Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Natural Resources
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Opening Remarks
9:00 AM
Opening Remarks
Thomas Edgar, Director, UT Austin Energy Institute • Click to view PDF slides
Keynote Address
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Keynote: Technology Pathways to a Low Carbon Future
Robert Armstrong, Director, MIT Energy Initiative • Click to view PDF slides
The Energy Frontier
10:00 – 11:15 AM
Panel: The Energy Frontier: How to Invest in Future Resources?
Moderator: Carey King, Assistant Director, UT Austin Energy Institute
Featured Panelists:
- Peter Flemings, Professor, UT Austin Jackson School of Geosciences
- Alan Lloyd, Research Fellow, UT Austin Energy Institute
- Schonna R. Manning, Director of R&D, UTEX Culture Collection of Algae
Entrepreneurship in Oil & Gas
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Panel: Entrepreneurship in Oil & Gas
Moderator: Mukul Sharma, Professor, UT Austin Department of Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering
Featured Panelists:
- Mike Witte, COO, RigUp
- Steve Skinner, Co-founder, President & CEO, Ursa Resources
- Russell Parker, CEO, Phoenix Natural Resources
- Allen Gilmer, Co-founder, Chairman & CEO, Drillinginfo
Lunch Session
12:45 – 2:00 PM
Lunch & Open Mic: President Trump’s Energy Policy
Michael Webber, Deputy Director, UT Austin Energy Institute
Changing Supply & Demand
2:00 – 3:30 PM
Panel: Changing Supply & Demand in the Energy Sector
Moderator: Richard Chuchla, Energy and Earth Resources Graduate Program Director, UT Austin Jackson School of Geosciences
Featured Panelists:
- Marianne Kah, Chief Economist, ConocoPhillips
- Todd Onderdonk, Senior Energy Advisor, Corporate Strategic Planning, ExxonMobil
- Corey Grindal, Vice President of Supply, Cheniere
- Gürcan Gülen, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, UT Austin Jackson School of Geosciences
Energy Companies of the Future
3:45 – 4:45 PM
Panel: Energy Companies of the Future: Oil, Gas & More
Moderator: Russell Gold, Senior Energy Reporter at the Wall Street Journal
Featured Panelists:
- Michael J. Liebman, Senior Vice President, Operations, BP Wind Energy
- Johnna Van Keuren, VP for New Energies, Shell
- Bob Lukefahr, Director, NG Solutions
Tours & Evening Events
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Tours
- School of Architecture – Sustainable Building
- Department of Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering
- UT Power Plant
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Texas Energy Management Council (TEMC) Energy Week Panel
Midstream 2020: How will a New Administration & Global Markets Change U.S. Infrastructure?
Darrel K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium
Centennial Room (9th floor)