Overview
Event Details
Please join Steptoe's Energy Group on Wednesday, November 18 for our annual Energy Policy Seminar in Washington, DC. This one-day program will bring together senior executives, policymakers, and legal and academic professionals for thoughtful discussion at the intersection of energy policy, markets, and regulation.
We are delighted to welcome FERC Commissioner David A. LaCerte for a conversation on FERC's Energy Policy Agenda. Other sessions include:
- The Post-Midterm Landscape: Outlook for Energy Policy
- Balancing Energy Affordability with Utility Financial Integrity: Strategic Investments for a High-Demand Future
- Big Loads, Bigger Questions: Infrastructure, Reliability, and Cost Allocation
- Future of Energy Markets: Reliability, Growth, and Transformation
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with opening remarks at 10:00 a.m.
Lunch will be served during the program. A cocktail reception will follow.
Location: Steptoe's Washington office (1330 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036)
CLE Credit: Steptoe is an accredited CLE provider in California, Illinois, New York and Texas and is pleased to offer credit for participation in the live event. Additional information on the number of hours will follow.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Jim Hempstead, Managing Director, Moody's Ratings Global Project & Infrastructure
Finance Group - David A. LaCerte, Commissioner, FERC
- Rachael Marsh, Chief Legal Officer, EEI
- Patrick McCormick, Senior Advisor, CGCN Group, and former Chief Counsel, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate
- Kristin Meister, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Last Energy
- John M. Moreira, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Eversource Energy
- Brian Murray, Director, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Duke University
- John Peschke, Retired FERC Office of External Affairs Legislative Liaison
- Paul Suskie, Executive Vice President, Regulatory Policy and General Counsel, SPP
