Energy Interdependence in the Western Hemisphere

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7:30         REGISTRATION

8:30        WELCOME

• Peter A. Gold, Esq., Conference Chair, Vice Board Chair GIC, Principal, TheGoldGroup,LLC.
• Patrick T. Harker, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

8:45        Session I:  TODAY’S NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ENERGY STAGE

• Mine Yucel, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Low energy price environment: How we got here, what are the impacts, what to expect going forward)
• Craig L. Adams, Executive Vice President, Exelon and President and CEO, PECO (Energy and Utility Strategic Opportunities and Challenges) 
• Moderator: Edward Salmon, Chairman, Salmon Ventures Limited, President National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Emeritus, Chair New Jersey Energy Coalition

9:15        Session II: THE U.S. EAST COAST ENERGY HUB

• Philip Rinaldi, Principal Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia Energy Solutions (Priorities in Building a Philadelphia-East Coast U.S. Regional Energy “Hub”)
• Introduction by: Martin Heldring, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of TD Bank, N.A. and GIC Board Treasurer

9:45        Session III: ENERGY TRANSPORTATION (Pipe, Rail, Truck, Ship, Fuels): INFRASTRUCTURES

• Matthew Thomas, Esquire, Partner, Blank Rome, LLP, Specializing in the Maritime and Energy, Petrochemical & Natural Resources Industries (America’s Energy Revolution – Recent Developments and Trends in Ocean Shipping)
• Dennis Rochford, President, Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay (Energy Shipping on the Delaware-What’s Happening Today and A Look at Tomorrow)
• Jay Borkland, Vice President & Principal, Apex Companies (Opportunity at the Corner of Environment and Infrastructure)
• Hank Alexander, Vice President Business Development, Sunoco Logistics (Pipelines, Markets and Economic Opportunities)
• Moderator: Stephen P. Mullin, President, Econsult Solutions

10:45     Break

11:00     Session IV: The IMPACT (S) of PUBLIC POLICY and THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS

• Michael L. Krancer, Esquire, Chair Energy Industry Team, Blank Rome, LLP, former Secretary PA Dept. of Environmental Protection (Impacts of Public Policy and Regulatory Environments on Energy Companies, particularly the Mid-Steam Sector)
• James Lucier, Managing Director, Capital Alpha Partners (Washington, D.C. Policy Issues and the Impact on Energy Trade and Expansion of Infrastructure)
• Joseph Hughes, Dean, College of Engineering, Distinguished University Professor, Drexel University and Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment (New Energy Skills- What Are the Energy Jobs for Next 5 to 10 Years? The Roles of Educational Institutions in Building a Philadelphia Regional U.S. East Coast Energy Hub)
• Moderator: Cristina Jorge Schwarz, PG, Oil & Gas Program Manager, Apex Companies, LLC

11:45     Session V: FINANCIAL IMPACTS of NEW ENERGY PRICING AND TRADE PATTERNS

• Richard Daskin, MLP Strategy Subadvisor to Cumberland Advisors and CIO, RSD Advisors – (MLPs and other Financial Instruments; What Are They; Why are they Attractive to Investors; Optimal Cost of Capital for Issuers and Risks)
• John R. Mousseau, CFA, Executive Vice President, and Director of Fixed Income, Cumberland Advisors -(Energy Pricing and Impact on State Credit Risks)
• Erik P. Gilje, Ph.D, Finance, Assistant Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania – (Drilling and energy asset pricing: the economic benefits and risks of the Shale “Revolution”)
• Moderator: Domenic D’Ginto, CFA, Senior Vice President PNC Corporate Finance and GIC Board Member

12:30     LUNCHEON

1:15     Introduction by Kibui Pyron, Senior Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Officer, Consulate General of Canada, New York

1:15        Session VI:  ENERGY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: REGIONAL, NATIONAL, and GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS

• Honorable Carlos Giralt Cabrales, Consul of Mexico in Philadelphia
• Ray Ritcey, Chief Executive Officer, The Canadian Maritimes Energy Association
• Anthony Yuen, Director Commodities Strategy, Citi Group – (The role(s) of U.S. in energy trade among western hemisphere countries. Energy Price Volatility, Impacts on Development of Energy Infrastructure and the Industry)
• Moderator: Philippa Dunne, co-editor of The Liscio Report and Sightlines Bulletin and GIC Board Member

2:15        Session VII: NEW ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES, USES & RISKS

• Richard Dovey, President, Atlantic County Utilities Authority – (Compressed Natural Gas —CNG—as a viable transportation fuel alternative and ACUA’s use of CNG)
• Sabrina Spatari, Ph.D., P.Eng. Associate Professor, Drexel University and faculty Drexel University, Institute for Energy and the Environment – (Energy applications, new products and new risks)
• Eric Bradley, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Investments, Regulatory and Communications, GDF Suez (The energy transition in North America: natural gas/LNG, distributed solar, batteries, digital applications)
• Moderator: Jeff Healy, VP, AIG Investments, Fixed Income Research

3:00 CLOSING COMMENTS

Peter A. Gold, Esq., Event Chair, Vice Board Chair GIC, Principal, TheGoldGroup,LLC.

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