LEVEL
EVOLUTION OF THE UTILITY BUSINESS MODEL
Distributed generation technologies, microgrids and
changing demand patterns are putting the future
utility business model into question, yet the grid offers
the cheapest form of energy storage and peak power.
This session will look at how utilities are adapting to
these changes, potential new business areas and
implications for the wider energy system.
Dr. Erin Boyd, Senior Manager, Rates, Economics and
Energy Risk Management, Snohomish PUD
Richard Kauffman, Chair, Energy Policy and Finance,
Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo
Neil Pennington, Director of Innovation (UK) npower
Ron Schoff, Senior Program Manager, Technology
Innovation, EPRI
BNEF Moderator: Tom Rowlands-Rees, Senior Analyst,
Energy Smart Technologies
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL
13:30
13:40
ROAD TO PARIS
Road to Paris: Firestarter
Ambassador François Delattre, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
Road to Paris: Policy maker panel
Senior policy makers and experts discuss range of possible outcomes.
Honorable Pierre Arcand, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Quebec
Ambassador François Delattre, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
Connie Hedegaard, Former EU Commissioner for Climate Action
Nancy Sutley, Chief Sustainability and Economic Development Officer, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Moderated by: Ethan Zindler, Head of Americas and Head of Policy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
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BUSINESS RESPONSE
Business Response: Expert insight on the Greening of Asia
The business case for solving Asia's environmental emergency.
Mark Clifford, Executive Director, Asia Business Council
Business Response: Green bonds and debt capital markets
Clean energy and energy efficiency are accessing the debt capital markets in new ways and in greater volumes through labelled green bonds, convertible bonds, ABS and other structures. Panelists will
discuss the range of opportunities for a sector entering the mainstream.
Suzanne Buchta, Managing Director and Head of Green Bonds Americas, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Jeff Eckel, President and CEO, Hannon Armstrong
Kyung-Ah Park, Head of Environmental Markets Group, Goldman Sachs
Peter Sweatman, Chief Executive, Climate Strategy & Partners
Moderated by: Lenora Suki, Head of Sustainable Finance Product Strategy, Bloomberg
Business Response: Finance for Resilience (FiRe)
Reporting back from 2014, voting for 2015 FiRe winners
Hosted by: Susan Kish, BNEF Summit Host and Michael Liebreich, Chairman of the Advisory Board, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Challenge Panel: David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University and Simon Zadek, Co-Director, Inquiry in to the Design of a Sustainable Financial System
Summit Chairman’s closing remarks and thanks
Michael Liebreich, Chairman of the Advisory Board, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
SUMMIT CLOSE