Faculty:
 

Keith Martin, Partner, Project Finance Group, CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP
Richard A. Glick, Director Government Affairs, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES
Tony Kavanagh, Vice President of Government Affairs, AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
Joe Mikrut, Principal, CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS
Jonathan M. Weisgall, Vice President, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY
 

The incoming Obama administration and the 111th Congress are likely to move quickly to put their imprints on energy and climate policy, working towards a comprehensive plan to address these interrelated issues.

Both the administration and leading congressional leaders have pledged that energy policy will change to address the economic and national security implications of our dependence on oil as well as widespread concerns about climate change. However, standing in the way of change are technological obstacles and an ongoing economic crisis. What new proposals, initiatives and legislation are we likely to see—and when?

The panel will focus largely on the power sector. Hear what heads of Washington offices of major companies are telling headquarters about what to expect in the next year. The panel will be a true roundtable discussion. It will be interactive: the audience will have a chance to ask questions.

• How will the Obama administration address energy issues?

   

• Where will energy and climate change stand in the overall priorities of the administration and congress?

   

• Where will climate change legislation stand on the list in comparison to renewable portfolio standards and fundamental energy economics?

   

• What new initiatives are expected to support alternative energy?

   

• What form will federal assistance for clean tech take?

   

• What is likely to happen regarding clean coal and carbon capture?

   

• What will happen to nuclear energy?

   

• Will regulation of energy markets change?

Moderator:

Keith Martin, Partner, Project Finance Group, CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP
Keith Martin’s principal areas of practice are tax and project finance. He is a transactional lawyer who advised 171 companies last year and worked on transactions in the United States and eight foreign countries. He also lobbies Congress and the Treasury Department on policy issues. He is a frequent speaker and moderator of lively panel discussions. He edits the Project Finance NewsWire.

Panelists:

Richard A. Glick, Esq., Director Government Affairs, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES,
Formerly, Mr. Glick was Director of Government Affairs for PacifiCorp, Senior Policy Advisor for Electricity and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for Energy Secretary (now Governor) Bill Richardson, and Chief Counsel and Legislative Director for U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers.

Joe Mikrut, Principal, CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS
Capitol Tax Partners is Washington’s largest independent consulting firm specializing in tax legislative and regulatory matters. Mr. Mikrut served as Treasury Tax Legislative Counsel in both the Clinton and Bush Administrations and served on the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, as Legislation Counsel and later as Associate Deputy Chief of Staff.

Tony Kavanagh, Vice President of Government Affairs, AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER.