Renewable Energy is a Challenge for the World – and a Great Opportunity for the Midwest

Recognizing both the opportunities and challenges today’s economy presents for businesses vested in the renewable energy industry, Dorsey & Whitney is pleased to present a conference for friends and contacts in the energy industry. Enjoy a half-day of presentations from industry leaders, networking opportunities, and roundtable discussions – the quality of which you’d expect to find at a conference at a national level – produced specifically with the Midwest business-owner in mind.

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Current Developments in Alternative and Renewable Fuels

  • Robert Cutshall, Vice President, Ryan Companies U.S., Inc.
  • Trevor Bourne, Chief Executive Officer, Global Ethanol
  • Patrick Hirl, Vice President, Nexum Renewables
  • Revis Stephenson, Founder of Advanced Biofuels
  • Dorsey Moderator: David Swanson, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Future of Wind Energy in the Upper Midwest

  • Leon Steinberg, Chief Executive Officer, National Wind, LLC
  • David Mortenson, Executive Vice President, M. A. Mortenson Company
  • Elizabeth Engelking, Director of Resource Planning and Bidding, Xcel Energy
  • David Kolsrud, Principal, DAK Renewable Energy, LLC
  • Dorsey Moderator: Robert Hensley, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Getting a Project Financed

  • Steve Dahl, Deloitte Consulting Midwest Public Sector Practice Leader and US Public Sector Financial Management National Network Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP
  • J. Thomas Halverson, Jr., Managing Director, Piper Jaffray & Co.
  • Jack Levi, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, National Wind, LLC
  • Dorsey Moderator: Michael Pignato, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Keynote Panel: The Future of Cleantech

  • Michael Roman, Vice President and General Manager Renewable Energy, 3M
  • Doug Cameron, Chief Science Advisor, Piper Jaffray & Co.
  • Dorsey Moderator: B. Andrew Brown, Dorsey & Whitney LLP