This may be relevant to our members with interests in environmental and energy policy issues:

Wharton Energy Club invites you to the 3rd Annual Wharton Energy Conference: Generation Energy, on October 30, 2009 at The Union League of Philadelphia.

Conference theme: Generation Energy

The rising generation of business leaders has the unparalleled opportunity — and the responsibility to future generations — to achieve a sustainable energy portfolio.  This opportunity presents itself at a time when business students are seeking new avenues to create economic value. Our goal is to further student understanding of, and interest in, the opportunities to meet the global energy challenge.

Last year’s participants highly praised the conference saying it “incorporated a number of innovative events that broke the monotony of traditional conferences, delivering beyond expectations”. http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/12/innovative-wharton-energy-conference-delivers/

Keynote Speakers

· Michael Allman, CEO, Sempra Generation

· H. Jeffrey Leonard, President, Global Environment Fund

· Federico F. Peña, Senior Advisor, Vestar  Capital Partners, Former Secretary of Energy

Network and Learn

The annual event attracts more than 400 industry professionals and Wharton MBA students, and encompasses a variety of fields related to energy including renewables, oil and gas, power, energy finance, and energy policy.

Panel themes include:

· Adventures in Entrepreneurship

· Energy Project Development

· The Great Leap Forward: The Future of the Electricity Grid

· Investing in Energy: Perspectives from the Trenches

Tickets and More Information

To purchase tickets and for more information, please go to the conference website: www.whartonenergyclub.com/wec2009