16^th Annual

Gas and Power Institute

Houston Oct 5-6, 2017 Hotel Derek
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Overview

The 16th Annual Gas and Power Institute features timely topics relevant to the gas and power industry in light of the changing landscape of rules, regulation, legislation, and environmental requirements. With essential information on the latest industry and market climate, the Institute also provides a must-have set of materials and resources.
2017 Institute highlights:

Texas Legislative and Regulatory Update provides highlights from the 85th Texas Legislative Session and updates on recent judicial and administrative decisions affecting the Texas gas and electric industries.
Todd Filsinger, Filsinger Energy Partners, provides an Overview of the U.S. Power Markets and the Impacts of Market Structures.
Lisa Tonery and Adam Wenner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, provide insight on how the new FERC chairman and commissioners will redirect the future of electric power and natural gas regulation.
Phil Lookadoo, Haynes and Boone, LLP, delivers Dodd-Frank: President Trump’s Agenda Changes Everything, Or Does It?
Craig R. Enochs, Reed Smith LLP, explores the challenges in preparing contracts for the purchase and sale of electric capacity.
Meghan Griffiths, Jackson Walker, LLP, leads a panel on Meeting the Electricity Needs of Industrial and Large Commercial Customers.
Rebecca Bollenbach, Essentia Advisory Partners, reviews Mexico’s power registration for retail power marketing and wholesale power trading, including the challenges that many have faced in navigating the process.
A panel of experts led by Norma Rosner Iacovo, Tenaska Power Services Co., presents How to Build an Energy Project in the Face of Activist Opposition.
Earn two hours of ethics credit.
Attendees enjoy networking with program faculty and attendees during Thursday evening’s reception.

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Day 1 October 5, 2017
Day 2 October 6, 2017

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, Oct. 5, 2017
Presiding Officer:
Michael P. Pearson, Jackson Walker LLP - Houston, TX
7:30 am

Registration Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:20 am

Welcoming Remarks
8:30 am

0.75 hr

Texas Legislative and Regulatory Update

Listen to highlights of the 85th Legislative Session and recent judicial and administrative decisions affecting the Texas gas and electric industries.

Jennifer Littlefield, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Austin, TX
Jessica L. Morgan, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX

Jennifer Littlefield, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Austin, TX
Jessica L. Morgan, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
9:15 am

0.75 hr

Federal Energy Policy and Regulation Update

Gain insight on how the new FERC chairman and commissioners will redirect the future of electric power and natural gas regulation.

Lisa Tonery, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - New York, NY
Adam Wenner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Washington, DC

Lisa Tonery, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - New York, NY
Adam Wenner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Washington, DC
10:00 am

0.50 hr

Dodd-Frank: President Trump’s Agenda Changes Everything, Or Does It?

President Trump is using all the tools in his Presidential Toolbox—Presidential Appointments, Executive Orders, CRA Rejection of Obama-Era Final Rules, Federal Budget Approval Process, Tax Proposals, Legislative Agenda, the Bully Pulpit, Foreign Policy Initiatives, Bilateral Trade Treaty Negotiations, and, of course, his Twitter Account!—to alter much of the regulatory landscape established by his predecessor. Early on, there was talk of repealing the Dodd-Frank Act, but where are we now? Discuss what is likely to change, what is likely to remain, and how the gas and power industries will be affected.

Phil Lookadoo, Haynes and Boone LLP - Washington, DC

Phil Lookadoo, Haynes and Boone LLP - Washington, DC
10:30 am

Break
10:45 am

0.75 hr

Status, Structure, and Successes of U.S. Retail Markets

In an era of flat load, dramatic upheavals in generation economics and the arrival of digital customer sovereignty in the electricity industry, the data shows superior performance by competitive retail jurisdictions compared to traditional monopoly states. For nearly a decade, average prices have been declining in 14 competitively restructured markets while rising in 35 traditionally regulated states. At the same time competitive markets are attracting capital for new generation with improved operating efficiency relative to generation in monopoly states.

