• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Lawrence Makovich

Electric Power Industry

Senior Expert

Lawrence Makovich is an electricity industry expert and an authority on electricity markets, regulation, economics, and strategy. Dr. Makovich has testified numerous times before the US Congress on electric power policy and has advised the governments of China and Brazil on power issues. Dr. Makovich has contributed to, written, or directed several IHS Markit Multiclient Studies, including Beyond the Crossroads: The Future Direction of Power Industry Restructuring (2005); Power Supply Cost Recovery: Bridging the Missing Money Gap (2013); Missing money in Competitive Power Generator Cash Flows: Causes, consequences, and solutions (2014); Ensuring Resilient and Efficient Electricity Generation: The value of the current diverse US power supply portfolio (2017), Dr. Makovich was a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and has been a lecturer on managerial economics at Northeastern University’s Graduate School of Business. He holds a BA from Boston College, an MA from the University of Chicago, and a PhD from the University of Massachusetts.

Sessions With Lawrence Makovich

Thursday, 14 March

  • 09:00am - 09:50am (CST) / -

    State of the North America Power Business

    Panel Power

    This CEO discussion considers the changing electricity sector business landscape, including tends in consumer demand and the evolving electricity supply portfolio that reflects the evolving state of technology, wholesale market rules, and public policies. Key questions focus on how to align business models, respond to increasing climate change concerns, and reshape electricity infrastructure across the next investment cycle.

  • 02:55pm - 03:40pm (CST) / -

    New Frontiers for Power: Serving the customer of the future

    Panel Power Technology/Innovation

    This CEO discussion focuses on the current and future electricity customer experience and the intersection of changing consumer preferences and emerging technological innovations. Key questions focus on new ways to analyze consumer segments, apply software and digital technologies, manage green energy offerings, and anticipate the impact of electrification trends.