Speakers - Past & Present
H-TOWN NEW ENERGIES BREAKFAST | Sept 16, 2022
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AURA CUELLAR Vice President, Energy Transition Shell From environmental engineer to senior business leader, Aura Cuellar is determined to lead the energy industry through a transformation toward more sustainable business practices and lower-carbon energy solutions. She is currently the Vice President of Energy Transition for Shell in the United States, responsible for the implementation of Shell USA’s energy transition strategy. With experience living and working in Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South America, Aura brings diverse perspectives and appreciation for global and regional approaches to combat climate change. Aura’s experience includes roles in downstream and capital projects, where she was responsible for extensive commercial negotiations, operations management and the development of strategic capital portfolios. Aura’s leadership was forged by various senior roles in operating and manufacturing assets and through engagement with external partners and customers. She is passionate about building integrated and robust teams that thrive on culture and identity and in which people are empowered and accountable to deliver commercial results. Aura holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Civil Engineering, an MBA and recently finished Executive General Management studies at INSEAD. Originally from Colombia, Aura currently lives in Houston with her husband and two young boys and enjoys reading, traveling and long-distance runningis the EVP, Low Carbon Strategy and Chief Sustainability Officer, leading Talos Energy’s Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) business an | REVEAL COMING GM Future Energy CHEVRON TECHNOLOGY VENTURES (COMING SOON)
| REVEAL COMING Director of Energy Research & Analysis S&P GLOBAL (COMING SOON) | REVEAL COMING Chief Energy Officer UH Energy (COMING SOON) |
H-TOWN NEW ENERGIES BREAKFAST | April 8, 2022
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ROBIN FIELDER Low Carbon Strategy & Chief Sustainability Officer TALOS ENERGY Robin Fielder is the EVP, Low Carbon Strategy and Chief Sustainability Officer, leading Talos Energy’s Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) business and oversees the company’s ESG initiatives. Prior, Robin served as President, CEO and Director of Noble Midstream Partners (NBLX) where she guided the Partnership in Chevron and led the transaction of NBLX, following the Noble Energy acquisition. Before Noble, Robin served as CEO, President, and Director for Western Midstream Partners (formerly WES), leading the WES and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation marketing organizations through the 2019 Occidental acquisition. With nearly 20 years at Anadarko, Robin served as VP of Investor Relations among other E&P roles. Ms. Fielder serves as a director and member of the Greater Houston March of Dimes Board. Robin graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, registered with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, and member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and Women Corporate Directors. | LUIS ALCOSER GM Future Energy CHEVRON TECHNOLOGY VENTURES (Presentation Not Available) Luis Alcoser is GM of Future Energy within for Chevron Technology Ventures where he leads the Future Energy Fund investment activities in the areas of hydrogen, CCUS, mobility, energy storage, distributed power, grid optimization, energy efficiency, energy avoidance, carbon markets/offsets and circular economy. Prior to joining Chevron, Luis spent 22 years holding various upstream engineering, operations, business development and venture capital leadership roles with BP, Shell, Noble Energy and Schlumberger where he led upstream projects in conventional and unconventional plays across the continental U.S., deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Israel, Russia, Malaysia, Equatorial Guinea and Angola.
