Gail Workman, Regional Vice President, South, for SUEZ has more than 17 years of experience in energy marketing and sales. Workman is responsible for SUEZ’s retail commodity sales to large commercial and industrial customers, manages both direct and indirect sales channels, oversees the company’s Demand Response program and is helping grow the business in the government sector.

John H. Lienhard, author and voice of The Engines of Our Ingenuity, is M.D. Anderson Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and History at the University of Houston. He received BS and MS degrees from Oregon State College and the University of Washington, his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, and he holds two honorary doctorates. He is known for his research in the thermal sciences as well as in cultural history. He is an Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Andrew Weissman,Senior Energy Advisor, FTI-Washington, D.C., Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, Energy Business Watch, Weissman has over 30 years experience as a senior-level energy industry advisor on cutting edge issues, generally at the CEO level.

Khai Le, Vice President, PCI, Over the past 32 years, Khai Le has conducted more than 450 seminars on market-based operations, shadow settlement, RTO operations, bidding strategies, and portfolio optimizationfor utilities and RTOs worldwide.

Paul Wattles, Supervisor of Demand Response for ERCOT. He has over eight years of electric industry experience with an emphasis on advanced metering and demand response, plus over 15 years of private sector business experience and six years of service as a Congressional aide in Washington, D.C.

Timothy (Tim) Murray ,LEED A.P, He is widely recognized in the greater Houston area for his leadership role as the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) houston Area Chapter Chairwhere he is extensively invlolved in the chapter's programs and direction.

Orrin Cook, Senior Analyst in the Green-e Marketplace program for the Center for Resource Solutions, working with organizations that have made qualifying renewable energy purchases to communicate that purchase to stakeholders.