PROGRAM AGENDA:

Monday, July 19, 2010

7:45 - 8:15 a.m. :: Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:15 - 8:30 a.m. :: Opening Remarks and Announcements

Session 1: Current Events and Future Forecast

8:30 - 9:15 a.m. :: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Headed?

Jeffrey McDermott, Managing Partner, GreenTech Capital Advisors

• Buy-side vs. sell-side
  
• Differences between renewable technologies
  
• Types of companies most impacted
  
• Impacts of business location

9:15 - 10:00 a.m. :: Current Challenges and Innovative Solutions

Michael Butler, Chairman and CEO, Cascadia Capital

• Increasing interest and focus on international opportunities
  
• Focusing buyers on the next 12 months once an acquisition is completed, versus the previous 12 months
  
• Continued cyclical rotation of opportunities within renewable energy sectors

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. :: Networking Break

10:30 - 11:15 a.m. :: Financing Options

Raymond Wood, Managing Director, Credit Suisse

• Impact of the credit crunch
  
• Private equity
  
• Government funds

Session 2: Due Diligence

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. :: Basic Do's and Don'ts for Due Diligence

Kathy Fields, Partner, Goodwin Procter

• Information access
  
• Time allocation
  
• Cost-effective diligence techniques

12:00 - 1:15 p.m. :: Group Luncheon

1:15 - 2:00 p.m. :: International Due Diligence

Christian Lucky, Partner, Stoel Rives

• Investigating foreign business partners
  
• Understanding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

2:00 - 2:45 p.m. :: Please Pass the IP: Spicing Up Your M&A to Secure a Competitive Advantage in the Green Tech Market

Jay Lytle, Partner, Sughrue Mion

• The importance of IP rights for green technology: using IP rights for a competitive advantage
  
• IP due diligence in the M&A environment: what to look for in evaluating a target's IP assets
  
• Casting your IP in the best light: how to make your IP look attractive to a potential acquirer

2:45 - 3:15 p.m. :: Networking Break

3:15 - 4:45 p.m. :: Key Prospects in 2010

Greg Blasi, Partner, Loeb and Loeb

David Anthony, Managing Partner, 21 Ventures

Though the presence of government subsidies in the United States are helping to make the U.S. M&A market attractive to foreign investors, numerous other countries throughout the world are also attracting investor dollars to their renewable industries. In addition to the U.S., Canada, China, and India are all expected to see an influx of European companies to their respective markets. This panel discussion will address the key prospects both domestically and abroad for 2010 and beyond.

4:45 - 5:45 p.m. :: Networking Reception

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. :: Continental Breakfast

Session 3: Making the Deal

8:30 - 9:15 a.m. :: Keys to Negotiations

Thomas H. Warren, Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Ram C. Sunkara, Associate, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

• Navigating the current legislative, tax and regulatory framework in negotiations for renewable assets
  
• Mechanisms for aligning the interest of buyers and sellers for early stage and mid-stage development energy assets in the M&A context
  
• An overview of the keys to a successful M&A transaction from both the buyer's and seller's perspectives

9:15 - 10:00 a.m. :: Acquisition of Troubled Businesses

James Messenger, Shareholder, LeClair Ryan

• Impact of insolvency on the transaction
  
• Timing delays
  
• Risks and liabilities

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. :: Networking Break

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. :: Lesson Learned from Recent Transactions

Elise Zoli, Partner, Goodwin Procter

Brian Fennell, Vice President, NextEra Energy Resources

Tim Huckaby, Managing Director - New Energy, FMI Capital Advisors

As companies attempt to navigate the M&A environment, it is helpful to learn from what has been successful in the recent past. This panel will include top executives in the renewable energy industry who have experience negotiating and completing transactions despite the financial crisis.