EnergyBiz Leadership Series On-demand Webcast
Renewables and the Smart Grid On-demand Webcast Cost: Free Includes the recorded Q&A session With the government and industry heavily investing in the smart grid and renewables, such as wind power, now is the time to take a critical look at the impact of this push on the industry — and your business.  This free, on-demand webcast, sponsored and underwritten by Oracle Utilities, offers informed perspectives and keen insight on the immediate and long-term future of renewables, particularly wind, as a viable energy source. Our panel answers: • What are the vision, strategy, and reality of getting energy to 20% wind generation?  • What do grid limitations mean in the push to incorporate renewables into the mix?  • What changes are in store for public policy and how soon will they impact integration of renewables and the grid?		Exclusive Underwriter: Panel: Michael Morris Chairman, President & CEO American Electric Power (AEP) Barry Smitherman Chairman Texas Public Utility Commission Monty Humble Vice President & General Counsel Mesa Power Group LLC Marty Rosenberg Editor-in-Chief EnergyBiz Magazine Produced by:

Speaker Biographies:

Michael Morris is currently, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Electric Power. Prior to holding this position, Morris was chairman, president and CEO of Northeast Utilities System from 1997 to 2003, where he led the company during its $1.3 billion sale of the Millstone Station nuclear plant in 2001, a $679 million merger with Yankee Energy System Inc., and the acquisition of Connecticut Valley Electric Co. He was also heavily involved in the formation of ISO-New England, as well as restructuring and retail customer choice in the New England states.

Before joining Northeast Utilities, Morris was president and CEO of Consumers Energy, principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, and president of CMS Marketing, Services and Trading. He was previously president of Colorado Interstate Gas Co. and executive vice president of marketing, transportation and gas supply for ANR Pipeline Co., both subsidiaries of El Paso Energy. Morris was the founder and president of ANR Gathering Co., one of the first gas marketing companies in the United States. 

Morris is past chairman of the Edison Electric Institute. He also serves on the U.S. Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Board, the National Governors Association's Task Force on Electricity Infrastructure, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Business Roundtable (chairing the Business Roundtable's Sustainable Growth Initiative), and the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation. Morris serves as a director of the boards of Alcoa, Battelle, Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited, and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. He is past chairman of the board of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association and the Ohio Business Roundtable. 

Barry Smitherman
Chairman, Texas Public Utility Commission

Barry Smitherman is a fourth generation Texan appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Public Utility Commission of Texas on April 21, 2004. He was reappointed on September 13, 2007 and promoted to Chairman on November 14, 2007. He was recently awarded the State Leadership award by the American Wind Energy Association for the PUCT's pioneering renewable energy zone policy for proactive transmission development.

Barry is a member of the State Bar of Texas, a member of the Governor's Competitiveness Council, an ex officio board member of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Texas Regional Entity (TRE), a member of the Regional State Committee (RSC) for the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment, served as one of 30 members of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) and is Vice-Chairman of the Texas Advisory Panel on Federal Environmental Regulations.

Monty Humble
Vice President & General Counsel, Mesa Power Group LLC

Monty Humble is Vice President and General Counsel at Mesa Power Group, a company created by T. Boone Pickens to develop and finance wind and other renewable energy power projects.

Mr. Humble joined in July, 2008. He has served as counsel and advisor to Mesa and related entities through his law firm, which represented Mesa on its major transactions until he joined Mesa. Mr. Humble received his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas.

Mr. Humble is a former partner of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.