Duke Energy, EPCOR, Great Plains Energy, and NSTAR to keynote at UtiliPoint® International's Client Conference
For Immediate Release
July 6, 2006—Albuquerque, NM—UtiliPoint announced today a list of utility industry leaders that have agreed to speak to UtiliPoint clients in September. Approximately 200-300 UtiliPoint clients plan to convene at the exclusive Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa located at the Santa Ana Pueblo (approximately 30 minutes from both Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico) September 13-15, 2006 to hear some of the industry's best material and analysis for innovation in the utility and energy industries.
The confirmed keynote speakers include:
Todd Arnold Stuart Stoddart Terry Bassham Jessica Brahaney "We are pleased to have such a list of high quality keynote presentations for our clients to enjoy," stated Jon T. Brock, Chief Operating Officer of UtiliPoint International. "From merging utility giants Duke and Cinergy, growing Canadian utility EPCOR, the parent company of KCP&L, to the electric and gas utility for Boston - NSTAR, UtiliPoint clients will enjoy hearing the latest from these industry leaders," added Brock.
This conference is complimentary to UtiliPoint clients and past attendees included but were not limited to NiSource, ConocoPhillips, Sempra Energy Services, Pinnacle West, SDG&E, FERC, Detroit Edison, Xcel Energy, EPRI, SoCalGas, PPL, KeySpan Energy, PNM, Kinder Morgan, Sacred Power Corporation, Direct Energy, Southern Company, Sterling Energy, PG&E, Sandia National Labs, Entergy, Idaho Power, Ergon Energy (Australia), Powerex Corp., Austin Energy, Colorado Springs Utilities, Green Mountain Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Duke Energy, El Paso Electric Company, Alliant Energy, Great Plains, and CPS Energy.
Other topics to be presented at UtiliPoint's Client Conference include:
The Conference also sports a golf tournament and special events available for attendees and spouses of UtiliPoint clients. UtiliPoint's Client Conference format is content filled half day sessions for maximum relevant industry information but also allows for "afternoons free" to allow our participants and/or spouses to participate in the many activities in and around the Santa Fe area.
For more information on UtiliPoint's Client Conference including registration and agenda, please visit www.UtiliPointClientConf.com.
About UtiliPoint International, Inc.:
UtiliPoint is a leader in providing analysis and consulting services to the energy and utility industry. Our 73-year history and over 500 clients worldwide have led us to currently operate as the leading research, selection and management consulting firm to the energy and utility industry. Our staff is comprised of leading utility and energy experts with diverse backgrounds in utility generation, transmission & distribution, retail markets, mergers and acquisitions, new technologies, venture capital, information technology, outsourcing, renewable energy, regulatory affairs, and international issues.
Contact Information:
Tim Burton
Group VP Customer Service
Duke Energy "Merging Customer Service in a Changing Industry"
VP and CIO
EPCOR "Strategic Planning in the Utility Industry"
CFO
Great Plains Energy "Current Industry Issues from a CFO Perspective"
Director, Customer Care & Energy Supply Systems
NSTAR Electric & Gas Co. "CRM Implementation at NSTAR"
Director, Strategic Accounts
UtiliPoint International, Inc.
214.923.4876
tburton@utilipoint.com