Summit Speakers and Presentations

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Federal and State Government Officials

• Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer (D-MT), Chair, Western Governors Assn.
   
• Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ)
   
• U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop (UT), Chair, U.S. Congressional Western Caucus
   
• U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings (WA), Ranking Member, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee
   
• U.S. Senator Robert Bennett (UT)
   
• U.S. Rep. John Shadegg (AZ)
   
• U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO), Ranking Member, U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals
   
• U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
   
• Arizona State Representative Jerry Weiers (R-AZ-12), President, Arizona Legislators for Wildlife
   
• Michael Anable, Policy Advisor on Natural Resources, Office of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer
   
• Evan Barrett, Chief Business Development Officer, Office of Montana Governor Schweitzer
   
• Carl Bauer, Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
  PRESENTATION: "Balancing Energy Technologies for Renewed Economic Growth"
   
• Ben Grumbles, Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
   
• Rob Hurless, Energy & Telecommunications Policy Advisor to Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal
   
• Dr. Vince Matthews, State Geologist / Director, Colorado Geological Survey
  PRESENTATION: "The Global Scramble for Minerals and Energy— Its Impact on Mining in the U.S."
   
• Dr. Dianne Nielson, Energy Policy Advisor, Office of Utah Governor Gary Herbert
   
• Larry Voyles, Director, Arizona Game and Fish Department
  PRESENTATION: "Arizona Game & Fish Department: Projects Where Both Sides Win"

Non-Governmental Organizations

• Thomas Baker, Chairman, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
   
• Pete Cimellaro, President, of Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife / Founder, Yellowhorn Outfitters
   
• Bethany Erb, State Caucus Manager, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
   
• Patrick Graham, Arizona State Director, The Nature Conservancy
   
• Blake Henning, Director of Lands, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
  PRESENTATION: "RMEF Partnering Projects with Industry"
   
• Joseph Hinson, Founding Member, Northwest Natural Resource Group
  PRESENTATION: "Candidate Conservation Agreements: Permits for Those who Operate in the Habitats of Threatened or Endangered Species"
   
• Niger Innis, National Spokesperson, Congress of Racial Equality
   
• Jay Jordan, Coordinator of Energy for Wildlife Program, National Wild Turkey Federation
   
• Miles Moretti, President & Chief Executive Office, Mule Deer Foundation
  PRESENTATION: "Ensuring the Conservation of Mule Deer, Black-tailed Deer and Their Habitat"
   
• Lara Ryan, Executive Director, Green River Valley Land Trust
  PRESENTATION: "Green River Valley Land Trust Corridor Conservation Campaign"
   
• James Unmacht, II, CPCU, AIC, President, Arizona Desert Big Horn Sheep Society, Inc. / Director, Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife

Business & Industry

• Dr. Aubrey Daniels, Founder, ADI
  "Is Sustainability Unsustainable?"
   
• Scot Donato, Manager of Governmental Affairs, Bill Barrett Corporation
  PRESENTATION: "A New Development Concept: West Tavaputs Plateau – Uinta Basin, Utah; Cottonwood Gulch Project Area - Piceance Basin, Colorado"
   
• Jack Ekstrom, Vice President for Government and Corporate Relations, Whiting Petroleum
   
• Glenn Hamer, President & Chief Executive Office, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
   
• Dr. Bryan Hannegan, Vice President, Environment and Renewables, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
  PRESENTATION: "Solar Thermal Hybrid Demonstration Projects"
   
• Sydney Hay, President, Arizona Mining Association
   
• Eric Hedlund, CPC, P.E., Senior Vice President, Sundt Construction, Inc.
  PRESENTATION: "Economics of Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Arizona"
   
• Ray Hobbs, Arizona Public Service (APS) Future Fuels Program
   
• Joseph Icenogle, Director of Environmental Affairs, Fidelity Exploration & Production
  PRESENTATION: "Tools for Dealing with a Potential Greater Sage-Grouse ESA Listing"
   
• Andrew Johnsen, Assistant Vice President - State Governmental Affairs, BNSF Railway Company
   
• Krista Johnson, Manager of State Government Relations/Rockies Region, Shell Oil Company
  SUPPLEMENTAL SLIDE: Map
   
• Robert Kondziolka, P.E., Manager of Transmission Planning, Salt River Project
   
• William Kovacs, Senior Vice President, Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  SUPPLEMENTAL SLIDE #1: "Project - No Project Map of Projects"
  SUPPLEMENTAL SLIDE #2: "Project - No Project Number of Projects"
   
• Steven Laird, Manager of Lands, Legislative & Public Affairs for Alpha Wyoming Land Company, LLC and Alpha Coal West, Inc.
   
• Dave Lock, Manager of Federal Government Relations, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association
   
• Blair Loftis, Vice President of Renewable Energy, Kleinfelder
   
• Jackie McCarthy, Director of State Regulatory Affairs, CTIA-The Wireless Association
  PRESENTATION: "Removing Obstacles to Wireless Infrastructure Deployment"
   
• Stephen Moore, Senior Economics Writer, Wall Street Journal / Co-Author of "The End of Prosperity"
  "Bringing Prosperity Back"
   
• Bob Noll, Manager of Sales and Marketing, Molycorp Minerals, LLC
  PRESENTATION: "Rare Earth Minerals: The Indispensable Resource for Clean Energy Technologies"
   
• Matt Peak, Director of Technology Ventures, Prize Capital
  PRESENTATION: "Capturing Carbon, Producing Valuable Biomass, and Changing the World"
  VIDEO: The Ansari X PRIZE Overview
   
• Jim Pearce, Manufacturing Director for the Alkali Chemicals Division, FMC / Vice President, FMC Wyoming / Chairman of the Board, Western Business Roundtable
   
• Paul Phillips, Partner, Holland & Hart LLP
  PRESENTATION: "The Legal & Policy Case Against EPA's Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases"
   
• Kimball Rasmussen, Chief Executive Officer, Deseret Power Electric Cooperative
  PRESENTATION: "A Rational Look at Climate Change Policy and Green Jobs"
   
• Mark Rodgers, Communications Director, Cape Wind
   
• David Salisbury, President and Chief Executive Officer, Resolution Copper
   
• Greg Schaefer, Vice President of External Affairs/Western Operations, Arch Coal, Inc.
   
• Dr. Greg Schildwachter, Consultant, Watershed Results
   
• Steve Schmidt, Vice President Operations & Services, American Water Works Service Company
   
• Martin Shultz, Vice President, Government Affairs, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
   
• Melissa Simpson, former Deputy Under Secretary for Forestry, U.S. Department of Agriculture
   
• Laura Skaer, Executive Director, Northwest Mining Association
  PRESENTATION: "Energy Independence Requires Minerals"
  VIDEO: Energy Independence Requires Minerals
   
• Mike Smith, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Questar Exploration & Production
   
• Travis Snider, Senior Professional, Kleinfelder
   
• Dr. Dennis Stover, Executive Vice President Americas, Uranium One, Inc.
   
• Barbara Walz, Vice President of Environmental, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
  PRESENTATION: "Solar Augmentation Steam Cycle Project: Escalante Station, Prewitt NM"
   
• Jonathan Weisgall, Vice President for Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
  PRESENTATION: "Innovations in Greenhouse Gas Management"
   
• Dr. Neal Wilkins, Director, Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources
   
• Gary Yaquinto, President, Arizona Investment Council (AIC)
   
• Paul Yarossi, President, HNTB Holdings Ltd