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18 October 2017

 

Dalton J. Woods Auditorium
Energy, Coast & Environment Bldg
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Energy Summit™ 2017:

Operating in a New Energy World

 

 AGENDA

 NOTE: Topics, speakers and session times are subject to change.

 

     8:00 - 9:00       

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

  9:00 - 9:15  

Welcome and Conference Overview
David E. Dismukes, Executive Director & Professor, LSU Center for Energy Studies

  9:15 -10:00  

Keynote—Lightning Strikes: Timeless Lessons in Creativity from the Life and Work of Nikola Tesla
John Wasik, Journalist & Author

  10:00 -10:30  

BREAK

  10:30 - 11:15  

Market Outlook
Matt Smith, Director of Commodity Research, ClipperData

  11:15 -12:00  

Current Federal Policy Issues & Trends
C. Kyle Simpson, Senior Advisor, Hogan Lovells US LLP

  12:00 - 1:00  

LUNCH

  1:00 - 2:15  

Roundtable: Transportation Infrastructure Development
Moderator:  Greg Upton, Assistant Professor, LSU Center for Energy Studies
Allen Fore, VP Public Affairs, Kinder Morgan

Tyler Gray, Chief Counsel to Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Marjorie McKeithen, Partner, Jones Walker
Aaron Wimberly,  Business Development Manager, EnLink Midstream

  2:15 -3:00  

Accommodating High Levels of Distributed Energy Resources
John N. Moura, Director, Reliability Assessment & System Analysis, North American Electric Reliability Corporation

 

3:00 - 3:30

 

BREAK

  3:30 - 4:15  

Labor Movement
Christiane Spitzmueller, Associate Professor, Industrial Organizational Psychology, University of Houston

  4:15 - 5:00  

Cybersecurity: The Utilities' View
Bob Lockhart, VP Cybersecurity, Technology and Research, Utilities Technology Council

  5:00 - 5:15  

Concluding Remarks
David E. Dismukes

  5:15 - 7:15   RECEPTION