Venue
Fairmont Austin
Fairmont Austin, 101 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701, USA

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Event Date Thu Nov 3 CDT - Fri Nov 4 CDT (about 2 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Thu Nov 3 1:00am - Fri Nov 4 1:00am
Location Fairmont Austin
101 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Region Americas
Details

With an attendee list that typically consists of over 70% developers, financial sponsors, institutional investors, funds and investors in attendance, this year's event is positioned to be the place to connect with America's leading minds in power. Join the conversation as they dissect the current and future state of power generation in the US and how competitive pricing, innovation, and advanced deal structuring will be successfully delivered in light of net-zero and federal plans.

Plus, Proximo Zero 2022: Financing the Energy Transition will join us as a dedicated stream, given the essential conversation around climate and renewables. An action-focused discussion not only on how groups are approaching divesting or reimagining conventional assets but also by investing in new, carbon neutral or carbon negative technologies. Dive In deep with the world’s largest national and international oil companies, public and private utilities as they discuss how they intend to reach the next zero goals by 2030 and 2050.

Networking is fun at Proximo events with market-leading interactive game show sessions that deliver valuable insights from an excellent array of speakers, guaranteeing new ideas and connections to further your operations. Gain peer-to-peer insight with regional roundtables and listen to leading experts in your field as they discuss market trends and what they mean going forward

Catch great speakers dive into the challenges of the industry:
• The Power Mix
• Pricing power and the race to the bottom
• Identifying core sources of capital and toolkits for developers and investors alike
• Financing the Energy Transition, steps to Net Zero
• In-depth workshops
• Transmission, Distributed Energy, and Interconnection

Speakers

2022 Speakers

Doreen Harris
President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Susan Nickey
Executive Vice President and Chief Client Officer, Hannon Armstrong

Erick Araujo
Head of Renewable Portfolio Management, ENGIE

Alberto Garcia
Managing Director, Denham Capital

Jamie Brache
VP & Senior Underwriter, Vantage Risk

Natalie Jackson
SVP, Head of Capital Markets, Clearway Energy

Tyler Norris
VP, Development, Cypress Creek Renewables

Richard Dovere
Chief Investment Officer, EDPR NA Distributed Generation

Maura Murphy
Head of Production, Proximo

Paul David
Head of Americas, Infrastructure Debt, Allianz Global Investors

Andy Redinger
Managing Director Group Head Utility, Power & Renewable Energy, KeyBanc Capital Markets

Nick Baker
Vice President, Corporate Development, Buckeye Partners

Ann Anthony
Chief Financial Officer, OPAL Fuels

Marisa Sweeney
Director, Generate Capital

Bret Logue
Chief Executive Officer, Elysian

Jeff Abramson
Head of Special Risks, Political Risk, Credit & Bond, AXA XL

Scott Shields
Partner, New Energy Development Company LLC

Paul J. Astolfi
Co-Head , Global Projects and Infrastructure Group, Mayer Brown

David Bow
Executive Vice President, Plug Power

Gavin Danaher
Partner, ArcLight Capital Partners LLC

Andrew Giudici
Global Head of Corporate, Project, and Infrastructure Finance, Kroll Bond Rating Agency Inc.

Terry Pratt
Director, Global Infrastructure and Project Finance, Fitch Ratings

Alex Wernberg
Managing Director, MUFG

Jesse Krynak
Managing Director, I Squared Capital

David Rinder
Principal, Ares Management

Saurabh Anand
Managing Director, Denham Capital

Genevieve Giamarino
Director, Clean Energy Infrastructure Investments, Arevon Energy

Paul Jun
Managing Director, New Energies & Natural Resources, SMBC

Michael Lumbley
Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Rove Operating LLC

Brian Goldstein
Managing Investment Officer, Loan Programs Office, United States Department of Energy

Danielle Garbien
Partner, Bracewell

Denise Tait
President, Infrastructure Finance, Starwood Property Trust

Edwina Kelly
Managing Director, Sustainable Energies Group, CPP Investment Board

Mark Voccola
Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of US Infrastructure, Ardian

Cela Sinay
Chief Executive Officer, Citrine Power

Justin Stolte
Partner, Latham & Watkins

Axel Thiemann
Chief Executive Officer, Sonnedix

Kevin Hanson
Principal Analyst, Strategy Development, National Grid

Jeff Spinner
Managing Partner, CarboNexus

Patrick Bydume
Director, BlackRock

Caitlin Smith
Jupiter Power

Daniel Crotzer
CEO, Fractal Energy Storage Consultants

Katie Theoharides
Head of US Offshore (East), RWE

Sara Kane
Executive Vice President, Power & Renewables Co-Leader, CAC Specialty

Zachary Kayem
Managing Director, EnCap Flatrock Midstream

Luisa Fuentes
Managing Director, Head of Energy Transition and Sustainable Finance, U.S, CIBC Capital Markets

Frank Palladino
Managing Director, CIBC

Robert Freedman
Partner, Paul Hastings

Lindsay Scully
Principal, Infrastructure Debt, QIC

Aaron Hood
EVP & CFO, Summit Carbon Solutions

James Bowen
Co-Founder & CEO, Energetic Insurance

Juan Higuera
Investment Principal, OGCI Climate Investments

Gary Greenblatt
Senior Managing Director, Marathon Capital

Donnie DiCarlo
Executive Vice President, BPL Global

Christopher Smith
Partner & CFO, SER Capital

Eric Popien
Senior Vice President, Atlantic Global Risk LLC

Mihir Mehta
SVP of Investments & Project Finance, Soltage

Imran Noorani
Chief Strategy Officer, Peak Power Inc.

Jennifer Wnek
Partner, Allen & Overy

Shariff d'Souza
Managing Director, Emerging Energy Group, Phillips 66

Alexander Nickolatos
Chief Financial Officer, KORE Power

Carsten Westergaard
Founder, CTO, Aeromine Technologies, Inc.

Alain Halimi
Executive Director, Nomura

Carol Couch
SVP and Chief Supply Chain & Manufacturing Officer, Fluence

Daniel Fuchs
Director - Infrastructure Debt, BlackRock

David Tuttle
Research Fellow, University of Texas

Michael Henson
Vice President, Finance, M&A, Broad Reach Power

Emil Jacob
President, WindRays Energy Inc

Sponsors & Partners

2022 Sponsors and Partners

PARTNERS:
• CIBC
• Latham and Watkins

SPONSORS:
• AXA
• Bracewell
• CAC Specialty
• Denham Capital

SUPPORTERS:
• Allianz Global Investors
• ANZ
• Atlantic
• BPL Global
• Energetic
• Fitch Ratings
• Fractal EMS
• KBRA
• Manulife
• Marathon Capital
• Peak Power
• SMBC
• Vantage
• Antenna