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.

 

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

Sequestration with Safeguards: Capturing Economic Gains While Addressing Seismic Impacts of Fluid Injection
2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

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

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