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Washington DC Energy Forum

When

11:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

Where

The Westin DC Downtown
999 9th St NW

Information

Join us for our Washington DC Energy Forum at The Westin DC Downtown on Wednesday, April 30 from 11:00am - 5:00pm (EDT). Join us for lunch, presentations from our experts and networking with our local team and your industry peers.

Our team7

Rob Cordray

Rob Cordray

Managing Director, Americas

Claudio Galimberti

Claudio Galimberti

Chief Economist & Director of Market Analysis

Mike McCormick

Mike McCormick

Head of New York Advisory

Marina Domingues

Marina Domingues

Vice President, Head of US New Energies

Jeff Dickerson

Jeff Dickerson

Principal, Advisory

Andrew Shepard

Andrew Shepard

Principal, Advisory

Amir Zaman

Amir Zaman

Head of Sales and Marketing Americas

Program

11:00am
Registration opens, lunch and networking

 

12:00pm
Welcoming remarks
Rob Cordray, Managing Director, Americas, Rystad Energy
Courtney Sims, Vice President, Head of DC Office, Rystad Energy

 

12:05pm – 12:35pm
Rystad Energy house view: Which energy carriers will dominate the energy systems in the next two decades
Claudio Galimberti, Chief Economist and Global Market Analysis Director, Rystad Energy

 

12:35pm – 1:05pm
Steel tariffs 2.0: A nostalgic restoration
Alistair Ramsay, Vice President, Supply Chain Research, Rystad Energy

 

1:05pm – 1:35pm
Brave new world: Upstream supply and investment outcomes in a shifting energy policy landscape
Thomas Liles, Vice President, Upstream Research, Rystad Energy

 

1:35pm – 2:05pm
US and global gas market update
Mike McCormick, Head of New York Advisory, Rystad Energy

 

2:05pm – 2:30pm
Networking coffee break

 

2:30pm – 3:30pm
Panel discussion: Power markets and supply buildout for AI and data centers
Amir Zaman, Head of Americas Sales and Marketing, Rystad Energy, Moderator
Richard Meyer, Vice President, Energy Markets, Analysis & Standards, American Gas Association
Dr. Ariel Castillo, Chief Engineer, Advanced Energy, MITRE Corporation
Jason Ketchum, Vice President of Commercial, Regulatory, Government Affairs and Community Relations, ONE Gas
Angela Amos, Regulatory Affairs, AES Clean Energy

 

3:30pm – 4:00pm
The US energy pivot: Can biofuels and synthetics deliver?
Marina Domingues, Vice President, Head of US New Energies, Rystad Energy

 

4:00pm – 4:30pm
Reshaping the global critical minerals value chain: Challenges and opportunities
Jeff Dickerson, Principal, Advisory, Rystad Energy

 

4:30pm – 5:00pm
Carbon capture and storage: Will permitting challenges continue to delay decarbonization?
Andrew Shepard, Principal, Advisory, Rystad Energy

 

5:00pm
Closing remarks
Courtney Sims, Vice President, Head of DC Office, Rystad Energy

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