Conference Agenda
Our 2024 agenda includes 30-45 minute panels and presentations discussing a variety of key energy industry topics. Each session allows for Q&A at the end.
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Panel: Gulf of Mexico E&P - The Key Public Players 01:00PM – 01:40PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Chevron Corporation (CVX); Christie Brown, General Manager Asset Development, Gulf of Mexico BU
Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR); Chris Olson, Vice President, Global Exploration
Talos Energy, Inc. (TALO); John Spath, Executive Vice President and Head of Operations
W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI); William Williford, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer -
Panel: Gulf of Mexico E&P - Private Companies Love the Cash Flow 01:45PM – 02:25PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Beacon Offshore Energy (Private); Joseph Leimkuhler, Chief Operating Officer
Cantium, LLC (Private); Richard Kirkland, Chief Executive Officer
LLOG Exploration Company L.L.C. (Private); Eric Zimmermann, Chief Operating Officer
Westlawn Americas Offshore (Private); Gregory Hebertson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer -
Panel: Offshore Supply Vessels - A Growing Recovery in Worldwide Demand 02:30PM – 03:00PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (Private); Todd Hornbeck, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Laborde Marine Management (Private); Peter Laborde, Managing Member/Owner
Tidewater, Inc. (TDW); Piers Middleton, Chief Commercial Officer -
Panel: Offshore Oil Field Services and Energy Infrastructure - Addressing the Surge in Offshore Drilling 03:05PM – 03:45PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Enterprise Offshore Drilling (Private); Brad James, President and Chief Executive Officer
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (GIFI); Richard Heo, President and Chief Executive Officer
Reliant Recycling (Private); Ames Lafferty, Vice President of Projects
Seadrill Limited (SDRL); Dustin Torkay, Director of Operations -
Presentation: A&D and M&A in the E&P Industry 03:50PM – 04:20PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Petrie Partners, LLC; Richard Moss, Managing Director -
Keynote Speaker: 04:25PM – 05:00PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
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Opening Reception: Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres & Networking 05:30PM – 07:30PM
Four Seasons, 34th Floor, Vue Orleans
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Breakfast 07:30AM – 08:15AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom Foyer
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Panel: U.S. Onshore E&P - The Permian and Eagle Ford Continue to Dominate 08:00AM – 08:40AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Riley Exploration Permian, Inc (REPX); Philip Riley, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President - Strategy
Ring Energy, Inc. (REI); Paul McKinney, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Silverbow Resources, Inc. (SBOW); Steven Adam, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Vital Energy, Inc. (VTLE); Jason Pigott, President and Chief Executive Officer -
Presentation: Severance Tax Developments 08:45AM – 09:15AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Ryan, LLC; Steve Dudgeon, Principal -
Panel: Private Equity - Where Are New Deals Happening? 09:20AM – 10:00AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Black Bay Energy Capital, LLC; L. Guy Cook III, Partner
Blackgold Capital, Management; Shalin Patel, Director of Research
Juniper Capital Advisors, L.P.; Todd Dittmann, Partner
Lime Rock Partners; Gary Sernovitz, Managing Partner -
Break 10:00AM – 10:15AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom Foyer
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Panel: Alternative Sources of Funding 10:15AM – 10:45AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Amerisource Business Capital and Amerisource Secured Income Fund; Bill Herrington, Executive Vice President
Macquarie Bank Limited; Chris Rutherford, Managing Director
Nuveen - Energy Infrastructure Credit; Eliot Javanmardi, Managing Director
Production Lending, LLC; Ryan Childs, Principal
Silver Point Capital, L.P.; Damon Putman, Managing Director -
Panel: U.S. Onshore E&P - Multi Basin Approach Reduces Portfolio Risk 10:50AM – 11:30AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Amplify Energy Corp. (AMPY); Martyn Willsher, President and Chief Executive Officer
Fortify Energy, LLC (Private); Anthony Schnur, Chief Executive Officer
Kolibri Global Energy Inc. (KGEI); Wolf Regener, President Chief Executive Officer and Director
PEDEVCO Corp. (PED); Doug Schick, President -
Panel: Managing Commodity Price Risks Amid Market Uncertainty, Volatility, and Constraints 11:35AM – 12:15PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Mobius Risk Group; Phil Thompson, Managing Director, Strategy
Morgan Stanley; Grant Brady, Managing Director
Macquarie Bank Limited; Brennan Higgins, Managing Partner -
Lunch Panel #1: Commercial and Investment Banking - Where are Deals Getting Done? 12:30PM – 01:00PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom B
CIBC Capital Markets; David Lazarus, Managing Director