| WARREN WAITE Director of Energy Research & Analysis S&P GLOBAL Warren Waite is a Director of Energy Research and Analysis at S&P Global through its recent merger with IHS Markit. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the North American natural gas markets. His in-depth and broad knowledge of regional infrastructure, supply, demand, and price dynamics across the United States, Canada, and Mexico have helped shape research products widely used by industry. Before joining IHS Markit, Mr. Waite was manager of North American gas and power content for Platts and Bentek Energy. Earlier in his energy career, he held front office positions with several marketing and trading organizations in Chicago, Illinois, and Houston, Texas, where he managed scheduling desks, valued structured transactions and assets, and traded physical natural gas within the Gulf Coast, Midwest, and Northeast. Mr. Waite holds a Bachelor of Arts from Texas Tech University, United States, and an Energy Risk Professional designation from the Global Association of Risk Professionals. | RAMANAN KRISHNAMOORTI Chief Energy Officer UH Energy Ramanan Krishnamoorti is chief energy officer at the University of Houston since 2013, leading the university's efforts to establish education, research and outreach partnerships to address the world's most pressing energy challenges. He has served in multiple administrative role including Interim Vice Chancellor and Interim Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer for UH System and UH during 2015 to 2017. He is also a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering with affiliated appointments as professor of petroleum engineering and professor of chemistry. |
Houston Energy Breakfast | NOVEMBER 12, 2021
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DEANNA ZHANG DIRECTOR Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Deanna Zhang is a Director at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. She helps lead the Energy Technology Banking division, covering clients in areas such as oil and gas software, industrial technology, new environmental infrastructure, and alternative energy. She is responsible for deal origination and execution, performing industry and company research, and providing thought leadership in the energy technology space. She has written over a hundred articles on the topics of energy transition and technology. Prior to joining the Energy Technology Banking team, she was the Energy Tech lead for TPH Research. Deanna holds a BA in Statistics from Yale University. | HENK MOOIWEER CO-FOUNDER & CEO Grassroots Carbon Public Benefit Henk Mooiweer is co-founder and CEO at Grassroots Carbon Public Benefit LLC. Grassroots Carbon makes it easy for companies to reduce their carbon footprint. Grassroots Carbon offers an easy way to buy and sell high quality, measured, nature-based certified carbon storage credits. In his 25-year career at Shell, Henk had diverse leadership roles in innovation, strategy and business development. He managed multiple complex and unusual business and innovation opportunities. As a Shell Game Changer, he took several disruptive innovations to implementation. Henk is also an Adjunct Professor at Rice University where he teaches invention and innovation. Henk holds a PhD in organic chemistry.
| TIMOTHY ONG HEAD OF INNOVATION BHP Tim is the Head of Innovation and Continuous Improvement in BHP Petroleum. He holds a B.Eng in Electronics, a M.Sc. in Medical Physics and a Ph.D. in Physics. His career has always been in the technology and innovation space; starting with medical research (Cancer treatment) in his early career and moved to the oil and gas industry in 2004. He held a range of roles in the oil and gas including Completions Technology Manager, Product Marketing, HR and Operations Manager in various locations such as Aberdeen, Houston and Norway. Before joining BHP, Tim worked at Chevron Technology Ventures looking technology investment, pilot and deployment. During that time, he was also an advisor for Chevron on production measurement application across the globe. In his spare time, Tim enjoys food and travel. He previously combined these two passions through a blog that he wrote with his spouse, Michael. | VINCENT SAUBESTRE, PhD CEO & PRESIDENT TotalEnergies E&P Research & Technology TotalEnergy’s Research & Technology Center in which researchers in Houston and Palo Alto anticipate the future needs of the businesses while drawing on the rich innovation, venture, and academic network in North America. Supporting TotalEnergy’s transformation strategy, activities operated on behalf of the Company cover : testing the next generation of High-Performance Computers; deploying Machine Learning, AI, and cloud computing for core processes as well as for optimization of grid distribution; creating consortia of complementary partners to deploy carbon capture and storage technologies; and developing equipment capable of working at 3000m below the surface of the ocean. Having lived in eight countries, with 35+ years of experience in operations, joint-venture businesses, research, and technology development, Vincent describes himself as a combination of professional nomad, unwavering innovation optimist, and outdoors enthusiast. He will draw on this diverse background and share his thoughts on what can make, or break, capital-intensive low-carbon technology development that are needed to reduce global emissions. Vincent graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and ENSTA (Paris) and holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California. Vincent believes in blending experience and resilient collaboration with partners to innovate and is still under the illusion that he has not peaked at hockey, surfing, and long-distance cycling. |
Houston Energy Breakfast | Sept 24, 2021 (Our Come Back Event)
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JAMES WICKLUND Managing Director Stephens Inc Mr. Wicklund is a Managing Director and Senior Banker in the Energy Group at Stephens Inc. This follows a career in geophysics, engineering and operations in the global oil and gas industry, four years managing a broad energy investment portfolio and decades of following the industry as a senior research analyst. He has lived and worked in Australia, Singapore, Milan, London several times as well as the US, with Western Geophysical, Sun Oil, and ECL before joining the financial services industry as a research analyst covering the Oilfield Services sector. He is a member and past symposium chair of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), on the boards of the National Offshore Industry Association (NOIA), the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association (PESA), and the Maguire Institute Advisory Board, at SMU his alma mater. | GIRISH K. SALIGRAM President & CEO Weatherford Girish K. Saligram is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Weatherford. He assumed this position in October 2020. Before joining Weatherford, Girish served Exterran Corporation as Chief Operating Officer and previously as President, Global Services after joining the company in 2016. Previously, he spent 20 years with GE in positions of increasing responsibility as a functional and business leader in industry sectors worldwide, including his last position as General Manager, Downstream Products & Services for GE Oil & Gas. He also previously led the GE Oil & Gas Contractual Services business based in Florence, Italy. Before his eight years in the oil and gas sector, he spent 12 years with GE Healthcare in engineering, services, operations, and other commercial roles. Girish holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Bangalore University, a Master of Science in Computer Science, and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management from Northwestern University.
