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| Date | Thursday, June 8, 2023 |
| Topic | “Inflation Reduction Act: Navigating the Murky Waters of Compliance and Incentives” |
| Speakers | Shawn Daray, Associate, Jones Walker LLP; Adam Green, Carbon Policy Advisor, Worley; Brandon Mabile, Strategic Development Manager, Performance Contractors, Inc.; Tiffany Raush, Partner – Construction Practice Team, Jones Walker LLP (moderator) |
| Presentation | No slides |
| Date | Thursday, May 4, 2023 |
| Topic | “Next Generation Project Management” |
| Speakers | Gary Fischer, PE, Executive Director, Project Production Institute (PPI); Ivan Damnjanovic, Ph.D., Professor and Head of Construction, Geotechnical, and Structures Division, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University |
| Presentation | Fischer-Damnjanovic 20230504 |
| Date | Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
| Topic | “Energy Market of the Future” |
| Speaker | G. Allen Brooks |
| Presentation | Brooks 20230406 |
| Date | Friday, March 10, 2023 |
| Topic | “Loopholes: Identifying and Managing Key Risks in EPC Contracts” |
| Speaker | Tiffany Raush, Partner – Construction Practice Team, Jones Walker LLP |
| Presentation | Raush 20230310 |
| Date | Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
| Topic | “Managing the Supply Chain to Deliver Successful Projects” |
| Speakers | Bob Tinn, Senior Projects Procurement Manager, Delek Logistics; Jamie Horton, Senior Director, Supply Chain Management, Worley; Jake Bolin, Supply Chain Manager, Endress+Hauser USA |
| Presentation | No slides |
| Date | Thursday, January 5, 2023 |
| Topic | “The Importance of Carbon Intensity to Meet Decarbonization Goals and Impact on Capital Projects” |
| Speaker | Kristine Klavers, Managing Director – Houston, EcoEngineers |
| Presentation | Klavers 20230105 |
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| Date | Friday, December 9, 2022 |
| Topic | “Relationship Building for Successful Projects” |
| Speaker | Nathan Clemens, USLFO – Red River Manager, US Liquids, TC Energy |
| Presentation | Clemens 20221209 |
| Date | Friday, October 14, 2022 |
| Topic | “Storage Innovations in Tanks & Terminals” |
| Speaker | Dr. Onder Akinci, Project Director and Vice President, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; Dr. Rama Challa, Project Director – Storage Solutions, Matrix PDM Engineering, Inc.; Joseph Hakim, Director of Projects & Engineering, Vopak Americas |
| Presentation | RT 221014 |
| Date | Friday, September 16, 2022 |
| Topic | “What Makes a Great Project?” |
| Speaker | Erik Wiik, President, ReAdapt, Inc. |
| Presentation | Wiik 220916 |
| Date | Friday, June 10, 2022 |
| Topic | “Houston’s $1.8 Billion Progressive Design Build Project for Sustainable Drinking Water” |
| Speaker | Paul Vranesic, Project Director – Design-Build Division, Jacobs Engineering Group |
| Presentation | Presentation will not be posted |
| Date | Friday, May 13, 2022 |
| Topic | “Engineering Leadership for Industry 4.0: Is Your Company Ready?“ |
| Speaker | Dr. C. Fred Higgs, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs; Director, Rice Center for Engineering Leadership; John and Ann Doerr Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Rice University |
| Presentation | Higgs 220513 |
| Date | Friday, April 8, 2022 |
| Topic | “Digital Transformation in the EPC Space – What it is, What it does, and How to Profit from It” |
| Speaker | Tim Trae Tindall, Senior Sales Executive, Mintmesh Corporation |
| Presentation | Tindall 220408 |
| Date | Friday, March 11, 2022 |
| Topic | “Recovery or Relief? Navigating an Uncertain Future with Confidence” |
| Speaker | Jay Bowman, Partner, FMI |
| Presentation | Bowman 220311 |
| Date | Friday, February 11, 2022 |
| Topic | “Lowering Risk and Improving Performance for the Construction Supply Chain” |
| Speaker | Peter Dumont, CEO, PrairieDog and Executive Advisor, Premier Resources Group |
| Presentation | Dumont 220211 |
| Date | Friday, January 14, 2022 |
| Topic | “Evolution of Capital Projects in the Era of Social and Technological Changes” |
| Speaker | Jim Ellis, Microsoft Corporate VP Global Construction |
| Presentation | Presentation will not be posted |
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| Date | Friday, December 10, 2021 |
| Topic | “Assuring Low Engineering and Safety Risks During a Project and Beyond” |
| Speaker | Jack Chosnek, KnowledgeOne LLC |
| Presentation | Recording |
| Date | Friday, October 8, 2021 |
| Topic | “Modern Supply Chain and its Data: Making Silos Transparent, and Bridging Home Office & Site” |
| Speaker | Jeff Houtz, PMP, Founder & Principal, Constructing Supply Change LLC |
| Presentation | Recording |
| Date | Friday, September 10, 2021 |
| Topic | “Trends in Supplier Markets” |
| Speaker | Zach Weimer, P.E., Director of Supply Chain Commercial Strategies – Americas, Fluor |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, August 27, 2021 – CANCELLED |
| Date | Friday, July 9, 2021 |
| Topic | “Organization Factors Affecting AWP Success” |
| Speaker | Chuck Sander, Senior Consultant and FirstProduct™ Practice Leader, ePM LLC |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, June 11, 2021 |
| Topic | “Overview of Renewables in the Fuels and Chemicals Markets” |
| Speakers | Glenn Giacobbe, Director, IHS Markit OMDC Consulting; Jesse Tijerina, Executive Director, IHS Markit Chemical Consulting |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, May 14, 2021 |
| Topic | “The Energy-Water Nexus: Opportunities for Renewable Energy Production and Energy Market Drivers in the Water Industry” |
| Speakers | Dustin L. Craig, P.E., Principal, Bioenergy Practice Leader, CDM Smith |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, April 9, 2021 |
| Topic | “Everything is Bigger in Texas – Even Outages” |
