2026 Energy Forum Speakers

Leo John Arnett Leo John Arnett

City of New Orleans

Policy Advisor

Joe Brazauskas Joe Brazauskas

Bracewell LLP

Partner

Chris Calavitta Chris Calavitta

Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO)

Head of Project Finance

Michael Cooper Michael Cooper

Fervo Energy

Senior Counsel - Finance

Jonathan de Lauréal Jonathan de Lauréal

Bernhard Capital Partners

Managing Director

Joe Fawell Joe Fawell

Air Liquide

Vice President, Government Affairs

President Michael A. Fitts Michael A. Fitts

Tulane University

President

Haley Gentry Haley Gentry

Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy

Assistant Director

Tyler Gray Tyler Gray

LSU Energy Institute

Director of Energy Innovation

Mike Mazzola Mike Mazzola

NSF FUEL Engine in Louisiana

Executive Director and CEO

Girard Melcanon Girard Melancon, Ph.D.

FUEL

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Francisco Monaldi Francisco Monaldi

Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy

Director of the Latin America Energy Program

Evan Nicoll Evan Nicoll

1834 Ventures

Managing Partner

Ben Nolan Ben Nolan

Venture Global LNG

Senior Vice President of Investor Relations

Darren Olagues Darren Olagues

Talen Energy

Chief Development Officer

David Smilde David Smilde

Tulane School of Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology

Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations & Department Chair

Eric Smith Eric Smith

Tulane University, A. B. Freeman School of Business

Associate Director-Tulane Energy Institute

Stephen Swiber Stephen P. Swiber

Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy

Deputy Secretary

Alan Templeton Alan Templeton

DCOR, LLC

President and CEO

Charles Williams Charles Williams

ATALCO

Chief Executive Officer

2026 Energy Forum Moderators

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Tulane Energy Institute, Tulane University

Professor of Practice, Executive Director

Kimberly Gramm Kimberly Gramm

Tulane University

Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer

Dee Martin Dee Martin

Bracewell LLP

Partner

Hon. Sonya Savage Hon. Sonya Savage

Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG)

Sr. Counsel, BLG

Eric Smith Eric Smith

Tulane University, A. B. Freeman School of Business

Associate Director-Tulane Energy Institute

Randel Young Randel Young

Tulane Center for Energy Law

Distinguished Research Fellow