MARC Roundup 2008

Conference Schedule

Monday, June 16

This schedule is subject to change. All events take place at the conference hotel unless otherwise noted.

7:00 am–5:00 pm	Registration Desk Open
7:00 am–8:00 am	Continental Breakfast
8:00 am–9:00 am	Breakfast continues for Guests
9:00 am–4:00 pm	Guest Activities

8:00 am–10:30 pm	General Session Call to Order: Hon. Jeff Cloud, Chairman, Oklahoma Corporation Commission Welcoming Remarks: Congresswoman Mary Fallin, Oklahoma, 5th District National Perspective: Hon. Fred Butler, First Vice President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

8:20 am–9:10 am	Panel 1: Energy-Water Nexus Moderator: Hon. Fred Butler, Commissioner, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and former Chairman, Water Committee, National Assn of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Larry Schumacher, President/CEO, Utilities, Inc. Mike Hightower, Technical Staff, Energy Security Center, Sandia National Laboratory, USDOE
9:15 am–10:30 am	Panel 2: Carbon Sequestration, Enhanced Oil Recovery, and Geologic Storage of CO₂ Moderator: Michael Smith, Executive Director, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission Larry Myer, Geophysicist, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory Mark Gray, Vice President of Engineering, American Electric Power Dewey Bartlett, Jr., President, Keener Oil & Gas Co.

10:30 am–10:45 am	Networking Break

10:45 am–12:00 pm	Concurrent Morning Sessions
	Concurrent Session 1: Electric Generation Alternatives - Solar, Wind, Geothermal, and Energy Efficiency Moderator: Hon. Jeff Davis, Chairman, Missouri Public Service Commission Pete Duprey, CEO, Acciona Energy, NA Dan Ellis, President, ClimateMaster, Inc. Rich Sedano, Director, The Regulatory Assistance Project
	Concurrent Session 2: Surveying the Telecommunications Policy Landscape - Hot Topics in 2008 Moderator: Hon. Tony Clark, Commissioner, North Dakota Public Service Commission Jennifer Hightower, Executive Vice President, Cox Communications Linda Gardner, Vice President of Regulatory Analysis, Embarq Ken Schifman, Director of State Regulatory Affairs, Sprint Central Region Wendy Moser, Vice President for Public Policy, Qwest Communications International, Inc.

12:00 pm–1:30 pm	Lunch and Keynote Address Mike Morris, Chairman/CEO, American Electric Power Introductory remarks and Introduction of Speaker: Scott Hempling, Executive Director, National Regulatory Research Institute

1:30 pm–3:00 pm	Concurrent Early Afternoon Sessions
	Concurrent Session 3: Designing, Planning and Paying for Electric Infrastructure - Who’s Responsible? Who’s Accountable? Moderator: Scott Hempling, Executive Director, NRRI Joseph Welch, President/CEO, ITC Jennifer Curran, Director of Transmission, Midwest ISO, Inc. Jay Caspary, Director of Engineering, Southwest Power Pool
	Concurrent Session 4: Telecommunications – Video Franchising Moderator: Hon. Orjiakor Isiogu, Chairman, Michigan Public Service Commission Robin M. Gleason, Vice President Regulatory, AT&T Michigan Michael Ashton, Shareholder, Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, PC David Bertram, Legislative Liaison – Department Director, Michigan Townships Association

3:00 pm–3:20 pm	Networking Break

3:20 pm–5:00 pm	Concurrent Late Afternoon Sessions
	Concurrent Session 5: Identifying and Mitigating Risks for Energy and Water Utilities Moderator: Hon. Connie Murray, Commissioner, Missouri Public Service Commission Wall Street Perspective on Water Utilities Heike Doerr, Research Analyst/Water, Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC Wall Street Perspective on Electric and Gas Utilities Shelby Tucker, Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst, Bank of America Securities Executive Perspective of Water Utility Bob Iacullo, Chief Operating Officer, United Water; and past-President, National Association of Water Companies Executive Perspective of Energy Utility Anne Pramaggiore, Executive Vice President of Customer Operations, and Regulatory and External Affairs, Commonwealth Edison Commissioner Perspective on regulatory role in mitigating risks for ratepayers and investors Hon. Jeffrey Golc, Commissioner, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
	Concurrent Session 6: Telecommunications - The Shifting Role of the Commission - What happens when landline telephones cease to be the primary mode of communications? Moderator: Hon. Julie Parsley, Commissioner, Public Utility Commission of Texas Ellen Blackler, Executive Director – Regulatory, AT&T Inc. Jose Jimenez, Vice President of Policy and Industry Relations, Cox Communications John Ivanuska, Director of State Regulatory Policy, XO Communications Joe Gillan, President, Gillan Associates

6:15 pm–7:00 pm	Reception
7:00 pm–9:00 pm	President’s Dinner