Events

Chadbourne Global Energy and Finance Conference

June 14-15, 2007

Chadbourne & Parke LLP held its 18th annual Global Energy and Finance Conference June 14-15 in Deer Valley, Utah.  This invitation-only event brought together 125 to 135 of the top executives in the energy and project finance communities for roundtable discussions and networking with one another and Chadbourne lawyers. Topics this year focused on opportunities in global markets, including current issues in renewable energy projects in the United States, the European Union's plan to triple renewable energy output, the debate in Congress over new pollution controls, innovative financial structures for biofuel projects, and other business and legal developments.

Photos from the event can be seen the photo gallery.

The agenda included these discussions and participants:

Washington Panel: Global Warming

• Keith Martin, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke, moderator
• Jonathan Black, Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
• Cathy Cash, Reporter, Electric Utility Week
• Dean Scott, Reporter, BNA Daily Environment Report
• David Moulton, Chief of Staff, House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

Industry Commentary: Global Warming

• Keith Martin, Chadbourne & Parke, moderator
• Paul Farr, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, PPL Corporation
• Jason Patrick, Director, Evolution Markets Inc.
• Steve Corneli, Vice President-Market and Climate Policy, NRG Energy, Inc.

Biofuels Debate

• Todd Alexander, Chadbourne & Parke, moderator
• David Fennema, Managing Director, Marathon Capital, LLC
• Paul Ho, Director, Head of Biofuels and Alternative Fuels, Credit Suisse
• Ronald Ormand, Managing Director, WestLB AG
• Jerry Peters, Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Project Finance, TD Banknorth N.A.
• George Schaefer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, ASA Biofuels, LLC

Private Equity Panel

• Chaim Wachsberger, Chadbourne & Parke, Moderator
• Steve Herman, Managing Director, Energy Capital Partners
• Joseph Slamm, Managing Director, Hudson Capital Management
• John Sylvia, Managing Director, Texas Pacific Group
• John Stokes, Partner, AIG Managing Director

Coal Panel

• Rohit Chaudhry, Chadbourne & Parke, Moderator
• Michael Canavan, Senior Vice President, The Royal Bank of Scotland
• Steve Cheng, Managing Director, Credit Suisse
• Walter Howes, Founding Partner, Verdigris Capital, LLC
• Louis Iaconetti, First Vice President-Structured Energy, Ambac Assurance Corporation
• Charles Wilson, Director of Finance, Duke Energy Corporation

Renewables Panel

• Edward Zaelke, Chadbourne & Parke, Moderator
• Brian Caffyn, President, UPC Management, LLC
• Greg Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, Airtricity Canada
• Dr. Arnold Leitner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Skyfuel, Inc.
• Jan Paulin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Padoma Wind Power, LLC
• Toni Volpe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Enel North America Inc.

Congressional Panel

• Keith Martin, Chadbourne & Parke, Moderator
• Ryan Abraham, Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Finance
• John Gimigliano, Senior Tax Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means

In addition, Chadbourne lawyers provided these updates: EU Cap and Trade, James Scarrow; Reliability, Adam Wenner; Regulatory, Robert Shapiro; Tax, Keith Martin; Russia and the CIS, Laura Brank; Federal Loan Guarantees, Ken Hansen; and Opportunities in Europe, Igor Muszyński.