Senator John Kerry is United States
Senator from Massachusetts. For decades in public service, John Kerry has been
an environmental leader, fighting on citizens' behalf to clean up toxic waste
sites, to keep our air and water clean, and to protect the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge and other pristine wilderness areas. He has just returned from
Bali, where he represented the United States at the International Climate
Negotiations. Kerry has been called the Senate's most outspoken
environmentalist and the League of Conservation Voters has called him an "environmental champion." In 1970 he helped organize Massachusetts's
first Earth Day, and then led the fight against acid rain in the northeast as
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He helped defeat efforts to roll back the
environmental accomplishments of a generation, whether in the form of
regulatory reform or efforts to drill in national monuments and the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge. Teaming up with John McCain, he stood up to the Bush
Administration and led an uphill fight to improve fuel efficiency in
automobiles. Having represented the United States at global climate change
summits from Rio and Kyoto through the Hague, Kerry led the Senate effort to
make environmental preservation a global priority through comprehensive
treaties and pushing for the inclusion of important environmental protections
in free trade agreements. In addition to supporting important environmental
initiatives, John Kerry has turned a spotlight on the Bush Administration's
rollbacks of our hard-won environmental gains and their outdated, old-economy
notions that clean air, clean water and our national treasures must be
sacrificed in the name of short-term profit.
"Senator Obama's Energy Agenda and Vision"
Learner advises the Obama campaign on environmental and renewable energy issues. He is an experienced attorney serving as the Executive Director of the Midwest's leading public interest environmental and sustainable development organization. He previously served as the General Counsel of Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, a public interest law center, specializing in complex civil litigation and policy development.
Former speaker of the house, Newt Gingrich, has become one of the most highly sought-after public speakers, accepting invitations to address some of the most prestigious organizations in the world. Gingrich is also passionate about "green conservatism," which is an innovative, market-based, common sense approach to protecting the environment by rewarding conservation through incentives while fostering "green" economic growth. Green Conservatism values clean air and water, land preservation, prosperity, biodiversity, the reduction of carbon gasses in the atmosphere, and solutions. With the recent release of his book, "A Contract With the Earth," Newt hopes to promote a common commitment to environmental stewardship and bipartisan solutions for global warming and other critical problems.
During his time in the House of Representatives his leadership helped to pass and strengthen the Clean Air Act, which used market systems to reduce sulfuric acid in the atmosphere by 50% for 1/10th of the projected cost. Newt's intervention in 1994 helped save $800,000 in Interior Appropriations for a Federal program to support the efforts of African and Asian nations to preserve three threatened species. He also worked for legislation to improve America's national parks and made sure the Clean Water legislation that passed was strong. He secured funding of $2.8 billion a year for safe drinking water programs. In 1998, the Georgia Wildlife Foundation named Newt Gingrich "Legislator of the Year" for his leadership on helping the environment in his home state based upon science, innovation, and technology.
Gingrich has received a Bachelor's degree in history and Master's and Doctorate in Modern European History from Tulane University. Before his election to Congress, he taught History and Environmental Studies at West Georgia College for eight years.
"Energy, Security, and the Long War of the 21st Century"
R. James Woolsey is a Venture Partner with VantagePoint Venture Partners of San Bruno, California.
Mr. Woolsey also currently: chairs the Strategic Advisory Group of the
Mr. Woolsey previously served in the U.S. Government on five different occasions, where he held Presidential appointments in two Republican and two Democratic administrations, most recently (1993-95) as Director of Central Intelligence. From July 2002 to March 2008 Mr. Woolsey was a Vice President and officer of Booz Allen Hamilton. He was also previously a partner at the law firm of Shea & Gardner in
Mr. Woolsey serves on a range of government, corporate, and non-profit advisory boards and chairs several, including that of the
Mr. Woolsey is a frequent contributor of articles to major publications, and from time to time gives public speeches and media interviews on the subjects of foreign affairs, defense, energy, and intelligence.
"The Role Of IT In Reducing Climate Change Impact"
Pat is responsible for extending HP's leadership and competitiveness via the company's global citizenship and environmental programs. He joined HP in 1995 and has held a number of senior management positions in sales, marketing, product development/R&D and operations. Prior to joining HP, Pat managed a global device business with an industrial technologies company where he developed and launched new products for automotive emissions compliance, patient monitoring and diagnostics and other consumer and commercial products. Pat holds a Masters in Science from California State Polytechnic University.
