Law Seminars International Presents: A Two-Day Comprehensive Conference on Regulation, Projects and Markets for

Energy in the Southeast
Featuring FERC Commissioner Marc Spitzer and Public Utility Commissioners from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina

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June 12 & 13, 2008
Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, GA

Who Should Attend

Attorneys, industry executives, government officials and customer representatives involved with energy issues in the Southeast

Why Attend

The economic and political landscape for energy markets and resource development is continually changing. In the coming year, utilities will face increased pressure to develop, integrate and sell new resources and to improve the infrastructure for existing resources. A variety of energy investments and programs are underway or on the drawing board, and activity in the Southeast energy industry will only increase.

Challenges for the region's energy industry intensify with global climate change, high and volatile commodity prices, the need for massive investments in demand-side solutions, generation and transmission, and the push for greater energy diversification. These issues present opportunities for creative discussion and regional solutions. What are the recent developments in state and federal policies, and the most effective and creative strategies for satisfying these policies? What measures are utilities taking to build supply and quell demand-side growth?

This conference brings together local, state and federal authorities to provide an update on current issues and strategies to address future energy needs.

~ Kevin C. Greene, Esq. and Paul B. Turner, Esq., Program Co-Chairs

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Agenda

Thursday, June 12, 2008

8:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 
8:30 am

Introduction and Overview

Kevin C. Greene, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Troutman Sanders LLP / Atlanta, GA

Paul B. Turner, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP / Houston, TX

 
8:45 am

Special Address: Energy Policy in a Changing Political Climate

The Hon. Charles W. Stenholm, Senior Policy Advisor
Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC / Washington, DC

 
9:30 am

The Next Generation of Generation: Balancing Supply and Demand

Real-world measures by utilities to quell demand-side growth while building supply

Jeff Burleson, P.E., Director of Resource Policy and Planning
Georgia Power Company / Atlanta, GA

 
10:15 am

Break

 
10:30 am

State Regulators Discuss Policy Priorities in Energy Infrastructure

Governmental leaders discuss challenges facing the Southeast energy industry, including regional planning studies and responses; strategic approaches to resource adequacy and reliability; Renewables Portfolio Standards implementation; climate change

Kevin C. Greene, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Moderator
Troutman Sanders LLP / Atlanta, GA

North Carolina

The Hon. James Yancey Kerr, II, Commissioner
North Carolina Utilities Commission / Raleigh, NC

Georgia

The Hon. Robert B. Baker, Jr., Commissioner
Georgia Public Service Commission / Atlanta, GA

Alabama

The Hon. Susan Parker, Ph.D., Commissioner
Alabama Public Service Commission / Montgomery, AL

 
12:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

 
1:15 pm

The Cutting Edge of Generation Technology

Coal and solid fuels

Steve Jenkins, Vice President, Gasification Services
CH2M Hill / Tampa, FL

Renewable Sources: Wind, solar and wave power

Stephen A. Smith, DVM, Executive Director
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy / Knoxville, TN

Biomass and other renewables

William S. Bulpitt, P.E., Senior Research Engineer
Georgia Institute of Technology / Atlanta, GA

 
3:00 pm

Break

 
3:15 pm

The Economics of Fuel Sourcing

Insight for energy market participants

Paul Campbell
Deloitte & Touche LLP / Houston, TX

 
4:00 pm

Perspectives on Nuclear Power as a Reemerging Resource Option: Factors Driving Interest in New Nuclear

Addressing the primary federal issues

Donald P. Irwin, Esq.
Hunton & Williams LLP / Richmond, VA

Siting processes and prospects in the Southeast

Charles W. Whitney, Esq.
Duane Morris LLP / Atlanta, GA

 
5:00 pm

Reception for Faculty and Attendees Sponsored by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and Troutman Sanders LLP

 

Friday, June 13, 2008

8:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 
8:30 am

Introduction and Overview

Kevin C. Greene, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Troutman Sanders LLP / Atlanta, GA

Paul B. Turner, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP / Houston, TX

 
8:45 am

Federal Regulatory Policy Update

FERC's view of the situation in the Southeast, recent initiatives and decisions impacting the region and its priorities for the coming year

The Hon. Marc Spitzer, Esq., Commissioner
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission / Washington, DC

 
9:30 am

From the Trenches: Updates on Current FERC Issues

CFTC and FERC jurisdiction: Who may regulate when financial and physical markets overlap?