Philip R. O'Connor, PROactive Strategies, Inc. - Chicago, IL

Philip R. O'Connor, PROactive Strategies, Inc. - Chicago, IL
11:30 am

0.50 hr

Documenting Electric Capacity Transactions

Explore the challenges in preparing contracts for the purchase and sale of electric capacity. These challenges include differences between capacity products in different markets, documentation used in capacity transactions, and issues to consider when drafting capacity contracts such as liquidated damages, force majeure, and calculating credit exposure.

Craig R. Enochs, Reed Smith LLP - Houston, TX

Craig R. Enochs, Reed Smith LLP - Houston, TX
12:00 pm

0.50 hr

Mexico Power Market Permitting and Legal Reform Update

In its emerging power market, Mexico’s regulators must balance the desire for a fast and efficient market participant registration process with the need to ensure that entities have the required skills and financial soundness to operate effectively. Many questions continue to arise from both Mexican and global companies about the registration process to participate in Mexico’s power markets. Review Mexico’s power registration for retail power marketing and wholesale power trading, including the challenges that many have faced in navigating the process.

Rebecca Bollenbach, Essentia Advisory Partners LLC - Houston, TX

Rebecca Bollenbach, Essentia Advisory Partners LLC - Houston, TX
12:30 pm

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Thursday Afternoon, Oct. 5, 2017
Presiding Officer:
Chris Reeder, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
Thank You to Our Luncheon Sponsor

Husch Blackwell LLP
12:50 pm

0.50 hr

Priorities for the Evolution of an Energy-Only Electricity Market Design in ERCOT

ERCOT is a leader in the development of an open competitive electricity market. Review the economic and policy trends which point to areas of enhancement of the basic energy-only design.

William W. Hogan, John F. Kennedy School of Government - Cambridge, MA

William W. Hogan, John F. Kennedy School of Government - Cambridge, MA
1:20 pm

Break
1:35 pm

1.00 hr

How to Build an Energy Project in the Face of Activist Opposition

Energy projects involve a myriad of complex issues, ranging from state vs. federal regulatory control, to landowner impacts, to broad policy issues (climate change, “leave it in the ground,” etc). The scale of active opposition has been magnified by increased funding from multiple sources, coupled with an unprecedented number of major projects. Consider how to build energy projects in the face of widening political divisions at the federal, state and local levels.

Moderator:
Norma Rosner Iacovo, Tenaska Power Services Co. - Arlington, TX
Panelists:
Norman Lent III, Arent Fox LLP - Washington, DC
Frederick M. Lowther, Blank Rome LLP - Washington, DC
Phillip G. Oldham, Thompson & Knight LLP - Austin, TX

Moderator:
Norma Rosner Iacovo, Tenaska Power Services Co. - Arlington, TX
Panelists:
Norman Lent III, Arent Fox LLP - Washington, DC
Frederick M. Lowther, Blank Rome LLP - Washington, DC
Phillip G. Oldham, Thompson & Knight LLP - Austin, TX
2:35 pm

0.50 hr

Gas Processing Primer

A primer on the fundamental business and technical considerations in natural gas processing.

Stacy Duke, Targa Resources - Houston, TX

Stacy Duke, Targa Resources - Houston, TX
3:05 pm

Break
3:15 pm

0.75 hr

Hot Topics in the Midstream Sector

There has been a lot going on in the midstream sector over the last few years—some good and some bad. Review what the future holds: is big infrastructure built out or is more still needed; how are commodity exposures and prices; are the days of easy returns gone as competition heats up; and what M&A trends are on the horizon.

David Pursell, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. - Houston, TX

David Pursell, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. - Houston, TX
4:00 pm

0.50 hr

Overview of the U.S. Power Markets and the Impacts of Market Structures

Given the diversity of regional market structures throughout the U.S., discuss the outlook and impacts of these market dynamics on asset valuations and generation development opportunities.

Todd Filsinger, Filsinger Energy Partners - Denver, CO

Todd Filsinger, Filsinger Energy Partners - Denver, CO
4:30 pm

1.00 hr ethics

Ten Tips to Avoid a Grievance: Conflicts and Dealing with the Unrepresented Person

Busy lawyers seem to forget the fundamentals about communication restrictions (do's/dont's) contained in our ethics rules. Listen to practical pointers that can keep you out of trouble. Remember, your ability to practice law is a privilege—not a right.

