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Sepa
Christy Herig
Regional Director for the Eastern US
SEPA
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Estela
Jose Alfonso Nebrera
President
ESTELA
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Protermo Solar
Luis Crespo
Secretary General
Protermosolar
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Acciona Engery
Gilbert. E. Cohen
Senior Vice President
Acciona Solar Power
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Fluor
Brad Friesen
Vice President, Renewables Business Line
Fluor
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Brad is Vice President of Fluor’s Renewables business line and is responsible for managing the Power group’s solar thermal, photovoltaic, wind, biomass, geothermal, and energy storage projects worldwide.

Brad began his career with Fluor in 1977 as a Field Engineer in Saudi Arabia. After subsequent Energy and Chemical assignments in Venezuela, California, and Japan, he transitioned to the Power Business Group in 1984. During his career in Power, Brad held several positions including Contracts Manager, Engineering Manager, Project Manager, and Manager of Projects. Prior to his current assignment, Brad was the Vice President for Fluor’s Gas Fueled Business Line and was responsible for managing Fluor’s simple-cycle, combined-cycle, and cogeneration projects worldwide. In these capacities, Brad has been involved with Power projects throughout the United States and in several international locations, including Trinidad, Thailand, Canada, and Spain.

Brad is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in California.

Department of Energy
Jonathan Silver
Executive Director, Loan Programs
US Department of Energy
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Burreau of Land Management
Ray Brady
Manager
Bureau of Land Management
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Department of Energy
Frank Wilkins
Solar Thermal R&D Team Leader
U.S Department of energy
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Siemens
Daniel Duncan
Vice President & General Manager Siemens Energy, Inc.
Solel / Siemens
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Daniel Duncan is the Vice President and General Manager of the Oil and Gas Division of Siemens Energy, Inc. He is based in Houston, Texas, with responsibilities that extend across the Americas.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Duncan led the U.S. sales organization for Siemens’ industrial solutions, services and products, which included motors, inverters, low voltage power distribution and control for various solar power generation systems.

Mr. Duncan began his career at Siemens in 1997. Since then, he’s coordinated the Siemens U.S. marketing strategies for automation solutions, and acted as Vice President for vertacross.com, a Siemens multi-national eBusiness solution and global marketplace.

Mr. Duncan has a long history of electrical and automation experience in the industrial marketplace, having held business development, account management and technology consultant roles at a number of firms, including Honeywell and the Georgia Power Company. He also is a former owner/operator of a systems integration firm specializing in engineered solutions to the manufacturing segment.

He previously served as Siemens' City Ambassador for Houston, linking nine Siemens operating companies to support local business collaboration and coordinate community outreach programs. Mr. Duncan is an electrical engineer and graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology.

IEA
Cedric Philibert
Senior Consultant
International Energy Agency
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Engery Commission
Eileen Allen
Manager, Siting and compliance officer
California Energy Commission
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The Great Seal of States of Nevada
Dr Hatice Gecol
Director
Nevada State Energy Office
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Arizon Coporation Commission
Kristy Mayes
Commissioner
Arizona Corporate Commission
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Federal energy regulatory commission
Marc Spitzer
Commissioner
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Vote Solar
Jim Baak
Policy Director for Utility Scale Solar
Vote Solar
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Western Area Power Administration
Western Area Power Administration (Speaker to be confirmed)


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New Energy Finance
Nathaniel Bullard
Senior Analyst
New Energy Finance
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SENER
Jose Martin
CEO
SENER
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ACS Cobra
Antonio Gomez Zamora
General Director
ACS Cobra
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Masdar
Daniel Calderon
Investment Manager
Masdar
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Worley Parsons
Speaker to be confirmed - Worley Parsons


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The Energy and Resources Institute
Shirish Giraud
Co-ordinator
The Energy and Resources Institute
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Dept. of Primary Industries
Adrian Panow
Director Energy Investment
Dept. of Primary Industries
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Abengoa S.A
Fred Morse
Senior Advisor of US Operations
Abengoa S.A
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Concentrating Solar Power, NREL (invited)
Mark Mehos
Manager
Concentrating Solar Power, NREL (invited)
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Nevada office, Western Resource Advocates
Charles Benjamin
Director
Nevada office, Western Resource Advocates
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The Sierra Club
Carl Zichella
Director of Western Renewable Energy Programs
The Sierra Club
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The Wilderness Society
Nada Culver
Senior Counsel
The Wilderness Society
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jordan Macknick
Energy and Environment Analyst
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Natural Resources Defense Council
Johanna Wald
Senior Counsel
Natural Resources Defense Council
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US Bancorp
Dareen Van't Hof
Vice President Solar
US Bancorp
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World Bank
Natalia Kulichenko
Senior Energy Specialist
World Bank
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Union Bank
Melisa Lewis Wilson
Senior Vice President
Union Bank
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JP Morgan Capital Corporation
Mit Buchanan
Managing Director, Energy Investments
JP Morgan Capital Corporation
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California Public Utilities Commission
Anne Gillette
Policy Analyst, Renewables Portfolio Standard Program
California Public Utilities Commission
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California Independent System Operators
Grant Rosenblum
Regulatory Counsel
California Independent System Operators
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CEERT (tentative)
Rich Ferguson
Co-ordinator
CEERT (tentative)
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Michael DeAngelis
Manager, AR&DGT Program
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
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Bechtel
Speaker to be confirmed
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Bechtel
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Guardian
Speaker to be confirmed
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Guardian
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Hydro
Speaker to be confirmed
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Hydro
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Orrick
Tom Glascock
Partner
Orrick
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Solar Reserve
Bill Gould
Chief Technology Officer
Solar Reserve
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Gold Sponsors
Siemens Fluor

Silver Sponsors
Solar Reserve Bechtel
Bronze Sponsors
Guardian

Conference Bag Sponsor
Acciona
Supporting Sponsors
Worley Parsons Orrick Hydro

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