Opening keynote

• Linda Capuano, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Administrator
• Greg L. Armstrong, Chair, National Petroleum Council Chairman and CEO, Plains All American Pipeline
  Keynote remarks

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Plenary session

• Linda Capuano, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
• Mark Lauby, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
  Resilience Framework
  
• David Patton, Potomac Economics
  Resilience and Emerging Issues in Wholesale Electricity Markets
• Gordon van Welie, ISO New England Inc.
  Managing the Fuel-Security Risk During the Power System's Rapid Transformation

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Lunch keynote

• John Kemp, Senior Market Analyst, Commodities and Energy Reuters News
  Cyclical behavior of oil prices

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Technological progress in U.S. tight oil production

• Meg Coleman, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
• Robert Clarke, Wood Mckenzie
  
• Stephen Ingram, Haliburton
  Technologies Impacting US Unconventional
• Danya Murali, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  Forecasting technology improvements for U.S. crude oil production

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Electricity industry in transition

• Stan Kaplan, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
  
• Beth Garza, ERCOT Independent Market Monitor
  Wind Integration in ERCOT
• Eric Gebhardt, GE Power
  Electricity Industry in Transition
• Craig Glazer, PJM Interconnection
  A Romp Through Restructuring…Looking Back to Look Forward

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The growing importance of U.S. petroleum and LNG exports

• Hannah Breul, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
  The growing importance of U.S. petroleum and LNG exports
• Blake Eskew, IHS Markit
  US Petrochemicals, The growing importance of export markets
• Ryan Hickman, Shell
  The growing importance of U.S. petroleum and LNG exports
• Saad Rahim, Trafigura
  US Crude & Products Exports

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Energy efficiency of buildings as a competitive factor

• Erin Boedecker, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
  Energy efficiency of buildings as a competitive factor
• Mike Barancewicz, Loudoun County Public Schools
  Energy Efficiency and Conservation
• Duane J. Desiderio, The Real Estate Roundtable
  What's Driving Energy Efficiency Investment in U.S. Commercial Real Estate?
• Karen Galindo-White, Energy Systems Group
  Energy Efficiency is Critical for Governmental Facilities Asset Modernization

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Morning keynote

• Mark W. Menezes, Under Secretary of Energy
• Kevin J. McIntyre, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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Autonomous vehicles and their expected impact on travel demand and energy consumption

• Melissa Lynes, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
  
• Nicholas Chase, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  Autonomous Vehicles: Uncertainties and Energy Implications
• Alexander Edwards, Strategic Vision
  Electrification, Automation and Shared Mobility

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Downstream oil and natural gas development in Appalachia

• Mindi Farber-DeAnda, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
  
• Steven B. Hedrick, MATRIC
  
• Lawrence "Skip" Teel, Westlake Chemical
  Westlake Chemical Corporation
  
• Warren Wilczewski, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  Growth in Appalachian hydrocarbon gas liquids production leads to downstream investment
  

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The future of India’s energy economy

• Vipin Arora, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
  India's energy economy
• Lauren Diekman, U.S. India Business Council
  The U.S.-India Energy Partnership in 20 Years
• Meredydd Evans, PNNL
  India's Energy Data Management
• Jitendra Roychoudhury, KAPSARC
  The future of India's energy sector

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Water-for-energy: The state of current data and near-term options

• Peter Fiske, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  Water-for-energy: The state of current data and near-term options
• Melissa Harris, U.S. Geological Survey
  A Comparison of Three Federal Datasets for Thermoelectric Water Withdrawals in the U.S. for 2010
• Rick McCurdy, Chesapeake Energy
  Moving Produced Water From A Waste to a Resource
• Dan Yates, The Ground Water Protection Council
  Enabling States to Adapt to Emerging Industry Technologies & Challenges

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Hidden gems, sneak-peek previews, and backstage secrets of EIA.gov

• Melinda Hobbs, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  Hidden gems, early previews, and backstage secrets of EIA.gov
• Dale Sweetnam, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  Hidden gems, early previews, and backstage secrets of EIA.gov
• Pauline George, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  Hidden gems, early previews, and backstage secrets of EIA.gov
• Steve Luminati, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  Hidden gems, early previews, and backstage secrets of EIA.gov

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Future directions for EIA’s consumption and efficiency data program

• Chip Berry, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  
• Bill McNary, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  
• Eileen O'Brien, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  
• Maggie Woodward, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  

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Current market and future outlook for energy storage

• Lisa Cabral, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  Energy Storage: a U.S. overview
• Sherif Abdelrazek, Duke Energy
  Grid Tied Battery Energy Storage: A Regulated Utility's Path Forward
• Paul Denholm, NREL
  Energy Storage: What's the Next Big Thing?
• Kiran Kumaraswamy, Fluence Energy
  Grid-Scale Energy Storage—Market Applications Outlook

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A preview of new capabilities and improvements for the International Energy Outlook 2019

• Ari Kahan, U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Michael Cole, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  

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Developing and enhancing worldwide energy data

• Steve Harvey, U.S. Energy Information Administration
  Developing and enhancing worldwide energy data: the view from the United States
• Duncan Millard, International Energy Agency
  Developing and Enhancing Worldwide Energy Data

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