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WORKSHOP AGENDA

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcome
Why are we here?
Objectives and overview
Mark V. Ewing, Director, Energy Center of Expertise
U.S. General Services Administration
9:15 am – 9:30 am

Video: GSA Remembers

9:30 am – 11:15 am

Where is the Utility Industry?

A discussion of how policy, technology, and regulations, impact power restoration during and after a crisis.

Panel includes:

Peter Funk, Partner, Thompson Hine LLP

Daniel Clemens, Security Manager, Consolidated Edison

Jeff Wright, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Gary Detter, Power Plant Manager, CGG Security & Emergency Preparedness

Dennis Dean, Constellation Energy
Paul Wenner, ConEdison Solutions
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch (Included in registration fee)

Technology and crisis

Steve White, Energy Specialist, GSA Energy Center

Video: Restoring power in Manhattan after 9/11

Courtesy, Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Power Plant Security Systems

James Redden, President, Select Energy Services Group

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Ensuring the flow of power to end-users during and after a crisis
Learn how local and regional officials prioritize and protect the restoration of power
William Saxonis, Senior Analyst, New York State Department of Public Service

Tim Daniels, NYC Economic Development Corporation

David Lawrence, Manager, Market Services Group, New York Independent System Operator

Don Benjamin, North American Electric Reliability Council

2:30 pm – 2:40 pm

Break

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm GSA's National Security Guidance
At the end of this session, attendees will be knowledgeable about GSA's national security guidance for federal agencies and building operators.

Mark Ewing, GSA

3:00 pm – 3:10 pm Closing Remarks
Mark Ewing, GSA