2024 Agenda

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Date

Friday, November 15, 2024

Check-in / Credential Pick-up
Starting at 8:00 AM (CST)

Pedersen Lobby

Energize & Socialize
8:00 - 9:00 AM (CST)

Kendall Cram Lobby

Keynote: A Conversation with Aniket Shah
9:00 - 10:00 AM (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Pierre Conner

  • Aniket Shah

    Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainability and Transition Strategy, Jefferies

How Better Materials Get Us to Net Zero
10:15 - 11:00 AM (CST)

Bernhard Stage | Qatar Ballroom

Moderator: Keith Brannon

Empowering Communities through Energy Justice
10:15 - 11:00 AM (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Lawrence J. Kahn

Energy Independence or Illusion? Rethinking Security in a Global Oil Market
10:15 - 11:00 AM (CST)

Marshall Family Commons

Moderator: Frédéric Sourgens

Decarbonization: What the World Can Learn from Louisiana & Texas
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)

Bernhard Stage | Qatar Ballroom

Moderator: Daniel F. Shantz

  • Kera Gautreau

    Senior Director and Development Lead, Houston Energy Transition Initiatives (HETI) at the Greater Houston Partnership

Integrating Port, Terminal, and Offshore Innovation for a Resilient Future
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Brian McNamara

Lunch Break
12:00 - 1:00 PM (CST)

Keynote: Hydrogen Bayou – Louisiana's Position as the Next Hydrogen Hub
1:00 - 2:00 PM (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Eric Smith

  • Leigh D'Angelo

    Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications, Modern Hydrogen

  • James P. Donahue

    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Tulane University School of Science & Engineering

Availing Tax Credits & Grants to Finance Renewable Energy Projects
2:15 - 3:00 PM (CST)

Bernhard Stage | Qatar Ballroom

Moderator: Anu Varadharajan

  • Matt Hart

    Investor Relations, Churchill Stateside

  • Sophia Winston

    Energy Policy & Program Manager, Office of Resilience & Sustainability, City of New Orleans

Unlocking the Potential of Nuclear Fusion in the Energy Landscape
2:15 - 3:00 PM (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Ian Morrison

  • Ben Byboth

    Director, Power Business Development and Strategy, Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Sierra Cato

    Principal, Energy Policy Practice Group, Lewis-Burke Associates LLC

The Evolution of the Oil and Gas Industry towards 2050
3:15 - 4:00 PM (CST)

Bernhard Stage | Qatar Ballroom

Moderator: Randall M. Ebner

Harnessing the Breeze: Offshore Wind & Clean Energy
3:15 - 4:00 PM (CST)

Kendall Cram Lecture Hall

Moderator: Cameron Poole