New for 2009
Enhanced Executive Pass
The Executive Pass is designed to maximize the value of your CERAWeek experience through expanded access to the integrated, global insight -- and unique range of senior experts and delegates participating from across the energy community. The CERAWeek Executive pass offers the full range conference sessions combined with powerful tools for high level networking and event planning. Executive Pass Holders have access to all sessions, programs, and conferences held at the Westin Galleria and Oaks, including the Monday session featuring the IHS Insight Companies, the complete CERA Executive Conference, the IHS Herold Pacesetters conference, and the McCloskey Coal Conference.
CERAWeek Agenda Builder and CERAWeek Meeting Planner
In addition Executive Pass Holders will have access to two new important tools to enhance their CERAWeek experience. The new CERAWeek Agenda Builder allows attendees to create a personal, customized conference agenda which can be modified as new sessions are added. CERAWeek Meeting Planner allows Executive Pass Holders to opt-in to an online community with other CERAWeek delegates prior to the Conference; and to identify delegates with common areas of interest and focus. The Meeting Planner also allows delegates to request and schedule meetings in advance with delegates and speakers. These powerful online tools are offered to facilitate contacts and high-level networking, and to enhance the value and impact of your CERAWeek participation.
Expanded CERAWeek Online Coverage
The Executive Pass also includes an individual site license to CERAweek Online--featuring comprehensive multimedia coverage delivered over the Web. This year, CERAWeek Online will provide over 85 hours of streaming video coverage from ALL conference sessions, including electronic copies of speaker presentations and speeches archived online for six months. In this way, Executive pass holders can access sessions they miss, and revisit valuable discussions at their convenience.
Comprehensive Power Program
Giving our electric power participants more complete coverage of critical issues
We are pleased to announce expanded and integrated coverage of electric power. In all, CERAWeek 2009 will provide three days of in depth and comprehensive insight into the future of the global and North American power industries. This includes distinguished international speakers and experts. Sessions will address the critical challenges and strategies facing the power business -- including perspectives on coal, nuclear, natural gas; generation, transmission, and distribution; finance, risks management and prices; electric vehicles and the future of clean technology; carbon policy and strategies; regulatory strategies and the implications of the current economic stress on future investment and strategy.
This program builds on last year's event, and represents a long term commitment by CERA to address the growing uncertainties and critical choices faced by decision makers, investors and policy officials on electric power future.
McCloskey Coal at CERAWeek
The McCloskey Coal Conference at CERAWeek will scrutinize the environmental and economic footprint of coal in North America and throughout the world. Conference participants will receive the latest McCloskey forecasts for steam coal and coking coal as well as a critical examination of the advances role for various clean coal technologies.
IHS Herold Pacesetters: Managing through the Maelstrom
The focus of our first Houston Conference is the world's best energy companies—"Pacesetters." The format consists of four roundtable discussions centered on the unprecedented challenges facing the energy industry today. Moderated by a senior IHS Herold analyst, each panel of top executives from Pacesetter companies will provide insights on key global industry issues.
IHS Herold will spotlight how the world's "Pacesetter" energy companies are responding to the current economic crisis. Four roundtable discussions will provide insights into such key issues as the impact of the credit crunch, financial market collapse, increasingly limited access to resources, changing fiscal terms, volatility in pricing and demand, shortage of skilled people, and soaring costs. Panelists will discuss how companies can enhance valuation and performance in the future by restructuring portfolios, prioritizing projects, and allocating money and resources.
Learn more about IHS Herold Pacesetters: Managing through the Maelstrom
Special Event Notice
The Council on Competitiveness and Marathon Oil is a holding a leadership meeting in conjunction with CERAWeek 2009 Executive Conference on Friday, February 13, 2009 at the Westin Oaks to explore The Path to Energy Diversification - Addressing Public Policy, Business and Technological Challenges to Sustainable Energy Supplies.
The session, which is hosted by Clarence Cazalot, Chairman & CEO of Marathon Oil, and Deborah Wince-Smith, President of the Council on Competitiveness, will review the outlook for the U.S. energy supply portfolio in 2020 and explore how and by whom the nation's energy needs will be met. Joining Cazalot and Wince-Smith will be Marvin Odum, President, Shell Oil Company; Peabody Energy Company; D. Michael Langford, National President, Utility Workers Union of America, AFL/CIO; The Honorable Andy Karsner, former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy and Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Competitiveness; among others leaders.
Topics to be addressed include:
- What is the path to sustainable energy security?
- What role does low-carbon energy play in this future state?
- Who will develop the key technologies necessary to deliver energy sustainability?
- How long will it take to reach the new energy state?
- Who will "pay the bill" to drive this transition forward?
- What role will today's energy companies play in meeting the nation's sustainable energy needs?
- What are the trends for energy industry R&D? Is it enough?
The Houston meeting is the first in a series of four regional meetings being held across the United States under the auspices of the Council's Energy Security, Innovation & Sustainability (ESIS) Initiative. Since its launch a year ago, the ESIS Initiative has conducted a series of dialogues exploring the linkages between our nation's need for greater energy security, the global imperative for environmental sustainability and U.S. economic competitiveness at the enterprise and national level. This process has brought together high-level experts from industry, labor, academe and the policy community to form conclusions and ideas on how to create the enabling conditions that will stimulate and accelerate private sector innovation and investment in sustainable energy solutions.
Leveraging the insights generated at the Dialogues and the wisdom of the ESIS Initiative CEO-level Steering Committee, the Council crafted Prioritize: 100-Day Energy Action Plan for the 44th President of the United States. Prioritize was released at the National Press Club on September 9, 2008 and has since drawn the attention of the national press, policy experts and federal lawmakers.
The ESIS Initiative Regional meeting series will broaden and deepen understanding of the drivers for innovation and investment in sustainable energy solutions in specific areas of the country and the economy.
Attendance at the meeting is by invitation-only. For further information on the meeting and/or to request an invitation please contact hloveman@marathonoil.com.