Peter H. Rodgers, Esq.
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP / Washington, DC

FERC audits: What they mean and how to prepare a company for them

Daniel L. Larcamp, Esq.
Troutman Sanders LLP / Washington, DC

 
10:30 am

Break

 
10:45 am

Challenges for Energy Infrastructure Development

Current regulatory policies and trends

The Hon. Nathan A. Skop, Esq., Commissioner
Florida Public Service Commission / Tallahassee, FL

Political and regulatory hurdles: Origins and solutions

Gary D. Bachman, Esq.
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. / Washington, DC

FERC's new reliability standards for cyber security and facilities design

Kenneth B. Driver, Esq.
Jones Day / Washington, DC

 
12:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

 
1:15 pm

Perspectives on the Energy Commodity Markets: Managing Uncertainty in Volatile Markets

Entry of financial players and new challenges, exploring the "speculative premium", reverberations from the credit crunch, benchmarking the fundamentals and managing risk

The Hon. Sharon Brown-Hruska, Ph.D., Vice President
NERA / Washington, DC

 
2:00 pm

Climate Change: Challenges and Strategies

Federal Trade Commission investigation into new carbon offset markets to determine how the money they attract is being invested and whether it should change its environmental marketing guides

Gunnar Birgisson, Esq., Senior Attorney
FPL Energy / Washington, DC

Water shortages as constraint on power generation

Thomas J. Feeley, III, Director
U.S. Department of Energy / Pittsburg, PA

Carbon trading markets: Update on markets in the U.S. and lessons from the EU

Catherine M. Krupka, Esq.
Sutherland / Washington, DC

John R. Varholy, Esq.
Troutman Sanders LLP / London, UK

 
3:30 pm

Evaluations and Adjourn

 

Tuition

Regular tuition for this program is $995 with a group rate of $895 each for two or more registrants from the same firm. For government employees, we offer a special rate of $795. For students and people in their job for less than a year, our rate is $497.50. All rates include admission to all seminar sessions, food and beverages at breaks, and all course materials. Make checks payable to Law Seminars International.

Cancellation & Substitution

You may substitute another person at any time. We will refund tuition, less a $50 cancellation fee, if we receive your cancellation by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2008. After that time, we will credit your tuition toward attendance at another program or the purchase of a Homestudy. There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders.

Continuing Education Credits

This program qualifies for 11.8 GA CLE credits. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.

Location

The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead Hotel at 3300 Peachtree Road NE in Atlanta, GA 30305. Call the hotel directly at (404) 237-1234 for reservations at the special negotiated rate of $219/night and ask for the Law Seminars International room block. Rooms are on a first come, first served basis.
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If You Cannot Attend

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $1005. The written course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your Homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (whichever is later).
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Faculty Bios

Kevin C. Greene, Program Co-Chair, partner and practice leader for the Energy Group at Troutman Sanders LLP, focuses on advising and representing utilities before state regulatory commissions. He is also regulatory counsel to Georgia Power Company and Duke Energy Carolinas.

Paul B. Turner, Program Co-Chair, partner at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP in the Energy and Environmental Practice Group, focuses on energy markets and the physical and financial trading of energy commodities. He heads the firm's Energy Restructuring and Creditors' Rights practice and is Vice Chairman for the ABA's Committee on Gas and Electric Marketing.

The Hon. Marc Spitzer, Special Address, Commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, focuses on supplies of electricity and natural gas, wholesale energy markets and transmission systems. Previously he was Chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission working on demand response, energy efficiency and access to the grid by alternative resources.