Gaines F. West II, West Webb Allbritton & Gentry P C - College Station, TX

Gaines F. West II, West Webb Allbritton & Gentry P C - College Station, TX
5:30 pm

Adjourn to Reception

Join us for drinks and hors d'oeuvres with program faculty and attendees.

Thank You to Our Sponsor
Reed Smith LLP

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Oct. 6, 2017
Presiding Officer:
Kathleen E. Magruder, BP Energy Company - Houston, TX
7:30 am

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:00 am

0.75 hr

Meeting the Electricity Needs of Industrial and Large Commercial Customers

What drives the power supply choices of large electricity consumers in the Texas power markets? Examine the commercial, regulatory, and legal considerations that shape the power supply decisions of industrial and large commercial customers. As a case study, explore the procurement, policy, and regulatory issues that drove the structure of the City of Houston’s three-party agreement to purchase 50 MW of solar power through its retail electric provider.

Moderator:
Meghan Elaine Griffiths, Jackson Walker LLP - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Daniel James Booth, Calpine Corporation - Houston, TX
James Cargas, City of Houston Legal Department - Houston, TX

Moderator:
Meghan Elaine Griffiths, Jackson Walker LLP - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Daniel James Booth, Calpine Corporation - Houston, TX
James Cargas, City of Houston Legal Department - Houston, TX
8:45 am

0.50 hr

NOIEs Moving to ERCOT: Do They Have an Advantage?

Gain insight into how not-for-profit electricity entities can address changes in markets in Texas and beyond.

Aaron C. Gregg, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Austin, TX

Aaron C. Gregg, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Austin, TX
9:15 am

0.75 hr

Interplay and Competition of Federal vs. State Energy Regulatory Jurisdiction

Are state zero-emission credit programs, such as those adopted in NY and IL, legitimate state actions or impermissible encroachments upon federal jurisdiction? Explore the federal and state tensions, as well as the possible paths competitive market resolutions.

Moderator:
Norma Rosner Iacovo, Tenaska Power Services Co. - Arlington, TX
Panelists:
Carrie Hill Allen, Exelon Corporation - Washington, DC
Jennifer S. Hsia, NRG Energy, Inc - Princeton, NJ

Moderator:
Norma Rosner Iacovo, Tenaska Power Services Co. - Arlington, TX
Panelists:
Carrie Hill Allen, Exelon Corporation - Washington, DC
Jennifer S. Hsia, NRG Energy, Inc - Princeton, NJ
10:00 am

Break
10:15 am

0.50 hr

Navigating the Use of NAESB and EEI Contracts

Discuss the most commonly used standard forms for buying and selling natural gas and electricity. Learn about common modifications buyers and sellers make to these forms, as well as when not to use them.

Chad Eric Mills, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston, TX

Chad Eric Mills, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston, TX
10:45 am

0.50 hr

LNG Update

According to the IEA, LNG could be the “second revolution” in natural gas markets. Global LNG trade reached another record year in 2016 as new supply from Australia and the United States came online and found its way to markets in a diverse array of countries. The world’s traditional buyers are becoming sellers as potentially huge LNG demand markets open up in China and India. Hear an update of the key developments impacting global LNG markets.

Susan L. Sakmar, The University of Houston Law Center - Houston, TX

Susan L. Sakmar, The University of Houston Law Center - Houston, TX
11:15 am

1.00 hr ethics

Too Many Entities

As more “deals” are put together, more entities are used to facilitate the “deal." Assess the huge liability risk for clients and lawyers if litigation is the end result.

