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SUMMARY:Natural Gas Fired Generation in the US: Looking at the Road Ahead
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by White and Case LLP \nThe Guarini Center held a discussion with leading industry experts on the outlook for natural gas fired generation in the year ahead. Panelists examined legal\, regulatory and market factors impacting the industry and the role of natural gas in the clean energy economy. \nMonday\, April 4\, 6:30-8:00pm  \nNYU School of Law\nLipton Hall\, D’Agostino Hall\n110 West 3rd Street\nNew York\, NY 10012 \nThe event is off the record and not available to press. \nSpeakers: \n\nScott Beicke\, Managing Director\, Morgan Stanley\nCatherine Callaway\, Executive Vice President\, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer\, Dynegy Inc.\nThad Miller\, Executive Vice President\, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary\, Calpine Corp.\nRobert Mancini (’84)\, Managing Director & Co-Head of CPP-II\, The Carlyle Group\nMichael Shenberg (’85)\, Partner\, White and Case LLP\n\n2 credits of CLE were available in the Areas of Professional Practice category. The credit was both transitional and non-transitional.  \nSpeakers’ Biographies: \nScott Beicke is a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley and part of the Firm’s Global Power & Utility Group. He is based in New York and focuses on M&A. Over the last few years\, Scott has worked on announced M&A transactions totally ~40 GW of generation capacity\, including Engie’s 10 GW sale and the spin-merger that created Talen Energy. He joined the Firm in 2004 as an Associate in the Global Capital Markets Division\, serving in roles within the Credit Advisory Group and the Project & Structured Finance Group. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley\, Scott worked as a fixed-income credit analyst at Standard & Poor’s in the Utilities & Energy Group. Scott earned a B.A. in economics from Cornell University and an M.B.A. (with high honors) from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. \nCatherine Callaway has held the position of Executive Vice President\, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Dynegy Inc. since September 2011. Ms. Callaway leads Dynegy’s Legal\, Ethics and Compliance\, NERC and Contract Administration functions. Dynegy generates reliable\, environmentally responsible and affordable energy from its power stations located in the Midwest\, Northeast and West Coast. Dynegy’s fuel-diverse fleet of power stations can generate 13\,000 megawatts – about half from coal and half from natural gas plants – enough to power about 10 million homes. Through its retail electricity providers\, Homefield Energy and Dynegy Energy Services\, Dynegy serves residential\, municipal\, business and industrial customers in Illinois\, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Dynegy will double in size following the consummation of pending transactions with Duke and Energy Capital Partners. Ms. Callaway has been advising energy companies on legal matters for almost 25 years. Prior to joining Dynegy\, she was General Counsel of Reliant Energy and the Gulf Coast Region of NRG Energy and prior to that she held various legal positions with Calpine Corporation\, Reliant Resources\, Coastal Power and Chevron. Ms. Callaway earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas. \nRobert (“Bob”) Mancini is a Managing Director and Co‐Head of CPP II. Mr. Mancini serves as Chairman of the Board of Cogentrix. Mr. Mancini is based in New York. \nPrior to joining Carlyle\, Mr. Mancini was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co.\, where he spent nearly twenty years. Most recently Mr. Mancini led the firm’s on‐balance sheet power asset business through Goldman’s wholly owned subsidiary\, Cogentrix Energy LLC\, where he was CEO. Mr. Mancini was instrumental in Goldman’s entry into the power asset business in 2003. Prior to 2003 Mr. Mancini was a member of the legal department where he eventually became the Deputy General Counsel of the Securities Division. Prior to joining Goldman\, Mr. Mancini spent ten years in private practice as a lawyer with Debevoise and Plimpton\, where he established that firm’s derivatives practice. \nMr. Mancini received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1984\, where he was a member of the Law Review\, and received his B.A. degree from Binghamton University in 1980\, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. \nThad Miller has been Executive Vice President\, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Calpine Corporation\, the largest US independent power generator based on production\, where he has lead the Legal\, Governmental & Regulatory Affairs\, Internal Audit\, Compliance\, Corporate Communications and Insurance groups since 2008.  Prior to that he held various positions\, including Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Texas Genco LLC\, an IPP;  an energy advisor to TPG\, a private equity firm;  Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Orion Power Holdings\, Inc.\, an IPP;  Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co.; and a partner with two New York law firms. Mr. Miller earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and his Juris Doctor degree from St. John’s School of Law. In addition\, Mr. Miller was an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1973-76. \nMichael Shenberg is a partner in the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group in the New York office. A recognized leader in his field\, he focuses on energy M&A\, capital markets and financing transactions for the Firm. Mr. Shenberg has represented financial and strategic investors in numerous transactions involving the purchase or sale of energy assets\, including large portfolios\, single-asset deals and joint ventures. Additionally\, he advises on financings including restructurings\, and corporate and commercial matters for energy company clients.
