Fall Conference 2010

IPPNY's 25th Annual Fall Membership Meeting & Conference

Empowering Investment Certainty:

Exploring economic, environmental and technological trends

PROGRAM AGENDA

Tuesday, September 21

5:30 - 7:00 PM
Cocktail Reception
A cocktail reception the evening of Tuesday, September 21, 2010 held at the Saratoga Hilton will kick off the conference and provide meeting attendees the opportunity to meet informally with industry colleagues.

7:00 - 9:00 PM
Dinner and Keynote Address
Richard F. McMahon, Jr.
Executive Director of Energy Supply
Edison Electric Institute

Wednesday, September 22

8:00 - 9:00 AM
Breakfast & Registration

9:00 - 9:15 AM
Welcome & Introductions
Gavin Donohue, President & CEO
Independent Power Producers of New York

9:15 - 10:45 AM
Panel Discussion - Investing in the Energy Industry: Examining Economic Trends

Moderator: Edward Sondey
Managing Director, Global Energy & Power
BofA Merrill Lynch

Raymond S. Wood, Managing Director
Credit Suisse

Jonathan Stark, Managing Director
GE Capital

10:45 - 11:15 AM
New York State & Federal Regulatory Update
Sam Laniado, Principal
Read & Laniado, LLP
IPPNY Outside Counsel

11:15 - 11:30 AM
Coffee Break

11:30 - 1:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Breaking it down: Cumulative Impacts of NYS Environmental Policy, Regulations & Priorities

Moderator: Chris Wentlent, Director of Regulatory Affairs & Business Development
AES- NY, LLC and IPPNY Chairman

Mark Brownstein, Deputy Director of the Energy Program
Energy Defense Fund

Joseph Siegel, Senior Attorney
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Alison Crocker, Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

1:00 - 2:00 PM
Lunch and Keynote Address
Dr. Susan Tierney, Managing Principal
Analysis Group

Hotel Accommodations

The Saratoga Hilton is holding a block of rooms for conference attendees at a special rate of $161 per night. This room block is only available until September 7, 2010. Please contact the hotel directly to make your reservation by calling (888) 866-3596. Guests must identify themselves as part of Independent Power Producers of NY, Inc. to receive the reduced rate.

More information about the fall conference will be available soon! Visit our website at www.ippny.org for registration info, directions and updates!

Hotel Reservations

The Saratoga Hilton is holding a block of rooms for conference attendees at a special rate of $161 per night. This room block is only available until September 7, 2010. Please contact the hotel directly to make your reservation by calling (888) 866-3596. Guests must identify themselves as part of Independent Power Producers of NY, Inc. to receive the reduced rate.

Hotel Directions

From the South: Take New York State Thruway (I-87 North) to exit 24. Take Adirondack Northway (I-87) to exit 15. Turn left off exit. At the 5th traffic light, turn left onto Rock Street. At stop sign turn right onto Maple Ave. The Saratoga parking lot is on your right.

From the East: Take Massachusetts turnpike-West to New York Thruway, take exit B-1 (I-90 Bypass) to I-787 North for approximately 6 miles to Route 7-west for approximately 2 miles to Adirondack Northway (I-87) for approximately 22 miles to exit 15. Turn left off exit. At the 5th traffic light, turn left onto Rock Street. At stop sign turn right onto Maple Ave. The Saratoga parking lot is on your right.

From the West: Take New York State Thruway (I-90 East to exit 24). Take Adirondack Northway (I-87 North) to exit 15. Take left at exit. At the 5th traffic light turn left onto Rock Street . At stop sign, turn right onto Maple Ave. The Saratoga parking lot is on your right.

From the North: Take Adirondack Northway (I-87) South) to exit 15. Take right at exit. At the 4th traffic light turn left onto Rock Street. At stop sign, turn right onto Maple Ave. The Saratoga parking lot is on your right.

From Albany International Airport (ALB): Turn left out of the airport parking lot onto Albany-Shaker Road. Drive approximately 1.5 miles to the Adirondack Northway (I-87). Take I-87 North to exit 15. Turn left off the exit. At the fifth traffic light, turn left onto Rock Street. At the stop sign, turn right onto Maple Avenue. The hotel parking lot will be on your right.

From Albany / Rensselaer Amtrak Train Station: Take East Street south to Adams Street, and make a left. Turn right at Third Avenue. Take the I-787 ramp north to Troy. Take Route 7 West, exit 9W, to the Adirondack Northway (I-87). Follow to exit 15, Saratoga Springs. Turn left off the exit. At the fifth traffic light, turn left onto Rock Street. At the stop sign, turn right onto Maple Avenue. The hotel parking lot will be on your right.