| LESLIE BEYER CEO Energy Workforce & Technology Council In this role, Leslie leads strategic development of the Council’s work to empower the energy workforce of the future. Working with the Council’s Board of Directors, she serves as primary advocate for the energy services sector and the key role it plays in providing reliable, affordable, cleaner energy to the world. Highlights of Beyer’s career include 15 years in Washington, D.C. serving in the U.S. Senate, multiple presidential campaigns, The White House - Executive Office of the President, U.S. State Department and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Most recently, Beyer served as Director, Member and Board Relations with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), collaborating with NAM member companies on targeted priority legislative issues and advocacy efforts, primarily in the energy industry. Beyer holds a BA in Latin American Studies and Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin. She is an Independent Director on the Board of Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. in Midland, TX, serving on the Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees. | SUNDAY SHEPHERD General Manager Corp Strategy Chevron Corporation Sunday Shepherd leads Chevron’s Corporate Strategy group, with accountability for corporate strategy development and alignment, enterprise risk management and investment governance. Sunday is passionate about building collaborative relationships within Chevron and across industry to ensure all voices are heard and to drive value. She chaired Chevron’s Executive Women’s Group in Houston from 2016-2019. Sunday joined Chevron in 2000 as a geologist and has worked in both exploration and reservoir management assignments in the United States, Venezuela and Singapore. Prior to her current role in Corporate Strategy, Sunday led Chevron’s MidContinent Applied Reservoir Management team. Sunday’s prior roles include Exploration and Regional Manager roles in US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration Advisor for Chevron’s Asia Pacific E&P headquarters in Singapore, Development Geologist in Chevron’s Latin America Business Unit on a heavy oil field in Venezuela, and Earth Scientist and Team Leader in Chevron’s Energy Technology Company consulting on reservoir issues on many global projects. Sunday earned a Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences from Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina (an Historically Black University where she received a minority scholarship) and a Master’s in Geological Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin. Sunday currently lives in Houston where she enjoys exploring the city’s food and arts scene (take out and patios!) and competing in Monopoly marathons with her three children and husband Ryan. |
Houston Energy Breakfast | March 20, 2020
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MELODY MEYER Non-Exec Director, BP, ABBIE, NOV President, Melody Meyer Energy LLC President, Women with Energy LLC Melody Meyer joined the boards of BP, AbbVie, and National Oilwell Varco (NOV) as a Non- Executive Director in 2017. She serves on the Board of Trustees of Trinity University and on the board of the National Bureau of Asian Research. Ms. Meyer is President of two companies, Melody Meyer Energy LLC and Women with Energy LLC. Melody retired from Chevron after 37 years of distinguished service with extensive leadership expertise in global upstream operations, strategic and business planning, major capital project execution, capital allocation, and in delivering superior financial results. From 2011-2016, she was President of Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production. Previously, she was President of Chevron Energy Technology Company, and Vice President Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Mid-Continent strategic business units. She held key international operations leadership assignments in Tengiz, Kazakhstan and Angola. | ROBIN FIELDER PRESIDENT & COO NOBLE MIDSTREAM SVP MIDSTREAM, NOBLE ENERGY, INC Robin Fielder has nearly 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry with a diverse background, including exploration and development engineering, upstream and midstream planning, conventional and unconventional asset management, and both operations and finance leadership roles. She was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Noble Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ: NBLX) and concurrently Senior Vice President, Midstream, of Noble Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBL) in January 2020. Before joining Noble Energy, Robin was served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the general partner of Western Midstream Operating and Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) and Senior Vice President, Midstream and Marketing at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. Prior to these roles, Robin served in positions of increasing responsibility at Anadarko, including Vice President, Investor Relations, Midstream Corporate Planning Manager, General Manager of East Texas and North Louisiana Asset, and various engineering positions in both the U.S. onshore and Gulf of Mexico. | TIM PARKER CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER ENCINO ENERGY Mr. Parker joined Encino Energy in 2016 and serves as its Chief Technical Officer. During his career, he has held positions in both corporate and technical management including:
