Held under the auspices of
Endorsers

October 13-15, 2026 | Event Center Lake Charles, Lake Charles, USA

2026 Speakers

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Kyle Haustveit

Kyle Haustveit

Under Secretary of Energy

U.S. Department of Energy

Jeff Landry

Jeff Landry

57th Governor

The State of Louisiana

Julia Letlow

Julia Letlow

5th Congressional District of Louisiana

U.S. House of Representatives

Akshay Kumar Singh

Akshay Kumar Singh

MD & CEO

Petronet LNG

Maria Rita Galli

Maria Rita Galli

CEO

Aktor LNG

Swaminathan Kannan

Swaminathan Kannan

President

GAIL Global USA

Brenton Hawtin

Brenton Hawtin

SVP of Operations

Sempra Infrastructure

Mike Dorris

Mike Dorris

SVP, Senior Project Manager - Louisiana LNG

Bechtel Energy

Si Li

Si Li

GM

Wison Engineering USA

Tom Feutrill

Tom Feutrill

Project Director - Louisiana LNG

Woodside Energy

Takatoshi Seiki

Takatoshi Seiki

SVP, Midstream & Downstream Projects

Tokyo Gas America Ltd.

Najla Jamoussi

Najla Jamoussi

Director, Market Fundamentals - Global LNG

Cheniere

Bhavika Parikh

Bhavika Parikh

MD, Energy Investment Banking

Mizuho | Greenhill

Michael Openlander

Michael Openlander

MD – Global Energy Investment Banking

Moelis

Ben Kochman

Ben Kochman

Deputy Administrator, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

Marshall Simien, Jr.

Marshall Simien, Jr.

Mayor

City of Lake Charles

Brian Abshire

Brian Abshire

President

Calcasieu Parish Police Jury

Brett Geymann

Brett Geymann

District 35 and Chair, Natural Resources and Environment Committee

Louisiana House of Representatives

Jeremy Stine

Jeremy Stine

State Senator, 27th District

Louisiana State Senate

Phillip Eric Tarver

Phillip Eric Tarver

District 36

Louisiana House of Representatives

Ángeles Moreno Bau

Ángeles Moreno Bau

Ambassador

Embassy of Spain in the United States

Ahmed Bekov

Ahmed Bekov

Counselor for Energy Policy

German Embassy Washington, D.C.

Danielle van Mulukom

Danielle van Mulukom

Minister-Counselor for Economy

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

Pjer Šimunović

Pjer Šimunović

Ambassador

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

Sven Alkalaj

Sven Alkalaj

Ambassador

Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Washington D.C.

Vlad Kulminski

Vlad Kulminski

Ambassador

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

Cissé Cheikh Boide

Cissé Cheikh Boide

Ambassador

Embassy of Mauritania in Washington D.C.

Mark Menezes

Mark Menezes

President & CEO

United States Energy Association

Geoffrey Pyatt

Geoffrey Pyatt

Senior MD – Energy and Critical Minerals Practice

McLarty Associates

Mary Landrieu

Mary Landrieu

Senior Policy Advisor

Van Ness Feldman LLP

Christopher Guith

Christopher Guith

SVP, Global Energy Institute

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Michelle Bourg

Michelle Bourg

VP, Business and Economic Development

Entergy Louisiana

Masataka Yarita

Masataka Yarita

Director, Deputy GM, Washington Office

JOGMEC

Tala Goudarzi

Tala Goudarzi

Partner and former Acting Assistant U.S. Secretary of Fossil Energy

Torridon Group

Ed Crooks

Ed Crooks

Vice Chair, Americas

Wood Mackenzie

Christine Gadsby

Christine Gadsby

Chief Security Advisor

BlackBerry

Glauco Campos

Glauco Campos

GM for Fuel Origination and Trading

ENEVA S.A.

