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REGISTRATION
7:00 am – 5:30 pm • Registration Desk –
Westheimer
industry outlook breakfast
7:00 am – 8:30 am • Ballroom C
What do major oil companies see as key energy market trends in the medium to long term, and how are they planning for the future? View Full Description
David H. Knapp (Presiding)
Senior Editor
Energy Intelligence Group
R. Dean Foreman
Senior Economist Corporate Planning, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Neelesh Nerurkar
Economist, BP
istanbul planning meeting
7:30 am – 8:30 am • Boardroom
energy journal board of editors meeting
7:30 am – 8:30 am • Aesops Room
DUAL PLENARY SESSION:
LNG
8:30 am – 10:00 am • Ballroom A
The LNG plenary session will center on the uncertainties and constraints that may be faced, as well as their likely impacts, as North America becomes increasingly connected to international natural gas markets. View Full Description
Mariano Gurfinkel (Presiding)
Associate Head, Center for Energy Economics
AND
Ken Medlock (Presiding)
Fellow in Energy Studies, Rice University
Hill Huntington
Executive Director, Energy Modeling Forum
Stanford University
"Findings of EMF Study 23: World Natural Gas Markets"
Steven Sparling
Attorney
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
"LNG Downstream Infrastructure Development: Regulatory and Environmental
Issues"
Kyle Sawyer
Consultant, Strategy
El Paso Pipeline
"The Effects of North American LNG Imports on Regional Market Balances and
Issues Involving Pipeline Takeaway Capacity"
DUAL PLENARY SESSION:
Electricity market design
8:30 am – 10:00 am • Ballroom B
The panel will address the development of electricity supply infrastructure such as generation, transmission lines, and intelligent grid systems with a focus on the perspectives of potential investors. View Full Description
William F. Hederman (Presiding)
Executive Director, Morgan Lewis Resources Group
William Hogan
Professor, Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
"Electricity Hybrids: Mixed Market Designs and Infrastructure Investments"
Frank A. Wolak
Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow
Stanford University
"Demand Response Infrastructure for Electricity Markets"
Dean Wilde II
CEO, DC Energy
"Electricity Infrastructure and Financial Considerations"
COFFEE BREAK
10:00
am – 10:30 am • Foyer 2
Sponsored by: Black & Veatch
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS: 15 to 21
10:30 am – 12:00 noon
luncheon
12:00
noon – 2:00 pm • Ballroom C
Sponsored by: TBA
Peter Nance (Presiding)
Sr Principal, Teknecon Energy Risk Advisors LLC
Outstanding Contributions to the IAEE Award presented to David Williams Sr. and David Williams Jr.
Branko Terzic (Keynote Speaker)
Group Regulatory Policy Leader, Deloitte Services LLP
"Energy & Consumers: Lessons for the 21st Century "
DUAL PLENARY SESSION:
Legal and regulatory
2:00
pm – 3:30 pm • Ballroom A
This session will examine the ways in which energy policy changes of recent years in the U.S. (Energy Policy Act 2005), Mexico and Canada, are changing the regulatory landscape of the power sector and of associated fuels and technologies. View Full Description
Vito Stagliano (Presiding)
Research Director, National Commission Energy Policy
Javier H. Estrada
President, Analitica Energetica S.C.
Hans R. Konow
President and CEO
Canadian Electricity Association
"Electricity Policy and Regulatory Trends in Canada: Markets, Mandates and Mandarins"
William S. Scherman
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
DUAL PLENARY SESSION:
energy trading
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm • Ballroom B
The session will examine the state of energy trading in the US, including the role of commercial and investment banks, hedge funds and integrated oil companies in assisting recovery from the collapse induced by the financial difficulties of Enron and merchant energy companies. View Full Description
Vincent Kaminski (Presiding)
Professor of Management
Rice University, The Jones School
Steven Puller
Assistant Professor, Texas A & M University
Stinson Gibner
Managing Director and Head of Fundamental and Quantitative Research, Citigroup
Vincent Kaminski
Professor of Management
Rice University, The Jones School
COFFEE BREAK
3:30 pm –
4:00 pm • Foyer 2
Sponsored by: Exelon
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS: 22 to 28
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
special nymex training session at rice university
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm • Attendance reserved for Houston Educators
Usaee general membership meeting
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm • Aesops Room special energy 101 training session at wiess energy hall, houston museum of science
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm • Attendance reserved for Houston Educators
wiess energy hall reception
6:45 pm – 8:45 pm • Houston Museum of Natural Science
Bus transportation leaves the Post Oak Hilton hotel main entrance for the reception at 6:15 pm sharp. View Full Description
Sponsored by: Canadian Consulate General, Dallas and Canadian Consulate, Houston |

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REGISTRATION
7:00 am – 12:00 noon • Registration Desk –
Westheimer
new orleans conference planning meeting
7:30 am – 8:30 am • Aesops Room
canadian association for energy economics meeting (by invitation)
7:30 am – 8:30 am • Boardroom
dual plenary session : human capital
8:30 am – 10:00 am • Ballroom A
Global energy markets are in transition: new resources will be brought to market, new competitors are emerging and new business models will be developed. View Full Description
Skip York (Presiding)
Principal, CRA International Inc
Chris Ross
Vice President, CRA International Inc
"Impact of Changes in the Global Energy Complex on Human Capital Needs"
Monte C. King
Manager Workforce Development
Shell Oil Company
"Industry Response: Collaborative Solutions to Workforce Challenges"
James Hertlein
Managing Director, Boyden
"Financial Implications of the Shortage of Talent"
Al Escher
Director, Business Consulting
Schlumberger
"The Market for Petro-Technical Talent: Challenges Ahead and Approaches for Resolution"
DUAL PLENARY SESSION: energy reporting and education
8:30 am – 10:00 am • Ballroom B
This session will address how best to communicate complex technical information on energy issues... View Full Description
Mary Barcella (Presiding)
Director of Global Gas
Cambridge Energy Research Associates
David Knapp
Managing Director-Global Energy Markets, Energy Intelligence Group
"The Challenge of Splitting the Difference Between Technical and Non-Technical Audiences"
Shirley Neff
President & CEO, Association of Oil Pipelines
"Context, Connections and Relevance."
Bob Tippee
Editor-in-Chief, Oil and Gas Journal
"Communicating Energy: It Takes An Audience"
Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran (Tentative)
Energy and Environment Correspondent, The Economist
COFFEE BREAK
10:00 am – 10:30 am • Foyer 2
Sponsored by: TBA
training session: making good presentations
10:30 am – 12:00 noon • Forum
View Full Description
Adam Sieminski (Presenting)
Chief Energy Economist, Deutsche Bank AG
training session: GCPA Discussion on ERCOT
10:30 am – 12:00 noon • Woodway
Wholesale competition in the Texas electricity market started in 1995 with retail choice following in 2002. View Full Description
John Stauffacher (Presiding)
Executive Director, Gulf Coast Power Association
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS: 29 to 33
10:30 am – 12:00 noon
special nymex training session at rice university
1:00
pm– 3:30 pm • Attendance reserved for 20 delegates |