2025 Schedule

We’re adding speakers, moderators, and topics every day—so check back often to see what’s new. As with any live event, times, speakers, and session details may change as we get closer, but we’ll keep this page updated with the latest information.

 

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Registration / Credential Pick-Up
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (CST)

Lavin-Bernick Center

Welcome Remarks: Michael A. Fitts, President of Tulane University
1:00 p.m. -1:05 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

A Conversation with Bobby Tudor
1:05 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Marcilynn A. Burke

A Conversation with Drew Marsh
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

  • Drew Marsh

    Chair and Chief Executive Officer
    Entergy Corporation

Moderator: Michael A. Fitts

The Energy Industry, Explained: Trends, Pressures, and Possibilities: A Conversation with Jim Burke
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Paulo B. Goes

The Long View: Energy, Opportunity, and the Road Ahead
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Pierre Conner

Challenges and Misconceptions Around Critical Minerals (Li, Ni, Cu, Co)
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Ludovico Feoli

Powering Louisiana’s Future: Workforce Opportunities in Energy Sustainability & Environmental Rehabilitation
4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom

  • Adam Peltz

    Director and Senior Attorney, Energy Transition
    Environmental Defense Fund

  • Girard Melancon

    Director of Strategic Partnerships
    Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL)

  • Liz Maxwell

    Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives
    The Idea Village

Moderator: Kelisha Garrett

For Students: Where You Are Needed Most – and How to Get There
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

  • Arushi Sharma Frank

    Senior Associate (Non-resident), Energy Security and Climate Change Program
    Center for Strategic & International Studies

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Coffee & Credentials Pick-Up
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (CST)

Lavin-Bernick Center

Leading through Uncertainty
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Frederick Bell

Global Port Cities: Common Challenges, Creative Approaches
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
 

Moderator: Brian T. Edwards

FUEL: Building the Energy System of Tomorrow
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

  • Ashwith Chilvery

    Director of Use-Inspired Research & Development
    Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL)

  • Girard Melancon

    Director of Strategic Partnerships
    Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL)

  • Michael Mazzola

    Principal Investigator and Executive Director
    Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL)

  • Stephen Loy

    Director of Technology Commercialization
    Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL)

Moderator: Kimberly Gramm

Policy, Permits, and Progress: Navigating State and Federal Regulations
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom
 

Moderator: Tommy Faucheux

Forging the Future Grid: A Dialogue on Resilience, Flexibility, and AI
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall 

  • Arushi Sharma Frank

    Senior Associate (Non-resident), Energy Security and Climate Change Program
    Center for Strategic & International Studies

  • Tom Kuhn

    President & CEO
    Global Energy Advisors

Moderator: Walter Isaacson

Commercial Leadership in Low-Carbon Innovation
11:00 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom

Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (CST)
The Exchange
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

A Conversation with Colette Hirstius
1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Hridesh Rajan

The Evolving Landscape Affecting the Commercialization of CCUS and Low-Carbon Fuel Projects
2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Drake Hernandez

Bridging the Future: Federal Partnerships to Accelerate Energy Innovation
2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom

  • Evan Polisar

    Director of Government Affairs, Energy Group
    General Atomics

  • Leland Cogliani

    Senior Principal Chair , Energy Practice
    Lewis-Burke Associates LLC

Moderator: Daniel F. Shantz

Navigating Power: A New Theory of Global Energy Governance
3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Gary Hoover

Sustainable Energy Transitions: From Data To Practice
3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

Moderator: Alex Kolker

Industry Adoption of Emergent Technologies
3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom

Moderator: Lukas Cepkauskas

Power and Energy Storage on the Edge
4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Marshall Carver

The Materials Behind the Mission: Infrastructure Solutions for a Changing Energy Landscape
4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

Energy Security and Diplomacy in a Multipolar World
4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom

  • James Rajotte

    Alberta’s Senior Representative to the U.S.
    Government of Alberta

Moderator: M. Imad Khan

Careers in Energy: Networking Hour
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (CST)

Room 203, Stibbs | Lavin-Bernick Center

The Future of Utility Finance: Private Capital Meets Public Need
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Friday, September 12, 2025

Coffee & Credentials Pick-Up
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (CST)

Lavin-Bernick Center

Rethinking Energy Infrastructure Through Energy-as-a-Service
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
 

Moderator: Jeanette R. Weiland

The Innovation Arc: From State Strategy to Startup Scale-Up
9:25 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
 

  • Josh Fleig

    Chief Innovation Officer
    Louisiana Economic Development

  • Stephen Loy

    Director of Technology Commercialization
    Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL)

Moderator: Leo John Arnett

The Energy Supply Chain & Manufacturing Equation
9:25 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

Moderator: Anjana Turner

Cross-Border Energy Partnerships: Hydrogen, CCS, and Clean Fuels Trade
9:25 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom
 

Moderator: Randel Young

Building a Utility from the Ground Up: The Delta Utilities Story
10:20 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Casey Herman

Cooler Choices: Why Consumers and Brands Are Aligning on Clean Energy
10:20 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

Moderator: Fariba Mamaghani

From Moonshot to Market: The Case for Breakthrough Technologies
10:20 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom

Moderator: Kimberly Gramm

A Global Energy Magnet: What LNG Reveals about Louisiana’s Advantage
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Eric Smith

Counting What Matters: Sustainability, Tax, and the Bottom Line
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

  • Jeffrey Hales

    Charles T. Zlatkovich Centennial Professor of Accounting
    University of Texas at Austin

Moderator: Gans Narayanamoorthy

The Mid-Transition Moment: Oil, Gas, and the Realities of the Road to 2050
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom

Moderator: Randall M. Ebner

Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. (CST)
The Exchange
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

The Future of Energy & Commerce
12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Nuclear Coordination: Policy, Strategy, and the Future Grid
1:10 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
 

  • Stephen P. Swiber

    Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR)
    State of Louisiana

Moderator: Casey Herman

Aligning Policy, Practice, and Property in Carbon Sequestration
1:10 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom

Moderator: Monique M. Edwards

Tariff Policy Impacts on Global Energy Trade
2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

  • Kevin Book

    Managing Director
    Clearview Energy Partners LLC

Moderator: ST Hsieh

Energy Systems Planning and Resilience
2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom
 

Moderator: Pam Radtke

Powering the Bayou State: Energy Investments Transforming Louisiana’s Future
3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Evan Nicoll

Community-Driven Strategies to Expand Reliable Energy Access
3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

Blue Carbon and the Energy Economy: Coastal Strategies for Carbon Management and Resilience
3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom

  • Brian Roberts

    Executive Director & Chief Scientist
    Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Moderator: Stephen P. Swiber