New Energy Symposium Agenda

*Speakers, times, and content subject to change at any time

Thursday:

4:45-7:15 pm: Opening Reception

• Featuring the Jazzmin group and refreshments
• Tours of Albany NanoTech's facilities will be available at this time

5:30 pm: Exhibit and Poster Session

• Companies and Universities

Friday:

8:00-8:30 am: Sign-in and Registration

• Breakfast available

8:30-8:45 am: Welcome and Introductions

• New Energy New York

8:45-10:25 am: New York Opportunities & Policies

• Public Service Commission
  • Paul Powers
• Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Denise Sheehan 
• NYSERDA
  • Robert Callender
• Energy Chair of New York State Assembly
  • Paul Tonko
• New York Power Authority
  • Timothy Carey

10:25-10:40 am: State-Wide Coordination Strategies: Case Study - South Carolina

• University of South Carolina
  • Anthony Boccanfuso

10:40-11:00 am: Coffee Break

11:00 am-11:30 pm: New Energy Overview of National Policy

• Senator Charles Schumer

11:30 am-12:00 pm: A Closer Look at Alternative Technologies

12:00-1:00 pm: Luncheon

• 12:20-12:50 pm Keynote
  • Global Energy Crisis (Whitehall Financial Advisors):
    • Daniel Scotto

1:00-2:20 pm: Case Studies on New Energy Technology

• Venture and Project Financing (First Albany): 
  • George McNamee
• Emerging Technologies - Wind (General Electric):
  • James Lyons
• Energy Systems of the Future (ConEdison):
  • Sarah Nelson
• Incorporating Wind Resources in Electricity Markets and Operations (New York Independent System Operator):
  • Garry Brown

2:20-3:20 pm: University/National Lab Panel on Research Capability

• College of NanoscaleScience and Engineering, UAlbany
  • Pradeep Haldar - Moderator
• Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Nabil Nasr
• Cornell Fuel Cell Institute
  • Paul Mutolo
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Nag Patibandla
• Brookhaven National Laboratories
  • Doon Gibbs

3:20-3:30 pm: Coffee Break

3:30-4:30 pm: Industrial Panel on Innovation/Commercialization

• MTI MicroFuel Cells
  • William Acker - Moderator
• General Motors
  • Matthew Fronk
• Daystar Technologies
  • John Tuttle
• Plug Power
  • Roger Saillant
• The Crotty Group
  • Erin Crotty
• ECG Consulting
  • Allen Goodman

4:30-5:00 pm: Closing Remarks and Award Ceremony

• Awards for the three best academic posters exhibited at Thursday’s reception

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