GLREA - Michigan Wind Conference 2010

Michigan Wind Energy Conference

April 20th & 21st 2010 • Detroit, MI

Agenda - Day 1

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Tuesday, April 20th   •   8:00 am - 6:00 pm

8:00 Registration Begins

8:30 Exhibits Open

9:30 Welcome Address:
•  Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
•  U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, (Remote Address)

10:00 •  Enabling Michigan's Wind Through a Robust Transmission Network -
     Joe Welch, President, Chairman and CEO, ITC
•  John DiDonato, VP Development, NextEra Energy Resources
•  Financing Utility-Scale Wind Projects in the U.S. -
     Stefan Schmitz, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP

11:30 Lunch Break

Breakout Sessions

Building a Wind Farm
W1-52 Community Wind
O2-33 Finance
O2-44

1:30 to 2:20 The Utility Request For Proposals Process

• Chuck Conlen,
    Director,
   DTE Energy

• Mark Devereaux,
   Principal Financial
   Analyst,
   Consumers Energy

• Jesse Harlow,
    Public Utilities Engineer,
   MI Public Service Com.

Community Wind: Minnesota's Success Story

• Christina Mills,
   Policy Analyst,
   Windustry
Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy: Planning, Executing and Optimizing with Profit Mapping

• Adam Garfein,
   Co-Founder,
   Menawat & Co.

• Anil Menawat,
   Co-Founder,
   Menawat & Co.

2:30 to 3:20 Panel on Large Scale Wind Energy Development

• Kevin Parzyck,
   Senior Development
   Manager,
   Invenergy

• Brad Lila,
   Development Manager,
   RES Americas

• Brad Johnson,
   Director Business
   Development,
   John Deere Wind Energy

• Thad Shumway,
   Agent,
   Heritage

Re-Powering Brownfield Sites

• AnnMarie Sanford,
   Attorney,
   Pepper Hamilton LLP

• Marjorie Weidenfield
   Buckholtz,
   President,
   Env. Consulting Solutions

• Charles McKeown,
   Partner,
   MSU Land Policy Institute

• Jane Luxton,
   Renewable Energy Program
   Manager,
   Pepper Hamilton LLP

Understanding and Leveraging the Value of a Wind Energy Project

Presentations Include:

• Valuation by Stage in
   Development Process,
   Tim Libson,
   Principal Consultant,
   Trintek Energy Consulting

• Utilizing Pre-Development
   Funds and Gap Financing
   Tools,
   Doug Brown,
   Director Development,
   ASTI Environmental

3:30 to 4:20 Insights on the Construction Needs of a Wind Farm

• Peter Lundquist,
   Director Renewable Energy
   Siting & Development
   Services,
   RMT

• Matt Lentini,
   Barton Malow

• Steve Reutcke,
   VP Construction Projects -
   North Central,
   RES Americas

Community Wind Energy Case Studies

Presentations Include:

• Energy and Schools,
   Emile Lauzzana,
   Project Director,
   Energy Works Michigan

• Winda: The Great Lakes
   Science Center Story,
   Lorry Wagner,
   President,
   Azure Energy, LLC

• Wind Diesel Assist,
   David Koyle,
   CEO,
   Wind Diesel LLC

Tax Equity Issues and Debt Structures

• Jim Manning,
   Partner,
   Plante Moran

• Brian Hammer,
   CPA,
   Plante Moran

4:30 to 6:00 Networking Reception