With Gene Shepherd, CEO of VTX Energy Partners.

Calling all young energy professionals! Join us for a small networking dinner with peers and panelists on Thursday, April 9, ahead of the Spring Student Summit, a part of UT Energy Week.

Spring Student Summit Agenda

Keynote

Omead Afshar, Office of the CEO, Tesla

Power Sources – Nuclear, Solar, Natural Gas

Jaime Gualy, COO, T1 Energy

Dr. Derek Haas, UT Associate Professor, Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program

Mike Wichterich, Chairman of the Board, Expand Energy

Power Uses – Data Centers, AI, EV, On-Shore New Industrial

Michael McKissack, EVP Strategy, WTG Energy

Sam Siegal, VP of Business Development, Vistra

Power Project Case Study

Travis Cook, Manager, Capital Markets & Project Finance, Jupiter Power

Changes in the Power Policy Landscape

Morgan Johnson, Commissioner, Public Utility Commission of Texas

Katharine McAden, Head of Public Policy and External Affairs, South, Google

Contact Morgan Howden at mhowden@vtxep.com if you’re interested in attending.

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