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2018 Columbia Global Energy Summit

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April 19, 2018

12:30 pm - 5:30 pm

On Thursday, April 19, 2018, CGEP will celebrate its 5th anniversary and host the annual Columbia Global Energy Summit. The half-day forum will include keynote remarks, interviews and plenary conversations with senior energy sector leaders focused on key issues and questions at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets, the environment and geopolitics. Distinguished speakers so far confirmed include: Ryan Lance, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ConocoPhillips Dan Brouillette, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Energy Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency  Tom Werner, President & CEO, SunPower Corporation Amy Jaffe, Council on Foreign Relations Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Oxford Mona Sutphen, Partner, Macro Advisory Partners Jeanette Wing, Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute and Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University Peter Kagan, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Matt Harris, Founding Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners Avril Haines, Senior Researcher for Columbia World Projects, former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy CIA Director Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute Merit E. Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University Charif Souki, Chairman of the Board, Tellurian Inc Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS-Markit Scott Sheffield, Chairman of the Board, Pioneer Natural Resources Fu Chengyu, Former Chairman of SINOPEC and CNOOC, Member of UN Global Compact Board, Chairman of UNGC Network China George David Banks, Former Special Assistant to President Trump for International Energy and Environment John McCarrick, Acting Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Department of State Registration is required for in-person attendance. It will also be livestreamed at: http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/livestream This event is open to press. Media must register by contacting Jamie Shellenberger-Bessmann ([email protected]) For more information please contact: [email protected]

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