2025 Energy Forum Speakers

Ken Ahmann Ken Ahmann

Colusa Indian Energy Corp.

Chief Operating Officer

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Eni Next LLC

President & CEO

Jessica Appelgren Jessica Appelgren

Palmetto

SVP Communications and Marketing

Cole Ashman Cole Ashman

Pila Energy

Founder & CEO

Cristobal Molina Baeza Cristóbal Molina Baeza

Tulane University

Favrot Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture

Angie Bible Angie Bible

Inpex USA, Inc

Principal Legal Counsel

Luke Bolar Luke Bolar

ClearPath

Chief External Affairs Officer

Kevin Book Kevin Book

Clearview Energy Partners LLC

Managing Director

Anne Bradbury Anne Bradbury

American Exploration and Production Council

CEO

Jim Burke Jim Burke

Vistra

President & CEO

Caitlin Cain Caitlin Cain

Heirloom

Public Affairs

Metin Cakanyildirim Metin Cakanyildirim

University of Texas Dallas

Professor

Jeff Cantin Jeff Cantin

Solar Alternatives, GSREIA

President and Founder

Jane Chen Jane Chen

StepWise

CEO and cofounder

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Tulane University

Jung Chair of Materials Engineering

Matthew Escarra Matthew Escarra

Tulane University

Professor of Electrical Engineering

Tommy Faucheux Tommy Faucheux

LMOGA

President

Gabrielle Finger Gabrielle Finger

Storegga

Commercial Manager - Global Value Chain

President Michael A. Fitts Michael A. Fitts

Tulane University

President

Josh Fleig Josh Fleig

Louisiana Economic Development

Chief Innovation Officer

Arushi Sharma Frank Arushi Sharma Frank

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Energy Security and Climate Change Program

Monika Gerhart Monika Gerhart

Gulf South Renewable Energy Industries Association

Executive Director

Rob Guthrie Rob Guthrie

ENFRA

Chief Executive Officer

Jeffrey Hales Jeffrey Hales

University of Texas at Austin

Charles T. Zlatkovich Centennial Professor of Accounting

Colette Hirstius Colette Hirstius

Shell USA

President

Stephanie Hoffman Stephanie Hoffman

Hess Corporation

Emerging Technology Advisor

Monica Hwang Monica Hwang

White & Case LLP

Partner

Sahil Jain Sahil Jain

Newlab

Vice President of Strategy

Roger Jenkins Roger Jenkins

Murphy Oil

Former President and CEO

Larry Kahn Lawrence J. Kahn

Tulane University

Director / Adjunct Professor

Imad Khan M. Imad Khan

Winston & Strawn

Partner, international disputes attorney

Mary King Mary King

Aligned Climate Capital

Vice President

Alex Kolker Alex Kolker

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Associate Professor

Tom Kuhn Tom Kuhn

Global Energy Advisors

President & CEO

Lex Kumar Lex Kumar

Porter Hedges, LLP

Associate

Jordan Losavio Jordan Losavio

Encore CO₂

Co-founder, COO

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Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL)

Director of Technology Commercialization

Drew Marsh Drew Marsh

Entergy Corporation

Chair and Chief Executive Officer

August Martin Jr. August Martin, Jr

Treme Impact Strategies

Chief Strategist

William McGehee William McGehee

Encore CO2

Co-Founder

Patrick Norton Patrick Norton

Tulane University

Senior Vice President and COO

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Eye 4 Innovation: Human Centric Innovation

CEO

James Rajotte James Rajotte

Government of Alberta

Alberta’s Senior Representative to the U.S.

Anna Robertson Anna Robertson

The Cool Down

Co-Founder

Deanna Rodriguez Deanna Rodriguez

Entergy New Orleans

President and CEO

John Sabo John L. Sabo

Tulane University

Director

Christina Sistrunk Christina S. Sistrunk

Aera Energy, LLC

Former CEO

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Tulane University

James McCulloch Chair in Energy Law

Jeremy Stine Senator Jeremy Stine

Louisiana State Senate (District 27); Senate Majority Leader

Louisiana Senator

Ambassador James "Jimmy" Story Ambassador (Ret.) James “Jimmy” Story

Retired U.S. diplomat; former U.S. Ambassador for the Venezuela Affairs Unit

Stephen Swiber Stephen P. Swiber

State of Louisiana

Chief Resilience Officer

Alan Templeton Alan Templeton

DCOR, LLC

President & CEO

Bobby Tudor Bobby Tudor

Artemis Energy Partners

Founder and CEO

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KPMG

Director – Sustainability/Taxation

Troy A. von Otnott Troy A. von Otnott

HotRok Energy, LLC

CEO

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Harber Coatings Inc.

President