| WILL NICHOLS DIRECTOR SIMMONS ENERGY/ A DIVISION OF PIPER SANDLER Will Nichols is a Director at Simmons Energy | A Division of Piper Sandler® and joined the firm in 2013. Previously, Mr. Nichols spent more than four years at Wells Fargo and also worked in Citi’s Global Energy Group and the Mexico City Corporate and Investment Banking office of its subsidiary, Banamex. Over the course of his 11 year career in investment banking, Mr. Nichols has closed more than $21 billion in corporate M&A and capital markets transactions. Mr. Nichols earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas and achieved his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado, graduating with distinction and Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Nichols has served as a Director of the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Houston since 2010 in support of higher education and is the current Treasurer of the organization. |
Houston Energy Breakfast | SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
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R.T. DUKES Research Director WOOD MACKENZIE R.T. is widely recognized as a global leader in US unconventional oil and gas. He advises companies at the executive and board level, as well as being a regular speaker at international industry conferences. With over 4,000 Twitter followers - he's a Social Media audience commodity and also a media favorite that you find quoted in various print and broadcast media outlets. | STEVE BARRETT SVP OCEANEERING Steve has over 30 years working in the oil and gas industry in a variety of engineering, operations and executive leadership roles. The last 12 years have focused within the subsea deepwater space leading emerging technologies, product, project and service organizations for his prior employer, FMC Technologies and more recently for Oceaneering. He currently leads Oceaneering's business development organization with a focus on strategy and technology. | KEITH BARNETT SVP ARM Energy Keith has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry with leading companies like Chevron, Columbia Gas Transmission, American Electric Power, and Merrill Lynch Commodities. Keith held engineering, managerial and executive positions with those companies in the areas of production, drilling, offshore platform design, natural gas marketing, fuel procurement, trading and structuring analytics, corporate strategy and fundamental analysis of energy markets. | ALLEN GILMER Exec Chairman ENVERUS (Formally DrillingInfo) Allen is the Founder of Drillinginfo, Inc. (Enverus), the most quickly and widely-adopted decision support software platform in the history of the oil and gas industry. Today, more than 3,500 companies comprising over 90% of US oil and gas capex subscribe to Drillinginfo's SaaS offerings. Drillinginfo (Enverus) has 650 full time employees in offices all over the world. |
Houston Energy Breakfast | March 29, 2019
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R.T. DUKES Research Director WOOD MACKENZIE R.T. Dukes is widely recognized as a global leader in US unconventional oil and gas. Mr. Dukes avises companies at the executive and board level, as well as being a regular speaker at international industry conferences. He's a media favorite that you will find quoted in various print and broadcast media outlets. | TODD ABBOTT VP Resource Plays South MARATHON OIL Todd Abbott is responsible for Marathon Oil’s Permian and Eagle Ford businesses, as well as the Land and Commercial Services organization. He joined Marathon Oil in February 2018. | RAMANAN KRISHNAMOORTI Chief Energy Officer University of Houston ENERGY Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti is the chief energy officer at the University of Houston. Prior to his current position, Krishnamoorti served as interim vice president for research and technology transfer for UH and the UHSystem. | TRENT LEE Managing Director, Gulf Coast SCHLUMBERGER Mr. Trent Lee is the Managing Director for the Gulf Coast Area for Schlumberger. His responsibility covers business operations in the Eagle Ford and Haynesville regions. Trent has been with the company 28 years. |
Houston Energy Breakfast | September 21, 2018
