Key Energy Industry Leaders and Innovators to Map Out Five-Year Strategy Plan for Utility Executives at '2011 EnergyBiz Leadership Forum'

AURORA, Colo., Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy Central has announced an outstanding roster of energy business leaders, government leaders, and innovators who will attempt to map out a five-year strategy plan for senior utility executives attending the 2011 EnergyBiz Leadership Forum. This year's forum will be held February 27 to March 1, 2011 in Washington, D.C.  Speakers and panel members will identify the most significant and imminent energy industry game changers and put the next five years into perspective in terms of viable power generation options, transmission infrastructure, and technology.  

"The energy sector is at a crossroads," said Martin Rosenberg, EnergyBiz Leadership Forum Program Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of EnergyBiz Magazine. "Big utilities have seen their sales go flat. They are increasingly facing challenges to boost renewable generation, but national policies remain undefined and new technologies are bubbling up like never before. Change is definitely coming and utility executives, and executives at companies that supply products and services to utilities, need to understand when and where it will come. Their companies' fortunes, opportunities for future growth, and their personal careers all demand that they pay attention."

"The EnergyBiz Leadership Forum is the only conference with laser focus on coming change and the impact it will have on utilities over the next five years," said Rosenberg.

Some of the notable speakers and panel members at this year's forum include: Nicholas Donofrio, EVP, Innovation and Fellow Emeritus – IBM Corporation and Senior Fellow, Kauffman Foundation; Phillip Harris, CEO of Tres Amigas; Dan Arvizu, Fellow Emeritus, Director and Chief Executive, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; K.R. Sridhar, CEO of Bloomenergy; Kenneth Humphrey, CEO, FutureGen Alliance; and Julia Hamm, CEO and President, Solar Electric Power Association. These industry leaders will join other distinguished panel members from the energy/utility industry and government to discuss game changers in generation technology, transmission infrastructure, government and regulatory landscape, economic climate, and energy consumer trends.

For additional information on the 2011 EnergyBiz Leadership Forum agenda, registration, and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.energybizforum.com.

About Energy Central:

Since 1995 Energy Central, based in Aurora, Colorado, has been widely known as the online hub for power industry professionals. With an unparalleled reach into the power industry, the Energy Central community has grown to encompass six web sites, fourteen eNewsletters, two print magazines - Intelligent Utility and EnergyBiz, two monthly webcast series, two highly acclaimed industry events and a strong market research arm, Sierra Energy Group. Energy Central champions the development of information-enabled energy™ by facilitating executive level knowledge sharing events as well as management level events where top government and industry officials provide power industry professionals with insights into the future of the power industry. Topic-specific content includes: Grid T&D – Smart Grid and Metering; Generation and Storage for Renewables, Solar, Nuclear, Hydro and Wind; and End-Use - Demand Response and Energy Efficiency. Energy Central — we connect the power industry.

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