ENERGY IN THE SOUTHWEST
Conference in Detail
Friday • July 16, 2004
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| 8:00 | Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:30 | A Political Perspective on Utility Regulation and Retail Electric Competition in the Southwest |
The Hon. Marc Spitzer Chairman Arizona Corporation Commission Phoenix, AZ |
| 9:15 | Views from the Trenches on Utility Regulation and Retail Electric Competition |
Richard Hinckley, Esq. General Counsel Nevada Public Utilities Commission Carson City, NV The Hon. Lynda M. Lovejoy Commissioner New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Sante Fe, NM Jeff Taylor, Esq. New Mexico Attorney General’s Office Albuquerque, NM |
| 10:30 | Break |
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| 10:45 | Outsourcing Decisions for Utilities: Recent Survey Data and Insight into How Decisions are Made |
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| • Market analyst perspective |
Jon T. Brock COO, Moderator UtiliPoint International, Inc. Albuquerque, NM  |
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| • Outsource service provider perspective |
Stephen L. Prince Vice President Alliance Data Systems Dallas, TX |
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Utility perspective |
Ted Robinette Vice President and Controller, Retail Kinder Morgan Inc. Lakewood, CO |
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| 12:00 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:15 | Special Address: Where Are Energy Markets Heading? |
The Hon. Suedeen G. Kelly Commissioner Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Washington, DC |
| 2:00 | Native American Tribal Energy Issues Resource and economic development; maintaining tribal sovereignty |
Mark Nichols CEO Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Indio, CA |
| 2:45 | Break |
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| 3:00 | Energy Innovations in the Southwest |
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A balanced energy plan for the West |
Ronald L. Lehr, Esq. Law Office of Ronald L. Lehr Englewood, CO |
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| • Demonstration projects; funding research projects; power line broadband communications; hydrogen fuel cells and other developments |
Howard Geller, Ph.D. Executive Director Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) Boulder, CO |
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| 4:15 | Business Process Outsourcing for Utilities A discussion of recent BPO deals at utilities |
Jon T. Brock COO, Moderator Frank Lewis, Partner IBM Business Consulting Services Atlanta, GA Stephen L. Prince Vice President Meg Stintzel Vice President Accenture Vancouver, BC TBA Capgemini Energy Dallas, TX |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
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