"A Green Future for Energy"
David J. Manning joined KeySpan Energy as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs in April 1999. Mr. Manning is the Executive Officer reporting to the Chairman, with responsibility for Public Affairs, Government Relations, internal and external communications, community development and altruism, corporate brand strategy, and environmental policy and operations.
Before joining KeySpan Energy, Mr. Manning had been President of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) since 1995. From 1993 to 1995, he was Deputy Minister of Energy for the Province of Alberta, Canada, the source of approximately 14 percent of U.S. natural gas demand. From 1988 to 1993, he was Senior International Trade Counsel for the Government of Alberta, based in New York City. Previously he was in the private practice of law in Alberta, Canada.
KeySpan Energy is the 4th largest natural gas distributor in the United States, serving much of New York City, Long Island, Boston and New Hampshire. It is also the largest investor owned electric power generator in New York State, and operates the LIPA electric system on Long Island under contract.
"Clean Technologies for a Prosperous Future"
Mark Ginsberg was appointed by the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to serve on a newly created EERE Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2002. In that capacity, Mr. Ginsberg and the Board direct EERE policy, strategies and budgets and serve as “ambassadors� for EERE. As a senior executive advisor to the Assistant Secretary, his portfolio includes energy efficiency, renewable energy, and climate change technologies. His work now includes an international portfolio, including work with the European Union, Asia Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate, and several bi-lateral agreements.
Mark Ginsberg served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) from July, 1997 to July, 2002. In that position, Mr. Ginsberg oversaw a comprehensive set of programs to make buildings, equipment and appliances more energy efficient; support state, community and low income energy programs; and pave the way for a healthy and prosperous future through high efficiency research and development, building codes and appliance standards.
From December, 1991, until July 1997, Mark directed the Federal Energy Management
Program, where he provided leadership for Federal agencies to reduce energy consumption $1 billion in their 500,000 buildings. Prior to joining DOE in 1991, Mr. Ginsberg served as Director of the Arizona Energy Office, which was a division of the Department of Commerce, where Mr. Ginsberg oversaw energy and solar programs and helped make the connection between energy efficiency and economic development.
He has received many honors, including most recently, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alliance to Save Energy. To recognize his lifetime contributions, the U.S. Green Building Council established a permanent Ginsberg Fellowship in 2003.
"The Opportunity To Capture Waste Management"
Dick Munson has written about and lobbied for recycled energy over the past several decades. Most recently, he directed the Northeast-Midwest Institute and coordinated with the Northeast-Midwest Congressional and Senate Coalitions, bipartisan caucuses that conduct policy research and draft legislation on agriculture, economic development, energy, environmental, and manufacturing issues.
Dick is the author of several books, including From Edison to Enron, which recounts the history of electricity and suggests an innovation-based vision for the power industry. His Cardinals of Capitol Hill traces the machinations of congressional appropriators who control government spending. Dick also wrote Cousteau: The Captain and His World, a biography of the ocean explorer and filmmaker. His articles on energy and environmental policy have appeared in numerous newspapers and journals.
Dick has served as secretary of the U.S. Combined Heat and Power Association, director of the Solar Lobby, director of the Center for Renewable Resources, co-coordinator of Sun Day, coordinator of the Environmental Action Foundation, and lecturer in history at the University of Michigan.
"The Solar Powered Department Store"
Marc Gordon is the Vice President of Operations and Properties for Macy's West, which encompasses 252 stores throughout California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, Texas, Hawaii and Guam. In this capacity, Marc oversees the logistics and facilities of the Macy's West Division of Macy's Inc.
Marc has 24 years of experience with Macy's. Previously he held the positions of Vice President of Inventory Control, Regional Director of Store Operations and Operations Manager for several Macy's Stores.
Marc has a MBA from Saint Mary’s and a B.S. degree from University of the Pacific with an emphasis on finance.
"Leading the Technology Industry into Green IT"
A recognized leader in the industry, Christian Belady is Microsoft's Principal Power and Cooling Architect for Global Foundation Services where his role is to improve both efficiency and cost in their online services infrastructure. In addition, his responsibilities included driving initiatives for sustainability in the data center and infrastructure space.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Christian was a Distinguished Technologist for HP where his responsibilities included driving the technology direction in HP's server products and their environments as well as driving industry data center initiatives. In addition, his earlier employers include; Convex Computers (acquired by HP), TI and IBM.
