Arno Harris is the CEO of Recurrent Energy, a leading developer of solar power projects for utilities and large energy users. Recurrent Energy is reinventing the business of distributed generation—using proven solar technology to meet rising energy demand with clean power plants located right where they’re needed most. Prior to Recurrent Energy, Arno was general manager of EI Solutions, serving large-scale commercial and government solar customers. EI Solutions was formed when Arno sold his pioneering solar business, Prevalent Power, to Energy Innovations in 2005. Arno’s previous experience includes founder and leadership roles for high tech startups. His background combines marketing, business development, and consulting with experience serving such clients as Berlex, Toyota Motor Sales USA, GlaxoWellcome, MCI, Apple Computer, Hewlett-Packard, Nikon Precision, IKEA International and NBC Digital Publishing. Arno writes about solar and renewable energy on his blog Clean Energy Future. |
2011 Speakers
 | Dan Adler President CALCEF | Hunter Armistead Executive Director Pattern Energy | |
| Neil Auerbach Founder & Managing Partner Hudson Clean Energy Partners | David Blume Chair, Chief Technology Officer and Director of Research and Development Blume Distillation, LLC | ||
| Adam Borison Director, Power Systems, Markets & Pricing Group Navigant Consulting | Rob Bothwell Executive Managing Director & Head of the National Energy Practice Beecher Carlson | ||
| Ted Brandt Chief Executive Officer Marathon Capital, LLC | William Brent | ||
 | Geraint Breeze Executive Director, Project Finance CIBC | Michael Butler CEO and Co-Founder Cascadia Capital | |
| James Campbell Manager Orange County Land Development & Renewable Energy Initiatives | F. William Capp President & Chief Executive Officer Beacon Power | ||
| John Cavalier Managing Partner Hudson Clean Energy Partners | Colonel Bob Charette Director of Expeditionary Energy United States Marine Corps | ||
| Sanjeev Chaurasia Director Credit Suisse | Matt Cheney Chief Executive Officer CleanPath Ventures LLC | ||
| Paul Clark Conference Manager Euromoney Energy Events | Jim Connaughton Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Public and Environmental Policy Constellation Energy | ||
| Benjamin Cook Vice President Project Finance SolarCity | Mark Crowley CEO SolFocus | ||
Justin DeAngelis Director Denham Capital |
Francisco DeVries | ||
Chris Diaz | David Dolezal Managing Director, Investment Banking, Head of Renewable Energy and Cleantech, Americas UBS | ||
Stephan Dolezalek Managing Director and Group Leader, CleanTech VantagePoint Capital Partners | John Eber | ||
 | Ira Ehrenpreis General Partner Technology Partners | Pat Eilers Managing Director Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC | |
 | Ed Feo Managing Director USRG Renewable Finance |  | Matt Ferguson Principal, Renewable Energy Practice Leader Reznick Group |
| Declan Flanigan CEO Lincoln Renewable Energy (LRE) | Paul Gaynor Chief Executive Officer FirstWind | ||
| Kevin Genieser Managing Director Morgan Stanley | David Goldman VP of Project Finance SOLON Corporation | ||
| Arno Harris CEO Recurrent Energy | Ray Henger Chief Financial Officer Own Energy | ||
| Lenny Hochschild Managing Director Evolution Markets Inc. | Henry Hely Hutchinson Managing Director Euromoney Energy Events | ||
| Edward Kayukov Partner Milbank | Richard Kauffman Chairman of the Board Levi Strauss & Co. | ||
| Tracey A. LeBeau Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy & Programs U.S. Department of Energy |  | Laura Lovelace Co-Founder & Managing Director Wellford Energy | |
| John M. May Managing Director Stern Brothers & Co. |  | Jeffrey A. McDermott Managing Partner Greentech Capital Advisors |
 | Dennis V. McGinn (USN, Retired) President ACORE | Rick Needham Director of Green Business Operations Google Inc. | |
 | Bruce Pasternack Operating Partner Venrock | John Pimentel President Foundation Windpower | |
| Dick Rai Manager PNC Energy Capital |  | Dan Reicher Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy & Finance Stanford University |
| Scott Reising Senior Vice President, Technology Banking Group Bridge Bank | Sandip Sen Global Head - Alternative Energy Citigroup Global Markets | |
| Richard Shorten Chairman Infinia Corporation | Amy Smith Managing Director, Head Global Cleantech Investment Banking Jefferies & Company Inc. | ||
| Tom Steyer Senior Managing Member Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. | Michael Switt Managing Director - Project Finance Manulife Financial Corporation | ||
| Sarah Thornton Director, Biofuels and Biomass Policy Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) | Iñigo Velázquez Director Energy & Environment Project Finance Bankia | ||
 | Ed Zaelke Partner Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP | ||
