KEMA to Hold 20th Executive Forum on Retail Energy

Industry Leaders Gather March 2 and 3 in Houston, Texas to Examine Industry Impact of Evolving Energy Policies, Financial Crisis and the Changing Competitive Landscape

BURLINGTON, Mass. (January 21, 2009) – KEMA (www.kema.com) is convening leaders from across North America to discuss critical business and policy issues facing the retail energy industry. KEMA's 20th Executive Forum, entitled “The New Energy Frontier,” is being held March 2 and 3, 2009 at the Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas.  

The Executive Forum is the industry’s premier networking venue, gathering diverse perspectives and facilitating a strategic dialogue among executives from leading energy suppliers and start ups, senior policy makers, investors, and customers.    

Featured speakers include Bethany McLean, co-author of “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” and contributing editor, Vanity Fair; Jim Burke, CEO, TXU Energy and Tom Standish, Group President, CenterPoint Energy  

Other distinguished speakers include: 

  • John Anderson, CEO, Electric Consumers Resource Council (ELCON)

  • Addison Armstrong, Director of Market Research, Tradition Energy

  • Rich Barnes, President, KEMA Services, Inc.

  • David Brewster, President, EnerNOC

  • Hon. John Bohn, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

  • Deryl Brown, CEO, Hudson Energy Services

  • Hon. Garry Brown, Chairman, New York Public Service Commission

  • Issa Dadouch, Director, General Services, City of Houston

  • David Dowart, President and CEO, dPi Energy

  • Vikas Dwivedi, Principal, Quantum Energy Partners

  • Ken Hartwick, CEO, Energy Savings Group

  • James Hempstead, Senior Vice President, Moody's

  • Jay Doegey, Chair, Cities Aggregate Power Project, Inc.

  • Jeff Hendler, CCO, IDT Energy

  • Paul Hudson, former Commissioner, Public Utility Commission of Texas

  • Michael Kagan, President, Constellation NewEnergy

  • Hon. Joseph Kelliher, former Chairman, FERC

  • John Kiani, Research Analyst, Deutsche Bank

  • Representative Phil King, Chairman, Texas House Regulated Industries Committee

  • Jay Kooper, President, RESA, and Director of Regulatory Affairs, Hess

  • Karl Lewis, Chief Strategy Office, GridPoint

  • Jorge Lopez, CEO, ConEdison Solutions

  • Brian Markham, President, TES Energy Services

  • John Shelk, Executive Director, EPSA

  • Rob Snyder, Chairman, Stream Energy

  • Paul Thomas, President, Green Mountain Energy

  • Phil Tonge, President, Direct Energy

  • Taff Tschamler, Director of Retail Energy, KEMA, Inc.

  • Peter Van Doren, Senior Fellow, The Cato Institute

  • Mauricio Vargas, CEO, Greenhouse Gas Services, an AES-GE Joint Venture

  • Robert Wilson, President and CEO, Suez Energy Resources NA

  • Stewart Wood, CEO and President, Veolia Energy North America

Additional information about the conference, including registration, is available at www.kemaforums.com/exec2009.  

 

About KEMA
Founded in 1927, KEMA (www.kema.com) is a global provider of business and technical consulting, operational support, measurement and inspection, testing and certification for the energy and utility industry. KEMA employs 1,600 professionals in 20 countries. The firm’s North American consulting operations are headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. KEMA’s global headquarters are in Arnhem, the Netherlands.

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