Rishona Harris

Rishona Harris

Vice President, Human Resources

Centuri

Ben Reinke

Ben Reinke

SVP – Global Business Development, Deputy CCO

X-energy

Jose Sarmiento

Jose Sarmiento

VP, Country Manager – El Salvador

Invenergy

Luc Fusetti

Luc Fusetti

Director, Long-term LNG Marketing & Origination – North America

TotalEnergies

Jeff Lowney

Jeff Lowney

Senior Director US Origination and Business Development

Uniper

Amanda Harmon

Amanda Harmon

Director

GTI Energy

Subodh Borse

Subodh Borse

CEO - Technical

Ndeavour Marine Group

Daniel Burke

Daniel Burke

Commanding Officer – Marine Safety Unit, Lake Charles

U.S. Coast Guard

Chett Chiasson

Chett Chiasson

Executive Director

Greater Lafourche Port Commission (Port Fourchon)

Kim Montie

Kim Montie

Executive Director

Cameron Parish Port, Harbor and Terminal District

Kimberly Guedry

Kimberly Guedry

Regional Director (AR, OK, LA, NM, and TX)

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency

Ioannis Stavrakopoulos

Ioannis Stavrakopoulos

Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) Head

DESFA 

Fabio Feital de Carvalho

Fabio Feital de Carvalho

LNG Trading Manager

PETROBRAS AMERICA

Dustin Davidson

Dustin Davidson

Secretary

Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy

Tim Tarpley

Tim Tarpley

President

Energy Workforce & Technology Council

Iryna Sereda

Iryna Sereda

Global Head of Gas & LNG

BloombergNEF

Traci Rodosta

Traci Rodosta

Strategy and Advocacy Advisor, Americas

Global CCS Institute

Paige Carter

Paige Carter

Chief Business Development Officer

Louisiana Economic Development (LED)

Will Green

Will Green

President & CEO

LABI

Sergio Chapa

Sergio Chapa

Senior LNG Analyst

Poten & Partners

Mike Reese

Mike Reese

9th President

McNeese State University

Jason French

Jason French

Chief of Staff and SVP - External Relations

LSU

Tommy Faucheaux

Tommy Faucheaux

President

LMOGA

Sara McLeod Judson

Sara McLeod Judson

CEO

Community Foundation Southwest Louisiana

Alix Steel

Alix Steel

Principal

Drivepath Advisors

Mark Schlackman

Mark Schlackman

Partner

Baker Botts

Dr. Faye Gerard

Dr. Faye Gerard

Director - Energy Transition & Americas  

International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP)

Fred Hutchison

Fred Hutchison

President & CEO

LNG Allies

Cornell Johnson

Cornell Johnson

Director

CEWD

Clair Marceaux

Clair Marceaux

Community Affairs and Social Responsibility Manager, Louisiana LNG

Bechtel Energy

Richard Mackintosh

Richard Mackintosh

Portfolio Director

dmg events

Jeff Fahd

Jeff Fahd

Field Purchasing and Expediting Manager, Louisiana LNG

Bechtel Energy

Faraz Shahid

Faraz Shahid

Director - Supply Chain Center of Excellence

Cheniere Energy

Sinan Klkety

Sinan Klkety

Director of Business Development

Wison New Energies

Leonardo Tartara

Leonardo Tartara

VP of Procurement

Tecnimont

Maneesh Gupta

Maneesh Gupta

Senior Director – Global Supply Chain Commercial Strategies

Fluor Corporation

Yuliana Wu

Yuliana Wu

Logistics Manager

Bechtel

Emily McDaniel

Emily McDaniel

Director of Finance

City of Lake Charles

Hamish Horne

Hamish Horne

Director, Technical Services and Engineering Support

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Timothy Truong

Timothy Truong

Senior LNG Technology Manager

Bechtel Corporation

Steven Borsos

Steven Borsos

VP - LNG

Fluor

Rajeev Nanda

Rajeev Nanda

VP - Front-End Business Development Americas

Technip Energies

Jonas Oxgaard

Jonas Oxgaard

Senior Expert

McKinsey & Company

Bethanne Slaughter

Bethanne Slaughter

Vice President of Strategic Accounts – LNG

Emerson

Stephen Chan

Stephen Chan

Director, Global Gas Development

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

Robert Pelton

Robert Pelton

Senior Manager

Ebara Elliott Energy

Amanda Duhon

Amanda Duhon

VP & Regional Director - North & Central America

EIC (Energy Industries Council)