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R.T. DUKES Research Director WOOD MACKENZIE R.T. Dukes is widely recognized as a global leader in US unconventional oil and gas. Mr. Dukes avises companies at the executive and board level, as well as being a regular speaker at international industry conferences. He's a media favorite that you will find quoted in various print and broadcast media outlets. | MARCO CACCAVALE President BAKERHUGHES A GE COMPANY Marco Caccavale is the Vice President Onshore & Offshore Production for Baker Hughes a GE company, where he leads global business line focused on Turbomachinery and Process Solutions for Upstream field development and production life cycle services. | JIM CLAUNCH VP Operational Excellence EQUINOR Jim Claunch is currently Vice President of Operational Excellence for Development and Production USA/Mexico in Equinor. He joined Equinor in 2009 as Vice President of Global Business Services in the Houston office and subsequently held VP of HR positions in Norway and in Houston. | TIMOTHY DUNCAN President & CEO TALOS ENERGY INC. Tim Duncan is the President and CEO and a founder of Talos Energy Inc., which was recently converted to a public company from a private one formed in March 2012 and initially funded with up to $600 million of private equity commitments from Apollo Global Management, LLC and Riverstone Holdings LLC. |
AN ENERGY EVENING EVENT | May 22, 2018
Former Group CIO, BP PLC - MIKE GIBBS
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Mike Gibbs FORMER GROUP CIO, BP PLC Michael Gibbs is the former Group CIO for BP, PLC having responsibility for setting and implementing BP’s IT strategy and providing computing and telecommunications technology services worldwide. As CIO, Michael led a transformation of the IT function at BP, reducing costs by a third, re-structuring key third-party contracts and reorganizing the function and operating model. He drove improvements in operational integrity, value measurement and a tight focus on Cyber Security, establishing a 24x7 global security operations center. Before retiring, Michael led the application of emerging digital technologies including plans for a major migration from legacy data centers to the cloud. |
Houston Energy Breakfast | March 23, 2018
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R.T. DUKES Research Director WOOD MACKENZIE R.T. is widely recognized as a global leader in US unconventional oil and gas. Mr. Dukes advises companies at the executive and board level, as well as being a regular speaker at international industry conferences. He’s a media favorite that you’ll find quoted in various print and broadcast media outlets. | PHIL VOLLANDS President NEWPARK DRILLING With over 20 years of industry experience, Phil Vollands serves as President, Fluid Systems for Newpark Resources. In this role, Mr. Vollands is committed to the growth of Newpark as the technology leader in the drilling fluids space through the accelerated adoption of new technologies and the advancement of Newpark's deepwater strategy. PRESENTATION COMING SOON | JACKIE WALLACE VP, Data & Analytics, Digital Tech Baker Hughes, a GE Company Jackie Wallace is the Data and Analytics leader for Baker Hughes, a GE company. Jackie has spent more than 28 years in the energy and oil & gas industries, and has held various business and IT leadership roles supporting Sales, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, ERP, Operations, and Business Integration. | CINDY YEILDING Senior Vice President BP America Cindy Yeilding is currently Senior Vice President, BP America. Previous roles include VP Gulf of Mexico Exploration & Appraisal, and Global Geoscience Research and Technology Manager for BP. Cindy has served as an American Association of Petroleum Geologists Distinguished Lecturer and was named a “Legend in Exploration” by AAPG. |
AN ENERGY EVENING EVENT | November 7, 2017
President Chevron Technology Ventures - BARBARA BURGER
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Barbara Burger PRESIDENT CHEVRON TECHNOLOGY VENTURES Barbara Burger, Ph.D., joined Chevron in 1987 and is currently the president of Chevron Technology Ventures, an organization that champions innovation and the integration of emerging technologies into Chevron. Barbara holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Rochester, a doctoral degree in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology and an academic honor MBA in finance from the University of California, Berkeley. |
Houston Energy Breakfast | September 22, 2017
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Regina Mayor Principal, KPMG Regina has over 25 years of experience delivering large-scale business and technology changes to major energy companies around the world. Her expertise in providing advisory services spans across the energy value chain from wellhead to retail and from the power plant to burner tip. She is a recognized thought leader on the disruptive trends facing the various segments of the energy value chain -- from the impact of millennials and baby boomers on gasoline consumption to the changing demands in power generation.
