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GEMI 2015 Symposium: Reliability and Security Across the Energy Value Chain

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Bauer College of Business

4250 Martin Luther King Blvd,
College Business Building Room 302
The University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-6021

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Phone: 832-256-2229
Email: gsbean@bauer.uh.edu
Room: CBB 302K

Connor Davies
Phone: 415-686-9613
Email: cdavies@uh.edu
Room: CBB 302K

GEMI 2015 Symposium: Reliability and Security Across the Energy Value Chain

This year's symposium focused on emerging energy challenges.

Luncheon Keynote Speaker:

C. Gregory Harper

President, Gas Pipelines and Processing, Enbridge

Thank you to our Gold Sponsors:

Agenda

Time & Session Title	Topics	Panelists
7-7:45 a.m.	Breakfast
8-9:30 a.m. - Regulation	Cyber Security Carbon Regulations Market Design to Withstand Polar Vortices Harmonizing Gas & Power Regulations Oil & Gas Exports Key Issue: Are environmental and greenhouse gas emissions goals consistent with reliability and security in the energy supply chain?	Matt Blizard Director Navigant Consulting, Inc. • View presentation Victor Flatt Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law University of North Carolina School of Law Director Center for Law, Environment, Adaptation, and Resources (CLEAR) • View presentation Kathleen Lake Vinson & Elkins (ret) • View presentation Rae McQuade President, North American Energy Standards Board NAESB Tony Scaraggi Vice President of Operations GDF SUEZ Gas NA • View presentation
9:30- 9:45 a.m.	Morning Break
9:45- 11:30 a.m. - Infrastructure	Obstacles to Pipeline Construction Power Generation Capacity Adequacy Is Oil by Train Here to Stay? Paying for Transmission of Intermittent Power Sources Import/Export Infrastructure Fracking Materials Supply Chain Key Issue: How are issues of security and reliability of the energy supply chain incorporated into the planning and execution of new energy infrastructure?	Art Smith Executive Professor C. T. Bauer College of Business • View presentation Erik Eriksson Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel Port of Houston • View presentation Sam Newell Principal Brattle Group Svetlana Valonis PwC
11:45 a.m.- 12:45 p.m.	Lunch
1-2:30 p.m. - Contracts & Financing	Imbalance Between Pipeline and Power Plant Contract Duration Financing Models for Refining and Power Generation Similarities and Differences Financing Oil and Gas Export Facilities Has the MLP Structure Outlived its Usefulness in Midstream and Why are Yieldcos Taking Off in Power? Key Issue: What is the best business structure to assure the timely, safe and reliable build-out of the post-shale energy infrastructure?	Praveen Kumar Cullen Distinguished Chair and Professor C. T. Bauer College of Business • View presentation Scott Archer Managing Director, Investment Banking Tudor Pickering & Holt • View presentation Sean Dolan Managing Director Alinda Capital Partners Katy Gottsponer Partner Vinson & Elkins
2:30- 2:45 p.m.	Afternoon Break
2:45 - 4:30 p.m. - Risk Management	Hedging Blown Out Basis Differentials How Should Reliability Standards be Set? Cost Benefit Analysis of Power Outages Can Oil Spills be Eliminated? Key Issue: How should financial, technological, environmental, health and safety risks be shared and managed between shippers, infrastructure owners, consumers and other stakeholders?	John Corrigan Partner PwC • View presentation Vikram Kulkarni Vice President, Supply GDF Suez Energy Resources Bojana Popovic Vice President of Retail Strategy and Business Development EDF Trading • View presentation Rick Smead Managing Director, Advisory Services RBN Energy • View presentation
4:30 p.m.	Adjourn