With over 60 US patents, Christian is an ASME Fellow, an IMAPS Fellow and a founding member of ASHRAE's TC9.9, which is responsible for developing data center guidelines. He was one of the early architects of the Green Grid, and continues to participate actively with the group. He also works closely with government agencies globally to define efficiency metrics for data centers and servers.
Christian has published several dozen papers and has a featured speaker on power and cooling trends at events across the industry. Since the late 90s, the focus of his publications has been on data centers and the industry's need for engineering efficient computing environments. Christian has engineering degrees from Cornell University (BS) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (MS) and a business degree from the University of Texas at Dallas (MA).
"Sustainable Practices in Hospitality"
Dennis Moran has over 30 years of diverse experience in the energy business. He currently is serving as Director of Energy for the Marriott’s Eastern Region which includes over 200 hotels located in the states from South Carolina to Maine. His primary responsibilities are negotiating energy supply agreements, identifying and supporting implementation of energy efficiency projects, supporting development of the corporation’s energy and environmental program strategy, and explaining energy issues to all levels of the organization.
Major efforts prior to joining Marriott include: forming a consulting firm to provide energy management and emerging technology marketing support; directing the Mid-Atlantic CHP Application Center; directing AGA’s gas cooling, cogeneration, and power generation programs; developing energy efficiency projects for a small ESCO; consulting on a wide range of technology and market issues; and serving as a design or project engineer in the development and commercialization of several advanced power generation and energy utilization technologies. Dennis received a BS in Mechanical Engineer from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.
"Sustainability-The Challenge of Changing our Institutions"
Leith Sharp established the HGCI in March of 2000, becoming the Director of this emerging organization. Leith also co-instructs the Harvard Extension School course, Sustainability - The Challenge of Changing Our Institutions. Leith has a Bachelors degree in Environmental Engineering from UNSW and a Master of Education in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University. Leith has worked with universities for the last 10 years to achieve organizational change in the pursuit of environmental sustainability.
In 1998 Leith was awarded Young Australian of the Year, NSW Environment Category, for her work in establishing the Environmental Management Program at the University of New South Wales, Australia. In 1999 she was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to research best practice in university environmental management throughout Europe and the USA. In 2002, Leith was awarded most outstanding paper for her contribution to the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. Leith has presented at many conferences and events across the US and Australia.
"Designing Grid Friendly Appliances"
At the Whirlpool Corporation Research & Engineering Center, Gale Horst has been leading studies and development in various energy management concepts in the appliance industry in response to utility industry needs and vision. The mission of his group is to identify where Whirlpool technologies can deliver energy management solutions through advanced engineering and electronic technology. Gale has participated in U.S. Depart of Energy discussion groups and presented concepts at various other energy and utility industry conferences. He has delivered a number of working energy concept prototypes including a total home energy management system, a curtailable appliance prototype, and the Whirlpool residential energy monitoring system.
Gale initiated the Whirlpool Appliance Energy Interface Concept which enables an appliance device to accept and interpret specific energy commands for the purpose of load scheduling, Grid-Friendly response, curtailment, and pricing strategies such as critical peak pricing implementations. As Project Manager for Whirlpool's role in the DOE's "Pacific Northwest GridWise Testbed Initiative" Mr. Horst led a team in development of the Whirlpool clothes dryer able to interface with load management strategies as a grid reliability resource.
Harvey Bryan is a specialist in building technology who has written over sixty papers and articles, many of which focus on the interface between technology and the design of ecologically-responsible environments. He has served on the design faculties of MIT, Harvard, and UCLA, where his research received support from numerous public and private sponsors. He was a member of teams that received three Progressive Architecture Awards, was chairman of the 1986 International Daylighting Conference and was Associate Editor of the international journal Building and Environment.
