2024 Agenda
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Moderator: Kimberly Gramm
- Director of Use-Inspired Research & Development, FUEL
Stephen Loy
Director of Technology Commercialization, FUELMichael Mazzola
Executive Director, FUELLacy McManus
Workforce Development Director, FUEL
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Ashwith Chilvery
Director of Use-Inspired Research & Development, FUELDaniel F. Shantz
Co-principal investigator and interim director of use-inspired research and development, FUEL; The Entergy Chair in Clean Energy Engineering, Tulane University School of Science & Engineering
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
President Michael A. Fitts
President, Tulane University
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Moderator: Kimberly Gramm
Rebecca Conwell
President and CEO, The Beach at UNOJosh Fleig
Chief Innovation Officer, Louisiana Economic DevelopmentStephen Loy
Director of Technology Commercialization, FUEL
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Moderator: Lacy McManus
Baraynia Robillard
BRA Workforce Development Manager, ExxonMobil
Qatar Ballroom
Moderator: Paulo B. Goes
Ludovico Feoli
Director, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (CIPR) at Tulane UniversityFrancisco J. Monaldi
Director, Latin America Energy Program, Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Moderator: Brian T. Edwards
Joshua A. Basseches
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Public Policy, Tulane University School of Liberal ArtsDrew Story
Policy Director, MIT Climate Policy Center
Marshall Family Commons
Moderator: Sally Brown Richardson
Rob Guthrie
CEO, BernhardAndy Kowalczyk
Transmission Director, Southern Renewable Energy AssociationEric Skrmetta
Public Service Commissioner, Louisiana Public Service CommissionStephen P. Swiber
Chief Resilience Officer, Office of Governor Jeff Landry
James Lounge
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Moderator: Jerry DiColo
Jay Hakes
Presidential and Energy Historian; Author, The Presidents and the Planet – Climate Change Science and Politics from Eisenhower to Bush
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Moderator: Sally Brown Richardson
Dustin Davidson
Deputy Secretary, Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural ResourcesTracy Evans
CEO, CapturePointHunter Johnston
Partner, Steptoe LLPJessie Stolark
Executive Director, Carbon Capture Coalition
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Moderator: Jeanette R. Weiland
Matt Candler
GP, The Batteries Included FundCameron Poole
Energy & Innovation Manager, Greater New Orleans, Inc.Rebecca Shearman
Program Director, NSF Engines - Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) | Division of Innovation and Technology Ecosystems (ITE) | Innovation Programs Section
Qatar Ballroom
Moderator: Robin Forman
Fariba Farajbakhsh Mamaghani
Assistant Professor, Management Science, Tulane University A.B. Freeman School of BusinessAndrew Quick
Chief AI Officer, EntergyHridesh Rajan
Dean, School of Science and Engineering
Marshall Family Commons
Moderator: Ehab Meselhe
Susan Hamm
Director, Integrated Strategies Office, EERE, U.S. Department of EnergyRoderick Jackson
Laboratory Program Manager – Building Technologies R&D, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); U.S. Department of Energy Oppenheimer FellowMargarita Jover
Professor in Architecture, Program Co-Director of Landscape + Engineering, Tulane School of ArchitectureRodney Sampson
Chairman and CEO, Opportunity Hub
Qatar Ballroom
Jeff Cantin
Founder and President, Solar AlternativesMatthew Escarra
Professor, Physics & Engineering Physics and Instrumentation for Nanoscience and Innovation Core Facilities, Tulane University School of Science & EngineeringMatt Kisber
Chairman and Co Founder, Silicon Ranch CorporationPierre D. Moses
President, 127 Energy
Friday, November 15, 2024
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Moderator: Pierre Conner
Aniket Shah
Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainability and Transition Strategy, Jefferies Group LLC
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Moderator: Lawrence J. Kahn
Ken Ahmann
Chief Operating Officer, Colusa Indian Energy Corp.David Attanasio
Partner, Womble Bond DickinsonLiz Camuti
Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture, Tulane University School of ArchitecturePatrice Lahlum
Vice President, Carbon Management, Great Plains Institute
Marshall Family Commons
Moderator: Frédéric Sourgens
Andrew Cochran
Chairman, Hague and London OilGarrett Golding
Assistant Vice President for Energy Programs, Federal Reserve Bank of DallasMatt Hart
Vice President, Investor Relations, Churchill Stateside Securities, LLC
Qatar Ballroom
Douglas B. Chrisey
Jung Chair of Materials Engineering and Physics Professor, Tulane University School of Science & EngineeringAlexander L. Girau
CEO and Co-Founder, Group1James Martin
CEO, Gulf Wind Technology
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Moderator: Brian McNamara
Chett Chiasson
Executive Director, Greater Lafourche Port CommissionCarlin Conner
CEO, IMTTPaul Matthews
CEO, Port of South Louisiana
Marshall Family Commons
Moderator: Daniel F. Shantz
Jim Blackburn
Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law and co-director, SSPEED Center, Rice UniversityKera Gautreau
Senior Director and Development Lead, Houston Energy Transition Initiatives (HETI) at the Greater Houston PartnershipLindsay Cooper Phillips
Senior Gulf Coast Regional Manager, Clean Air Task ForceGregory B. Upton, Jr.
Executive Director & Associate Professor-Research, LSU Center for Energy Studies
Marshall Family Commons
Moderator: Eric Smith
Leigh D'Angelo
Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications, Modern HydrogenJames P. Donahue
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Tulane University School of Science & EngineeringHon. John Bel Edwards
Special Counsel, renewable energy, Fishman Haygood; former Governor of Louisiana
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Ben Byboth
Sr. Manager, Business Development and Strategy, Commonwealth Fusion SystemsSierra Cato
Principal, Energy Policy Practice Group, Lewis-Burke Associates LLCAndrew Holland
CEO, Fusion Industry Association
Qatar Ballroom
Moderator: Anu Varadharajan
Matt Hart
Vice President, Investor Relations, Churchill Stateside Securities, LLCPatrick Norton
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Tulane University
Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
Moderator: Cameron Poole
Jana Grauberger
Shareholder, Liskow & LewisShafin Khan
VP External Affairs and Innovation, The Beach at UNOJames Martin
CEO, Gulf Wind TechnologyJenny Netherton
Louisiana Program Manager, Southeastern Wind CoalitionReggie J. Poché
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Education, Training, and Student Success, Nunez Community College
Qatar Ballroom
Moderator: Randall M. Ebner
Adam Frey
Partner, Bain & CompanyWilliam (Bill) Marko
Managing Director, JefferiesEric Smith
Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute