CONFERENCE AGENDA
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2001 |
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| 1:00 P.M. | Welcome and Introduction John Raisian, Hoover Institution John Shoven, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Hoover Institution, and Stanford University |
| 1:15 P.M. | California's Electricity Problem: Its Causes and a Proposed Solution James Sweeney, SIEPR, Hoover Institution, and Stanford University Severin Borenstein, University of California, Berkeley • The Trouble with California’s Electricity Market |
| 2:30 P.M. | Break |
| 3:00 P.M. |
The Impact of the Electricity Problem on the California Economy Achieving Competition Through Real Time Pricing |
| 4:30 P.M. | Conference sessions close |
| 6:30 P.M. | Reception and Dinner Stanford Faculty Club Guest Speaker: The Honorable Spencer Abraham, U.S. Secretary of Energy "America's Energy Challenges" |
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2001 |
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| 8:00 A.M. | Continental Breakfast Hatfield Court, Hoover Institution |
| 8:30 A.M. | Power Production and Politics John Bryson, Edison International Peter Cartwright, Calpine Corporation Pete Wilson, Hoover Institution |
| 10:00 A.M. | Break |
| 10:30 A.M. | Lessons Learned: The Do's and Don'ts of Deregulation Milton Friedman, Hoover Institution George Shultz, Hoover Institution James Sweeney, SIEPR, Hoover Institution, and Stanford University |
| 11:30 A.M. | Conference sessions conclude |
| 12:00 NOON | Lunch Hatfield Court, Hoover Institution |
Tentative Schedule
Final times and panel compositions are subject to change