Mr. Bryan is active in several professional and technical societies; he has served on the ASHRAE committee responsible for developing the 90.1-1989 National Energy Standard and is presently serving on the Task Group concerned with Buildings Impact on the Environment. Bryan has a B.Arch. from ASU, an M.Arch., M.S. and a Ph.D., all from the University of California at Berkeley and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
"The Energy Efficient Data Center"
Paul Scheihing is a Technology Manager within the U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP). He's currently leading program DOE's participation in the development of an ANSI Industrial Plant Energy Certification standard in partnership with U.S. industry, as well as, the development of DOE's Data Center energy efficiency initiative. He has recently led ITP's "Save Energy Now" initiative to address high U.S. energy prices.
Paul has worked for DOE since 1988. He has developed with U.S. industry a variety of research, development and technology deployment partnerships and initiatives that all aim to encourage the more rapid adoption of energy efficient industrial technologies. In the 1990s, he managed DOE's voluntary industry partnerships such as Motor Challenge, Steam Challenge and Compressed Air Challenge that were then integrated within ITP's current Best Practices initiative.
Previous to DOE, he worked for five years at the Garrett Turbine Engine Company in Phoenix, Arizona, and five years with Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Concordville, Pennsylvania. Both jobs were as a Gas Turbine Development Engineer with a specialty of gas turbine combustor design, test and development.
He has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut and a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dave has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of New Hampshire (1984) and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University (1989). He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Massachusetts, and a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Certified Green Building Engineer (GBE) with the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). He worked as a mechanical engineer for Raytheon Company in Sudbury, MA, from 1985-1991, then as a general engineer for the U.S. Department of Energy in Boston, MA, from 1991-1997.
Dave is currently employed by Raytheon Company as a Principal Energy Engineer. He is responsible for energy management in the Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business unit, which includes almost 5 million square feet of office, laboratory and manufacturing facilities. He also plays a key role with Raytheon’s Enterprise Energy Team, and manages Raytheon’s ENERGY STAR partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy. Dave also serves as co-chair for the Energy Management Council of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM).
"Energy Conservation in a Capital Constrained Environment"
Jim Pease leads the Energy and Climate Change practice for Delta Consulting, a
Specific discussion topics will include non-capital intensive strategies to reduce energy use such as enhanced maintenance practices and enterprise wide cultural change through effective energy awareness programs.
Prior to joining Delta, Jim was the corporate Energy & Environmental Manager for the Unilever North American region. During his Unilever career, Jim worked to develop numerous energy programs which were often cited as industry best practice.
Jim's background also includes industrial waste minimization, advanced wastewater treatment, hazardous waste remediation, environmental reporting and management.
Jim holds a BS in Industrial Engineering and an MS in Environmental Engineering.
Kai Abelkis is a graduate of Indiana University with a degree in Journalism. His sustainability career began with his work as an Assistant to the Alderman of the 49th Ward in Chicago, Illinois. Assisted in efforts to derail Mayor Daley's blue bag recycling program (which was recently scrapped by the City). His worked secured the implementation of a community based recycling program. Kai went on to working for Greenpeace USA in their fundraising and call to action efforts. He was part of the effort to bring attention to the harm of PVC, concerns of GMO, and commercial over fishing. He and his family moved to Colorado where Kai became the Director of Commercial Recycling for Eco-Cycle. Eco-Cycle is one of the nations oldest non-profit focused on waste reduction and recycling. Eventually, he was drawn into the position a Sustainability Coordinator for Boulder Community Hospital.
Kai Abelkis has been Boulder Community Hospital's Sustainability Coordinator since 1999. To minimize the hospital's environmental footprint, Kai is responsible for reducing waste, conserving energy, promoting alternative transportation, utilizing alternative energy sources, conserving water, integrating environmental preferable purchasing, green building practices eliminating latex and PVC from the product line and educating staff. Their Foothills hospital was the first LEED certified medical facility in the world. BCH is part of a growing choir of medical institutions who recognize that the health of our environment is directly connected to the health of our community.
Kai has been recognized around the world as a leading voice in the efforts to create a more sustainable industry. He sits on Colorado's Pollution Advisory Committee, City of Boulder's Climate Advisory Group, and a Board member of the Boulder East Transportation Management Organization. Kai has worked with Novation and medical manufacturers on implementing sustainable practices. He is currently working with University of Nebraska, University of Maryland, Calgary Health, and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula on their sustainability efforts.
Michael Ware has been a financial advisor to Good Energies since 2003 and has represented the company on many of its existing investments in North America.
