Securing The Nation's Energy Infrastructure

September 19-20, 2005 - Marriott Crystal Gateway - Arlington, VA

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This important conference will bring together leaders from both the public and private sectors that are focused on implementing this important mission in a true public-private partnership. The conference will focus specifically on the plans and developments associated with protecting the nation?s electric infrastructure. Speakers will include representatives of the Federal government, the regulatory community, and the private sector.  Register today!

Topics Include:

• Critical Nature of the Electric Power Industry

• Critical Nature of the Electric Power Infrastructure - A State Regulator's View

• Measuring the Impact of a Blackout: Methods and Policy Options

• National Infrastructure Protection Plan

• National Infrastructure Protection Plan - Energy Sector Specific Plan

• Infrastructure Security - Protective Programs

• Modeling the Vulnerability of the Power Sector

• Making Electric Power Systems Both Secure and Efficient - Protocols for Dynamic Energy Control

• Protecting America's Electric Infrastructure

• Planning and Maintaining a Secure and Reliable Natural Gas Fuel Supply

• Securing Communications to SCADA Systems

• Overlapping Programs and Missions: New Opportunities and Challenges

• State Regulatory Initiatives

• Cost Recovery Protocols of Protecting all Critical Infrastructures - Electric, Natural Gas, Telecommunications and Water

• Footing the Bill for Infrastructure Protection

• Technology Roadmap to Secure Control Systems in the Energy Sector

• New Technologies for a More Secure Future

• Toward the Future Energy Infrastructure: Concepts and Technologies

Speakers and Workshop Instructors Include:

Philip E. Mihlmester, Senior VP and Managing Director, Energy Markets, ICF Consulting

Judith G. Ripley, Commissioner, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and Vice Chairperson of the NARUC Critical Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee

Bansari Saha, Senior Associate, Transportation, Regulation, and Environmental Management (TREM) practice, ICF Consulting

Paul Carrier, Dept. of Homeland Security Electricity Sector Lead, The MITRE Corporation

Ken Friedman, Senior Advisor - Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration Division of the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy

Judah L. Rose, Managing Director, ICF Consulting

Maria Ilic, Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering and Engineering Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

Michael Lynch, Manager of Corporate Security and Investigations, DTE Energy

Terry Boss, Senior Vice President ? Operations, Safety & Environment, INGAA (Interstate Natural Gas Association of America)

Scott Sklar, President, The Stella Group, Ltd.

Connie Hughes, Commissioner, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and Chair of the NARUC Ad Hoc Committee on Critical Infrastructure

Michael Oldak, Sr. Dir. State Competitive & Regulatory Policies, Edison Electric Institute

Hank Kenchington, Program Manager, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

Norma Formanek, Vice President & General Counsel, Electric Power Research Institute

Juan J. Torres, Manager, Energy Systems Analysis, Sandia National Laboratories

Jason Alderman, Media Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Post-Conference Workshop

Utility Crisis Communications: What to do When the Lights Go Out - Tuesday, September 20 (1:30 - 4:30 pm)

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