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.

 

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

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

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

Qatar Ballroom

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

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

Moderator: M. Imad Khan

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

Room 203, Stibbs | Lavin-Bernick Center