2025 Schedule

As with any live event, times, speakers, and session details may change. Visit our updates page for the latest schedule and programming adjustments.

 

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Registration / Credential Pick-Up
10:30 a.m. - 1:00 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)
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Ludovico Feoli

Powering Louisiana’s Future: Workforce Opportunities in Energy Sustainability & Environmental Rehabilitation
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 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

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

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Darren Olagues

Leading through Uncertainty
9:25 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Frederick Bell

Global Port Cities: Common Challenges, Creative Approaches
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall
 

Moderator: Brian T. Edwards

FUEL: Building the Energy System of Tomorrow
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 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
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom
 

Moderator: Tommy Faucheux

Forging the Future Grid: A Dialogue on Resilience, Flexibility, and AI
11:10 a.m. - 11:55 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
11:10 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. (CST)

Qatar Ballroom

Moderator: Drake Hernandez

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

Moderator: Shafin Khan

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

Qatar Ballroom

Moderator: M. Imad Khan

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

Room 203, Stibbs | Lavin-Bernick Center

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

  • Ken Ahmann

    Chief Operating Officer
    Colusa Indian Energy Corp.

  • Lawrence J. Kahn

    Director/ Distinguished Research Fellow
    Tulane Utility Vegetation Management Institute/ Tulane Center for Environmental Law

Moderator: Matt Candler

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