September 18, 2002 at the UTD Conference
Center
5:00 pm - Reception with wine and light buffet
6:15 - 8:00 pm - Program
presentation
Admission with $35 donation (
$10 for students) .
For reservations call Mary Langford at 972-377-4554, or email to mitforum@juno.com
Deregulation and Technology Adoption: What the Energy Industry Can Learn
from the Telecom Industry
Moderator:
Panelists:
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Harold Green, Panda Energy;
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Scott Hart, President, Texas Commercial Energy;
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David F. Pfeifer, vice-president - energy, EnForm Consulting, L.P.;
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Teca Rodgers, director, EnForm Consulting, L.P.;
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(invited) a representative of the Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Program:
The September 18th program for the M.I.T. Enterprise Forum of Dallas-Fort
Worth, Inc. will be a panel discussion on "Deregulation and Technology
Adoption: What the Energy Industry Can Learn from the Telecom Industry."
The program, will be at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTDallas) Conference
Center. There will be a reception with a light buffet at 5 p.m., and the program
will begin at 6:30 p.m. The cost for attendance is a $35 donation, $10 for
students. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) for 501(c)(3) organizations. Reservations can be made at
mitforum@juno.com or by calling 972-377-4554. More information is available at
www.mitforum.com. Attendees should enter UTDallas via University Drive, off of
Campbell Road, east of Waterview in Richardson, to get a parking pass.
As the energy industry navigates the hurdles of going from no competition to
lots of competition, how can the deregulation transition result in success? The
panel that will explore this issue includes Harold Green, Panda Energy; Scott
Hart, President, Texas Commercial Energy; David F.
Pfeifer, vice-president - energy, EnForm Consulting, L.P.; Teca Rodgers,
director, EnForm Consulting, L.P.; and
(invited) a representative of the Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The
moderator will be Scott Bennett, managing director, ChangeAgent.
Additional questions to be discussed by the panel: How can energy companies
serve their customers and their stockholders better by taking advantage of
cheaper technology to build lower cost systems? What lessons can be learned from
the struggle the telecom industry went through trying to serve their legacy
customers at the same time they struggled to adopt new technologies? Even though
it is logical to assume the economics of newer, cheaper technologies should
drive energy companies to adopt these technologies, why hasn't it happened? This
Forum will examine vertical integration issues, culture issues and other issues
affecting the transition of energy companies from regulated monopolies to agile,
entrepreneurial organizations that can compete profitably.
For more information visit http://www.mitforum.com or call 972-377-4554.