The Hon. Charles W. Stenholm, Special Address, Former Congressman, is a senior policy advisor at Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC. As Congressman he served the 32-county, 17th District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Gary D. Bachman, member of Van Ness Feldman, P.C., specializes in administrative, legislative and litigation, focusing on the electric utility industry. He represents clients in proceedings to restructure the electric marketplace and introduce competitive forces as a substitute for regulatory control.

The Hon. Robert B. Baker, Jr., Chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission, focuses on developing competitive markets for utility services, reducing regulation and keeping utility rates reasonable.

Gunnar Birgisson, Senior Attorney at FPL Energy, focuses on electric power markets and regulatory matters, including power market design and renewable energy policy and development, natural gas and LNG regulation.

The Hon. Sharon Brown-Hruska, Ph.D., Vice President in NERA's Securities and Finance Practice, is an expert in securities, options, futures and energy risk issues. Previously she was a commissioner and chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

William S. Bulpitt, P.E. is a Senior Research Engineer of the Strategic Energy Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Jeff Burleson, P.E., Director of Resource Policy and Planning at the Georgia Power Company, helps plan future electric generation and energy efficiency to ensure that a reliable and economic supply of electricity is available for customers.

Paul Campbell works with Deloitte & Touche LLP in Houston, TX.

Kenneth B. Driver, partner at Jones Day, focuses on representating electric and natural gas utilities before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, state utility commissions, the United States Department of Transportation, the appellate courts, and the federal antitrust enforcement agencies and advises on regulatory compliance and matters assoicated with the development of energy-related projects and service agreements.

Thomas J. Feeley III is Director of the Environment and Climate Division and Technology Manager of Innovations for Existing Plants at the National Energy Technology Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Donald P. Irwin, partner at Hunton & Williams LLP, focuses on electric utility and nuclear energy issues, as well as utility project finance, complex product liability litigation and Superfund/solid waste issues. He represented the U.S. Department of Energy in licensing Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.

Steve Jenkins, Vice President of Gasification Services for CH2M Hill, has experience in the electric power industry with siting, permitting, design and operation of large coal-based power plants, focusing on IGCC technology.

The Hon. James Yancey Kerr II, Commissioner on the North Carolina Utilities Commission, is immediate Past President of the NARUC, a member of its Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Electricity Committee and Task Force on Climate Policy.

Catherine M. Krupka, partner at Sutherland in the Energy and Environmental Practice Group, advises wholesale and retail electric and natural gas marketers on state and federal issues related to business transactions, including greenhouse gas and other emissions, agency regulation, enforcement and compliance, policy trends and legislative initiatives. She is a member of the Federal Energy Bar.

Daniel L. Larcamp, partner at Troutman Sanders LLP in the Energy Practice Group, focuses on electric rates and corporate regulation. Previously he was Chief of Staff to the Chairman at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

The Hon. Susan Parker, Ph.D., Commissioner on the Alabama Public Service Commission, is an advocate for renewable energy including biomass such as swithgrass and wood chips as examples of primary fuel sources.

Peter H. Rodgers, partner at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and head of their Energy and Environmental Group, focuses on commodity regulatory issues, compliance issues and transactions including energy policy matters, regulatory and trade laws governing the energy business.

The Hon. Nathan A. Skop, Commissioner of the Florida Public Service Commission, has renewable energy and energy industry experience including power generation with renewable energy (wind and solar), fossil fuel (combined cycle, gas turbine, co-generation, and coal) and nuclear.

Stephen A. Smith, DVM, Executive Director of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, works with non-profit organizations on energy, water, forest, air, nuclear weapons production and nuclear waste issues. He is co-chair for the U.S. Climate Action Network board of directors and on TVA's Green Power Marketing Committee.

John R. Varholy, partner at Troutman Sanders LLP and group leader of the firm's Energy Commodity Trading, Hedging and Marketing Practice, focuses on commercial, corporate and regulatory law, including energy trading and risk management businesses operating in liberalized and deregulating energy markets.

Charles W. Whitney, partner at Duane Morris LLP and head of the firm's Nuclear Energy Practice Group, focuses on nuclear energy, regulatory, construction and labor law. He was chief counsel to a nuclear generating plant project.
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