Houston's Presidential SummitSM, hosted by the Greater Houston Partnership, provided a high level discussion of energy security policy.
- A world-class event exploring a critical national security issue.
- High-level energy symposium and exhibition with world-renowned presenters featuring leading energy suppliers, technologies and innovations.
- More than 1,000 senior-level business executives, energy experts, public policy leaders and elected officials in attendance.
- Additional coverage provided by radio and Web cast.
- Hundreds of news reporters from around the world.
Presidential Candidate only Tickets
— Special Tickets are available to the public to hear Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton speak at 6 p.m. at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The tickets will be distributed free-of-charge through the following local radio stations: KTRH, KTRU, KMJQ, KPFT, KLAT, KPTY. Please contact stations for distribution. These tickets are valid only to hear Senator Clinton and do not allow access to the other events of the day. If additional candidates register to speak, please check this site for instructions on how to attend. Due to heightened security, please arrive at the Convention Center at least two hours early. Valid photo I.D. and ticket are required for entry.
video WEBCAST
Please check back soon for a full webcast of the day's events.
event INFORMATION
Summit Agenda
| Times subject to change | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration and Energy Issues Exhibition open |
| 11: a.m. | Luncheon Intro: Dan Wolterman, President and CEO, Memorial Hermann; Chairman, Greater Houston Partnership Intro: John Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company Keynote: Robert A. Mosbacher, Sr., U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1989-1992 under President George H. W. Bush |
| 1:00 p.m. | Supply Side Choices Panel Moderator: Frank Steininger, Partner, Assurance Energy, PricewaterhouseCoopers Panelists: Dana Flanders, President, Chevron Technology Ventures James T. Hackett, Chairman, President & CEO, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Thad Hill, Executive Vice President and President, NRG Texas Robert C. Kelly, Ph.D., Founding Partner, DKRW Energy LLC Aubrey McClendon, CEO, Co-Founder and Chairman, Chesapeake Energy |
| 2:00 p.m. | Conservation and the Environment Presentations
Introduction Intro: Lane Sloan, Special Assistant to the Provost and Director, University of Houston's Strategic Energy Alliance Intro: Dan Bellow, President, Houston Corporate Services, The Staubach Company Presenters: Mayor Bill White, City of Houston Scott Nyquist, Director, McKinsey & Company Carl Pope, Executive Director, Sierra Club |
| 3:00 p.m. | Global Hydrocarbons Panel Moderator: Renu Khator, Ph.D., President, University of Houston Panelists: Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr., President & CEO, Marathon Oil Corporation Mark J. Finley, General Manager, Global Energy Markets and U.S. Economics, BP America, Inc. H.G. “Buddy” Kleemeier, Chairman, Independent Petroleum Producers Association Ali Moshiri, President, Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration & Production James Oberwetter, former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia John Richels, President, Devon Energy Corporation |
| 4:30 p.m | Renewable Energy Panel Moderator: Mae Jemison, M.D., Founder, The Jemison Group. Panelists: Antonio Martins da Costa, CEO and Chairman, Horizon Wind Energy Rhone Resch, President, Solar Energy Industries Association Dan Watkins, Ph.D., Managing Director, DFJ Mercury |
| 6:00 p.m. | Intro: Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. Congresswoman U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of New York (Time subject to change) |
| 6:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks John Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company |
| 7 p.m. | Reception |
The Greater Houston Partnership is a 501(c)(6) organization that is the primary advocate of the Houston area business community and is dedicated to building regional economic prosperity. It is hosting Houston's Presidential SummitSM to inform and educate the general public on the critical role of energy to the economic prosperity and security of the United States. The Greater Houston Partnership and the Houston's Presidential SummitSM do not endorse, support or oppose any candidate for President of the United States.
