Energy Forum Speakers

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Chief Operating Officer, Colusa Indian Energy Corp.

Joshua Basseches Joshua A. Basseches

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Public Policy, Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

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Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law and co-director, SSPEED Center, Rice University

Sierra Cato Sierra Cato

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

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Executive Director, Greater Lafourche Port Commission

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Jung Chair of Materials Engineering and Physics Professor, Tulane University School of Science and Engineering

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Executive Director, Tulane Energy Institute

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Manager of Communications & Public Relations, Modern Hydrogen

Dustin Davidson Dustin Davidson

Deputy Secretary, Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources

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

Randall Ebner Randall Ebner

Retired Vice President & General Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation

John Bel Edwards The Honorable John Bel Edwards

Special Counsel, renewable energy, Fishman Haygood; former Governor of Louisiana

Matthew Escarra Matthew Escarra

Professor, Physics & Engineering Physics and Instrumentation for Nanoscience and Innovation Core Facilities, Tulane University School of Science & Engineering

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Director, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (CIPR) at Tulane University

President Michael A. Fitts President Michael A. Fitts

President, Tulane University

Josh Fleig Josh Fleig

Chief Innovation Officer, Louisiana Economic Development

Robin Forman Robin Forman, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Professor of Mathematics, Tulane University

Adam Frey Adam Frey

Partner, Bain & Company

Alexander L. Girau Alexander L. Girau

CEO and Co-Founder, Group1

Paulo Goes Paulo Goes

Dean, A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University

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David & Marion Mussafer Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, Tulane University Innovation Institute

Jana Grauberger Jana Grauberger

Shareholder, Liskow

Rob Guthrie Rob Guthrie

CEO, Bernhard

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Presidential and Energy Historian; Author, The Presidents and the Planet – Climate Change Science and Politics from Eisenhower to Bush

Susan Hamm Susan Hamm

Director, Integrated Strategies Office, EERE, U.S. Department of Energy

Andrew Holland Andrew Holland

CEO, Fusion Industry Association

Dr. Roderick Jackson Dr. Roderick Jackson

Laboratory Program Manager – Building Technologies R&D, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); U.S. Department of Energy Oppenheimer Fellow

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Distinguished Research Fellow, Center for Environmental Law, Tulane Law School

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VP External Affairs and Innovation, The Beach at UNO

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Director of Technology Commercialization, FUEL

Fariba Farajbakhsh Mamaghani Fariba Farajbakhsh Mamaghani

Assistant Professor, Management Science, Tulane University A.B. Freeman School of Business

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Jefferies

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CEO, Port of South Louisiana

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Executive Director, FUEL

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Workforce Development Director, FUEL

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Director, Latin America Energy Program at Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy

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Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Tulane University

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Energy & Innovation Manager, Greater New Orleans, Inc.

Andrew Quick Andrew Quick

Chief AI Officer, Entergy

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Co-principal investigator and interim director of use-inspired research and development, FUEL; The Entergy Chair in Clean Energy Engineering, Tulane School of Science & Engineering

Rebecca Shearman Rebecca Shearman

Program Director, NSF Engines - Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) | Division of Innovation and Technology Ecosystems (ITE) | Innovation Programs Section

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Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute

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James McCulloch Chair in Energy Law, Director of the Tulane Center for Energy Law

Drew Story Drew Story, Ph.D.

Policy Director, MIT Climate Policy Center

Jane Stricker Jane Stricker

Executive Director, Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI)

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Director – Sustainability/Taxation, KPMG