2012 ELS Symposium Schedule

8:00 - 9:00 am: Registration

9:00 - 9:10 am: Opening Remarks

Morning Session: The Renewable Energy Challenge

9:15 - 9:45 am: Introduction: The Legislative Imperative: California's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) Goal

Senator Joe Simitian, Author of SBX 2

9:45 - 10:00 am: Break

10:00 - 111:30 am: Panel 1: Transmission and Siting: The Mechanics of Solar Development

Moderator: John McKinsey, Partner at Stoel Rives
Colette Kersten, Energy Advisor at Public Utilities Commission
Kelly Foley, Western Regional Director of Utility-Scale Solar at Vote Solar
Sky Stanfield, Of Counsel at Keyes & Fox

11:30 - 12:00 pm: Break & Lunch

12:00 – 1:00 pm: Keynote Speaker

Dr. Robert Weisenmiller, Chair of the California Energy Commission

Afternoon Session: Impacts of Solar Development and Solutions

1:00 - 1:15 pm: Break

1:15 – 2:45 pm: Panel 2: Balancing Land Use Interests

John Gamper, Land Use and Taxation Expert at California Farm Bureau Federation
Kim Delfino, California Program Director at Defenders of Wildlife
Ethan Elkind, Bank of America Climate Change Research Fellow at UC Berkeley School of Law and UCLA School of Law

2:45 - 3:00 pm: Break

3:00 – 4:30 pm: Panel 3: Local Implementation of Solar Projects: Getting to 33%

Moderator: Steven Weissman, Director of Energy Program for CLEE
Jim Provenza, Yolo County Board of Supervisor for District 4
Daniel Kim, Director of Regulatory and Governmental Relations at Westlands Solar Park
Tom Price, Director of Policy & Market Strategy at Clean Path Ventures

4:45 - 6:30 pm: Reception