| Andrew Biar President, STRATEGIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS Andrew founded Strategic Public Affairs® in 2000. Drawing on more than a quarter of a century of experience in government, communications/media, business and politics, he and the firm provide lobbying, government relations and communication/media counsel to businesses in key sectors of the economy including oil & gas; upstream, midstream and downstream, utilities, healthcare, automotive, home building, finance and more.
| Paul Geiger Senior VP, Corporate Development, SWN Paul Geiger is the Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Southwestern Energy. In 2014 he joined the company as Senior Vice President, Fayetteville Shale Division and then moved to become Senior Vice President, West Virginia Division before named to his current role in 2016.
| R.T. Dukes Research Director, WoodMackenzie R.T. is widely recognized as a global leader in US unconventional oil and gas. Mr. Dukes advises companies at the executive and board level, as well as being a regular speaker at international industry conferences. He’s a media favorite that you’ll find quoted in various print and broadcast media outlets.
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An Energy Eventing Event - TX Railroad Commissioner - Ryan Sitton, May 23, 2017
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Ryan Sitton TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSIONER Ryan Sitton is serving the state of Texas as the first engineer on the Railroad Commission in 50 years. One of the world’s leading experts in energy markets, production and regulation, in 2014, he was elected to the Texas Railroad Commission, the state agency that oversees oil and gas regulation in Texas. A native Texan who grew up in the Irving area, Ryan is a graduate of Texas A&M University where he earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and met his wife, Jennifer. Click Here for Full Bio |
PAST SPEAKERS - Houston Energy Breakfast | March 24, 2017
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Marc G. Davidson Sr. Director of Technology HALLIBURTON Mr. Davidson has 29 year's experience in technology, manufacturing, and supply chain in a range of industries. His responsibilities include overseeing the development of Halliburton's new products and services for well cementing, stimulation, production chemicals and related technologies. | R.T. Dukes Research Director WOOD MACKENZIE R.T. manages the company’s detailed analysis of major upstream developments through the North American Key Play service. He also serves as a North American advisor for the company’s Macro Oils (Oil Price Outlook) service. Mr. Dukes specializes in play description, decline curve analysis, production forecasting, and economic modeling. | Nathan McMahan Director Unconventional Reservoirs Excellence CONOCOPHILLIPS Nathan has ten years of industry experience in various technical positions, including projects, production, completions and reservoir engineering within ConocoPhillips. Before moving to his current role, he was reservoir engineer in Eagle Ford responsible for advanced production and performance analysis services throughout the Americas. | Jim Claunch Vice President of Operational Excellence STATOIL Mr. Claunch joined Statoil in 2009 as Vice President of Global Business Services in the Houston office and subsequently held VP of HR positions in Norway and in Houston. He has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector including 14 years of international experience serving in various financial and shared services roles. |
PAST SPEAKERS - Houston Energy Breakfast | December 2, 2016
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Greg Vesey Managing Director & CEO LNGL Greg has held senior executive roles in the international energy sector through a distinguished career of 35 years with Chevron and Texaco. Most recently he was President of Chevron Natural Gas & Vice President, Gas Supply sand Trading from 2011 to 2015. In this role he was responsible for Chevron’s Global LNG, natural gas, and natural gas liquid marketing and trading activity and was based in Houston. | R.T. Dukes Research Director Wood Mackenzie R.T. manages the company’s detailed analysis of major upstream developments through the North American Key Play service. He also serves as a North American advisor for the company’s Macro Oils (Oil Price Outlook) service. Mr. Dukes specializes in play description, decline curve analysis, production forecasting, and economic modeling. | Michele McNicol CEO Wood Group Asset LIfe Cycle Solutions - West Michele is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CEO of Wood Group Asset Life Cycle Solutions – West, which was formed in July 2016 following the consolidation of Wood Group’s businesses. Michele oversees almost 13,000 employees who provide projects and modifications, operations & maintenance, industrial, pipeline & decommissioning services throughout the Americas. She serves on Wood Group’s Executive Leadership Team. | Kenneth B. Medlock III, PH.D Fellow in Energy & Resource Economics Baker Institute Kenneth B. Medlock III, Ph.D., is the James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at the Baker Institute and the senior director of the Center for Energy Studies. He is also the director of the Masters of Energy Economics program, holds adjunct professor appointments in the Department of Economics and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and is the chair of the faculty advisory board at the Energy and Environment Initiative at Rice University. PRESENTATION UNAVAILABLE |
