Tuesday, Nov. 18 – Pre-Conference Workshops

• Shirley Ellis, Codes Specialist, Energy Systems Laboratory

• Joseph Martinez, PCC, Associate Director, Energy Systems Laboratory
• Carlos Yagua, P.E., Assistant Research Engineer, Energy Systems Laboratory
• Ahmet Ugursal, Ph.D., Engineering Research Associate, Energy Systems Laboratory
• Hiroko Masuda, Engineering Research Associate, Energy Systems Laboratory

• Sadie Bronk, Senior Program Manager, CLEAResult
• Jeff Windsor, Director, Department of Construction and Energy, Spring ISD
• Art Brickey, Senior Vice President, Friedman, Luzzatto & Co.
• David White, Regional Sales Manager, McKinstry

Wednesday, Nov. 19 – Day One of Conference
(.6 CEU/6 PDH)

• Opening & Introductions – David E. Claridge, Ph.D., Director, Energy Systems Laboratory
• Mike Eastland, Executive Director, North Central Texas Council of Governments
• Jill Jordan, P.E., Assistant City Manager, City of Dallas
• Andrew T. Cronberg, P.E., Interim Director, City of Fort Worth Water Department
• Kate Zerrenner, Project Manager, U.S. Climate and Energy Program, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
• John Schulz, Director of Sustainability Operations, AT&T Sustainability

• Learning from Green Schools and Existing Buildings
  Moderator: Gavin Dillingham, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Houston Advanced Research Center
  • Chad Corbitt, Energy Manager, Klein ISD
  • Kellie Williams, Energy and Sustainability Manager, Houston ISD
  • Steve Hanner, Director of Maintenance, Allen ISD
• Innovative Technologies and Techniques
  Moderator: Betsy del Monte, FAIA, LEED BD+C, Campus Sustainability Consultant, Adjunct Professor, Lyle School of Engineering, SMU
  • Stu Tillman, CEO, CirrusAir
  • Rose Samano, Sales Manager Mission Critical, Mestex, and Sarah Swinford, Manager Engineered Sales, Mestex
  • Keith Reihl, Regional Sales Manager, Commercial, Mitsubishi Electric US Heating and Cooling
• PACE as a New Program in Texas
  Moderator: Rachel Stone, Policy Coordinator, SPEER
  • Heather Cooke, Legislative and Environmental Program Coordinator, Austin Water Utility
  • Daniel C. Merkel, Finance Subcommittee Chairman, Fort Worth Better Building Challenge
  • Vincent Drieling, Account Executive, Johnson Controls

• Introduction of Lunch Plenary Speaker and Integrated Design – Paul Westbrook, SMTS, LEED AP, Sustainable Development Manager, Texas Instruments
• Designing the Future Energy System for Cleaner Air: A National Laboratory Perspective – James Cale, Ph.D., Distributed Energy Systems Integration Group Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Alternative Financing for Energy Efficiency Moderator: John Ashe, MBA, BEP, Director, CLEAResult

Moderator: John Ashe, MBA, BEP, Director, CLEAResult

• Barry Friedman, President, Friedman, Luzzatto & Co.
• Eddy Trevino, P.E., CEM, Program Manager, State Energy Conservation Office
• Drew Byrd, City Leader, Schneider Electric
• Commercial & Institutional Green Building Performance
  Moderator: Jonathan Kraatz, Executive Director, USGBC North Texas Chapter
  • Steve Harrison, Managing Director, Facilities and Sustainability, Parmenter Realty Partners
  • Chris Mundell, Project Architect, Gensler
  • Ken Meline, Principal, DFW Consulting Group, Inc.
• Collaboration is the Key – Public/Private Partnerships
  Moderator: Sam Gunderson, Conservation Specialist, City of Fort Worth
  • Amari Roskelly, LEED AP BD+C, GGP, GPCP, Communication Sub-Committee Chair, Fort Worth Better Buildings Challenge
  • Lisa Lin, LEED AP BD+C , Sustainability Manager, City of Houston
  • Gerald “Jerry” Kettler, Managing Principal and CEO, Facility Performance Associates

• Introductions – Tom Fitzpatrick, Energy Efficiency Advocate/Consultant
• Rob Lawrence, Senior Energy Advisor, USEPA, Region 6
• Tom “Smitty” Smith, Texas Director, Public Citizen
• Keynote Speaker – Raiford L. Smith, Vice President, Corporate Development and Planning, CPS Energy

Thursday, Nov. 20 – Day Two of Conference
(.35 CEU/3.5 PDH)

• EE/RE in the 83rd Texas Legislature: Updates – William E. “Dub” Taylor, Director, State Energy Conservation Office
• EE/RE Impacts on Emission Reductions – Jeff Haberl, Ph.D., Associate Director, Energy Systems Laboratory
• A Conversation with Leading Legislators
• The Honorable Representative Jason Isaac
• The Honorable Representative Allen Fletcher

• Utilities – Efficiency Resources
  Moderator: Amy Martin, Manager of Program Design & Evaluation, Frontier Associates, LLC
  • Steve Mutiso, Energy Efficiency/Demand Response Coordinator, AEP Texas
  • David Dzierski, Program Manager, CenterPoint Energy
  • Cary Betts, Senior Program Manager, ONCOR
  • Manuel Sovero, Owner/Field Operations Manager, Bearwall Energy Efficient Solutions, LLC
• Energy Codes Discussion
  Moderator: Cyrus Reed, PhD, Conservation Director, Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club
  • Christine Herbert, Managing Director, SPEER
  • Shirley Ellis, Codes Specialist, Energy Systems Laboratory
  • John Umphress, Green Building and Sustainability Consultant Sr., Austin Energy
• Regional Applications
  Moderator: Aijaz Khan, P.E., LEED-AP, Managing Energy Management, Dallas ISD
  • Marcos Ronquillo, Managing Partner, Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.
  • Lori Pampell Clark, Principal Air Quality Planner, NCTCOG
  • Jim Scrivner, Energy Manager, Irving ISD
  • David White, Regional Sales Manager, McKinstry

• David E. Claridge, Ph.D., Director, Energy Systems Laboratory
• Jeff Haberl, Ph.D., Associate Director, Energy Systems Laboratory