Gulf Coast’s Competitiveness in Energy and Chemicals Workshop

About this Event

The Partnership is the Houston region’s primary business and economic development organization, and HETI is a strategic initiative that leverages the best of leading energy companies, academic institutions, and stakeholder organizations for a future of more affordable and reliable energy.

On Friday, October 24, from 8:30am-3:30pm at our office in downtown Houston (701 Avenida de las Americas, Ste. 900, Houston, TX, 77010), HETI will host a second annual workshop convening U.S. Department of Energy National Labs, and Gulf Coast academia and energy and chemicals industry leaders to identify gaps and opportunities for greater collaboration for the commercialization of new technologies and competitiveness of the Gulf Coast energy and chemicals industry.

Keynote Speaker:

Vijay Swarup
Chief Climate Scientist, ExxonMobil

Featured Panelists:

Billy Bardin, Global Climate Transition Director, Dow
Speaking on: Energy Integration panel
Chad Brown, Managing Director and Head of Americas, bp Ventures
Speaking on: Emerging Technologies panel
Jim Gable, President, Chevron Technology Ventures and Vice President, Innovation, Chevron
Speaking on: More Affordable and Reliable Energy panel
Sreekanth Pannala, Research Fellow, Strategic Advisory and Partnerships, Technology and Innovation, SABIC
Speaking on: Panel Discussion with Industry and National Laboratory Leadership
Trey Sheridan, Co-Founder & Lead Engineer, Mars Materials
Speaking on: Emerging Technologies panel