Thomas H. Watkins, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX

Thomas H. Watkins, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
12:15 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 October 5, 2017
Day 2 October 6, 2017

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Conference Faculty

Carrie Hill Allen

Exelon Corporation
Washington, DC

Rebecca Bollenbach

Essentia Advisory Partners LLC
Houston, TX

Daniel James Booth

Calpine Corporation
Houston, TX

James Cargas

City of Houston Legal Department
Houston, TX

Stacy Duke

Targa Resources
Houston, TX

Craig R. Enochs

Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX

Todd Filsinger

Filsinger Energy Partners
Denver, CO

Aaron C. Gregg

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Austin, TX

Meghan Elaine Griffiths

Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, TX

William W. Hogan

John F. Kennedy School of Government
Cambridge, MA

Jennifer S. Hsia

NRG Energy, Inc
Princeton, NJ

Norma Rosner Iacovo

Tenaska Power Services Co.
Arlington, TX

Norman Lent III

Arent Fox LLP
Washington, DC

Jennifer Littlefield

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Austin, TX

Phil Lookadoo

Haynes and Boone LLP
Washington, DC

Frederick M. Lowther

Blank Rome LLP
Washington, DC

Chad Eric Mills

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Jessica L. Morgan

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Philip R. O'Connor

PROactive Strategies, Inc.
Chicago, IL

Phillip G. Oldham

Thompson & Knight LLP
Austin, TX

David Pursell

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
Houston, TX

Susan L. Sakmar

The University of Houston Law Center
Houston, TX

Lisa Tonery

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
New York, NY

Thomas H. Watkins

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Adam Wenner

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Washington, DC

Gaines F. West II

West Webb Allbritton & Gentry P C
College Station, TX

Planning Committee

Chris Reeder—Chair

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

John K. Arnold

Locke Lord LLP
Houston, TX

Nathan Bigbee

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Austin, TX

James H. Byrd

McCarter & English, LLP
Washington, DC

Paul W. Chung

Targa Resources Corp.
Houston, TX

Kenneth S. Culotta

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

Merida De La Pena

Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc.
Houston, TX

Sarah Sharlot Dietrich

NRG Energy, Inc.
Houston, TX

Robert D. Eickenroht

Thompson & Knight LLP
Houston, TX

Craig R. Enochs

Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX

Meghan Elaine Griffiths

Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, TX

Diana Woodman Hammett

Calpine Corporation
Houston, TX

Ann A. Hawkins

Houston, TX

Elizabeth B. Hawkins

Targa Resources
Houston, TX

Mary Hekman

Golden Spread
Amarillo, TX

Will Hickman

Shell Oil
Houston, TX

Norma Rosner Iacovo

Tenaska Power Services Co.
Arlington, TX

Giji M. John

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Houston, TX

Philip K. Lau

Locke Lord LLP
Houston, TX

Diana M. Liebmann

Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Kathleen E. Magruder

BP Energy Company
Houston, TX

Kaiser Malik

Calpine Corporation
Houston, TX

Chad Eric Mills

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Harlan Murphy

Harlan E. Murphy, PLLC
Houston, TX

Michael P. Pearson

Jackson Walker LLP
Houston, TX

April Rogers

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Marty Jo Rogers

Shell Oil Company
Houston, TX

John R. Werner

Source Power and Gas LLP
Sugar Land, TX

Credit Info

Houston

MCLE Credit

Texas – 12.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Real Estate Law-Commercial, Farm and Ranch, Residential, and Property Owners Association

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 12.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Louisiana – 12.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference.

Oklahoma – 14.50 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 14.50 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Houston – Oct 5-6, 2017 – Hotel Derek

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Individual
Last day for $575.00 Regular pricing: Oct 4, 2017
$625.00 for registrations received after this time

In-House Counsel/Industry
$375.00

Group (5 registrants minimum)
$520.00

Group (10 registrants minimum)
$460.00

Cancellation Policy
Last day for full refund cancellation: Sep 29, 2017
$50 processing fee applied after this date
Last day for cancellation: Oct 2, 2017

Venue

Hotel Derek

2525 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77027
713.961.3000
866.292.4100 (reservations)
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Accommodations

$159 room rate good through September 13, 2017 (subject to availability)

Parking Information

Daily self-parking: $10
Overnight self-parking: $14
Valet parking: $30

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors! Click each logo below to learn more.

Reed Smith LLP

Reed Smith LLP
www.reedsmith.com

Reed Smith’s Energy & Natural Resources Group is multidisciplinary, combining regulatory, transactional, financial and litigation disciplines with a focus on clients operating in energy & natural resources (ENR), and related industries. ENR lawyers are located in all of Reed Smith’s offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, providing an exceptional global platform for businesses engaged in the extraction, production, and distribution of ENR products and services or the financing of energy and natural resources projects, anywhere in the world.

