Held under the auspices of

2026 Speakers

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Governor Jeff  Landry

Governor Jeff Landry

57th Governor

The State of Louisiana

Congresswoman Julia Letlow

Congresswoman Julia Letlow

5th Congressional District of Louisiana

U.S. House of Representatives

Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy

Deputy Director & COO

US Trade and Development Agency

Ben Kochman

Ben Kochman

Deputy Administrator, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

Maria Rita Galli

Maria Rita Galli

CEO

Aktor LNG

Suryan Wirya-Simunovic

Suryan Wirya-Simunovic

Managing Executive Officer and Regional Head - Americas (Energy Related Business)

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Swaminathan Kannan

Swaminathan Kannan

President

GAIL Global USA

Mike Dorris

Mike Dorris

SVP, Senior Project Manager - Louisiana LNG

Bechtel Energy

Takatoshi Seiki

Takatoshi Seiki

SVP, Midstream & Downstream Projects

Tokyo Gas America Ltd.

Jesús Urias Millán

Jesús Urias Millán

CEO

Regasificadora del Pacifico

Najla Jamoussi

Najla Jamoussi

Director, Market Fundamentals - Global LNG

Cheniere

H.E. Ángeles Moreno Bau

H.E. Ángeles Moreno Bau

Ambassador

Embassy of Spain in the United States

H.E. Dr. Suriya Chindawongse

H.E. Dr. Suriya Chindawongse

Ambassador

The Royal Thai Embassy in Washington D.C.

Danielle van Mulukom

Danielle van Mulukom

Minister-Counselor for Economy

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Washington D.C.

H.E. Pjer  Šimunović

H.E. Pjer Šimunović

Ambassador

Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the United States of America

H.E. Sven Alkalaj

H.E. Sven Alkalaj

Ambassador

Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Washington D.C.

H.E. Vlad Kulminski

H.E. Vlad Kulminski

Ambassador

Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to the United States of America and United Mexican States

H.E. Zoran Popov

H.E. Zoran Popov

Ambassador

Embassy of the Republic of North Macedonia to the United States

H.E. Cissé Cheikh Boide

H.E. Cissé Cheikh Boide

Ambassador

Embassy of Mauritania in Washington D.C.

Maha Attia

Maha Attia

Associate Vice Chairman for Foreign Trade

EGAS

Mayor Marshall Simien, Jr.

Mayor Marshall Simien, Jr.

Mayor

City of Lake Charles

Brian Abshire

Brian Abshire

President

Calcasieu Parish Police Jury

Representative Brett Geymann

Representative Brett Geymann

District 35 and Chair, Natural Resources and Environment Committee

Louisiana House of Representatives

Senator Jeremy Stine

Senator Jeremy Stine

Senate District 27

Louisiana State Senate

Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt

Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt

Senior MD – Energy and Critical Minerals Practice

McLarty Associates

Senator Mary Landrieu

Senator Mary Landrieu

Senior Policy Advisor

Van Ness Feldman LLP

Honorable Mark Menezes

Honorable Mark Menezes

President & CEO

United States Energy Association

Christopher Guith

Christopher Guith

SVP, Global Energy Institute

US Chamber of Commerce

Masataka Yarita

Masataka Yarita

Director, Deputy GM, Washington Office

JOGMEC

Michael Openlander

Michael Openlander

MD – Global Energy Investment Banking

Moelis

Michelle Bourg

Michelle Bourg

VP, Business and Economic Development

Entergy Louisiana

Glauco Campos

Glauco Campos

GM for Fuel Origination and Trading

ENEVA S.A.

Rishona Harris

Rishona Harris

Vice President, Human Resources

Centuri

Chett Chiasson

Chett Chiasson

Executive Director

Greater Lafourche Port Commission (Port Fourchon)

Fabio Feital

Fabio Feital

LNG Trading Manager

PETROBRAS

Jose Sarmiento

Jose Sarmiento

VP, Country Manager – El Salvador

Invenergy

Johanna Schmidtke

Johanna Schmidtke

VP of Applied Energy Infrastructure

GTI Energy

Iryna Sereda

Iryna Sereda

Global Head of Gas & LNG

BloombergNEF

Dustin Davidson

Dustin Davidson

Secretary

Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy

Paige Carter

Paige Carter

Chief Business Development Officer

Louisiana Economic Development (LED)

Traci Radosta

Traci Radosta

Head of Americas

Global CCS Institute

Sergio Chapa

Sergio Chapa

Senior LNG Analyst

Poten & Partners

Mike Reese

Mike Reese

9th President

McNeese State University

Will Green

Will Green

President & CEO

LABI

Greg Upton

Greg Upton

Interim Executive Director

LSU Energy Institute

Jason French

Jason French

Chief of Staff and SVP - External Relations

LSU

Sara McLeod Judson

Sara McLeod Judson

CEO

Community Foundation Southwest Louisiana

Cornell Johnson

Cornell Johnson

Director

CEWD

Timothy Truong

Timothy Truong

Senior LNG Technology Manager

Bechtel Corporation

Steven Borsos

Steven Borsos

VP - LNG

Fluor

Hamish Horne

Hamish Horne

Director, Technical Services and Engineering Support

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Rajeev Nanda

Rajeev Nanda

VP - Front-End Business Development Americas

Technip Energies

Nina Spencer

Nina Spencer

Vice President Americas

NESFircroft

Mohit Bhatia

Mohit Bhatia

Director (Commercial)

