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2008 ENERGY SUMMIT

“Working to Secure Our Nation’s Energy Future” is the title for the West Virginia 2008 Energy Summit hosted by the West Virginia Governor’s Office, WV Department of Commerce and Southern States Energy Board at Stonewall Resort on December 9, 2008.  The agenda follows:
 
A G E N D A
 
7:30 a.m.          Registration & Continental Breakfast
                        (Stonewall Ballroom)
 
8:00 a.m.          Welcome & Introduction of Governor Joe Manchin III
                        John F. (“Jeff”) Herholdt, Jr., Director
                        West Virginia Division of Energy
 
8:05 a.m.          Keynote Presentation: “West Virginia as an Energy State”
                        The Honorable Joe Manchin III
                        Governor of West Virginia
 
8:25 a.m.          West Virginia University Energy Plan
                        Dr. C. Peter Magrath
                        Interim President, West Virginia University
 
8:45 a.m.          “Energy 2009 and Beyond”
                        Bob Percopo, Executive Vice President
                        AIG Global Marine & Energy
 
9:05 a.m.          “The Greening of American Electric Power”
                        Dana Waldo, President & Chief Operating Officer
                        Appalachian Power
9:30 a.m.          Break & Governor’s Press Conference
 
10:00 a.m.        West Virginia Energy Initiatives:
·         “Benwood  Coal to Liquids Project”
o        Paul Spurgeon, Vice President of Power Development & Coal Conversion     
Projects
            CONSOL Energy
·         “Coal to Liquids”
o        Adam Victor, President
TransGas Development Systems
·         “Hydrogen Fueling in West Virginia”
o        Dave Haberman, President
IF, LLC
·         “Smart Grid Technology for Resource Efficiency”
o        Steve Pullins
Team Leader, NETL Modern Grid Strategy
President, Horizon Energy Group
·         “Marcellus Shale”  
o        Scott Rotruck, Vice President - Corporate Development
 Chesapeake Energy
·         “Wind & Natural Gas Investments”
o        Bob Orndorff, Managing Director
 Dominion Power
 
12:00 noon       Lunch
 
12:45 p.m.        Luncheon Remarks:
                       ·         Bill Raney, President
                                 West Virginia Coal Association
                       ·         Corky DeMarco, Executive Director
                                 West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association
 
1:15 p.m.          “Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Status and Operation”
                        Jonathan Schrag, Executive Director  
                        The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc. (RGGI)
 
1:45 p.m.          “Carbon Mitigation”
                         Susan Wood, Chief Executive Officer
                        SCC Americas
 
2:15 p.m.          Break
 
2:30 p.m.          “Carbon Management Technologies”
                        Carl Bauer, Director
                        National Energy Technology Laboratory
 
3:00 p.m.          “American Energy Security Study – Phase II”
                        Kenneth J. Nemeth, Executive Director
                        Southern States Energy Board
 
3:30 p.m.          Wrap-Up
                        The Honorable Joe Manchin III
                        Governor of West Virginia