He is the founder of Advance Capital Markets Inc., a private investment firm with a long and successful track record in the energy and power industries, and has served as a financial advisor to international energy firms, independent power companies, electric utilities as well as a number of successful entrepreneurial enterprises. Michael Ware has arranged financings for wind, solar, biofuels, biomass and geothermal projects and has guided several companies from start-up, through venture financing, and later growth stages including the IPO process. Prior to founding Advance, he was CEO of Reliance Energy Services, a subsidiary of a US $3 billion investment company.
From 1974 to 1980 Michael Ware was CEO of Energy Decisions Inc. an energy-consulting firm which served U.S. and international clients. His career began in 1973 at the Federal Energy Office, where he was part of the team that implemented the U.S. Government’s response to the 1973 oil embargo.
Michael Ware serves on the Board of Directors of several public and private companies and on the Board of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). He holds a B.A. degree from the University of Detroit and an M.A. degree from Ohio State University where he was a fellow at the Mershon Center for National Security Studies.
Mr. Costello is the President of Acela Energy Group, an energy consulting group specializing in energy procurement, load management, as well as, energy conservation training, auditing, and on-site wind & solar generation projects. Rich has extensive experience in the fields of load management, utility services, energy conservation, as well as, power, natural gas, and tariff related negotiations and agreements.
Rich is a registered professional engineer and was previously the Power Supply Manager for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, as well as, a Senior Engineer in the Load Management Department of Boston Edison. He holds a M.S. in Engineering Management from Western New England College and a B.S. in Mechancial Engineering from Northeastern University. Mr. Costello also conducts Energy Procurement and Management Seminars nationwide for the Association of Energy Engineers. Rich was the National President of the Association for the year 2000, and recently received the 2003 Energy Professional of the Year Award from the organization. In 2006, Richard was inducted ino the Energy Managers Hall of Fame.
"The Effect of Building Controls on Energy Consumption"
Brian Dutt is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Delta Controls Inc, a manufacturer of controls systems for Intelligent Buildings. As VP Sales & Marketing, Brian is responsible for Delta's Marketing Services and Product Strategy.
Prior to his appointment as VP Sales & Marketing, Brian held a variety of positions within the Building Controls Industry. Most recently as Delta Controls Regional Sales Manager for the US Northeast, Brian was responsible for business development within the region resulting in increased channel growth and market penetration.
Brian has had a diverse career within the Building Controls Industry. Brian has worked as an application engineer for a large controls contracting firm, and also held positions in Systems Service, working closely with end-users. After leaving the controls contracting business, Brian held several positions at the Delta Controls corporate offices. At Delta Controls, Brian started as Project Manager for several of Delta's projects, which included Hardware, Firmware, and Software platforms. Brian was promoted to Quality Assurance Software Manager, and then to Product Manager. As Product Manager, Brian was responsible for overall product strategy, product requirements, and overall R&D project prioritization. Promoted to Director of Product Management, Brian was responsible for Product Management, Technical Support, and Technical Writing.
Brian has earned an Executive MBA from Simon Fraser University, a Diploma of Technology (Honors) in Electronic Engineering (Process Automation & Instrumentation option), and a Trade Qualification as an Electrician.
"Direct Contact Condensing Boilers: Award-Winning Heat Recovery"
John Gocek is an executive and general manager offering 20+ years of experience in senior management, accounting, manufacturing operations, corporate finance, investment banking, portfolio and treasury management, IS/IT and management consulting. He has an entrepreneurial style and a firm grasp of performance metrics, stakeholder perspectives, and the creation of economic value.
Mr. Gocek has been directly responsible for executive leadership and compensation, P&L and balance sheet performance, asset management, securities and currency trading, asset-based lending, SEC reporting under US GAAP, IS and IT, supply chain management, Canadian tax returns, tax audits, banking relationships, legal affairs, R&D tax credits, engineering research projects, and public affairs.
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John's qualities and solid experience in many aspects of corporate leadership bring a healthy and productive energy to organizations, ensure their integrity, and contribute to sustainable growth and profitability.
"Can Wind Provide 20% of US Electricity by 2030?"
