ENERGY GROWTH and DECARBONIZATION
ECET Summit
April 22, 2025 8:00am – 5:00pm
USC Hotel
3540 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90007
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Topic |
Speakers |
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8:00- 8:50 AM |
Breakfast |
Breakfast and Registration |
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9:00 AM |
Introduction |
Dr. Marsha H. Ershaghi Senior Advisor Tapestry Networks, Independent Board Member
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9:05 AM |
ECET in 2024 |
Dr. Iraj Ershaghi Executive Director |
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9:10 AM |
Energy |
Dr. Andrea Hodge Fluor Professor in Engineering & Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, & |
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9:20 AM |
Looking Ahead |
Dr. Yannis C. Yortsos Zohrab A. Kaprielian |
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9:30 AM |
AI and Energy Requirements |
Dr. Massoud Pedram Charles Lee Powell Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, USC Moderator: Dr. Donald Paul Executive Director, Energy Institute & William M. Keck Professor of Energy |
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10:00 AM |
Keynote 1: A New Energy Path for the 21st Century |
Dr. Scott Tinker CEO Energy Corps, Chairman Switch Energy Alliance, CEO Tinker Energy Associates, Director Emeritus Bureau of Economic Geology Moderator: Francisco Leon President & CEO California Resources Corporation |
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10:30 AM |
BREAK |
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10:45 AM |
Keynote 2 : The Role of International Energy Companies in Energy Transition |
Musabbeh Al Kaabi Executive Director of Low Carbon Solutions & International Growth, ADNOC Moderator: Dr. Marsha H. Ershaghi Senior Advisor Tapestry Networks, Independent Board Member |
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11:15 AM |
Keynote 3: Energy Resource Investments |
Mr. Brian Singer Managing Director, Global Head GS SUSTAIN, Goldman Sachs Moderator: Mr. Gary Buntmann Executive Chairman, Co-founder Crimson Resource Management |
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11:45 AM |
ECET Awards: Daneshy Award Fissell Award |
Marisa Hamsik General Manager, Strategy & Market Insights for Offsets & Emerging Technologies Chevron New Energies Mr. Gary Buntmann Executive Chairman, Co-founder Crimson Resource Management Moderator: Dr. Charles Zukoski Robert E. Vivian Professorship in Energy Resources & Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, USC |
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12:00-12:30 12:30-1:30PM |
Lunch Buffet Poster |
Dr. Fokion Egolfopoulos William E. Leonhard Professor of Engineering, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, USC Dr. Stephen B. Cronin Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, USC Dr. Aiichiro Nakano Professor of Computer Science, Physics & Astronomy, & Biological Sciences, USC Dr. Zhenglu Li Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, USC Dr. Brent Melot Associate Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, USC Dr. Behnam Jafarpour N.I.O.C Fellow & Professor of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, USC Dr. Birendra Jha Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science & Civil & Environmental Engineering, USC Dr. Kristian Jessen Professor of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, USC Dr. Theo T Tsotsis Robert E. Vivian Chair in Energy Resources & Professor of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Professor of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, USC Dr. Surya Prakash George A. & Judith A. Olah Nobel Laureate Chair in Hydrocarbon Chemistry & Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, USC |
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1:30 PM |
Subsurface Carbon |
Dr. Behnam Jafarpour N.I.O.C Fellow & Professor of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, USC Dr. Jay H. Lee Choong Hoon Cho Chair & Professor of Chemical & Materials Science, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, & Industrial & Systems Engineering, USC Dr. Akhil Datta-Gupta Regents Professor, University Distinguished Professor and Peterson ’36 Chair, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University Moderator: Ms. Elena Melchert President of Energia Consulting LLC
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2:15 PM |
Role of |
Dr. Christine Ehlig-Economides Professor, Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair, University of Houston Mr. Amer Khan Expert Reservoir Engineer at Pacific Gas & Electric Company Dr. Steve Nutt Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, USC Moderator: Dr. Eric R. Upchurch Chevron Fellow and Sr. Principal Advisor |
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3:00 PM |
Break |
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3:15PM |
Decarbonization |
Dr. Arthur (Trem) Smith Managing Partner, TS&J Energy Ms. Denise Owusu Decarbonization Manager, Motive Power Inc Mr. Mark Ver Hoeve President, Quandary Geoscience LLC Moderator: Dr. Donald Paul Executive Director, Energy Institute & William M. Keck Professor of Energy Resources & Research Professor of Engineering, USC
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4:00PM |
Developing Inclusive |
Mr. Warner Williams CEO, Warner M. Williams LLC Jim Crompton Reflections Data Consulting LLC Mr. Mike Hauser OpsPathways, LLC Moderator: Mr. Lamont Hames CEO, LMH Strategies, Inc
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4:50pm |
Wrap Up
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Dr. Marsha H. Ershaghi Senior Advisor Tapestry Networks, Independent Board Member |