Symposium

Executive Dialogue Sessions: INDUSTRY & UTILITIES

Sessions are color coded to indicate their focus as follows:

Policy Focus
Finance Focus
Market Transformation Focus
Technology Focus

Tuesday, April 28
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	1B	Creative Financing for Industrial and Utility Energy Efficiency	Major industry and utility companies are finding ways to improve the bottom line through investments in energy efficiency; yet identifying the financing mechanisms to allow for the investment is often difficult. This session will showcase innovative and creative financial solutions practiced worldwide.
		Moderator	Paolo Bertoldi, Institute for Energy - Renewable Energy Unit, European Commission
		Rapporteur	Jeff Harris, Vice President, Programs, Alliance to Save Energy
		Speakers	Claire Boasson, Special Adviser, Energy & Climate, UNEP DTIE – Energy Branch George Sorensen, Chief Executive Officer, FE Clean Energy Group, Inc. Josué Tanaka, Corporate Director, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Robert Taylor, Lead Energy Specialist, Transport Energy & Mining Sector, World Bank
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	2B	Driving Energy Efficiency Economy-Wide Through Public Policy	High level public officials will detail comprehensive local, state and federal plans for advancing energy efficiency in every sector of the economy. Come to this session to learn more about how such strategies are improving everything from greenhouse gas emissions to climate change.
		Moderator	Dr. Richard Bradley, Head, Energy Efficiency and Environment Division, International Energy Agency
		Rapporteur	Alan Meier, Environmental Energy Tech, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
		Speakers	Honorable Michael Burgess, U.S. House of Representatives (R-TX) Honorable Tanja Gönner, Environmental Minister, State of Baden-Württemberg, Federal Republic of Germany Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, Former Chair, California Energy Commission David E. Rodgers, Director of Strategic Planning & Analysis, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	3B	Making Energy Efficiency the First Fuel for Electric and Natural Gas Utility Companies: A Case Study on Business Models	In this session, leaders of electric and natural gas utility companies will present their business models for effectively using energy efficiency to meet growing demand.
		Moderator	Rick Tempchin, Interim Executive Director, Retail Energy Services, Edison Electric Institute
		Rapporteur	Joe Loper, Senior Vice President, Research & Policy, Alliance to Save Energy
		Speakers	Honorable Frederick F. Butler, Chairman and President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Tetsuya Maekawa, General Manager of Energy Solution, Corporate Marketing Department & International Affairs Department, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Peter Smith, Environmental Strategist, 1E Mark Wallenrod, Manager of Energy Efficiency Programs and Operations, Southern California Edison
Wednesday, April 29
9:00 am - 10:30 am	4B	Improving the Bottom Line: Innovative Technologies and Policies to Drive Efficiency	From electricity generation to the transportation of goods, to the manufacturer of chemicals and paper, this session will focus on innovative strategies to further energy efficiency across the world’s economy.
		Moderator	Dr. Koshy Cherail, President, Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE)
		Rapporteur	Paolo Bertoldi, Institute for Energy - Renewable Energy Unit, European Commission
		Speakers	David P. Bailey, Manager, Climate Policy, Public Affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation Paul Baudry, Senior Expert, Research and Development Division, EDF Ronald L. King, Past President, National Insulation Association and NIA Liaison to the Federation of European Societies of Insulation Tetsuya Maekawa, Head of Energy Solution Working Group, Japanese Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide (JASE-World) Marcy Reed, Senior Vice President, US Public Affairs, National Grid
10:45 am - 12:15 pm	5B	The Road Ahead: Emerging Efficiency Technology for Energy Savings	From technologies that enable the smart grid to those that revolutionize the data and computing industry, this session will look at trends in technology that will improve the world’s economies.
		Moderator	Thomas Grumbly, Vice President, Energy & Security Services, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services
		Rapporteur	John Tuccillo, President, The Green Grid
		Speakers	Yves Bamberger, Director, Research & Development, EDF S.A. K.R. (Kaj) den Daas, Executive Vice President, Philips Lighting BV of the Netherlands and Chairman, Philips Lighting N.A. Paul Hamilton, Vice President, Energy Efficiency Program, Strategies, Communications & Technology Division, Schneider Electric Stephen Harper, Global Director,Environment and Energy Policy, Intel Corporation Inge Pierre, Head of European Affairs, Svensk Energi - Swedenergy - AB
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm	6B	Wrap-up Session	A unique feature to the Executive Dialogue program, designed for those not able to attend all of the sessions within the Industry & Utilities track, this final session is a wrap-up of all of the cross-cutting discussions held over the course of the two days. Presented by a panel of rappateurs, this session will provide attendees a second opportunity to hear the innovative and important conclusions drawn in the sessions they missed.
		Moderator	Mirko Krück, Director Policy & Economy, EnBW - Energy Baden-Württemberg AG
		Rapporteurs	1B: Finance Jeff Harris, Vice President, Programs, Alliance to Save Energy 2B: Policy Alan Meier, Environmental Energy Tech, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 3B: Market Transformation Joe Loper, Senior Vice President, Research & Policy, Alliance to Save Energy 4B: Market Transformation Paolo Bertoldi, Institute for Energy - Renewable Energy Unit, European Commission 5B: Technology John Tuccillo, President, The Green Grid

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