Recorded July 14, 2011

90 minutes

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Overview

The economic case for renewable energy has improved greatly over the past decade through shrinking infrastructure costs created by technological advances and substantial policy-based support. Yet, finding the financial support necessary to build economically competitive renewable energy businesses continues to be challenging, and utility companies have generally been slow to invest in renewable energy technologies.

Join our panel of experts as they discuss key issues and lessons learned.

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Ron Bolen – Managing Director, HFBE Investment Banking

Mr. Bolen has more than 18 years of experience in the energy sector and over 10 years direct experience in private equity investing in the same space. His work in energy private equity includes both the power and oil and gas segments. Prior to joining HFBE, Mr. Bolen was Managing Director of The InvestLinc Group, managing the energy practice there. Before joining InvestLinc, Mr. Bolen co-founded Invictus Energy Group, LLC, an international power project finance venture specializing in power optimization opportunities.

Mr. Bolen was also an investment officer for DQE Enterprises, the venture capital subsidiary of DQE. There, he was responsible for making equity investments in early-stage energy technology companies. Preceding his time at DQE Enterprises, Mr. Bolen was a Senior Director of Portland General Electric where he established the company's private equity investment group and oversaw the non-regulated affiliate organization.

Mr. Bolen has served the energy sector as both an investment banker and lawyer. He holds a BBA in Finance as well as a Juris Doctor from The University of Oklahoma. He also received a Masters of Business Administration with majors in both Finance and Taxation from New York University. He currently serves on numerous boards including the Board of Advisors of the University of Oklahoma Price College of Business and the Rice Alliance Energy & Clean Technology Venture Forum.

Elias Hinckley – Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Mr. Hinckley focuses his practice on solving a broad range of clean energy business, tax and policy challenges for his clients around the world. He has provided tax and business support to public utility, banking, private equity, real estate, engineering, construction, manufacturing and alternative energy companies – including successfully structuring complex financing solutions by obtaining and integrating tax incentives, grants, loan guarantees, and regulatory attributes with the traditional financial and energy markets. He has experience representing clients across energy sectors, including solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, biofuels, hydroelectric, batteries, fuel cells, energy efficiency, demand response, transmission, natural gas and advanced coal.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Hinckley was a partner and leader of the clean energy practice for a large national law firm, where he co-developed and chaired the firm's clean technology and venture business incubator program. Mr. Hinckley's prior experience also includes building a national alternative energy tax practice for one of the world's largest professional services firms. Mr. Hinckley also acts as a strategic advisor on energy policy and markets, and is an adjunct professor of International Energy Policy at the Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

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