JHU SAIS to Host Annual Washington Energy Policy Conference

The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will hold a one-day conference, "Higher Energy Prices: New Paradigms and Policy Responses," on Tuesday, 04/26 from 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The National Capital Area Chapter of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics (USAEE) is co-sponsoring the event with the SAIS International Energy and Environment Program.

Gary Vasey, vice president of Utilipoint International, will give the keynote lunch address at 1 p.m. on "Energy Futures Markets and Hedge Funds." Expert speakers from industry, government, consulting firms and academia will speak throughout the day in the following panel sessions:

8:45 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

9 a.m. "World Oil Market and Prices: Is There a New Paradigm?"

10:45 a.m. "Natural Gas and Coal Markets: Are Higher Prices and Volatility Here to Stay?"

1 p.m. Keynote luncheon presentation by Gary Vasey

2 p.m. "Electric Power Markets: Does the Market Structure Send the "Right" Price Signals?"

3:30 p.m. "Policy Responses: Is Price Transparency Sufficient for Technology Deployment?"

5 p.m. Conference "Take Aways"

The complete agenda and list of speakers are listed below. The conference will be held in the Kenney Auditorium, first floor of the SAIS Nitze Building at 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Admission to the conference by members of the public requires registration and there is a fee of $95 for USAEE members and $110 for nonmembers. To register, contact Leslie Coleman at [email protected] or 202.463.9780.

NOTE TO REPORTERS: There is no fee for reporters covering the conference. A few of the speakers' comments will be not for attribution. Media who want to cover the event should contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].

CONFERENCE AGENDA:

Washington Energy Conference at SAIS on 04/ 26/2005 in Kenney Auditorium

8:45 Welcome Remarks:

• David South, President, NCAC-USAEE
• Wil Kohl, Johns Hopkins IEEP

9:00 I. World Oil Market and Oil Prices: Is There A New Paradigm?

• Marianne S. Kah, ConocoPhillips, President, USAEE -- Chair
• Edward L. Morse, Hess Energy Trading
• Roger Diwan, PFC Energy
• Martin Tallett, EnSys Energy & Systems Inc.

10:30 Coffee break

10:45 II. Natural Gas and Coal Markets: Are Higher Prices and Price Volatility Here to Stay?

• David South, Technology and Market Solutions -- Chair
• Bruce Henning, Energy and Environmental Analysis -- Outlook
• Bob Bessette, Council of Industrial Boiler Owners
• Don Santa, Interstate Natural Gas Assoc. of America
• Jerry Eyster, PA Consulting

12:15 Lunch

1:00 Keynote: Energy Futures Markets and Hedge Funds

• Gary Vasey, VP, Utilipoint International

2:00 III. Electric Power Markets: Does the Market Structure Send the "Right" Price Signals?

• Wil Kohl, Johns Hopkins IEEP -- Chair
• Peter Van Doren, CATO Institute
• Ken Malloy, Center for Advancement of Energy Markets
• Tim Brennan, Univ. of Maryland-Baltimore County and Resources for the Future

3:15 Coffee Break

3:30 IV. Policy Responses: Is Price Transparency Sufficient for Technology Deployment?

• Shirley Neff, Columbia University -- Chair
• Skip Laitner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• John Jimison, Combined Heat and Power Association
• Jamie Wimberly, Distributed Energy Financial Group
• Reid Detchon, Energy Future Coalition

5:00 Conference "Take-Aways" (W.Kohl, D. South, S. Neff)

5:15 Reception