• Bryan Ehrlic – Senior Account Executive with Elster Solutions Group
• Amy Erwin – Manager of the Advanced Data Acquisition Management Program Office at Salt River Project

Advancement in Photovoltaics

• Moderator: Odes Armijo-Caster, COO, Sacred Power Corporation
• Kelly Desy, Solfocus
• Claudia Pavel, Positive Energy

• Kevin Hodgson, Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, “Composition and Fundamentals of Biomass Materials”
• Benny Benson, P.E. ENERGYneering Solutions Inc, Sisters, OR, “Engineering Aspects of Biomass Energy Applications”
• Dave Atkins, US Forest Service, Missoula, MT “Fuels for Schools and Beyond – Lessons Learned”

Advancements in Concentrated Solar Power

• Moderator: Lori Singleton, Manager, Renewable Energy, Salt River Project “Solar Incentives Heating Up.”
• Cynthia Christensen, Stirling Energy Systems
• Dr. John Waszczak, Raytheon, High Concentration Photovoltaic Solar Power via Photon Recycling.”
• Dr. Jim Pickles, Areva Solar, ” Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector Technology Solutions for the Southwestern Market.”

• Moderator: Santa Fe County Commissioner Kathy Holian
• John Farrell, Senior Researcher, Energy Policy, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, “The Future of Pace Financing”.
• Lon Huber, Research Associate, Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy, “Innovative Strategies to Finance Solar on Non-Profits.”
• Clinton Kaasa, Loan Specialist, Rural Development, USDA, “USDA Rural Development Financing Opportunities.”
• Geoffrey Morgan, Esq., Partner, Michael Best and Friedrich LLP., “Utilizing PPA’s to Finance Renewable Energy.”

Deploying Wind Energy

• Charles Newcomb, NexGen
• Patrick Kelly, NexGen
• Andy Kruse, Co-Founder and Vice President, Southwest Windpower
• Dr. Tom Acker, Mechanical Engineer, Northern Arizona University

• Keynote Address: Dr. David Morris, co founder and vice president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and advisor or consultant to the energy departments of Presidents Ford, Carter, Clinton and George W. Bush.

• Moderator: Brian Lips, Policy Analyst, North Carolina Solar Center
• Craig O’Hare, Special Assistant for Clean Energy, NM Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
• Mona Newton, CO State Energy Office
• Deborah Tewa, AZ State Energy Office
• Jerry Ewing, Interim Energy Director, Arizona Department of Commerce

Presenter: Debra Lew, Senior Project leader for Transmission and Integration
Theme: How the Power Grid can Accommodate Large Increases in Solar and Wind Energy Production
Introduction by Geoff Morgan, Esq., Partner, Michael Best and Friedrich LLP.

Making the Most of Energy Efficiency
Theme: Energy Efficiency can conserve existing resources, reduce energy costs, and act as an important bridge to large scale implementation of renewable energy.

• Moderator: Mary Jane Parks, Principal, Local Energy Associates
• Yael Gichon, Residential Programs Manager, City of Boulder, CO
  City of Boulder’s Turn-Key Efficiency Program “Two Techs and a Truck” funded with a $25M grant from DOE.
• Melissa Walters Leymon, Senior Program Developer, Energy Efficiency, PNM
• Martin Yoklic, Research Scientist, Environmental Research Laboratory, University of Arizona “Resource Efficient Building: “Integrating Net Zero Energy and Renewable Resources into High Performance Green Building”

• Moderator: Dr. Tom Acker, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Northern Arizona University
• Larry Flowers, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Vince Tidwell, Energy-Water Nexus, Sandia National Laboratories
• Greg Bartlett, Mohave Sun Power, LLC

Innovative Local Policies

• Moderator, Brian Cassutt, President, Renewable Energy Industries of New Mexico
• NM State Senator Wirth, and NM State Representative Egolf, “Creating Renewable Energy Districts”
• Jonathan Koehn, Regional Sustainability Coordinator, City of Boulder, CO, Smart Meter Collaboration with Xcel
• Bruce Plenk, “Tucson’s Solar Initiative, Advancing Solar in Tight Economic Times.”

