In this webcast you will learn: |
>> How to identify and engage in opportunities related to this historic outlay of stimulus funding >> How stimulus funds will support commercial scale-up of renewables-based businesses >> What is required of participating companies by the government >> The do's, don'ts, and deadlines in the application process for stimulus funds By the end of the webcast, you will have clarity on how to turn the promise of funding into working capital. | | |
 Topic: How to Access Stimulus Plan Funds Date: May 20, 2009 Time: 1:00 pm ET Cost: $167.00 Registration space is limited and seats are filling quickly. To guarantee your spot, register today.
| | | Our panel of experts: | | | | Edward D. Einowski — Member, Stoel Rives LLP Ed Einowski specializes in project finance and development, representing developers, investor-owned utilities and their unregulated subsidiaries, biofuel producers, investment banking firms, commercial banks and other financial institutions, and state and local governments. He has handled project financings throughout the United States, from West Virginia to California. He also regularly represents biofuels and electric industry clients in such matters as the negotiation of long-term power purchase agreements for the output of wind powered, gas-fired and coal-fired generation facilities, and the buying and selling of biofuel plants and electric generation projects. | | | | Michael S. Hindus — Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Mr. Hindus has practiced energy law for 25 years and assists clients in all aspects of energy project development and commercial operation, including interconnection agreements, project finance, power purchase agreements, disputes, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as advising financial institutions on the significance of regulatory, legislative and judicial developments. His clients include utilities, generators, renewable energy developers, independent transmission companies, private equity funds, investment banks, and power marketers in matters concerning transmission, interconnection, affiliate rules, retail access, commodities trading and power sales contracts. Mr. Hindus represents rooftop PV and concentrated solar power developers, wind power developers, and ethanol developers in responding to requests for proposals for meeting utilities' renewables portfolio standards. For 15 years he represented a large combined gas and electric utility in all aspects of regulatory law before state and federal agencies, including the California Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In 2008, Chambers USA ranked Mr. Hindus as one of America’s leading lawyers in energy regulatory and energy litigation. He is listed in the 2008 edition of Who's Who Legal and was a BTI Client Service All Star. | | | | Drew Clark — Director of Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group Drew Clark is responsible for driving external innovation into IBM business units and identifying and developing new business opportunities. A member of the corporate strategy team, his focus is on emerging markets. A 20-year IBM veteran, Clark has held a variety of key positions in software development and technology, product marketing and emerging-business development and strategy. He has led several entrepreneurial initiatives, including the formation of IBM's Internet Division. Before working with IBM's Venture Group, Drew led IBM's search, text mining and knowledge-management initiatives for IBM Software. Drew has been awarded two patents in software testing and Artificial Intelligence, holds a BS in physics from Western Carolina University and has completed all coursework toward a PhD in plasma physics at University of Texas at Austin. | | |