Energy, Climate Change, and Cleantech:
2009 Review and 2010 Forecast
With President Obama and congressional leaders promising to lead the way to a future of clean energy, green jobs, and carbon constraints, cleantech has been one of the hottest issues in Washington, DC this year. More than $80 billion in funding has been directed to the clean energy space through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and other federal programs. Climate change legislation was adopted by the House and currently is pending before the Senate. The 2010 federal agenda includes more clean energy funding, tax incentives and other federal supports, loan guarantees, and legislation relating to transportation, climate change, and energy. Clearly, cleantech is at a crossroads.
Join our panel of experts who will discuss the major trends pertaining to clean energy and its future, including:
- Learn what types & amounts of federal dollars or loan guarantees will be available.
- Hear about important regulatory issues (mandates, standards, carbon policies) that could create a market for your product.
- Hear from experts in finance and policy on how best to leverage federal support to fund your business.
Speakers:
Andrew Hirsch
Partner, Corporate Finance Group
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC
Andrew Hirsch is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and leads the secured lending and commercial finance practice within the firm's corporate finance practice. He represents two companies to have negotiated Conditional Commitments with the DOE's loan guarantee programs: Solyndra (Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program) and Tesla Motors (Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Guarantee Program). Andy has extensive and broad experience in corporate financing transactions, including credit facilities, leveraged buyouts and acquisition finance, high-yield and convertible debt securities, project financings, private placements of debt and equity, and other complex debt and securities financings. John Mizroch
Of Counsel, Energy and Clean Technology Group
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC
John F. Mizroch is Of Counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Former Acting Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), which manages the federal government's principal investments in clean technology and energy transformation. During his tenure at EERE, John was responsible for overseeing the programs, staff, and policies of that office, and working with major energy stakeholders and groups, including a variety of other federal departments and agencies; Members of Congress and senior staff; leading industry associations related to energy, power production, and efficiency; and foreign governments. Among his accomplishments at EERE, John led the implementation of the first two landmark bipartisan energy policy acts to have been passed in more than a decade (EPACT 2005 and EISA 2007). Kyle Danish
Partner, Climate Change and Emissions Trading Group,
Van Ness Feldman, PC
Kyle Danish advises a range of clients on environmental matters, with a special focus on corporate climate strategy, emissions trading-related transactions, and regulation under the Clean Air Act. His clients include electric generation, oil and gas, and mineral exploration companies, financial institutions, offset providers, manufacturers, industry coalitions, and think tanks. Kyle provides counsel to the Coalition for Emission Reduction Projects, a group of companies advocating for carbon offsets as a central part of a U.S. system regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Danish was the only U.S. attorney recognized in the first band of worldwide climate change attorneys in Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2009, and one of only three attorneys listed in the first tier of national climate change lawyers in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2008.
Curt Rich
Partner, Government Relations & Public Policy and Cleantech Groups
Van Ness Feldman, PC
Curt Rich is a partner in the Washington, DC office of Van Ness Feldman and is the head of the firm's Government Relations & Public Policy and Cleantech practices. He represents companies and trade associations before Congress and Executive Branch on issues related to tax policy, energy, the environment, natural resources, and funding support. His representations include Applied Materials, Enerkem, Gilbarco Veeder Root, the Geothermal Energy Association, Skyonic, Solix, Targeted Growth, Verenium, and Zipcar. Prior to joining Van Ness Feldman, Curt served as Counsel to U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT).
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Program: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST
Reception: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. PST
Arctic Club Hotel (Dome Room)
700 3rd Avenue (at Cherry)
Seattle, WA
(206) 340-0340
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