Rob Gramlich is Policy Director of the American Wind Energy Association, the national trade association of 1200 entities involved in all aspects of wind energy production. Rob leads the association's work on regulatory policy, policy analysis, and transmission. He appears frequently at conferences on renewable energy and transmission. He has published articles on wind integration, carbon taxes, market power regulation, and electricity capacity markets. He has testified before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on generation interconnection policy. He currently serves on the Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Committee.
Rob served as Economic Advisor to FERC Chairman Pat Wood III from 2001 until early 2005 with responsibility for policy development on market power, Regional Transmission Organizations, market design, transmission rates and incentives, transmission planning, and involving states in transmission policies through Regional State Committees. Rob was previously in the Commission's Office of Economic Policy from 1995 through 1999 where he developed policies and drafted orders on transmission policy and market power. He was also Senior Economist in the PJM Market Monitoring Unit and Senior Associate with PG&E National Energy Group's Market and Quantitative Analysis group.
Rob has a Masters degree in Public Policy from UC Berkeley and a BA with honors in economics from Colby College.
Rob and his wife Merrie live in Bethesda, Maryland with their four children.
Ed Holt is a renewable energy consultant with a focus on green power markets and renewable energy policy. His company, Ed Holt & Associates, Inc. provides strategic and program planning, market analysis and policy research and analysis for renewable energy to government, utilities and advocacy organizations.
Mr. Holt has over 30 years of experience in energy planning, analysis and research. He has worked extensively with electric utilities in customer program planning, energy resources planning, program implementation and evaluation. He has worked with utility regulators on regulatory policy regarding renewable energy, energy efficiency and consumer information needs in competitive electricity markets. He has also worked overseas as an advisor on demand-side management to a utility in Australia.
Prior to starting his own consulting business in 1996, Mr. Holt was a principal with The Regulatory Assistance Project, an organization devoted to providing educational support to utility regulatory commissions. In that capacity, he participated in seminars for about 25 state utility commissions and their staffs, addressing topics such as the effect of restructuring and competition on energy efficiency and renewable energy, and integrated resource planning.
Before that, Mr. Holt worked for Seattle City Light for 12 years in various capacities, including manager of energy conservation program development and planning, and manager of commercial and industrial energy management programs implementation. He holds a B.A. Degree from the University of New Hampshire and a Masters degree in Urban Planning from the University of Washington.
"Retro-Fitting for Renewable Energy"
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"Meeting Future Energy Infrastructure Needs"
Peter Kelly-Detwiler is Senior Vice President of Energy Technology Services for Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., a subsidiary of Constellation Energy Group (NYSE:CEG). He and his company-wide team oversee the integration of efficiency technologies and applications which help customers better manage their total energy bills and create optimal energy solutions. His current focus is NewEnergy's advanced load response initiative which will support the development of thousands of megawatts of load response among NewEnergy's North American customer base.
A part of NewEnergy since 1997, he has been active in the competitive energy markets since their inception, and has served in a number of positions, including Director of Customer Care and Director of Operations.
Before joining Constellation NewEnergy, he served the International Institute for Energy Conservation in
His experience has led him to contribute to energy related articles in Boston Business Journal Mass High Tech and online industry publications.
Mr. Kelly-Detwiler earned a bachelor's of arts degree from
Larry Leetzow is the CEO/President of Magnaray International. Magnaray offers a variety of high intensity fluorescent (HIF) area, and street light luminaries ranging from 18 - 212 watts, for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Since 1964, our products have saved over 15 billion kilowatts of energy, and the chemical pollution associated. Units can be solar powered, and save up to 96% in lighting energy costs. Can be used for landscape, security, park, area, streets, sports lighting applications. Providing preferred "white" light, with "instant on" capability makes this product highly selectable for visually efficient needs. Energy efficient, reduced capital, lower maintenance costs, and provides better maintained lighting levels. Mention SGC when you call or see their products at the SGC showroom.
"Straight Talk on Carbon Offsets for Business"
Mr. Petlin oversees the company's regulatory affairs and carbon product development efforts as well as develops and manages partnerships with utility and corporate customers.
Formerly with 3 Phases Energy since March 2005, Mr. Petlin brings 14 years of experience in conservation, international development, environmental policy, and carbon and renewable energy markets. Well known in the industry as a leading expert on Renewable Energy Certificates, Gabe uses his policy expertise to help shape the development of RECs at the intersection of carbon and renewable markets. Prior to 3 Phases Energy, Mr. Petlin spent six years at the National Wind Coordinating Committee (RESOLVE, Inc.) and the Center for Resource Solutions, where he managed the national renewable energy certification and branding program, Green-e.
