U.S. Electricity Dynamics

15th Annual Washington Energy Policy Conference
U.S. Electricity Dynamics:
Markets and Policy Options

9:00-9:10 am: Opening Remarks/Welcome
Frank Verrastro, Senior VP and Director, Energy & National Security Program, CSIS

9:10-10:00 am: Keynote Speaker: Policy Priorities and Political Possibilities
Maryam Brown, Chief Counsel, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, House Energy and Commerce Committee

10:00 am-12:00 pm: Supply-Side Dynamics: Competition, Environment, and Regulation
Speaker: Mark Fulton, Global Head of Climate Change Investment Research, Deutsche Bank AG

Commenters:
Davd Bellman, Technical Sales Executive, EPIS Inc; and former Mg. Dir. Strategic Planning, AEP
Steve Fine, Vice President for Energy, Environment & Transportation, ICF International
Karen Palmer, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future

Noon-2:00 pm: Buffet Luncheon

12:30 pm: Keynote Speaker: Policy Update from FERC
Marc Spitzer, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

2:00-4:00 pm: The Smart Grid: Promises and Challenges
Speaker: Katherine Hamilton, Director, Quinn Gillespie & Associates; former head of GridWise Alliance

Commenters:
John Caldwell, Director of Economics, Edison Electric Institue
Mark Weatherford, VP and Chief Security Officer, North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC)
Julie Albright, Sociologist, Information Sciences Institute, Viterbi School of Enginerring, USC

4:00 pm: Closing Remarks
Charles Ebinger, Senior Fellow & Director, Energy Security Initiative, Brookings and President of NCAC-USAEE
 

Hosted by:
National Capital Area Chapter / US Association for Energy Economics
&
The Center for Strategic and International Studies