PAST SPEAKERS - Houston Energy Breakfast | September 16, 2016
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Charles E. (Chuck) Nagel, III President Burnett Oil Chuck joined Burnett Oil in March of 2012 as Vice President of Exploration. His abilities earned him great respect throughout the company and he was appointed Executive Vice President in January of 2014. In September 2014, upon Bill Pollard stepping down as President, Chuck accepted the role as President of Burnett Oil Company. | R.T. Dukes Research Director Wood Mackenzie R.T. manages the company’s detailed analysis of major upstream developments through the North American Key Play service. He also serves as a North American advisor for the company’s Macro Oils (Oil Price Outlook) service. Mr. Dukes specializes in play description, decline curve analysis, production forecasting, and economic modeling. | Janeen Judah President SPE, General Manager Chevron Janeen is the 2017 President of the Society of Petroleum Engineers International, with about 100,000 professional and 65,000 student members worldwide. She works for Chevron, where she has held several executive and management positions, including General Manager of Chevron’s Southern Africa business, President of the Environmental Management Company and GM for reservoir and production engineering technology. | Maryanne Maldonado Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Houston Techology Center Maryanne Maldonado is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Houston Technology Center (HTC), a Houston based technology business accelerator and the largest technology business incubator in Texas. |
PAST SPEAKERS - Houston Energy Breakfast | June 10, 2016
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Maria Claudia Borras Chief Commercial Officer, GE Oil and Gas Based in Houston, Texas Maria Claudia manages a team of over 4000 employees globally in the sales, commercial, key accounts and marketing organizations of the company. She was appointed to her this position in January 2015 when she joined GE as a Company Officer. | R.T. Dukes Research Director, Wood Mackenzie R.T. manages the company’s detailed analysis of major upstream developments through the North American Key Play service. He also serves as a North American advisor for the company’s Macro Oils (Oil Price Outlook) service. Mr. Dukes specializes in play description, decline curve analysis, production forecasting, and economic modeling. | Jim Marchiori Executive Director, Global Energy Management (GEM), UC Denver Business School Jim Marchiori is the Executive Director of the Global Energy Management (GEM) Program at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. Over his 30 year career, Jim has been a champion for the use technology and innovation in workforce development for the oil and gas industry. | David Reid Chief Marketing Officer, National Oilwell Varco (NOV) David Reid is Chief Marketing Officer at National Oilwell Varco (NOV). He is charged with developing the market and strategic engine of NOV across regional operations and business segments in order to offer their customers a most valued position in their relative markets. NO SLIDES AVAILABLE |
Past Speakers - Houston Energy Breakfast | March 31, 2015
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Michael Thomas COO - Gas, BP Energy Co. Michael Thomas is the chief operating officer for natural gas in BP Energy Co. (BPEC). In this role, he directs the company’s North American natural gas Marketing and Origination, and Transportation and Operations teams, while jointly leading overall natural gas strategy with the Head of Gas Trading. | R.T. Dukes Research Director, Wood Mackenzie R.T. manages the company’s detailed analysis of major upstream developments through the North American Key Play service. He also serves as a North American advisor for the company’s Macro Oils (Oil Price Outlook) service. Mr. Dukes specializes in play description, decline curve analysis, production forecasting, and economic modeling. | Leslie Beyer President, Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association As President of PESA, Beyer leads PESA’s efforts supporting priorities of the energy industry’s manufacturers, oilfield service and supply companies. Previously, Beyer served as Director of Member and Board Relations with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). | Allen Gilmer Co-Founder, Chairman, & CEO, DrillingInfo Mr. Allen Gilmer was recently elected as the Chairman of the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association - one of the largest oil and natural gas groups in the United States. Prior to co-founding Drillinginfo in 1999, Allen was an independent oilman for 7 years, co-founding three profitable E&P companies. |
Past Speakers | December 3, 2015
