13th Semi-Annual Energy Marketing Conference
Tuesday March 3, 2020

“Believing in Tomorrow”

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Location: Hyatt Regency Houston 1200 Louisiana Street Houston, TX 77002
Event Time: 7am – 7pm

March 2, 2020

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM: EMC Welcome Reception – Sponsored by Energy Harbor
Located in the Imperial Ballroom Concourse – 3rd Floor
Drinks and hors d’oeuvre will be served…

March 3, 2020

7:00am – Registration
7:30am – Networking Breakfast
7:45am – 8:00am – Executive Workshop #1
8:00am – 8:15am – Executive Workshop #2 – Presented by EC Infosystems
8:15am – 8:30am – Executive Workshop #3 – Presented by ESG
8:30am – 8:45am – Executive Workshop #4
8:45am – Welcome Address by the Founders: Jack Doueck and Larry Leikin
9:00am – Keynote Address – John Kiani, Chairman of the Board, Energy Harbor.
9:30am – 10:30am Panel #1: – “David vs. Goliath: How can the little guys compete with the behemoths?” – Sponsored by Innowatts
10:30am – 11:15am Panel #2 – Sponsored by Customized Energy Solutions
11:15am – 12:15pm Panel #3 – “Navigating the Energy Landscape: Using Scenarios to Map Your Strategies”
12:15pm – 1:30pm Networking Luncheon – Sponsored by EC Infosystems
12:45pm – 1:00pm Executive Workshop #5 – Presented by Sprosty Network
1:00pm – 1:15pm Executive Workshop #6
1:15pm – 1:20pm “Vendor of the Year Award” Ceremony
1:20pm – 1:25pm “Most Innovative Marketer of the Year Award” Ceremony – sponsored by Everlast
1:25pm – 1:30pm “REP of the Year Award Cermony
1:30pm – 2:15pm Panel #4 – ” Why the Best Channels are Partners ”
2:15pm – 3:15pm – Panel #5 – “Customer engagement and value adds: What actually works and what really doesn’t” – Sponsored by Starion Energy
3:15pm – 4:00pm Afternoon Coffee and Networking Break – Sponsored by EDF
3:15pm – 3:30pm Executive Workshop #7
3:30pm – 3:45pm Executive Workshop #8
3:45pm – 4:00pm Executive Workshop #9 – Presented by TLP
4:00pm – 4:15pm Executive Workshop #10 – Presented by Kabat, Chapman & Ozmer
4:15pm – 5:15pm Panel #6 – The CEO Roundtable Discussion – Sponsored by SmartGridCIS
5:15pm – 6:45pm Networking Reception – Sponsored by ESG – Located in the Windowbox room
6:45pm – Program Concludes

John Kiani is Executive Chairman of the Energy Harbor Board of Directors. Energy Harbor is a privately held, independent power producer and a fully integrated retail energy provider. The company’s generating fleet is capable of producing nearly 50 TWhs of electricity annually, including substantial carbon free power. John plays a critical role in the Company’s operational and financial continuous improvement efforts in all business areas.

Prior to his role at Energy Harbor, John was the Co-Founder and a Portfolio Manager at Cove Key Management, a multi strategy investment fund focused on the utilities, power and infrastructure industries. John has also been a Research Analyst. Most recently he was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank where he was head of North American Utilities, Power and Pipelines equity research. John also has energy industry experience and began his finance career in the power industry at Enron.

John graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from Rice University with a Master’s of Business Administration.

Panel #1: “David vs. Goliath: How can the little guys compete with the behemoths?” Sponsored by Innowatts

Panel #2 – Sponsored by Customized Energy Solutions

Panel #3 -“Navigating the Energy Landscape: Using Scenarios to Map Your Strategies”

Panel #4 -“Why the Best Channels are Partners”

Panel #5 – “Customer engagement and value adds: What actually works and what really doesn’t” Sponsored by Starion

Panel #6 – CEO Round Table Discussion- Sponsored by SmartGridCIS