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Chris Diaz |
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Chris Diaz is a partner with Seminole Financial Services,LLC a full-service national investment management / financial services organization. Mr. Diaz is responsible for the identification, evaluation, and negotiation of renewable energy finance transactions focusing on solar and wind projects between $2 million and $30 million in need of construction / interim financing and permanent debt financing. To date Mr. Diaz has closed over $180 million in Construction and Permanent Financing for Renewable Energy projects.
Seminole Financial Services (SFS) provides construction/interim and permanent debt financing for Renewable Energy Transactions as well as investment management services to various real estate investment vehicles. Currently, SFS manages over $300 million in commercial real estate and renewable energy assets nationwide, for the benefit of various public employee pension and retirement plans.
Chris is a frequent National Speaker at industry conferences regarding Renewable Energy Finance and Energy Credits. He has published multiple articles regarding Renewable Energy Finance.
Mr. Diaz has been involved with tax credits and financial services for over fifteen years previously with Credit Suisse, MMA Financial, and the Midland Companies. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science with emphasis in urban and regional planning from Florida State University and an MBA from Nova Southeastern University.
2013 Speakers Include
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Dan Adler President, CalCEF |
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Ricardo Angel Managing Director, GE Ventures |
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Doug Arent |
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Kyle Jones Baker Principal, Greentech Capital Advisors |
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Neil Black President, California BioEnergy |
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John A. Bohn CEO Renewable Energy Trust |
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Michael Butler CEO, Cascadia Capital |
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Michael Brower Interim President & CEO, ACORE |
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Steve Corneli |
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Peter Davidson Executive Director U.S. Department of Energy: Loan Programs Office's (LPO) |
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Senator Kevin de Leόn Representing District 22, California State Senate |
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Joseph Desmond Senior Vice President, Marketing & Government Affairs, BrightSource Energy Inc. |
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Paul Detering CEO, Tioga Energy |
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Chris Diaz Partner, Seminole Financial Services |
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Jeff Eckel President and CEO, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure |
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Anthony Eggert Executive Director, U.C. Davis Policy Institute |
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Ira Ehrenpreis General Partner, Technology Partners |
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Nicholas Moore Eisenberger Managing Partner, Pure Energy Partners |
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Ed Feo Chief Operating Officer & Managing Director, Coronal Management LLC |
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David Field CEO & Co-founder, OneRoof Energy |
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Jonathan Foster |
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Michel Gelobter |
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Terry Grant Managing Director, Marathon Capital |
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Schuyler "Skip" Grow Managing Director, Clean Technology Group, Morgan Stanley |
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Henry Hely Hutchinson |
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Nat Kreamer CEO, Clean Power Finance |
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Tracey A. LeBeau |
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John MacWilliams Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy |
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Bates Marshall Vice President, Medium Power Solutions, SMA America, LLC |
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Joncarlo Mark Founder, Upwelling Capital Group |
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Richard Matsui |
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Stephen Munro |
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Stephen O'Rourke Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainable Officer, MEMC/SunEdison |
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Lynn Orr |
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Dan Oros Partner, Kleiner Perkins |
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Paul Owen Account Manager, Caterpillar Financial |
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Kyung-Ah Park Managing Director, Head of Environmental Markets Group, Goldman Sachs |
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Haresh Patel |
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Michael R. Peevey President California Public Utilities Commission |
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Carla Peterman Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission |
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Mark T. Peters |
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Julia R. Pettit Of Counsel, Stoel Rives LLP |
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Nancy Pfund Managing Partner, DBL Investors |
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Michael Picker |
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John Pimentel President, Foundation Wind Power |
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Christopher Radtke Director, Credit Suisse |
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Dick Rai |
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Andrew Redinger Managing Director and Group Head, Keybanc Capital Markets |
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Dan Reicher |
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Lyndon Rive CEO, SolarCity |
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Gregory Rosen |
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Barney Schauble Managing Principal, Nephila Advisors |
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Phil Sharp President, Resources for the Future (RFF) |
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J. Radford Small |
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Rob Sternthal President, Reznick Capital Markets Securities, LLC |
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Tom Steyer Founder & Board Chair, Advanced Energy Economy Institute Business Leader & Investor |
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Ari Swiller President, Renewable Resources Group |
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Timothy Vail |
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Darren Van't Hof Director of Renewable Energy Investment, US Bank |
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Don Weaver Partner, Dentons |
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Chase Weir |
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Damon Yuzon CFA, Principal, Wastewater Capital Management (WCM) |
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Edward W. Zaelke Partner, Akin Gump Straus Hauer & Feld LLP |
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