Emerging Technology

• Lori Singleton, Manger, Renewable Energy, Salt River Project: Stirling Energy Systems
• Brian Gibson, Senior Director of Business Development, EMCORE Solar
• Doug Kiesewetter, BrightLeaf, “Shaped Beam Technology”
• Steve Berens, CSO, Power Tagging Technologies, Boulder, Colorado

• Charles Newcomb, Chief Technology Officer, NexGen
• Christopher F. Moore, Chief Operating Officer, Nature Energies
• Patrick Kelly, Vice President of Operations, NexGen
• Andy Kruse, Co-Founder and Vice President, Southwest Windpower

Biofuel & Bioenergy Policy and Economics

• C. Robert Taylor, Donald D. Lacewell and Emily Seawright, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, “Economic Cost of Biodiesel and Corn Ethanol per Net BTU of Energy Produced.”
• Andrea Colnes, Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC), Montpelier, VT “Biomass Energy: Efficiency, Scale and Sustainability”
• Emily Seawright, Ronald D. Lacewell, Naveen Adusumilli, Ed Rister, and Robert Taylor, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, “Irrigated Corn to Ethanol Net Energy Balance”
• Jim Francisco, J.D., Auburn University, Auburn, Al, “Effects of Proposed Patent Reform Legislation on Bioenergy Innovation”

Emerging Business Models

• Moderator: Kai Anderson, Vice President, Cassidy & Associates “Harmonizing local, state, and federal agendas for renewable energy development in the West: A Nevada Case Study.”
• Jill Cliburn, Cliburn and Associates, “How Utilities Can Partner with their Customers and their Communities to Develop Solar PV”
• Tiana Smith, Fort Collins Utilities, “Utilities for the 21st Century.” Download Presentation
• Lori Singleton, Manger, Renewable Energy, Salt River Project “Solar Incentives Heating Up”Download Presentation

• Moderator: David Bliven, Founder and managing director of Cottonwood Technology Fund (CTF)

Participating representatives from the following companies:

• Clay Doyle, El Paso Electric
• Evelin Wheeler, Director, Integrated Resource Planning, PNM
• Daniel Kline, Manager, Regional Transmission Planning at Xcel Energy.
• Greg Bernosky, Renewable Energy, Regulatory and Planning Leader, Arizona Public Service
• Lee Boughey, Sr. Manager, Communications and Public Affairs, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.

• Moderator: Bob Busch, Chairman of the Board of the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority
• David Getts, General Manager, Southwestern Power Group, “The SunZia Project”
  Frank Barbera, Tres Amigas
• Keith Sparks, Development Director for the Santa Fe Clean Line

“Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships to Implement Renewable Energy”

• Moderator: Sara Baldwin, Utah Clean Energy
• Piper Rhodes, Manager, Sustainable Development, Kennecott Land Company. “Partnering with local government and the Department of Energy to Install 10 MW of Solar Systems in Salt Lake City by 2015.”
• Kelly Desy, SolFocus: “Harnessing the Potential of Public Private Partnerships for Environmentally Sustainable Economic Growth and Renewable Energy Deployment.”
• Ray Krueger, Esq., Michael Best and Friedrich LLP., “The Potential for Renewable Energy on Tribal lands by Utilitizing Power Purchase Agreements: the Jemez Case study”

“Calculating the Benefits of Renewable Energy”

• Moderator: Cyndi Newman, APS
• Brian Keene, President, Smart Power. “Ten Research Findings that will Shape your Solar Outreach”
• Lon Huber, Research Associate, Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy, “Utilizing the web based tool PV Sim to calculate benefits of an investment in a solar system.”
• Karin Wadsack, Northern Arizona University “Modeling the Net Economic Benefits of Wind Energy Development in Arizona” Download Presentation

• Moderator: Jacqueline Crespo, Senior Associate, Cassidy & Associates
• Guy Blanchard, Senior Vice President, Amonix, Inc.
• Dr. Jim Pickles, Areva Solar
• Rob Wanles, Solon Corporation

Climate Change Strategies for Public Officials

• Moderator: Laura Sanchez, Attorney, Air & Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Mona Newton, Colorado State Energy Office, Colorado’s Clean Air, Clean Jobs Act
• Jonathan Koehn, Regional Sustainability Coordinator, City of Boulder, CO
• Lee Boughey, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, “Tri-State’s Carbon Management Project”