Conference Agenda

Tuesday, July 15

1:00-5:00 p.m.

Registration

5:30-6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception

Wednesday, July 16

7:30a.m.

Golf Tournament

8:30a.m.

Tennis Tournament

9:00a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Registration

1:00-1:30 p.m.

Ice Cream Social

Nuclear Power – The Pros, Cons and Projected Rate Impacts
Jerry Paul, Senior Advisor, Clean and Safe Energy (CASE) Coalition and President, Capital Energy, LLC, Sarasota

Green Coal: America's Future Fuel
Fred Palmer, Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Peabody Energy, St. Louis, Mo.

The Greening of the Electric Utility Industry
Mark Crisson, President and CEO, American Public Power Association, Washington, DC

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Reception Honoring and Appointed Officials

Thursday, July 17

7:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Registration

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Fellowship Breakfast

8:00-8:30 a.m.

FMEA Business Meeting

8:30 a.m. - noon

General Session (See topics below)

Protecting Consumers in an Era of Rising Prices
J.R. Kelly, Public Counsel, Office of Public Counsel, State of Florida

Florida’s Economy and the Tough Choices We Face
Carol Weissert, Ph.D., Director of the LeRoy Collins Institute and Professor of Political Science at Florida State University, Tallahassee

The New Florida Commission on Energy and Climate Change – What It Means to You
Jeremy Susac, Director, Florida Energy Office, Tallahassee

Who Will Win the 2008 Presidential, Congressional and State Elections?
Lance deHaven-Smith, Ph.D, Professor of Public Administration and Policy, Florida State University, Tallahassee

Thriving in a High Performance Environment
Derek Daly, World-Renowned Former Indy Racecar Driver, Indianapolis, In.

Noon - 1:30 p.m.

FMPA lunch - Finding the Point of Balance: Achieving Our Power Supply Mission in a Changing World
Roger Fontes, General Manager and CEO, FMPA
James C. Welsh, FMPA Chairman and General Manager, KUA

2:00-4:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Breakout One - Legal Seminar

The New Florida Commission on Energy and Climate: How Best Can We Serve Floridians? Jeremy Susac, Director, Florida Energy Office, Tallahassee

Election Year Politics: Climate Change, Michael Nolan, President, MJN Consulting, Arlington, Va.

Customer Representation: The “Inside-Outside" Issue and How to Address It
William Peebles, FMEA Legislative counsel; Fred Bryant, FMEA-FMPA General Counsel; James Stanfield, General Manager, Lakeland Electric

Breakout Two - Policymakers Forum

Policymakers Involvement in Electric Utility Issues – FMPA’s Policymakers’ Advisory Committee and Roundtable Discussion on Issues
James C. Welsh, FMPA Chairman and General Manager, KUA

Successful Methods for Helping Low-Income Customers, Roger Colton, Principal, Fisher, Sheehan & Colton, Belmont, Mass.

Breakout Three - Controlling Costs and Providing Outstanding Service for Today and Tomorrow

Helping Large Customers Lower Their Costs and Reduce Their Carbon Footprint, Jay Wheeler, Account Executive, Energy & Environmental Solutions, Siemens Building Technologies Inc, Winter Park

Tallahassee's Aggressive Demand-side Management Effort
Rick Fernandez, Assistant City Manager, Utility Services, City of Tallahassee

Lessons Learned from the Successful Solar Energy Program in Cloudy Germany, Ed Regan, Assistant General Manager for Strategic Planning, Gainesville Regional Utilities

4:15 - 5:30 p.m.

FMEA Board of Directors Meeting

6:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Reception

7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Annual Banquet

Friday, July 18

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

FMPA Risk Oversight Committee Meeting

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

FMPA Board of Directors Meeting

9:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

FMPA Executive Committee Meeting

11:15 a.m.

FMPA Board of Directors and Executive Committee Lunch

Standard hotel/inn rooms

$135

Suites

$175

Condominiums

$250

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