Our practitioners work in conjunction with the expertise and experience of our lawyers in a range of other disciplines, including litigation, corporate, shipping, finance, global regulatory enforcement, tax and real estate.
Husch Blackwell LLP

Husch Blackwell LLP
www.huschblackwell.com

Husch Blackwell’s energy team draws on an extensive history representing electric utilities and independent power producers in Texas and throughout the United States, bringing targeted knowledge to the full range of matters affecting their business. We have an extensive track record of successful representation in the areas of federal and state regulation, acquisitions and joint ventures, finance, marketing and trading, facility development and operations, and litigation. We have experience in nearly all generation technologies, including single and combined cycle gas-fired generation, coal-fired generation, and renewable resource power generation including wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, and landfill gas. Husch Blackwell is also at the leading edge of the business, regulatory and legislative matters affecting electric transmission in the United States. Our team understands the evolving energy markets and how the assets underlying those markets are developed and operated, both with respect to traditional and renewable energy resources.
Haynes and Boone, LLP

Haynes and Boone, LLP
haynesboone.com

Lawyers at Haynes and Boone, LLP understand the domestic and international physical and financial energy markets and have been helping clients with their most significant legal matters for more than 40 years. With offices in key energy and financial hubs in Texas, New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Washington, DC, London, Shanghai and Mexico City, we have significant depth of practice in power and natural gas transactions, project finance and regulatory matters, ISO and RTO matters, wholesale and retail power sales, and hedging and tolling agreements. We are very active in deals relating to both traditional energy sources and alternative or renewable energy resources. We represent clients in all aspects of the power and natural gas business including power generators, power marketers, electric cooperatives, municipally-owned utilities, liquefied natural gas developers, pipelines, electric transmission companies, and end-users. As a firm with a significant Texas base, we regularly represent a wide variety of industry clients in the energy sector from Fortune100 companies to individuals. Our Energy Practice Group includes more than 100 lawyers and other industry professionals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and skill sets specific to the power and natural gas industries.
Jackson Walker LLP

Jackson Walker LLP
jw.com

Jackson Walker has been a leader in energy law since the late 1800s. One of the firm's founding partners, A.W. Walker, Jr., was responsible for developing many of the fundamental concepts of modern oil and gas law. This experience has led energy companies worldwide to select Jackson Walker as their legal counsel. Today, Jackson Walker attorneys continue the tradition started by our founding partners as leaders and innovators in the energy industry.

Jackson Walker fully understands every segment of the industry and how each segment functions as a part of the overall value chain. We are able to provide high levels of service to our energy clients in a broad range of diverse specialties such as bankruptcy, tax, regulatory, litigation, environmental, intellectual property, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and any number of other practice areas. Jackson Walker began by providing legal services to the energy industry and we remain committed to continuing and expanding upon that tradition.
Locke Lord LLP

Locke Lord LLP
lockelord.com

Locke Lord provides full service capabilities to our clients in every discipline of the energy business, including: mergers and acquisitions, asset acquisitions and dispositions, operations, contracts, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital, fund formation, capital markets, finance, regulatory, litigation and dispute resolution, project development, environmental, tax, real estate, labor and employment, intellectual property and bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency. Whether our client's business involves exploration and production, gathering, storage and processing, refining, power generation, alternative and renewable energy, trading and marketing or providing services and equipment to the industry, our team brings its vast knowledge and experience to bear. We know the energy business inside and out. We serve as trusted advisors to our clients from the most complex of transactions and disputes to day-to-day operational needs.

Gas and Power Institute

Overview

Event Schedule

Thursday Morning, Oct. 5, 2017

Thursday Afternoon, Oct. 5, 2017

Friday Morning, Oct. 6, 2017

Conference Faculty

Planning Committee

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Venue

Hotel Derek

Accommodations

Parking Information

Our Sponsors

Reed Smith LLP

Husch Blackwell LLP

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Jackson Walker LLP

Locke Lord LLP

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