IGL

Rodney Durban

Rodney Durban

VP Heavy Industry

Hitachi Energy

Ron Heffron

Ron Heffron

VP, LNG & Future Fuels

GHD

Bethanne  Slaughter

Bethanne Slaughter

Vice President of Strategic Accounts – LNG

Emerson

Colby Plaia

Colby Plaia

VP - Construction and Modules

Turner Industries

Robert Pelton

Robert Pelton

Senior Manager

Ebara Elliott Energy

Stephen Chan

Stephen Chan

Director, Global Gas Development

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

John Vincent Ergina

John Vincent Ergina

Technology Director

Siemens Energy

Amanda Duhon

Amanda Duhon

VP & Regional Director - North & Central America

EIC (Energy Industries Council)

Jesper Naimi Funch Poulsen

Jesper Naimi Funch Poulsen

Sales Director

Baker Hughes

Preshit Smarth

Preshit Smarth

Manager - Corporate Strategy & Business Development

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

Jonas Oxgaard

Jonas Oxgaard

Senior Expert

McKinsey & Company

Dipanjan Bhattacharya

Dipanjan Bhattacharya

Technology Manager - LNG & Gas Processing

Kiewit

Noemi Ortiz

Noemi Ortiz

Senior Operational Planning Analyst

Petroleos Del Peru - Petroperu

Omar Sayeed

Omar Sayeed

Solution Consultant Director

Honeywell

Simon Leyland

Simon Leyland

Industry Strategy Director - Energy

Siemens Industry Software

Katherine Koch

Katherine Koch

Sr Global Product Manager

Hanwha Power

Sunny Xu

Sunny Xu

Chairman

C-LNG Solutions Pte. Ltd.

Joey Coco

Joey Coco

President/CEO

DigiTwin Global

Anita Parkinson

Anita Parkinson

Senior Simulation Consultant

Ausenco Engineering Canada ULC

Raj Shekhar

Raj Shekhar

CEO

EnergyStrat Consulting

Yogesh Srivastava

Yogesh Srivastava

CEO

Teknobuilt

Ryan Roth

Ryan Roth

Vice President of Project Development

Refined Technologies

Kristian Grjotheim

Kristian Grjotheim

VP and Manager Strategic Accounts

Aize

Toluwanimi Laoye

Toluwanimi Laoye

Mechanical Engineer

Nigeria LNG Limited

Widhi Yoga Saryanto

Widhi Yoga Saryanto

Mechanical Engineer

Badak LNG

Maxime Le Poupon

Maxime Le Poupon

Statutory and Technical Services Manager

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore

Stavroula Gkyrti

Stavroula Gkyrti

Senior Professional Process Section

DESFA SA

Matthew Davidsaver

Matthew Davidsaver

CCS Product Champion

GE Vernova

Kevin Warner

Kevin Warner

Chief Technology Officer

Mustang Sampling

Mark Zappi

Mark Zappi

Executive Director of the UL Energy Institute of Louisiana

University of Louisiana

John Galiotos

John Galiotos

Dean Workforce Development & Associate Professor of Chemistry

Southern University at Shreveport

Isobel O'Connell

Isobel O'Connell

Strategic Partner

Metagnosis Consulting

Md Zahirul Islam Khan

Md Zahirul Islam Khan

Energy Resiliency Engineer

Energy Institute of Louisiana, University of Louisiana

Fabian Montealegre

Fabian Montealegre

Maintenance Consultancy Manager

Wood

R. Peter Weaver

R. Peter Weaver

Advisor

Orbital Advisors

Valerio Giuseppe Traettino

Valerio Giuseppe Traettino

Lead Instrumentation Engineer

Baker Hughes

Luke Chen

Luke Chen

Senior Process Engineer

Kiewit Engineering Group

Daniel Burdett

Daniel Burdett

Principal Simulation Engineer

Oxford Flow

Jesse Mikulec

Jesse Mikulec

Lead Process Engineer

ControlRooms.ai

SathyaPriya B C

SathyaPriya B C

Technical Professional - Instrumentation/Controls

KBR

Fadi Bachir

Fadi Bachir

Specification Manager

Owens Corning

Ochiai Shigemi

Ochiai Shigemi

Materials Scientist & Reliability Engineering Strategist

Jonquil Consulting Inc.

Jonathas Mathias de Oliveira

Jonathas Mathias de Oliveira

Head of Energy Project

Aperam Alloys Imphy

Jose Daniel Briceno Soto

Jose Daniel Briceno Soto

Quality Field Engineer

Baker Hughes

Edin Rakovic

Edin Rakovic

Founder & CEO

Prosera

Darrell Breaux

Darrell Breaux

Strategic Accounts Director

C2O Group

Oleh Skrynyk

Oleh Skrynyk

Senior Data Scientist

LSEG Data & Analytics

Sébastien Lavoie

Sébastien Lavoie

Project and Business Development Manager

Roctest

Joaquim Pujol

Joaquim Pujol

Director

Vector Beta SLU

Bang Xu

Bang Xu

R&D director

Dason Technology Inc.

Steve Ward

Steve Ward

Senior Technical Sales Manager

Trelleborg Marine Systems UK LTD

Trey  Naquin

Trey Naquin

Field Engineer

Flexitallic

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