| Speakers | Ravikanth Varanasi, PE, Managing Director – 1898 & Co. | a part of Burns & McDonnell; David Daley, Regional Practice Manager- Power Generation, Burns & McDonnell |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, March 12, 2021 |
| Topic | “How Best to Use Lessons Learned from the Past to Optimize EPC Delivery in the Future” |
| Speakers | Caryn Fuller, Director, HKA Global; Julian Haslam-Jones, Director, HKA Global; Charles Wilsoncroft, Partner, HKA Global |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, February 12, 2021 |
| Topic | “EPC Contract Considerations for Renewable Energy” |
| Speakers | Michael “Mike” Cortez, Shareholder, Andrews Myers | Attorneys at Law |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, January 8, 2021 |
| Topic | “The Immediate Gains from Adopting Digital Engineering Technologies for Engineering and Construction Organizations” |
| Speakers | Nathan Doughty, CEO, Asite |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
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| Date | Friday, December 11, 2020 |
| Topic | “Changes in US Gulf Coast Energy Industry, and Engineering and Construction Considerations” |
| Speakers | John M. “Jack” Koban, PhD, PE, PG, Project Manager, Business Development, Fugro |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, October 9, 2020 |
| Topic | “Managing Project Delivery Risk During a COVID-19 Pandemic – A Modular Project Delivery Model” |
| Speakers | Mauricio Villegas, Business Development Manager, Koch Modular Process Systems; Chris Loftus, Project Manager, Koch Modular Process Systems |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, September 11, 2020 |
| Topic | “Thoughts on the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry” |
| Speakers | Bruce Crager, Executive Vice President, Endeavor Management |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording | Q&A Recording |
| Date | Friday, August 21, 2020 |
| Topic | Creating a Winning Resume |
| Speakers | Mark J. Friedman, Ph.D., Principal, MJF Associates |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording | Q&A Recording |
| Date | Friday, August 7, 2020 |
| Topic | “Leading Through a Crisis: Managing Your Career in Crazy Times | Covid-19 Pandemic” |
| Speakers | Mark J. Friedman, Ph.D., Principal, MJF Associates; Dianne Reece, Managing Partner, Insight Out Consulting LLC; Patrick Jankowski, Senior Vice President, Research, Greater Houston Partnership; David Deaton, Partner, Synergy Corporation |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, July 17, 2020 |
| Topic | “Leading Through a Crisis: Has Plant Digitalization Held Up to its Promise? | Covid-19 Pandemic” |
| Speakers | Dr. Paige Morse, Industry Marketing Director, Aspen Technology; Thomas Heinzerling, Senior Vice President – Advanced Operations Services, Linde; Scott Mayhew, Production Unit Manager – Ethylene Cracker Unit, Shell Polymers – Pennsylvania Chemicals Project |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, June 12, 2020 |
| Topic | “Leading Through a Crisis: Supply Chain Disruption | Covid-19 Pandemic” |
| Speakers | Bob Tinn, President and Founder, Supply Chain Innovations; Al Hankins, Principal Vice President & Corporate Manager of Procurement and Contracts, Bechtel Corporation; Carsten Bernstiel, Vice President Procurement & Materials, KBR Energy Solutions; John Mika, Supply Chain Director, Capital Projects Oil, Gas & Chemicals Business Line, Wood’s Houston Operations |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, May 8, 2020 |
| Topic | “Leading Through a Crisis: Contractual Implications | Covid-19 Pandemic” |
| Speakers | Caryn Fuller, Director, HKA Global, Inc; Michael “Mike” Cortez, Shareholder, Andrews Myers | Attorneys at Law; Michael Dailey, Vice President, Air Liquide USA LLC; Brian Gaudet, Counsel, Kilpatrick Townsend; David Senko, Vice President, Project Execution, Wison USA |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, April 24, 2020 |
| Topic | “Leading Through a Crisis: E&C Leadership Perspective | Covid-19 Pandemic” |
| Speakers | Lee Nichols, Editor-in-Chief Hydrocarbon Processing; Joerg Linsenmaier, Vice President of Project Management, Manufacturing and Construction, Air Products; Stephen Toups, President, Turner Industries; Kevin Wetherington, Chief HSE Security & Quality Officer, Baker Hughes |
| Presentation | Webinar Recording |
| Date | Friday, February 7, 2020 |
| Topic | “Artificial Intelligence: Good or Evil” |
| Speaker | Philippe Herve, Vice President of Oil and Gas Solutions, SparkCognition |
| Presentation | Herve 200207 |
| Date | Friday, January 10, 2020 |
| Topic | “Advance Your Career in Downturns” |
| Speaker | Dr. Cortlan J. Wickliff, Esq., Motivational Speaker, Author, Lawyer, Engineer, and Entrepreneur |
| Presentation | Wickliff 200110 |
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| Date | Friday, December 13, 2019 |
| Topic | “How 3D Data Capture (laser scanning) Has Changed How EPC Organizations Execute Capital Projects” |
| Speaker | Matthew Craig, Senior Advisor, Technology Services Division, Becht Engineering |
| Presentation | Craig 191213 |
| Date | Friday, October 11, 2019 |
| Topic | “Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Middle East” |
| Speaker | Dr. Richard “Rick” Stoll, Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science, Rice University & Baker Institute Scholar, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy |
| Presentation | Presentation will not be posted |
| Date | Friday, September 13, 2019 |
| Topic | “A Lift Plan for Every Lift” |
| Speaker | Joseph Collins, Heavy Lift Manager, Becht Engineering Co., Inc. |
| Presentation | Colllins 190913 |
| Date | Friday, August 9, 2019 |
| Topic | “Cheniere’s E & C Way of Slaying Dragons” |
| Speaker | Judy Clark, Director, Project Engineering, Cheniere Energy |
| Presentation | Presentation will not be posted |
| Date | Friday, July 12, 2019 |
| Topic | “Operating System 2.0 – Collaborating to Transform the Projects Industry” |