First Horizon Bank; Bryan Chapman, Market President, Energy Lending
Raymond James; Will Hodge, Managing Director, Co-head of E&P
Texas Capital Bank; Marc Graham, Managing Director, Head of Energy -
Lunch Panel #2: Current Trends in Corporate Structures, Governance and the Globalization of Stock Markets 01:00PM – 01:30PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom B
London Stock Exchange Group; Chris Mayo, Head of Primary Markets, Americas
Nasdaq; Nicole Chambers, Senior Managing Director
New York Stock Exchange; Marc D. Cunningham, Head of Energy, Industrials, Capital Markets
Jones Walker; Victoria Bagot, Partner -
Panel: E&P - Balancing Growth and Returning Value to Shareholders 01:40PM – 02:20PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Diversified Energy Company PLC (DEC); Douglas Kris, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Evolution Petroleum Corporation (EPM); Kelly Loyd, Chief Executive Officer
Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (GRNT); Luke Brandenberg, Chief Executive Officer -
Panel: Onshore OFS - Where is Demand Growing with Higher Oil Prices? 02:25PM – 03:05PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
DNOW Inc. (DNOW);
Drilling Tools International Corp. (DTI); Wayne Prejean, Chief Executive Officer
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET); Neal Lux, President and Chief Executive Officer
NCS Multistage Holdings Inc. (NCSM); Ryan Hummer, Chief Executive Officer -
Panel: International E&P - Africa and South America Gaining Traction 03:10PM – 03:50PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Afentra plc (AET); Anastasia Deulina, Chief Financial Officer
BW Energy (BWE); Thomas Kolanski, Chief Commercial Officer
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (EGY); George Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer -
Panel: Onshore OFS 03:55PM – 04:35PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Flotek Industries, Inc. (FTK); Ryan Ezell, Chief Executive Officer
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. (ICD); Anthony Gallegos, President and Chief Executive Officer
Key Energy Services (Private); J. Marshall Dodson, President and Chief Executive Officer
ProPetro Holding Corp. (PUMP); David Schorlemer, Chief Financial Officer
Ranger Energy Services (RNGR); Melissa Cougle, Chief Financial Officer -
Panel: Guyana is the New Frontier for Investment Opportunities in Energy and Beyond 04:40PM – 05:20PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom A
Andalusian Energy LLC (Private); Pedro Santos, Executive Chairman and Founder
Jones Walker; Marc Hebert, Partner
Keystone Legal & Business Consultants, Inc. (Georgetown, Guyana); Joanna Simmons, Attorney-at-Law, Keystone Chambers -
Sazerac House Networking Reception: Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres & Networking 06:00PM – 08:00PM
Sazerac House, 101 Magazine Street, Corner of Canal Street
Mini-bus transportation from main entrance of Four Seasons to/from venue beginning at 5:45 pm
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Breakfast 07:30AM – 08:15AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom Foyer
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Panel: LNG: Worldwide Supply & Demand and the Impact of Sanctions and US Permit Pause 08:00AM – 08:40AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG); Alex Whittington, Director of International Affairs
Macquarie Bank Limited; Michael Bennett, Managing Director, Global LNG -
Panel: CCUS - An Evolving Market and Louisiana's Role in the Emerging CCS/CCUS Economy 08:45AM – 09:25AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom
EY; Greg Matlock, Global Energy & Resources Industry Tax Leader
Crescent Midstream (Private); Jerry Ashcroft, Chief Executive Officer
Storegga (Private); Randy Wheeler, Senior Vice President - Gulf Coast Projects -
Panel: Sustainability Investing - The Corporate and Investor Perspectives 09:30AM – 10:10AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom
Deloitte; Steven Ward, Managing Director - ESG Services & Climate Market Offering Leader
Ranger Energy Services (RNGR); Melissa Cougle, Chief Financial Officer
Riverwater Partners LLC; Adam Peck, Founder and Chief Investment Officer -
Break 10:10AM – 10:25AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom Foyer
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Presentation: Carbon Offsets and Other Market-Based Decarbonization Solutions 10:25AM – 10:55AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom
Mobius Risk Group; Drew Lichter, Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development -
Presentation: Living the Transition 11:00AM – 11:30AM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom
International-Matex Tank Terminals LLC (Private); Carlin Conner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Vertex Energy, Inc. (VTNR); Doug Haugh, Chief Commercial Officer -
Panel: Investing in the Energy Transition & Infrastructure 11:35AM – 12:15PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom
Breakwall Capital LP; Jamie Brodsky, Managing Partner and Co-CEO
Bernhard LLC; David Amoss, Vice President of Development
Regen Capital Partners; Andrejka Bernatova, Managing Director -
Lunch Presentation: New SEC Climate Disclosure Rules 12:25PM – 12:55PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, River Ballroom
Deloitte; Katy Tresselt, Audit & Assurance Energy ESG Leader -
