2013 Stakeholder Symposium: SOLD OUT

Due to overwhelming stakeholder interest, the California ISO Stakeholder Symposium occurring on October 23-24, 2013, is sold out. Persons interested in being placed on a cancellation waitlist should notify the ISO by sending an email including name, title, company, and telephone number to SymposiumReg@caiso.com . As seats become available, waitlisted individuals will be contacted in the order in which they submitted emails to the waitlist. Information on the Stakeholder Symposium is available on the ISO website at http://www.caiso.com/informed/Pages/MeetingsEvents/PublicForums/Default.aspx . __________July 20, 2013 post: The ISO will host its Stakeholder Symposium 5.0 on October 23 and 24, 2013 at the Sacramento Convention Center. Now in its fifth year, the symposium has become the largest gathering of electric industry executives on the West Coast, with 600 guests expected to attend. The Symposium enables stakeholders, policymakers, and the ISO Board of Governors and leadership team to discuss key topics related to the bulk power grid and markets. The theme of this year's event is Bridging the Grid of Today with the Network of Tomorrow . General and breakout sessions provide a platform for guests to discuss current challenges and emerging opportunities. Noted Keynote Speakers Confirmed The ISO is pleased to welcome two renowned keynote speakers: • Joseph P. Kennedy II, Founder, Chairman, and President of Citizens Energy Corporation and former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives • Greg Abel, Chairman, President, and CEO of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Regulators Roundtable The stakeholder symposium will open with a Regulators' Roundtable , featuring a moderated discussion among the following state policy makers: • Robert Foster, Chairman, California ISO Board of Governors • Felicia Marcus, Board Chair, State Water Resources Control Board • Andrew McAllister, Commissioner, California Energy Commission • Mary D. Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board • Michael R. Peevey, President, California Public Utilities Commission • Michael Picker, Senior Advisor to the Governor for Renewable Energy Facilities, Office of California Governor Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. Townhall Panel Moderated by John Danner of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, the Townhall Panel will feature fast-paced dialogue with industry leaders on topics that are chosen by Symposium guests. As attendees register for the Symposium, they will shape the panel by voting on the topics to be discussed. The ISO has confirmed the following panelists: • John Danner, Lecturer, a Senior Fellow of The Lester Center for Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business (Moderator) • James P. Avery, Senior Vice President Power Supply, San Diego Gas and Electric Company • Teresa Conroy, President and CEO, Powerex • Phyllis E. Currie, General Manager, City of Pasadena • Tim Hemig, Vice President Solar Development, NRG Solar • Stuart R. Hemphill, Senior Vice President Power Supply, Southern California Edison Company • Frank Lacey, Vice President Regulatory and Market Strategy, Comverge, Inc. • Janice Lin, Founder and Managing Partner, Strategen Consulting Inc. and Co-Founder, California Energy Storage Alliance • Kevin A. Lynch, Vice President External Affairs, Iberdrola Renewables, LLC • Jan Smutny-Jones, Executive Director, Independent Energy Producers Association • Fong Wan, Senior Vice President Energy Procurement, Pacific Gas and Electric Company • Jonathan M. Weisgall, Vice President Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company • Carl Zichella, Director for Western Transmission, Natural Resources Defense Council Panel Discussion - The Network of Tomorrow Moderated by John D. McDonald of General Electric Digital Energy, the following panel of experts will examine the enablers, technologies, opportunities and policies to bridge the Grid of Today with the Network of Tomorrow : • John D. McDonald, Director, Technical Strategy and Policy Development, GE Energy Management, Digital Energy (Moderator) • Scott Johnstone, P.E., Executive Director, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation • JB Straubel, Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer, Tesla Motors, Inc. • Dirk van Ulden, Associate Director, University of California, Office of the President • William B Marcus, Principal Economist, JBS Energy, Inc. Technology Showcase Symposium 5.0 will include the popular Technology Showcase where exhibitors will introduce symposium guests to innovative products and services to help meet the state's environmental and energy policy goals. All exhibit spaces within the Technology Showcase have been filled. Confirmed exhibitors include: • Alstom Grid www.alstom.com • ARES North America www.aresnorthamerica.com • Customized Energy Solutions www.ces-ltd.com • Elecsys Corporation www.elecsyscorp.com • EnDimensions www.endimensions.com • Energy Exemplar www.energyexemplar.com • GE www.geenergy.com • KISTERS North America, Inc. www.kisters.net • KONEKTIV www.konektiv.com • Lindsey Manufacturing Co. www.lindsey-usa.com • Nexant www.nexant.com • NovaTech www.novatechweb.com • OATI www.oati.com • Power Costs, Inc. www.powercosts.com • Tesla www.teslamotors.com • The Valley Group - a Nexans Company www.cat-1.com • Wartsila - North America www.wartsila.com • ZGlobal www.zglobal.biz • 8minutenergy Renewables www.8minutenergy.com Agenda Posted The draft agenda and supporting materials are available on the ISO website at http://www.caiso.com/Documents/Agenda-2013StakeholderSymposium.pdf . Online Registration - Now Open Online registration for the Symposium is now open. Seats are limited, so stakeholders are requested to register early because the event sold out in each of the past two years. The registration form is located at http://www.rsvpbook.com/caisosym2013 . Each registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and dinner on day one, and continental breakfast and lunch on day two. Please note that attendance at this event by a public official may constitute acceptance of a reportable gift. Lodging For stakeholders researching lodging accommodations in coordination with this event, the nearby downtown Sacramento Sheraton Hotel has offered a limited number of specially priced rooms, which can be reserved at https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/ISO . Meeting Details Date: Wednesday and Thursday, October 23 and 24, 2013 Location: Sacramento Convention Center, 1400 J Street, Sacramento, California For More Information Contact Mitchell Ford at mford@caiso.com or 916-608-5924

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