| Speaker | Steve Cabano, President, Pathfinder, LLC |
| Presentation | Cabano 190712 |
| Date | Friday, June 7, 2019 |
| Topic | “Government Resources to Expand Your International Sales” |
| Speaker | Eric Miller, Regional Director, Export-Import Bank of the United States |
| Presentation | Miller 190607 |
| Date | Friday, May 17, 2019 |
| Topic | “Finding Business and Solving Problems for U.S. Companies Internationally” |
| Speaker | Brendan Kelly, CGBP, Senior International Trade Specialist/ U.S. Commercial Service Houston, U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration |
| Presentation | Kelly 190517 |
| Date | Friday, April 26, 2019 |
| Topic | “Making Change Work: When Everything is Changing!” |
| Speaker | Mark Hordes, Managing Director, Mark Hordes Management Consultants, LLC |
| Presentation | Hordes 190426 |
| Date | Friday, March 8, 2019 |
| Topic | “Oil And Gas Markets In 2019 And Beyond” |
| Speaker | Bob Tippee, Editor of Oil & Gas Journal |
| Presentation | Tippee 190308 |
| Date | Friday, February 8, 2019 |
| Topic | “Energy Trends in LNG: Challenges & Opportunities” |
| Speaker | Marco Caccavale, TPS Americas Region Leader, Baker Hughes, a GE Company |
| Presentation | Presentation will not be posted |
| Date | Friday, January 11, 2019 |
| Topic | “Why Frack and What is the Risk?” |
| Speaker | Kenneth E. Arnold, P.E., NAE, Senior Technical Advisor, WorleyParsons |
| Presentation | Arnold 190111 |
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| Date | Friday, December 14, 2018 |
| Topic | “The New Emerging Best Practices for Digital Assets Handover by EPCs to Owners” |
| Speaker | Mac McGarrigle, Enterprise Business Process Consultant, Hexagon PPM |
| Presentation | McGarringle 181214 |
| Date | Friday, October 12, 2018 |
| Topic | “Shifting the Risk: Transitioning from Cost-Reimbursable to Lump Sum Contracting” |
| Speaker | Louise Blake, Director, Commercial Risk, KBR, Shelley Eichenlaub, Senior Legal Counsel, Motiva Enterprises LLC, and Shawn C. Modar, P.E., Vice President, The Rhodes Group |
| Presentation | Blake, Eichenlaub, Modar 181012 |
| Date | Friday, September 14, 2018 |
| Topic | “Advancing Export Terminal Technology: An Optimized Process for the Refrigeration of Cryogenic Hydrocarbons” |
| Speaker | Martin Rosetta, Director of LNG Technology, Chiyoda International Corporation |
| Presentation | Rosetta 180914 |
| Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Topic | “Craft Labor Shortages – How Community-based Craft Training is Solving the Workforce Problem” |
| Speaker | Brandon Mabile, Texas Region Business Development Manager, Performance Contractors |
| Presentation | Mabile 180810 |
| Date | Friday, July 13, 2018 |
| Topic | “A Wall Street View of E&C” |
| Speaker | Steven M. Fisher, CFA, CPA, Executive Director and Senior Analyst, UBS Investment Research – Machinery, Engineering & Construction and Industrial Companies |
| Presentation | Presentation will not be posted |
| Date | Friday, June 8, 2018 |
| Topic | “U.S. and Canada Chemical Industry Outlook” |
| Speaker | Trey Hamblet, Global VP of Research – Chemical Processing Industry of Industrial Info |
| Presentation | Hamblet 180608 |
| Date | Friday, May 18, 2018 |
| Topic | “Can the US Remain Competitive in Chemicals” |
| Speaker | Russell Heinen, Executive Director Chemical Consulting – IHS Markit OMDC Consulting |
| Presentation | Heinen 180518 |
| Date | Friday, April 6, 2018 |
| Topic | “The Next Generation: Taking Safety Performance to a Higher Level” |
| Speaker | Kurt Loustalot, Vice President – Midstream, Production and Processing Division, SNC-Lavalin |
| Presentation | Loustalot 180406 |
| Date | Friday, March 9, 2018 |
| Topic | “Oil and Gas in a Pivotal Year” |
| Speaker | Bob Tippee, Editor, Oil & Gas Journal |
| Presentation | Tippee 180309 |
| Date | Friday, February 9, 2018 |
| Topic | “Business Drivers and Technical Features for the Modern Day Ethylene Plant Capital Project – An Overview” |
| Speaker | Tom Pickett, VP of Ethylene and Furnace Technology, TechnipFMC |
| Presentation | Pickett 180209 |
| Date | Friday, January 12, 2018 |
| Topic | “Status of Subsea Decommissioning” |
| Speaker | Bruce Crager, Executive Vice President, Endeavor Management |
| Presentation | Crager 180112 |
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| Date | Friday, December 8, 2017 |
| Topic | “2018 Outlook for Petrochemicals: Markets in Transition” |
| Speaker | Paige Marie Morse, PhD., Vice President, Argus |
| Presentation | Morse 171208 |
| Date | Friday, October 13, 2017 |
| Topic | “Code of Ethics for State of Texas Professional Engineers” |
| Speaker | Dr. Daniel O. Wong, President & CEO, Tolunay-Wong Engineers |
| Presentation | Wong 171013 |
| Date | Friday, September 8, 2017 |
| Topic | “Reinventing Construction – a Route to Higher Productivity” |
| Speaker | T.G. Jayanth, Expert – Capital Projects & Infrastructure, McKinsey & Co. |
| Presentation | Jayanth 170908 |
| Date | Friday, August 4, 2017 |
| Topic | “Energy and the environment and the Trump administration. What can we expect and hope for?” |
| Speaker | Charles D. McConnell, Executive Director – Energy and Environment Initiative, Rice University |
| Presentation | Presentation will not be posted |
| Date | Friday, July 7, 2017 |
| Topic | “Making the Connection: People and International Negotiation” |
| Speaker | David B. Morse, Lead/Leiter, dbm Consulting & Associates |
| Presentation | Morse 170707 |
| Date | Friday, June 9, 2017 |
| Topic | “Digitization Strategies for Engineering & Construction in the era of Industry 4.0” |
| Speaker | James Arrow, Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Presentation | Arrow 170609 |
| Date | Friday, May 19, 2017 |
| Topic | “Fired Heaters – Key to Efficient Operation of Refineries and Petrochemicals” |
| Speaker | Ashutosh Garg, Vice President, Furnace Improvement |
| Presentation | Garg 170519 |