Madhav Raman

Madhav Raman

Additional General Manager

IGL

Lina Gonzalez

Lina Gonzalez

Project Manager

Kiewit

John Vincent Ergina

John Vincent Ergina

LNG Business Development Manager

Siemens Energy

Colby Plaia

Colby Plaia

VP - Construction and Modules

Turner Industries

Christine Gadsby

Christine Gadsby

Chief Security Advisor

BlackBerry

Matthew Davidsaver

Matthew Davidsaver

CCS Product Champion

GE Vernova

Caryn Fuller

Caryn Fuller

Partner

HKA Global, LLC

Jason Manning

Jason Manning

VP - Energy Solutions

Kiewit

Noemi Ortiz

Noemi Ortiz

Senior Operational Planning Analyst

Petroleos Del Peru - Petroperu

Simon Leyland

Simon Leyland

Industry Strategy Director - Energy

Siemens Automation

Jesper Naimi Funch Poulsen

Jesper Naimi Funch Poulsen

Sales Director

Baker Hughes

Omar Sayeed

Omar Sayeed

Solution Consultant Director

Honeywell

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

Stuart Mitchell

Stuart Mitchell

President & CTO

PipeSense

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

LNG Specialist Process Engineer

DESFA SA

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

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 and Controls

KBR

Fadi Bachir

Fadi Bachir

Specification Manager

Owens Corning

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

David Hood

David Hood

Sales Manager Oil and Gas

Saft America

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.

John Harkrider

John Harkrider

General Manager

Axial Fans USA Inc.

Steve Ward

Steve Ward

Senior Technical Sales Manager

Trelleborg Marine Systems UK LTD

Braeden Fields

Braeden Fields

Sales Manager, Americas

Molecular Products, Inc.

Trey Naquin

Trey Naquin

Field Engineer

Flexitallic

Jonathan Hichens

Jonathan Hichens

Technical Expert

EUTEX International

Jessika Heads

Jessika Heads

Director - Key Accounts

NES Fircroft

Daniel Willingham

Daniel Willingham

Chief of Marketing/Owner Partner

Veratex Gas Group

Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas

Associate Principal | Ports & Terminals Specialist

W.F. Baird & Associates

Chad Verret

Chad Verret

Business Development North America

C-LNG Solutions Pte. Ltd.

Willem Marais

Willem Marais

Gas Treatment, SME, Production Chemistries

SLB

Andre Folse

Andre Folse

President

Air-Nu of Baton Rouge, LLC

Eduardo Andrade

Eduardo Andrade

Solutions Engineering

SIAD Americas LLC

Siddharth Thakur

Siddharth Thakur

CEO

Paradigm Robotics

Dan Overly

Dan Overly

VP of Sales & Marketing

USA Industries

Randall Jaymes

Randall Jaymes

Regional Sales Engineer

Protego USA

George Donaldson

George Donaldson

Regional Sales Manager

Teledyne FLIR

Stephen McCord

Stephen McCord

Founder & Chairman of the Board

Procedure Solutions Managment, LLC

Jody Singletary

Jody Singletary

COO

Dunham Price Group

Adam Wood

Adam Wood

Senior Business Development Director

LTTS

David Martin

David Martin

Director of Science

Perry Weather

Leonardo Paolucci

Leonardo Paolucci

Instrument Engineer

Baker Hughes Company

Federica Furcas

Federica Furcas

New Units Strategy and Growth manager - Pipeline and UGS

Baker Hughes

Carlo Arrioja

Carlo Arrioja

Head of Global Account Sales

ABB

Jamie Hughes

Jamie Hughes

Regional Manager – Americas

CMP

Farhan Ali Shah

Farhan Ali Shah

Project Manager

Sarsan Heavy Engineering FZE

Navpreet Bharaj

Navpreet Bharaj

Principal & Structural Engineer

Ratio Structural Engineering

Oskar Cortez

Oskar Cortez

Project Engineer

Taper-Lok Technologies

Drake LeBlanc

Drake LeBlanc

Sr. Account Manager & Technical Advisor

HASC

Russell Shnitser

Russell Shnitser

Lead Process Engineer, LNG Process Technology and Equipment

Honeywell LNG

Rawand Kader

Rawand Kader

VP - Engineering & Operations

New Fortress Energy

Mark Peters

Mark Peters

Operations Director

LNG Center of Excellence

Paul Sullivan

Paul Sullivan

SVP - LNG Americas

Worley

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