Is Energy a Problem or an Opportunity

for Nevada?

Former Senator Randolph TownsendDirector, NorthStar Investors

A Discussion of Nevada’s EnergyChallenges and Opportunities

Moderator: Jason Geddes

Environmental Services Administrator, City of Reno; Chairman, Board of Regents, NSHE

Panelists:

Terry Page, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Innovation, Enel Green Power North America, Inc.

Paul Thomsen, Director of Policy and Business Development, Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Joe Rowley, Vice President-Project Development, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power

Mary Simmons, Vice President, External Affairs, NV Energy

Keely Wachs, Senior Director of Corporate Communications, BrightSource Energy

Join us for lunch!

Please exit through the doubledoors behind the panelist platform

to select your lunch.

Return to this room by 12:30 pm for lunch speaker

Clean Energy Investments:Where are the

Smart Companies Investing?

Ian RogoffCo-founder and General Partner, Sierra Nevada Partners

Executive Chairman, HelioPowerChairman, NIREC

Energy Initiatives, Economic Development & Key Players

ModeratorDon Soderberg, Vice President/Pricing, Southwest Gas Corp

Panelists:Walt Borland, President and CEO, NIRECTom Clark, Director of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, Holland & Hart LLCDr. Alan Gertler, Interim Executive Vice President for Research, Desert Research InstituteBonnie Lind, Renewable Energy Specialist, Governor’s Office of Economic DevelopmentMichael Yackira, CEO, NV Energy

Desert Research Institute’s Energy-Related Projects

Dr. Alan Gertler, Interim Executive Vice President for Research

Desert Research Institute

Q& A with Afternoon Panelists:Energy Initiative

Economic Development DRI’s Energy-Related Projects

Dr. Alan Gertler, Interim Executive Vice President for Research

Desert Research Institute

Closing Notes:Where Do We Go From Here?

Dr. Stephen Wells President

Desert Research Institute