| Date | Friday, April 7, 2017 |
| Topic | “Trends and Disruptions in the Chemical Industry” |
| Speaker | Paul Bjacek, Thought Leadership Principal Director, Accenture |
| Presentation | Bjacek 170407 |
| Date | Friday, March 10, 2017 |
| Topic | “Back to Focusing on the Essentials … A Prerequisite for Project Success” |
| Speaker | Tim Swenk, Advisor, Endeavor Management |
| Presentation | Swenk 170310 |
| Date | Friday, February 10, 2017 |
| Topic | “The Future of Global Project Activity” |
| Speaker | Lee Nichols, Editor/Associate Publisher, Hydrocarbon Processing |
| Presentation | Nichols 170210 |
| Date | Friday, January 13, 2017 |
| Topic | “EPC Projects – Back to Front Planning” |
| Speaker | Boris Elieff, Vice President – Plant Services, Technip – North America |
| Presentation | Elieff 170113 |
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| Date | Friday, December 9, 2016 |
| Topic | “Trends in Supplier Markets” |
| Speaker | Juan Carlos Villalba, Sr. Director – Commercial Strategies, Fluor Corporation |
| Presentation | Presentation will not be posted |
| Date | Friday, November 18, 2016 |
| Topic | “Modular Solutions for Small & Mid-Scale Liquefaction Facilities” |
| Speaker | Bob Sammon, Global EPC Account Manager, GE Oil & Gas |
| Presentation | Sammon 161118 |
| Date | Friday, October 14, 2016 |
| Topic | “Boost Your Leadership IQ: How to Successfully Transition from a Technical Contributor to a High Performing Leader” |
| Speaker | Mark Hordes, Managing Director, Senior Consultant, Mark Hordes Management Consultants, LLC |
| Presentation | Hordes 161014 |
| Date | Friday, August 12, 2016 |
| Topic | “North American storage and transportation trends, how could the crude oil market change over the rest of the year” |
| Speaker | Brian Busch, Director, Oil Markets and Business Development, Genscape, Inc. |
| Presentation | Busch 160812 |
| Date | Friday, July 8, 2016 |
| Topic | “Lower for Longer and the Impact on the Houston Construction Market Outlook” |
| Speaker | Pat Kiley and Candace Hernandez, Principals, Kiley Advisors |
| Presentation | Kiley 160708 |
| Date | Friday, June 10, 2016 |
| Topic | “2016 and Two FPSOs in US GoM: The Twenty Year Saga” |
| Speaker | Peter Lovie |
| Presentation | Lovie RT 160610 |
| Date | Friday, May 20, 2016 |
| Topic | “A Modern Control Room – Human Factors and their Impact on Plant Safety and Ergonomics” |
| Speaker | Hampus Schäring, Project Manager, CGM |
| Presentation | Scharing RT 160520 |
| Date | Friday, April 8, 2016 |
| Topic | “Macro-economic impacts of US LNG exports” |
| Speaker | Kenneth Medlock III, Ph.D., James A. Baker, III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics, Baker Institute and Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies |
| Presentation | Medlock RT 160408 |
| Date | Friday, March 11, 2016 |
| Topic | “Should You Trust Your Gut?” |
| Speaker | Patrick Leach, CEO, Decision Strategies Inc. |
| Presentation | Leach RT 160311 |
| Date | Friday, February 12, 2016 |
| Topic | “How to Avoid Project Train Wrecks” |
| Speaker | Pete Luan, Project Management Consultant, Pete Luan & Associates, LLC |
| Presentation | Presentation will not be posted |
| Date | Friday, January 8, 2016 |
| Topic | “How unrecognized optimism is guaranteeing failed projects” |
| Speaker | Dick Westney, Founder/Director and Justin Dahl, Principal, Westney Consulting Group |
| Presentation | Presentation will not be posted |
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| Date | Friday, December 11, 2015 |
| Topic | “PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW – A Key Value Creator for the Hydrocarbon Chain” |
| Speaker | Sanjeev Kapur, Principal Consultant and President, Apex PetroConsultants |
| Presentation | Kapur RT 151211 |
| Date | Friday, November 13, 2015 |
| Topic | “What Does The Contract Say About That?” |
| Speaker | Stephen Sanford, Managing General Counsel of the Energy and Chemicals Business Unit and the Power Business Unit, Fluor |
| Presentation | Sanford RT 151113 |
| Date | Friday, October 9, 2015 |
| Topic | “Applying Construction Productivity Principles to Engineering” |
| Speaker | Mark Halligan, Director of Operations – Sustaining Capital, SNC-Lavalin Oil & Gas |
| Presentation | Presentation will not be posted |
| Date | Friday, August 14, 2015 |
| Topic | “Oil Price Volatility and the Houston Construction Market Outlook” |
| Speaker | Pat Kiley and Candace Hernandez, Principals, Kiley Advisors |
| Presentation | Kiley RT 150814 |
| Date | Friday, July 10, 2015 |
| Topic | “FLNG Liquefaction Technology: Considerations Influencing LNG Technology Selection” |
| Speaker | Martin Rosetta, Vice President of Technology, Braemar Engineering |
| Presentation | Rosetta RT 150710 |
| Date | Friday, June 12, 2015 |
| Topic | “LNG Storage Solutions, a Key Consideration and Element in LNG Terminal Operation” |
| Speaker | Hal Bouknight, Senior Vice President, Business Development, IHI E&C International Corporation |
| Presentation | Bouknight RT 150612 |
| Date | Friday, May 8, 2015 |
| Topic | “Navigation Channel Considerations for Marine Terminals: Minimizing Risk” |
| Speaker | Jeffrey McWilliams, Director – Maritime, Gulf Coast Region, AECOM Inc. |
| Presentation | McWilliams RT 150508 |
| Date | Friday, April 17, 2015 |
| Topic | “Riding the Waves of Change: How to Manage Change for Smooth Engineering and Construction Project Sailing” |
| Speaker | Mark Hordes, Managing Director and Change Management Consultant, Mark Hordes Management Consultants, LLC |
| Presentation | Hordes RT 150417 |
| Date | Friday, March 13, 2015 |
| Topic | “Natural Gas Liquids in the North American Oil & Gas Business after the Crude Collapse” |
| Speaker | Jason Brunsell, Director of Commercial Development, EnLink Midstream |
| Presentation | Brunsell RT 150313 |
| Date | Friday, February 13, 2015 |
| Topic | “Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Floating LNG: A Technology Review” |
