7:30 – Registration opens

8:45 – Introduction:

• Dr. Van Romero, Vice President New Mexico Tech – Conference Host
• Congressman Harry Teague

9:15 – Panel One: “Renewable Energy and the Resources: Solar, Wind and Geothermal”

• Panel Introduction: Dr. Gary Dill, President--University of the Southwest
• David Eves, President and CEO--Southwestern Public Service
• Larwrence Flowers, National Technical Director of Wind Power in American--NREL
• Kraig Higgenson, President--Raser Technology

10:40 – Panel Two: “Renewable Energy and Crisis, Cost and Carbon”

• Panel Introduction: Charley Smith, Chairman--Watson Truck and Supply
• Laura Miller, Director of Texas Projects--Summit Power Group
• Dr. Daniel Fine, New Mexico Center for Energy Policy and New Mexico Tech--Research Associate
  
• Nickolas Hodson, Principle--McKinsey and Company

12:15 – Noon – Lunch

• Dr. Danial Lopez, President--New Mexico Tech President
• Lt. Gov. Diane Denish
• Keynote Address: Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Chair, US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

1:30 – Panel Three: “Renewable Energy and the Next Generation Technologies”

• Panel Introduction:Dr. Steve McCleery, President--New Mexico Junior College
• Ford Motor Company, Robert Brown, Director--Vehicle Environmental Engineering
• Phillip Harris, Founder--Gridwise
• Douglas C. Lynn, Executive Director--CEHMM
• Michael Young, President--Integrated Environmental Services
• John Cogliandro, Raytheon

• Panel Introduction: NM Senator Carroll Leavell
• Rich Lordan, Technical Director, Power Delivery and Markets--Electric Power Research Institute
• Les Dillahunty,Vice President Regulatory Policy--Southwest Power Pool
• Joel Bladow, Senior Vice-President of Transmission--Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.

4:50 – Dr. Van Romero – Panel Conclusion – "Renewables: Where are We Going?"