As the Energy Capital of the World, Houston is the leader in energy policy. Given the Houston region's vast dominance in the energy industry, Americas Energy Future: Emerging Technologies & Job Creation is the ideal forum for launching and incubating innovative solutions to the energy security challenge.
- High-level energy symposium with world-renowned presenters featuring leading energy suppliers, technologies and innovations.
- More than 500 senior-level business executives, energy experts, public policy leaders and elected officials in attendance.
Speakers & Panels
1st Session
Featured Speaker: Doug Foshee, Chairman, President and CEO, El Paso Corporation
Topic: The Future of Energy
Panel 1 – Role of Emerging Technology in Job Creation & Economic Development in Renewable Energy
This panel features participants from a broad range of emerging energy companies from across the nation. Topics addressed are the new technologies in the emerging energy industry today and how these technologies are the enabler for creating jobs and provide for economic growth. Attendees will hear how Houston is leading the charge in taking a more comprehensive approach to develop these new technologies and meeting its energy needs.
Panelists
- Scott Prochazka, Sr. V.P. Electric Operations, CenterPoint Energy
- Dick Williams, President, Shell Wind
- Jason Few, President, Reliant Energy
- William Thurmond, Founder and President, Emerging Markets Online
2nd Session
Featured Speaker: Helge Haldorsen, President, StatOil America
Topic: The Promise of Advancing Technology
Panel 2 – Promoting New Technologies and Creating Jobs in Traditional Energy
Attendees will hear about the new technologies emerging in the energy industry today and how these technologies will be the enabler for creating jobs and provide for economic growth. In this second half, the future of off-shore drilling in the Gulf Region will be touched on by our industry experts.
Panelists
- Kevin Howell, President, NRG Texas
- Stuart Page, CEO, GloriOil
- Susan Cunningham, Sr. VP Exploration, Noble Energy
- Rod Nelson, Sr. VP Technology & Strategy, Schlumberger
Task Force Members
This select group of individuals has the driving mission to perpetuate Houston as the premier energy hub and center for energy innovation & technology that includes all energy resources.
- Mary Ann Barker – Houston Technology Center
- Martha Carnes – U.S. Energy Assurance Leader, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Ray Cline – Special Assistant to Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Houston
- Kathryn DeLia – Americas Markets Leader - Global Oil & Gas Ernst & Young LLP
- Pat French – Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
- David Holt - President, Consumer Energy Alliance
- Brett Perlman – President, Vector Advisors
- Luis Pinto – Advisor, Shell Oil Company
- Christopher Ross – CRA International
- Marshall Schott – Assistant VP, Instructional Support and Outreach University of Houston
- Lane E. Sloan – Vice Chair of Energy Collaborative Cluster Council
- Charles Swanson – Ernst & Young
- Melissa Taldykin – Director, External Affairs, Consumer Energy Alliance
Task Force Members
- Lane E. Sloan – Vice Chair of Energy Collaborative Cluster Council
- C. Michael Ming – RPSEA
- Mary Ann Barker – Houston Technology Center
- Kristen Klavers – Hart Energy
- Dick Francis – Shell Oil Company
- Pat French – Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
- Christopher Ross – CRA International
- Richard Loomis – World Energy
- Steve Huey – World Energy
- Charles Swanson – Ernst & Young
- F.D Baysal – Seba Pipe Inc.
- Helen Chang – City of Houston/In't Affairs
- Amy Myers Jaffe – Rice University
- Greg Marshall – Rice University
- Imad Abdullah – Landmark Architects Inc.
- Michelle Michot Foss – Center for Energy Economics, University of Texas at Austin
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