| Speaker | Gabriel Castaneda, P.E., Process Engineer, Gabchem Solutions |
| Presentation | Castaneda RT 150213 |
| Date | Friday, January 9, 2015 |
| Topic | “Interface Management Energized Concurrent Engineering on Mega-Projects” |
| Speaker | Rick Khadimally, Consultant, Interface Management, Chevron Malange Project Angola |
| Presentation | RT 150109 Khadimally |
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| Date | Friday, December 12, 2014 |
| Topic | “Subsea Production Systems–An Enabling Component of Offshore Production” |
| Speaker | Bruce Crager, Executive Vice President – Expert Advisory Group, Endeavor Management |
| Presentation | RT 141212 Crager |
| Date | Friday, November 14, 2014 |
| Topic | “Are You a Professional or Just an Engineer?” |
| Speaker | Kenneth E. Arnold, P.E., Senior Technical Advisor, WorleyParsons and Consultant |
| Presentation | RT 141114 Arnold |
| Date | Friday, October 10, 2014 |
| Topic | “Offshore, Brownfield Execution in West Africa” |
| Speaker | Kirk Barwick, Vice President Engineering, AMEC |
| Presentation | RT 141010 Barwick |
| Date | Friday, August 8, 2014 |
| Topic | “Project Information Management Challenges Solutions” |
| Speakers | Kathryn Lust, Global Department Manager – PIM, Wood Group Mustang and Joe Guidry, PMP, Information Management Coordinator, Chevron |
| Presentation | RT 140808 Lust Guidry |
| Date | Friday, July 11, 2014 |
| Topic | “A US Chemical Renaissance” |
| Speaker | Russell Heinen, Senior Director of Technology & Analytics, IHS Chemical |
| Presentation | RT 140711 Heinen |
| Date | Friday, June 13, 2014 |
| Topic | “CII’s 10-10 Program – A New Approach to Improving Capital Project Performance“ |
| Speaker | Stephen Mulva, Ph.D., Associate Director, Construction Industry Institute (CII) |
| Presentation | RT 140613 Mulva |
| Date | Friday, May 9, 2014 |
| Topic | “Attracting and Retaining Women in Oil and Gas Engineering“ |
| Speaker | Carolyn Stewart, Regional Business Development Manager – North America, NES Global Talent |
| Presentation | RT 140509 Stewart |
| Date | Friday, April 18, 2014 |
| Topic | “Bringing Global Process Safety Expertise to Offshore Facilities“ |
| Speaker | Robert C. Smith, Senior Consultant, ABB Inc. |
| Date | Friday, March 7, 2014 |
| Topic | “Random Thoughts (a view of the FPSO industry)“ |
| Speaker | Puneet Sharma, Vice President, FPSO Project Development, MODEC International Inc. |
| Presentation | RT 140307 Sharma |
| Date | Friday, February 7, 2014 |
| Topic | “Evolving Dynamics in North American Oil Production“ |
| Speaker | Skip York, Principal Analyst – Oils Research, Wood Mackenzie |
| Presentation | RT 140207 York |
| Date | Friday, January 10, 2014 |
| Topic | “Top Ten Observations of Cost Estimating“ |
| Speaker | Joe Kabeiseman, Senior Analyst, Quaternion Consulting, Inc. (QCI) |
| Presentation | RT 140110 Kabeiseman |
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| Date | Friday, December 13, 2013 |
| Topic | “The Brave New World of Energy Security“ |
| Speaker | Bill Arnold, Professor in the Practice of Energy Management, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University |
| Date | Friday, November 8, 2013 |
| Topic | “Floating Production Systems – The Industry’s Best Solution for the Future” RT 131108 Crager |
| Speaker | Bruce Crager, Executive Vice President, Endeavor Management |
| Date | Friday, October 11, 2013 |
| Topic | “Main Automation Contractor – Value Drivers” |
| Speaker | Nicholas Yim, Program Manager, Vigilant Plant Solutions, North America, Yokogawa Corporation of America |
| Date | Friday, August 9, 2013 |
| Topic | “Oil & Gas Journal’s Midyear Forecast-2013” RT 130809 Tippee |
| Speaker | Bob Tippee, Editor, Oil & Gas Journal |
| Date | Friday, July 12, 2013 |
| Topic | “The Influence of Cyber Geopolitics on the Oil & Gas Industry” |
| Speaker | Chris Bronk, Fellow in Information Technology Policy, The Baker Institute |
| Date | Friday, June 14, 2013 |
| Topic | “2012 Community Indicator Report, Human Capital Development and Education” RT 130614 Mosbacher |
| Speaker | Catherine Mosbacher, President & CEO, The Center for Houston’s Future |
| Date | Friday, May 17, 2013 |
| Topic | “Automation Accessible”RT 130517 Schipani |
| Speaker | Joe Schipani, Director, Business Development, Cimation |
| Date | Friday, April 12, 2013 |
| Topic | “Near Misses: What Do They Mean to Management?”RT 130412 Baruque |
| Speaker | Edmond Baruque, HSE Specialist, Audubon Field Solutions |
| Date | Friday, March 8, 2013 |
| Topic | “Understanding Technology Advancements in Owner-Driven Capital Project Execution and How They Impact You” RT 130308 Guard |
| Speaker | Andrew Guard, Business Development Executive, Intergraph PP&M |
| Date | Friday, February 8, 2013 |
| Topic | “Assuring an Adequate Safety Culture” RT 130208 Arnold |
| Speaker | Ken Arnold, Senior Technical Advisor, WorleyParsons |
| Date | Friday, January 11, 2013 |
| Topic | “The 2012 Elections and U.S. Domestic and Foreign Energy Policy” |
| Speaker | Joe Barnes, Bonner Means Baker Fellow, The Baker Institute |
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| Date | Friday, December 14, 2012 |
| Topic | “Oil & Water Do Mix – Managing the world’s most powerful natural resource while pursuing the shale revolution” |
| Speaker | Keith Cole, CEO, Titralyte |
| Date | Friday, November 9, 2012 – Presentation will NOT be available |
| Topic | “Trends in Supplier Markets” |
| Speaker | Larry Jackson, Vice President of Procurement, Fluor |
| Date | Friday, October 5, 2012 |
| Topic | “Transitioning from Technical Expert to Manager” RT 121005 Panos & Gray |
| Speakers | Anthony Panos, Founder & President, Performance Training, Inc. Mark Gray, Chief Commercial Officer, Bergaila & Associates, Inc. |
| Date | Friday, August 17, 2012 |
| Topic | “Emerging Innovations and Technologies in the Energy Sector” |