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LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, D’Agostino Hall\, Lipton Hall\, 108 West 3rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
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SUMMARY:Leading the Green Revolution: Danish Perspectives on Building Energy Efficient Cities
DESCRIPTION:A global leader in energy efficiency\, Denmark has roughly halved energy consumption in its buildings over the last 40 years. Denmark’s experience may offer considerable insights for other countries and cities seeking to reduce their carbon footprints. On April 11\, the Guarini Center welcomed Peter Bach\, chief adviser on energy efficiency at the Danish Energy Agency\, Ministry of Climate\, Energy and Building for a conversation on Danish energy efficiency policies. Bach discussed the strategies Denmark has implemented to achieve these impressive results and the obstacles the country encountered along the way. \n\nMonday\, April 11th\, 6:30 – 8:00pm  \nNYU School of Law\nFaculty Library (3rd Floor)\, Vanderbilt Hall\n40 Washington Square South\nNew York\, NY 10012 \nSpeakers:  \n\nPeter Bach\, President\, European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy; Chief Adviser on Energy Efficiency\, Danish Energy Agency\nElta Kolo\, Analyst\, GTM Research\nDanielle Spiegel-Feld\, ’10\, Executive Director\, Guarini Center\nRichard Yancey\, Executive Director\, Building Energy Exchange\, Inc.\n\n1.5 credits of CLE were available in the Areas of Professional Practice category. The credit was both transitional and non-transitional.  \nThis project\, which is produced in cooperation with the Heinrich Boll Foundation\, is part of the Transatlantic Energy and Climate Network\, a program funded by the European Union. It brings together opinion leaders\, legislators and policy experts from both sides of the Atlantic who are committed to achieving policy change in support of a low carbon economy agenda that creates sustainable jobs\, strengthens local economies and helps to fight climate change. \n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSpeakers’ Biographies: \nPeter Bach is the President of the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. He is based at the Danish Energy Agency where he works as chief adviser on energy efficiency. He has worked with energy issues and policies during 30 years\, with special focus on energy efficiency over the last 20 years. \nPeter Bach is strongly involved in formulation\, implementation and evaluation of Danish energy efficiency policies and measures. Over the last years he has especially been involved in an overall evaluation of the Danish energy saving activities; preparation of a new action plan on reduction on energy consumption in buildings; developing the rules for the energy utilities energy saving obligations\, and the development of the Danish Energy Strategy 2050\, which shows how Denmark can become independent of fossil fuels. \nPeter Bach has also been strongly involved in international energy efficiency activities\, including negotiations of new directives in EU as a representative for the Danish Government. \nElta Kolo (moderator) is a Grid Edge Analyst at GTM Research working on demand-side management in U.S. electricity markets. Prior to joining GTM\, Elta pursued a joint PhD funded by the European Commission on Sustainable Energy Technologies and Strategies at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. During her PhD she researched demand response policies for the implementation of smart grids\, and has presented her work at both U.S. and European conferences in addition to publishing in international scholarly journals. Elta holds an MSc in Economics and Management of Network Industries from Spain and France and a BA in Economics from Union College (NY). \nRichard C. Yancey\, AIA\, LEED AP\, is the founding Executive Director of the Building Energy Exchange\, Inc. (BEEx)\, an independent\, nonprofit organization that connects the New York real estate and design communities to energy and lighting efficiency solutions through education\, exhibitions\, technology demonstrations\, and research\, at their resource center in downtown Manhattan. \nThe work of BEEx has been featured widely\, including the Wall Street Journal\, Crain’s\, Capital New York\, and NY1; and Richard was named one of the Top Ten New York Energy Entrepreneurs (2015)\, and Top Ten Cleantech Leaders of New York (2013)\, by Breaking Energy. \nPrior to BEEx\, Richard has over twenty years of experience as an practicing architect\, in Seattle and New York\, leading a diverse array of commercial\, institutional\, and residential projects.  He has lectured and published widely\, and sits on the the New York City Mayor’s Climate Action Plan Technical Working Group.  Richard received his Master of Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/leading-the-green-revolution-danish-perspectives-on-building-energy-efficient-cities/
LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, Vanderbilt Hall\, Faculty Library\, 40 Washington Square South\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
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