National Energy Marketers Association to Address Illinois Policymakers

The National Energy Marketers Association has released an agenda and list of speakers for its Summer Policy Leadership Roundtable to be held August 6-7 in Chicago, Illinois.

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"We are so pleased to return to Chicago for another Policy Roundtable. We look forward to reviewing the progressive policies that the ICC has implemented, resulting in a landmark achievement of over 3 million residential customers shopping for electricity. We will also discuss the complex issues underlying the 2014 Winter Market conditions and what can be done to avert that situation in the future," said Craig Goodman, President of NEM.

Topics of discussion for the Roundtable will include: a Review of Retail Market Developments, Improvements to Market-Based Pricing Signals to Consumers, ICC and NEM Initiatives to Deliver, Enhance and Protect Consumer Value, and a Review of the Impact of the Winter of 2014 on Illinois Retail and Wholesale Markets and Forecasts for 2015.

Among others, notable discussion leaders will include:

Douglas Scott, Chairman, ICC

Ann McCabe, Commissioner, ICC

Sherina E. Maye, Commissioner, ICC

Torsten Clausen, Director-Office of Retail Market Development, ICC

Anthony Star, Director, Illinois Power Agency

Catherine Sandoval, Commissioner, Calif. PUC

Richard Mathias, Senior Consultant, PJM

Joseph J. Gardner, Vice President Forward Markets, & Operation Services, MISO

Mark Pruitt, Principal, The Power Bureau

Dan Verbanac, President, Integrys Energy Services, Chair NEM Executive Committee

Chris Hendrix, Director of Markets & Compliance, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 1st Vice Chair NEM Executive Committee

Pierre Koshakji, Senior Managing Director, Stream Energy, 2nd Vice Chair NEM Executive Committee

Bill Kinneary, President, North American Power, NEM Chair 2006-2007, & 2012, NEM Director

Gerry Haggarty, Pres. & CEO, SFE Energy

Alan Schwab, COO, IDT Energy