| Speaker | Maryanne Maldonado, Vice President & Managing Director of HTC Energy, Houston Technology Center (HTC) |
| Date | Friday, July 13, 2012 |
| Topic | “Surviving the Talent Shortage: A Panel Discussion” RT 120713 Lee |
| Speakers | Dave Lee, CEO, Covelo Group LLC Steve Allen, Sr. Vice President, Human Resources & Administration, Technip USA Bill Bradshaw, President, Affinity Management Group |
| Date | Friday, June 8, 2012 |
| Topic | “Floating Production Systems: The Drivers That Drive Us” |
| Speaker | Eric Namtvedt, President, FloaTEC, LLC |
| Date | Friday, May 18, 2012 |
| Topic | “Engineering Sustainable Concrete Structures: Challenges, Opportunities and New Frontiers” RT 120518 Shahsavari |
| Speaker | Dr. Rouzbeh Shahsavari, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University |
| Date | Friday, April 13, 2012 |
| Topic | “Beyond Compliance: Measuring Effectiveness in Safety Management Systems” RT 120413 Shah |
| Speaker | Ajay A. Shah, P.E., Director, Audubon Risk Management Services (ARMS) |
| Date | Friday, March 9, 2012 |
| Topic | “GHG Best Available Control Technology (BACT) – Where do We Stand after One Year of USEPA’s Regulation of GHG Emissions?” RT_120309_Crum |
| Speaker | Ron Crum, URS Corporation, Vice President-Louisiana Operations |
| Date | Friday, February 10, 2012 |
| Topic | “Betrayed by Best Practices – How Excessive Focus on Conventional Wisdom Kills Big Projects, and What to do about it.” RT_120210_POST_Westney |
| Speaker | Richard (Dick) Westney, Founder/Chairman of Westney Consulting Group Inc. |
| Date | Friday, January 13, 2012 |
| Topic | “Subsea Separation and Processing of Oil, Gas & Produced Water Past, Present and Future – Why We Need It Now” 011312RT_Prescott.pdf |
| Speaker | Neal Prescott, Executive Director Offshore Technology, Fluor Offshore Solutions |
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| Date | Friday, December 9, 2011 |
| Topic | “The Practical Construction MBA” |
| Speaker | Matt Stevens, President of Stevens Construction Institute, Inc., Management Advisors to Construction Contractors |
| Date | Friday, November 18, 2011 |
| Topic | “A Retrospect – how 2 companies have achieved significant cost savings for themselves and their clients through their involvement in the Process Industry Practices (PIP) consortium” Jahn_Dolbec_RT111811 |
| Speaker | Wayne Dolbec, Executive Director for Engineering Excellence at Shaw Energy and Chemicals with responsibility for Engineering Strategic Initiatives and Business Analytics across multiple execution offices in India, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, and, Paul Jahn, Vice President and Regional Business Manager at Middough with dual responsibility for the company’s process industry business in the Midwest and for its chemical industry strategy nationwide. |
| Date | Friday, September 9, 2011 |
| Topic | “The Current State & Outlook of the LNG Industry” RT_110909_Humphries |
| Speaker | Gerald D. Humphrey is Senior Vice President, Business Development – Global LNG at CB&I. |
| Date | Friday, August 5, 2011 |
| Topic | “A Wall Street View of E&C” RT_110805_Fisher |
| Speaker | Steven M. Fisher, CFA,CPA, Executive Director, UBS Investment Research – Engineering & Construction/Industrials – a survey was completed by attendees. |
| Date | Friday, July 8, 2011 |
| Topic | ”Contracting Strategies for Today’s Environment” |
| Speaker | Lyn Fu, Partner, Cruver, Robbins and Fu, LLP |
| Date | Friday, June 10, 2011 |
| Topic | “Creating a Competitive Advantage through Your Workforce” |
| Speaker | Lloyd G. Kirchner, President and CEO, Commonwealth Engineering & Construction |
| Date | Friday, May 13, 2011 |
| Topic | “Sustainability: What Does it Mean to Energy Contractors and How Does it Affect Your Business” |
| Speaker | Charles R. Lyons, P.E., VP Global Quality, Health, Safety & Environment (QHSE), KBR |
| Date | Friday, April 8, 2011 |
| Topic | “Global security challenges, issues, and their impact on the Global E & C Industry” |
| Speaker | Richard A. (Rick) Fisher, CPP, CFE, VP Global Corporate Security, Chicago Bridge & Iron |
| Date | Friday, March 11, 2011 |
| Topic | “E&C Industry – C-Suite Global Mobility Metrics” |
| Speaker | James O’Neill, Principal with Mercer |
| Date | Friday, February 11, 2011 |
| Topic | “Engineering and Construction Funding” |
| Speaker | Brad Mc Donald, McDonald Financial Corporation |
| Date | Friday, January 14, 2011 |
| Topic | “The E&C Landscape, 2011 and Beyond” |
| Speaker | David C. Vogt, Sr. Director, Global Market Development in the Corporate Planning Group, CB&I |
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| Date | Friday, December 10, 2010 |
| Topic | “Top Ways for an EPC Contractor to Get into Trouble” |
| Speaker | Frank G. Adams, PE, President, Interface Consulting International, Inc. |
| Date | Friday, November 12, 2010 |
| Topic | “Assuring Predictable & Sustainable Performance in a Global Delivery Context – A Large Project Case Study” |
| Speaker | Chris Lloyd-Jones, Corporate Vice President Air Liquide, S.A., Chairman & CEO Air Liquide Process & Construction, Inc., Chairman Lurgi Inc |
| Date | Friday, October 8, 2010 |
| Topic | “From Capability to Results – Finally! Quantifiable Team Behavior” – you may request a copy of this speaker’s presentation from www.epm.cc; see notation in red approximately center mid page |
| Speaker | Gerry Sepe, Chief Executive Officer, ePM, LLC |
| Date | Friday, August 13, 2010 |
| Topic | “Energy Market Consequences of an Emerging U.S. Carbon Management Policy ‘Carbon Solutions’ Study” |
| Speaker | Kenneth B. Medlock, III, Fellow in Energy Studies, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Rice University |
| Date | Friday, July 9, 2010 |
| Topic | “Trends in North American Construction Craft Productivity” |
| Speaker | Mo Perry, Vice President, Kiewit Energy Company |
| Date | Friday, June 11, 2010 |
| Topic | “EPA Mandatory GHG Reporting……What’s Next?” |