A native of New York, Petlin holds aMA degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University and a MA in Law and Diplomacy degree from Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation and Resource Studies and a Minor in Forest and Wildland Resource Management from the University of California, Berkeley.
"Sustainability: Economic Force or Investment Trend"
Jack Rivkin is Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Neuberger Berman, a Lehman Brothers Company. He is also a member of Neuberger's Executive Management Committee.
Mr. Rivkin began his investment career in 1968 as a research analyst at Mitchell Hutchins, and became Director of Research there. After Paine Webber acquired Mitchell Hutchins, Mr. Rivkin served in variety of positions including, Director of Research, CFO of the parent company; President and CEO of PaineWebber Mitchell Hutchins - the equity trading and investment arm of PaineWebber; Chairman of Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management and President of PaineWebber Capital. From 1987 to 1992 he was Director of Global Research and, subsequently Head of the Worldwide Equities Division of Lehman Brothers Inc. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Rivkin served as Vice Chairman and Director of Global Research at Smith Barney (ultimately a subsidiary of Citigroup). He was an Executive Vice President with Citigroup Investments from 1995 through 2001, responsible for private equity investments. He joined Neuberger in 2002.
Born in 1940, Mr. Rivkin earned his professional engineering degree from the Colorado School of Mines and his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He is the Co-author of "Risk & Reward -- Venture Capital and the Making of America's Great Industries," Random House, 1987. He is the principal subject in a series of Harvard Business School cases describing his experience as Director of Research and Head of Equities at Lehman Brothers. He is a Director of Dale Carnegie and Associates Inc., a member of the Economic Club of New York, and most importantly, the Anglers' Club.
"The Business Case for Energy Management"
Christopher Russell works in New Business Development for the SAIC, and is an author and speaker with a keen, enthusiastic message about energy management and its impact on business performance. He has documented and evaluated energy management practices at dozens of facilities, and has advised corporations, utilities, trade associations, and government agencies in the planning and promotion of industrial energy programs.
Christopher is in high demand as a writer and keynote speaker at industry conferences. He is currently an energy columnist for Maintenance Technology and Chemical Processing magazines. He is recognized by the Association of Energy Engineers both as a Certified Energy Manager and a Certified Energy Procurement Specialist. Christopher joined the Board of Directors of the Fuel Fund of Maryland in 2006, and is also on the Advisory Board for the Texas A&M Industrial Energy Technology Conference. He holds an MBA and a Master of Arts from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Ben Smith is the CEO/President of First Enercast Financial located in Denver, Colorado. First Enercast Financial is a dynamic and growing company bringing real-time news, analysis, proprietary market forecasts, and data to the energy industry. The company also provides professional services including weather risk management, specialty investment banking, and market data services.
Rebecca is responsible for crafting and driving Dell’s overall green marketing strategy and messages. In this role she works with a broad set of Dell internal organizations including product marketing, product engineering, services, corporate communications, government relations, Sustainability, Dell IT, and facilities. Recent achievements include driving the announcement of Dell’s desktop and laptop energy efficiency goals and the coordination of a series of IT Energy Efficiency Summits which brought together CIOs, policy makers and Dell executives to discuss Green IT. Additionally, Rebecca works with external organizations such as the Climate Savers Computing Initiative and the Technology CEO Council.
Rebecca has been with Dell for six years covering a variety of marketing roles. Prior, Rebecca was a strategy consultant with IBM’s Strategy and Change organization for five years. Rebecca holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts from Denison University.
Walt Tunnessen is a National Program Manager for the U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR program, a voluntary government program that works with hundreds of businesses and organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through improved energy efficiency. In 2007, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, prevented 40 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions and saved more than $16 billion on their utility bills.
Through ENERGY STAR, Walt leads initiatives with manufacturing sectors to identify energy management best practices and develop energy performance benchmarks. He oversees partner-networking programs and has been instrumental in developing energy management guidance and resources for ENERGY STAR. Most recently, he played an instrumental role in the development of the Energy Strategy for the Road Ahead report, developed in partnership with leading corporate energy programs.
