Energy Capital Conference 2023 Speaker Presentations
Opening Fireside Chat: Civitas Resources
MODERATOR:
- Jordan Blum, Editorial Director, Hart Energy
SPEAKER:
- Marianella Foschi, Chief Financial Officer, Civitas Resources
The Future of Raising Capital in the Oil & Gas Industry
A confluence of residual angst over returns, post-Covid shock and energy transition concerns have coalesced to make investing in the energy space more dynamic than ever. Can windfall profits and record-setting returns luring them back? And if not, who will fill the void left by public markets in the capital-intensive energy industry
MODERATOR:
- Trevor Wommack, Partner and Chair of Finance Department, Latham & Watkins
SPEAKERS:
- Daniel East, Managing Director of Energy Capital Markets, Houlihan Lokey
- Rob McLean, Managing Director – Energy Leveraged Finance, Wells Fargo
- Cristina Stellar, SVP & Managing Director, BOK Financial Securities
Free Cash Flow: How to Make the Most of Record Oil & Gas Profits
Oil and gas producers around the world continue to show strong profits after a windfall in 2022, and many are using that free cash to make good on their pledges to boost returns to shareholders. But what's the best way for companies to get the most bang for the bucks they share with investors? These leaders explain the pros and cons of dividends, buybacks and growth.
MODERATOR:
- A.J. Ericksen, Partner, White & Case
SPEAKERS:
- Neal Dingmann, Managing Director - Energy Research, Truist Securities
- James Wicklund, Managing Director - Client Relations & Business Development, PPHB
Capital Access: Private Equity
Private funding holds a host of benefits to companies that are starting out or simply want to avoid the hassles of the public regulatory market. Nevertheless, private equity has evolved along with other aspects of the energy industry. Some players have abandoned the space while others have moved in. These panelists share why oil and gas has held their loyalty and attracted new players.
MODERATOR:
- David Elder, Partner, Akin
SPEAKERS:
- Frost W. Cochran, Managing Director & Founding Partner, Post Oak Energy Capital
- Brooks Despot, Director, EnCap Investments
- Billy Quinn, Managing Partner, Pearl Energy Investments
- Evan Smith, Senior Vice President, Stephens Inc.
Afternoon Keynote: How & When Can we Grow Organically?
Dan Pickering will give insight to the energy macro outlook and what's going on from supply and demand to OPEC. He will focus on how public capital markets are opening up during the upcycle that is certainly underway. From commodity, profitability to consolidating. Companies restricting spending are turning to creative ways of thinking, from no longer investing in drill bits, per se, to spending in the stock market. Dan and Jordan will chat about what's coming, and how he sees this macro environment playing out.
MODERATOR:
- Jordan Blum, Editorial Director, Hart Energy
SPEAKER:
- Dan Pickering, Chief Investment Officer, Pickering Energy Partners
Fireside Chat: Money & Markets
The ebb and flow of resource production and transportation needs remains a challenge within the energy space as takeaway capacity may impede price during even the best of times. Our experts report on the market dynamics ahead and where the bottlenecks may create breakdowns.
MODERATOR:
- Eric Stevens, President and Chief Operating Officer, NSAI
SPEAKERS:
- Justin Carlson, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, East Daley Analytics
- Dennis Kissler, Senior Vice President of Trading, BOK Financial Securities
- James Wicklund, Managing Director - Client Relations & Business Development, PPHB
Capitalizing on the Energy Transition
Critical to making the energy transition a success is accessing the capital to make it happen as well as generating profit from it. These experts will discuss the best practices currently in play and what the future holds for earning revenue from these new streams.
MODERATOR:
- Omar Samji, Partner - Private Equity, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
SPEAKERS:
- Juan Agudelo, Head of Energy Transition, Welligence Energy Analytics
- Deborah Byers, retired-Partner, Ernst & Young
- John Donovan, Founder and Managing Partner, Donovan Ventures
- Dan Romito, Consulting Partner, Pickering Energy Partners
Financing the Emergence of Global LNG
Abundant natural gas in the US has created an opportunity for domestic producers and nations abroad that desperately need the resource. But supporting the emergence of a global resource market won't be easy or cheap. These experts share their insights for what the future could hold as this commodity demand grows and the world resource mix evolves.
MODERATOR:
- Pietro Pitts, International Managing Editor, Hart Energy
SPEAKERS:
- Tyler Kruse, Vice President, Corporate Finance, Mexico Pacific Limited
- Benjamin Nolan, Managing Director, Stifal Financial Corporation