| Speaker | Matt Harrison, Senior Project Manager at URS |
| Date | Friday, May 7, 2010 |
| Topic | “Shifting O&G Dynamics, Shifting EPC Opportunities” |
| Speaker | Michael Krenek, Director, Deloitte LLP |
| Date | Friday, April 23, 2010 |
| Topic | “CERA EPC Project Capital Cost Trends” |
| Speaker | Candida Scott — Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Inc.; Senior Director of Research Cost Analysis Forum |
| Date | Friday, March 12, 2010 |
| Topic | “The Impact of Social Media on Recruiting” |
| Speaker | David Tuttle – Director, Digital Strategy, TMP |
| Date | Friday, February 12, 2010 |
| Topic | “A simple and reliable method forecasting time and costs of E&C projects” |
| Speaker | Dr. Tom Johns, PhD, PE, PMP, MAPM, Chairman Business Management Consultants Advisory Council |
| Date | Friday, January 22, 2010 |
| Topic | “A Perspective on Managing Market Changes and Planning for the Future” The presentation is a 7.86 MB pdf file. Please allow time to load. |
| Speaker | Marco Caccavale, North America Region General Manager, GE Oil & Gas |
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| Date | Friday, December 11, 2009 |
| Topic | “Is it Possible to be Ethical and Still Look Out for Your Company’s Best Interest? |
| Speaker | Ken Arnold has over forty years of industry experience with 16 years at Shell Oil Company. He founded Paragon Engineering Services in 1980 which was purchased by AMEC in 2005. Since then Ken founded K Arnold Consulting, Inc. |
| Date | Friday, November 20, 2009 |
| Topic | “Algae – pond scum evolves to prime time Energy Source” |
| Speaker | Barry Cohen – Executive Director, National Algae Association PDF Will Thurmond – Managing Principal, Emerging Markets Online PDF |
| Date | Friday, October 9, 2009 |
| Topic | “Understanding Carbon Capture and Sequestration” |
| Speaker | Michael E. Moore, Vice President, Business Development and External Affairs, Blue Source LLC |
| Date | Friday, August 14, 2009 |
| Topic | “Compensation to Engineers: Recent Past and Future Trends in Local Region and Nationally” |
| Speaker | Chris Touhey, Vice President, Pearl Meyer & Partners |
| Date | Friday, July 10, 2009 |
| Topic | “Meltdown Management in the E&C Industry and the Engineering Company Conundrum“ |
| Speaker | Paul Allen, CEO/Project Executive, Project Executive Group and Ken Arnold, Founder, Ken Arnold Consulting |
| Date | Friday, June 12, 2009 |
| Topic | “Construction in Today’s Uncertain Market“ |
| Speaker | Daniel H. Lumma, Vice President, Kiewit Energy Company |
| Date | Friday, May 15, 2009 |
| Topic | “Canada Line – Automated Light Rail System“ |
| Speaker | Jean-Marc Arbaud, President and Chief Executive Officer, IntransitBC |
| Date | Friday, April 17, 2009 |
| Topic | “Monetizing U.S. Coal/Petcoke: The Gasification Opportunity” To view the video visit http://www.gasification.org/. Scroll to bottom of page. |
| Speaker | James Childress, Executive Director, Gasification Technologies Council |
| Date | Friday, March 13, 2009 |
| Topic | “Louisiana Energy Projects – Economic Impact?” |
| Speaker | Dane E. Revette, Director of the Energy Development, Oil, Gas and Petrochemical sectors for Louisiana Economic Development (LED). |
| Date | Friday, February 13, 2009 |
| Topic | “Status of the Project Finance Market” |
| Speaker | George Longo, Managing Director, Structured Finance Group,Raymond James & Associates, Inc. |
| Date | Friday, January 9, 2009 |
| Topic | “Oil Trends” (due to size, this presentation is loaded in 2 parts – A & B) Part A / Part B |
| Speaker | Mark F. Peters, Vice President of Gulf Publishing Company and the Publisher of Hydrocarbon Processing and of the official OTC Conference Newspaper |
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| Date | Friday, December 12, 2008 |
| Topic | “Impact – current economic trend, financial market issues and reduced demand for oil” |
| Speaker | John Townsend, Vice President Procurement and Materials for KBR Operations. |
| Date | Friday, November 14, 2008 |
| Topic | “Managing Contraction and Stress in an Ambient Pressure Insulated 9%Ni Subsea Cryogenic Pipeline” |
| Speaker | C. Neal Prescott, Executive Director Offshore Technology at Fluor Offshore Solutions |
| Date | Friday, October 10, 2008 |
| Topic | “Improve Your Success in International Contracting” |
| Speaker | Dean Ragsdale, CEO, Ragsdale Group LLC |
| Date | Friday, August 8, 2008 |
| Topic | “The Change Competency: A Critical Success Factor for Today’s E&C Companies” |
| Speaker | Dutch Holland, PhD, CEO, Holland & Davis LLC |
| Date | Friday, June 13, 2008 |
| Topic | “Strategy, Forecasting and Capital Investing in the Hydrocarbon Industry” |
| Speaker | J P Chevriere, Founder, Transmar Consult Inc. |
| Date | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
| Topic | “New Views on North American Gas: After the Inflection Point” |
| Speaker | Raoul LeBlanc, Senior Director, Financial Advisory, PFC Energy |
| Date | Friday, April 11, 2008 |
| Topic | “Capital Projects: Meeting the Challenge of Predictability” |
| Speakers | Mr. Richard Westney, PE, PMP, Chairman and Ric Massie of Westney Consulting Services |
| Date | Friday, March 7, 2008 |
| Topic | “Pakistan Oil Refinery Modernizations – a Delegation Orientation Visit” |
| Speakers | Mr. Mohammad Azam, Director of Refining, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Government of Pakistan Delegation of Refinery Presidents and CEO’s from PakistanDr. Geoff Parker, Director, Entergy-Tulane Energy Institute, Tulane University |
| Date | Friday, February 15, 2008 |
| Topic | “The Construction Labor Shortage . . . Dealing with the Challenges – Locally & Globally” |
| Speaker | Jason J. Marques, VP Construction Director, Aker Kvaerner Industrial Constructors |
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| Date | Friday, November 9, 2007 |
| Topic | “Fabrication Oriented Engineering” |