Prior to joining the ENERGY STAR Program, Walt worked in the area of strategic environmental management, corporate environmental policy, and sustainability as a consultant, director of an NGO program, and at the President's Council for Sustainable Development. Walt holds a MS form the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a MSEL from
"How Green is Your Web Site?"
Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a 2008 Environmental Fellow at Harvard University, and an Affiliate Fellow at Harvard's Center for Research on Computation and Society. He has authored 14 publications, received 7 full or pending patents, and founded 4 companies. In 2003, Alex became the last person in MIT history to receive a triple major, with bachelors in Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Mathematics, while simultaneously graduating first in his class from the MIT School of Engineering as the Henry Ford II Scholar.
In 2007, he completed his Ph.D. in Physics at Harvard on programmable surfaces, dramatically increasing the computational versatility of a range of materials. His research has been featured in BusinessWeek, Wired, USA Today, Scientific American, and The New York Times.
He is also the recipient of 80 national and international distinctions, including the Dan David Prize Scholarship for Future Energy Research from Tel Aviv University (2007), Hertz Fellowship (2003), DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (2003), British Marshall Scholarship (2003), Intel Undergraduate Research Award (2002), Goldwater Scholarship (2001), Intel Science Talent Search Winner (1999), USA Team Member at International Olympiad in Informatics (1998), First Place in the USA Computer Olympiad (1998), American Computer Science League Winner (1998,1999), and the AT&T Student Software Award (1997). Before his science and technology career, Alex performed as a boy soprano with the New York City Opera Company.
Sarah is the National Sales Director with over 20 years of experience in the environmental and renewable energy fields. She was the co-founder of Mesa Energy and was responsible for financial management and technical management of the company, including business setup and contracts, office infrastructure and staffing, accounting and billing and business development.
Relevant Experience:
Involved with over 250 solar PV projects
- Helped develop the 3MW Exelon Project
- Founder of Mesa Environmental
- Founding Board Member of the Society of Women Environmental Professionals
- Named one of Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business in 2005
Ken Fox is vice president, on-site power solutions at UTC Power. He is responsible for all aspects of the company's stationary power businesses.
Fox joined UTC Power in 2007 after 17 years with Carrier Corporation, a United Technologies Corporation (UTC) sister division. At Carrier, Fox led the profitable growth of the residential and commercial controls business from a small break-even entity to one of Carrier's highest growth and most profitable businesses. Fox led the acquisition of Automated Logic Corporation in 2004, further growing Carrier's presence is the building automation sector. In his most recent assignment at Carrier, he was responsible for the North American commercial business, which included sales, service, national accounts, Automated Logic and Carrier Electronics.
Prior to joining UTC, Fox was vice president at Bank of America's Investment Banking Group, specializing in alternative energy project funding. Previously he served as group manager at Exxon Corporation where he was responsible for project management of petro-chemical facilities.
Fox earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Northeastern University and a master of science degree in management from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
Nicole Silverman is an account manager in Waggener Edstrom's Public Affairs Practice, based in the agency's Washington, D.C., office. Nicole brings over 10 years of experience in public affairs, media relations, strategic communications, influencer relations, crisis communications, as well as an expertise developing public awareness campaigns. She has worked with leading global companies and trade associations including T-Mobile USA, Microsoft, MasterCard Worldwide, the Financial Services Roundtable, in addition to government departments and NPOs in the US, Europe and Latin America.
Before joining Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, Nicole was a consultant for GHK Limited in London, managing teams to develop communications strategies to promote the United Kingdom government's policy agenda. Her clients included the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Work and Pensions, the UK's Electoral Commission and the Scottish Executive. She also worked on numerous projects for the European Commission, providing strategic counsel on the feasibility of implementing public policies throughout all member states.
Previously, Nicole served as an independent communications consultant advising clients on media relations, internal communications, digital strategies, event planning, and corporate social responsibility. She also served as the Director of Constituent Outreach for the Brian A. Joyce Campaign for Congress, for the 9th Congressional District in Massachusetts.
She was formerly a manager at The Portico Group, a Boston based public relations firm. In this role, she led a broad range of public relations initiatives which included media relations, strategic positioning and branding and event marketing. Her clients were Fortune 1000 companies and start-ups in the technology, healthcare and financial services industries.