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Regina Mayor Principal, KPMG Regina Mayor serves as the National Sector Leader for Energy, Natural Resources and Chemicals and as the Americas Oil and Gas Leader. In both of these capacities, she helps determine the strategy and investment for the firm to better serve the Energy industry as well as optimizes the delivery of our services nationally. | Leigh-Ann Russell VP Performance Global Wells, BP Leigh-Ann is accountable for all the business processes that deliver BP’s wells operations globally. This includes performance, planning, finance, risk, strategy, reporting and management systems. Prior to taking up the role of VP performance in 2013, Leigh-Ann’s most recent roles have been as Completions Manager, Drilling Engineering Manager and Operations Manager. | June Ressler CEO & President, CENERGY International CENERGY International, is the leading global workforce and safety solutions provider for the energy industry. June started her business in 1996 with one consultant. Since then, she has grown her company to nearly $300 million in sales, with 80 internal employees and more than 1,2000 consultants, operating in offices in the US, Canada, the Netherlands and Australia. | R.T. Dukes Research Director, WoodMackenzie R.T. manages the company’s detailed analysis of major upstream developments through the North American Key Play service. He also serves as a North American advisor for the company’s Macro Oils (Oil Price Outlook) service. Mr. Dukes specializes in play description, decline curve analysis, production forecasting, and economic modeling. |
Past Speakers | September 17, 2015
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William T. Yardley President, US Transmission, Spectra Energy Bill Yardley is president of Spectra Energy’s U.S. transmission business, responsible for the company’s extensive network of natural gas infrastructure across the country. He leads the business development, project execution, operations and environment, health and safety efforts associated with Spectra Energy’s U.S. portfolio of assets. | Greg C. Garland Chairman & CEO, Phillips 66 Greg Garland is chairman and CEO of Phillips 66, a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company. A chemical engineer, Garland has more than 30 years of industry experience in technical and executive leadership positions within the oil and natural gas and chemicals industries. | Skip York Vice President of Integrated Energy, Wood Mackenzie Skip York is the Vice President of Integrated Energy in Wood Mackenzie’s America’s Research Team responsible for cross-segment integration of petroleum market issues for North America. | David J. Porter Chairman, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman David Porter was elected statewide by the people of Texas in November 2010 to serve a six-year term as Railroad Commissioner and was unanimously elected by his fellow commissioners to serve as Chairman in June 2015. |
Past Speakers | June 12, 2015
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Gary Willingham Executive Vice President, Noble-Energy Gary Willingham is executive vice president of operations for Noble Energy. He is responsible for Noble Energy’s global production, drilling, major projects and supply chain activities. | David Lee Vice President Americas, Rigzone David Lee is the Vice President, Americas, of Rigzone, the worlds’ largest online resource for oil and gas news, careers, data services and events. | Jim Summers Partner, Environmental Resource Management (ERM) Jim Summers is a Partner at Environmental Resources Management (ERM), currently leading both the Midstream Sector and Integrated Water Management Practice for the firm. | Reagan (R.T.) Dukes Senior Analyst, Wood Mackenzie R.T. Dukes specializes in play description, decline curve analysis, production forecasting, and economic modeling. He has also been involved with numerous domestic upstream consulting projects ranging from asset opportunity screenings, third-party valuations, due diligence, and strategic reviews. |
Past Speakers | April 17, 2015
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Scott Prochazka President & CEO, Centerpoint Energy Scott Prochazka is a recognized leader in delivering natural gas and electricity within the continental United States. CenterPoint Energy is a fortune 500 company with over $20B in assets, 5.5M customers across six states and owns the majority of Enable Midstream Partners. | Greg Vesey Vice president Gas Supply and Trading, Chevron Greg Vesey is Vice President of Gas Supply and Trading (GSAT) with responsibility for marketing natural gas to wholesale and large end-use customers in the United States, Canada and Europe. | Craig Heilmann Associate Partner, IBM Security Craig Heilmann brings 20 years of technical, professional, managerial and entrepreneurial experience to the team, specifically applied in areas of information security, controls and governance. | Reagan (R.T.) Dukes Senior Analyst, Wood Mackenzie R.T. Dukes has spent 6 years with Wood Mackenzie in various research and consulting roles. Currently, he manages the company’s detailed analysis of major upstream developments through the North American Key Play service. |
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