| Speaker | Nick Routledge, Executive VP, Projects, HFG Engineering US, Inc., A Heerema Group Company |
| Date | Friday, July 13, 2007 |
| Topic | “Petroleum Engineering: A Discipline Facing Challenges “ |
| Speaker | Vik Rao, Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer, Halliburton |
| Date | Friday, May 18, 2007 |
| Topic | “LNG: where we are today and the impact LNG will have on other forms of energy” |
| Speaker | Chris Helms, Pipeline Group President, NiSource, Inc. |
| Date | Friday, March 9, 2007 |
| Topic | “Construction Challenges for Pipelines in North America” |
| Speaker | Richard Adams, VP Operations & Engineering, Enbridge Corporation |
| Date | Friday, January 12, 2007 |
| Topic | “Russia: Political & Business Climate” |
| Speaker | Dean A. Peroff, Partner, Amsterdam & Peroff |
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| Date | Friday, September 8, 2006 |
| Topic | “The Future of World Gas Trade” |
| Speakers | Dr. Peter Hartley, Baker Institute Rice Scholar and Professor of Economics, Rice University, & Dr. Kenneth Medlock III, Research Fellow in Energy Studies, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University |
| Date | Friday, August 11, 2006 |
| Topic | “The Personnel Availability Crisis: How the University of Texas is Handling Requests for Training in the Oil and Gas Industry” |
| Speaker | Greg McCormack, University of Texas |
| Date | Friday, July 21, 2006 |
| Topic | “BioChemicals & BioFuels from Renewables” |
| Speaker | Dr. Ramon Gonzalez, Rice University |
| Date | Friday, June 9, 2006 |
| Topic | “The Resurrection of Foster Wheeler” |
| Speaker | Mr. Raymond J. Milchovich, Foster Wheeler |
| Date | Friday, May 19, 2006 |
| Topic | “Reclaiming the Gulf Gas & Oil Energy Network after the Damage from Ivan, Katrina and Rita” |
| Speaker | Mr. Mike Coyne, Shell Oil |
| Date | Friday, April 21, 2006 |
| Topic | “Global Oil and Gas Industry Construction Trends” |
| Speaker | Mr. Bob Tippee, Editor, Oil & Gas Journal |
| Date | Friday, March 3, 2006 |
| Topic | “Nuclear Power: Its Resurrection and the Effect on the E&C Industry “ |
| Speakers | Mr. Joseph J. Munisteri, The Joseph J. Munisteri Company Mr. Michael J. (Mike) Hyland, Snamprogetti |
| Date | Friday, February 3, 2006 |
| Topic | “Personnel Availability (or Lack of It)” |
| Speakers | Dr. Stephen Klineberg, Rice University Mr. Kenneth Arnold, AMEC Paragon Ms. Mary Needham, Reserve Technology Institute |
| Date | Friday, January 13, 2006 |
| Topic | “Risk Management in the E&C Industry” |
| Speaker | William (Bill) Zelle, Engineering & Construction Risk Institute (ECRI) |
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| Date | Friday, December 9, 2005 |
| Topic | “The Realities of Certifying LNG Terminals in North America” |
| Speaker | William (Bill) Westcott,Lloyd’s Register |
| Date | Friday, November 18, 2005 |
| Topic | “Corporate Suicide Prevention – Case Histories of Billion Dollar Missteps” |
| Speaker | Kerry C. Williams, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin |
| Date | Friday, September 9, 2005 |
| Topic | “New Laws Impacting E & C Projects” |
| Speaker | Kerry C. Williams, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin |
| Date | Friday, August 12, 2005 |
| Topic | “Gas to Liquids” |
| Speaker | Ray Oriss, Kellogg, Brown & Root |
| Date | Friday, July 15, 2005 |
| Topic | “Overview of Coal Gasification” |
| Speaker | Dick Olliver, Aplethora Consulting (ex ConocoPhillips) |
| Date | Friday, June 10, 2005 |
| Topic | “Trends and the Future the LNG Shipping Industry” |
| Speaker | Bill Sember, The American Bureau of Shipping |
| Date | Friday, May 20, 2005 |
| Topic | “E&C Demands for the LNG Industry” |
| Speaker | Joseph Munisteri, Joseph P. Munisteri Company |
| Date | Friday, April 8, 2005 |
| Topic | “How Will Project Execution Change in the Next 5 Yrs?” |
| Speaker | Ray Piper, President, Business Improvement Solutions Ltd. Co. |
| Date | Friday, March 11, 2005 |
| Topic | “Upgrading Heavy Oil – the EST Process” |
| Speaker | Mr. Montanari, Chief Technology Officer, Snamprogetti |
| Date | Friday, February 18, 2005 |
| Topic | “Alberta- The New Saudi Arabia” |
| Speaker | Gary Kalynchuk, VP, Stantec Engineering |
| Date | Friday, January 14, 2005 |
| Topic | “Sarbanes-Oxley Overview” |
| Speaker | Stephen Moritz, VP, Sogeti USA LLC – (Technology Consulting Sub of Capgemini) Project Delivery & Governance Services Practice |
2004 Roundtables | |
| Date | Friday, November 12, 2004 |
| Topic | “Understanding the ( U.S.) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ” |
| Speaker | Donald Cruver, Managing Partner of the Law Firm Cruver, Robbins and Fu, LLP |
| Date | Friday September 10, 2004 |
| Topic | “Globalization Challenge to the EPC Industry” |
| Speaker | Freddie Wong, Manager at Aramco Global Services and is Co-Chair of the Globalization Committee of CII (Construction Industry Institute). This presentation is based on an extended workshop on this topic conducted by CII jointly with several other organizations. |
| Date | Friday, July 9, 2004 |
| Topic | “LNG Imports and their Effect on the State, Regional and National Economies” |
| Speaker | Eric Smith, Former Chairman of Saipem US, is now with Tulane University at the Entergy-Tulane Energy Institute. This presentation is based on a study he co-authored at Entergy-Tulane Energy Institute (published April ’04). |
| Date | Friday, May 14, 2004 |
| Topic | “Can the Asian Contractors Save the Global Petroleum Industry?” |
| Speaker | J. P. Chevriere, President, Transmar Consulting |
| Date | Friday, March 12, 2004 |
| Topic | “Impact of Technology in the Energy Industry” |
| Speaker | Martin Van Sickels, Chief Technology Officer, KBR |
| Date | Friday, January 9, 2004 |
| Topic | “Construction for the U.S. Offshore Market and the U.S. Shipping Market Effects of Free vs. Regulated Markets” |
| Speaker | Peter M. Lovie, P.E., Vice President, American Shuttle Tankers |