UT Energy Week 2020
Monday, February 17:
Energy Analytics Session
Intro & Welcome (1:00 – 1:15)Innovative Use Cases in AI and Data Analytics for Energy (1:15 – 2:00)
Option Prices in the Index & Commodity Markets: The Message from Markets (2:00 – 2:45)
Overview of Energy Analytics in Practice (3:00 – 3:45)
Economic Models Need Biophysical Principles (3:45 – 4:30)
Concluding Remarks (4:30 – 5:00)
Tuesday, February 18:
A Clouded Energy Outlook
Welcome Keynote with Paul Hudson (9:30 – 10:45)Panel 1: Geopolitical Ramifications of the Energy Transition (10:45 – 11:45)
Lunch Keynote Address by Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) at the Department of Energy, Daniel R. Simmons (12:00 – 1:00)
Panel 2: Making Minerals Great Again (1:15 – 2:15)
Panel 3: Fuels for Tomorrow’s Transport (2:30 – 3:30)
Panel 4: Energy Development in Emerging Economies: Legal Challenges (3:45 – 4:45)
Student Research Competition and Networking Reception (5:00 – 7:00)
Panel 5: Energy Tradeoffs: A Better Understanding of the Issues Shaping the World’s Energy Needs (6:00 – 7:00)
Student Research Competition Awards Ceremony (7:30)
Wednesday, February 19:
Setting a 2020 Energy Vision
Inaugural Women in Energy Breakfast (by invitation) (8:00 – 9:30)Keynote: Mark Vanderhelm, Vice President of Energy and Facilities Management at Walmart US (9:45 – 10:30)
Panel 1: Energy Leadership: New Visions for a New Era (10:45 – 11:45)
Lunch (12:00 – 1:00)
Panel 2: Policy and Business Implications of a Green New Deal (1:15 – 2:15)
Panel 3: Will Technology Save the Day? Optimist and Realist Perspectives (2:30 – 3:30)
Panel 4: The USA’s Role and Importance in Global Energy Leadership (3:45 – 4:45)
Closing Remarks (4:45 – 5:00)