Lunch Panel: Federal Tax Issues 01:00PM – 01:30PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, River Ballroom
Ryan, LLC; Ian Boccaccio, Principal -
Panel: Louisiana Future Energy - All-of-the-Above Strategy 01:40PM – 02:10PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom
GNO Inc.; Michael Hecht, President and Chief Executive Officer -
Panel: Wind Energy in Louisiana - The Latest Developments 02:15PM – 02:55PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom
Louisiana Economic Development (LED); Brad Lambert, Director, Strategic Initiatives
Greater Lafourche Port Commission on Offshore Wind Projects; Loulan Pitre, Jr. , Partner with Kelly Hart Pitre
Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources; Blake Canfield, Executive Counsel
Louisiana Public Service Commission; Brandon Frey, Executive Secretary
RWE Renewables - Offshore Wind; Anthony Bodin, Senior Wind Offshore Developer -
Presentation: Syncing Emissions with Reserves - A Strategic Fusion 03:00PM – 03:30PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom
ComboCurve Inc. Rick Garza, Director of Strategic Development - Carbon -
Panel: Key Themes and Drivers of the Energy Transition 03:35PM – 04:25PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom
GEVO Inc.(GEVO); Eric Frey, Vice President of Finance and Strategy -
Presentation: Artificial Intelligence in the Energy Industry 04:30PM – 05:00PM
Four Seasons, 3rd Floor, Plimsoll Ballroom
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Closing Reception: Cocktail, hors d'oeuvres & Networking 05:30PM – 07:00PM
Emeril's Brasserie, Caesars New Orleans
Participating Companies & Summaries
A diverse group of over 80 organizations, who are active in the energy industry, including public and private energy companies, advisory, investment, private equity, industry trade groups, regulatory agencies and support firms.
- Afentra plc (LSE:AET)
- All Coast, LLC (Private)
- Amerisource Business Capital
- Amplify Energy Corp. (NYSE:AMPY)
- Andalusian Energy (Private)
- Beacon Offshore Energy (Private)
- Bernhard LLC (Private)
- Black Bay Energy Capital, LLC
- BlackGold Capital Management
- BloombergNEF
- Breakwall Capital LP
- Cantium, LLC (Private)
- Capital Energy Read S.L.V. (Private)
- Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)
- CIBC Capital Markets
- ComboCurve Inc.
- Danos Ventures (Private)
- Daniel Energy Partners
- Deloitte
- Diversified Energy Company PLC (NYSE:DEC)
- Drilling Tools International Corp. (Nasdaq:DTI)
- Enterprise Offshore Drilling (Private)
- Enverus
- Epsilon Energy Ltd. (Nasdaq:EPSN)
- Evercore ISI
- Evolution Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:EPM)
- ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions (NYSE:XOM)
- EY
- First Horizon Bank
- Flotek Industries, Inc. (NYSE:FTK)
- Fortify Energy, LLC (Private)
- Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FET)
- Foundation Energy Management, LLC (Private)
- GEVO, Inc. (NYSE:GEVO)
- Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (NYSE:GRNT)
- Greater Lafourche Port Commission on Offshore Winde Projects
- Greyhound Energy (Private)
- Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (Nasdaq:GIFI)
- Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (Private)
- Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:ICD)
- International Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT) (Private)
- Johnson Rice
- Jones Walker
- Juniper Capital Advisors, L.P.
- Key Energy Services (Private)
- KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:KLXE)
- Kolibri Global Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:KGEI)
- Laborde Marine Management (Private)
- Lime Rock Partners
- LLOG Exploration Company (Private)
- London Stock Exchange
- Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources
- Louisiana Economic Development (LED)
- Louisiana Public Service Commission
- Macquarie Bank Limited
- McKinsey & Company
- Mobility Fund
- Mobius Risk Group
- Monarch Bioenergy (Private)
- Morgan Stanley
- Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR)
- Nasdaq
- NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:NCSM)
- NextDecade Corporation (Nasdaq:NEXT)
- New York Stock Exchange
- Nuveen – Energy Infrastructure Credit
- Pareto Securities
- PEDEVCO Corp. (NYSE AMER:PED)
- PetroTal Corp. (TSX:TAL)
- Petrie Partners
- Preng & Associates
- Production Lending, LLC
- ProPetro Holding Corp. (NYSE:PUMP)
- Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:RNGR)
- Raymond James
- Regen Capital Partners
- Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NYSE:REPX)
- Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE AMER:REI)
- Riverwater Partners, LLC
- RWE Renewables – Offshore Wind
- Ryan
- Seadrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL)
- Silver Point Capital, L.P.
- SilverBow Resources, Inc. (NYSE:SBOW)
- Talos Energy, Inc. (NYSE:TALO)
- Tamboran Resources Limited (ASX:TBN)
- Tidewater, Inc. (NYSE:TDW)
- Texas Capital Bank
- Tulane Energy Institute
- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE/LSE: EGY)
- Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (NASDAQ:VGAS)
- Vertex Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTNR)
- Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE)
- Westlawn Americas Offshore (Private)
- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI)