Town Meeting II Agenda

National Town Meeting on Demand Response II

Agenda

 7:30     Registration Opens

            Continental Breakfast and Networking Break

             Sponsored by

                     Demand Response Research Center

 9:00     Welcome and Introduction

               Dan Delurey

               Demand Response Coordinating Committee

             Keynote Address - Federal

             Nora Brownell

                  Commissioner, FERC

            Keynote Address -State

              Peter Smith

                  President, NYSERDA

              Dian Grueneich

                 Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

 10:00     Roundtable #1     What is EPACT doing for Demand Response?   What will it do?

                         Larry Mansueti

                              U.S. Department of Energy

                         Grace Soderberg

                              NARUC

                         Julie Walker

                              American Public Power Association

                         Ward Camp

                              DCSI/TWACS

                         Patti Harper-Slaboszewicz

                              Utilipont International

 10:45     Coffee and Networking Break

 11:00     Roundtable #2  The Top Ten Criticisms of Demand Response -

                                            Reality, Myths or Urban Legends?

                         Chris King

                              eMeter

                         Steve George

                              Charles River Associates

                         Frank Magnotti

                              Comverge

 12:00     Networking Lunch

          Sponsored by:

                EnergySolve

               GridWise Alliance

               Utilipoint International

 1:00     Roundtable #3    Linking Wholesale and Retail Markets with Demand Response

                         Henry Yoshirmura

                              ISO-New England

                         Susan Covino

                              PJM Interconnection

                         Ron McNamara

                              MidWest ISO

                         John Hughes

                              ELCON

                         Kathy Loftus

                              Whole Foods

                         Tim Roughan

                              National Grid

                         Joe Franz

                              Constellation NewEnergy

                         Michael Gordon

                              Consumer Powerline

 2:00     Roundtable #4   Valuation of Demand Response - Resource Plans  and Business Cases

                         Dan Violette

                              Summit Blue Consulting

                         Brad Johnson

                              Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resources and Initiative (MADRI)

                         Ken Corum

                              Northwest Power and Conservation Council

                         Tom Kerr

                              U.S. EPA

 3:00     Coffee and Networking Break

 3:15 Roundtable #5 Demand Response in Practice:  Lessons Learned and Knowledge Needed

                         Herjinder Hawkins

                              Salt River Project

                         Susie Sides

                              San Diego Gas & Electric

                         Jim Eber

                              Exelon

                         Angie Beehler

                              Wal-Mart

                         Dan Engel

                              Freeman, Sullivan & Co.

                         Fred Lynk

                              Public Service Electric & Gas

                         Tim Roughan

                              National Grid

  4:15     Roundtable #6   Beyond the Barriers - Action Items for Demand  Response     

                         Roger Levy

                              Demand Response Research Center

                         Lynn Sutcliffe

                              EnergySolve

                         Bill Prindle

                              ACEEE

                         Eric Lightner

                              U.S. DOE

                         Cynthia Arcate

                              MA Divison of Energy Resources

 5:00     Reception

          Sponsored by:

                National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NREC)

                American Public Power Association (APPA)

 6:00     Conclusion of Town Meeting