2023 US-Mexico Natural Gas Forum Presentations

Monday, November 13, 2023

Opening Keynote: Mexico’s 2024 Election Cycle: What to Expect and Why?

• Dr. Tony Payan, Director, U.S.-Mexico Center, Rice University’s Baker Institute 

Presentation: Will the Mexico Natural Gas Market Continue Growing Through U.S. Pipeline Imports?

• Mr. Christopher Lenton, Senior Editor, Mexico & Latin America, Natural Gas Intelligence 

Panel: Paths to energy decarbonization – Certified Gas; Differentiated Gas; Responsibility Sourced Gas (RSG); Carbon Capture & Sequestration (CCS); Hydrogen (H2) and connective infrastructure

• Moderator: Mr. Rock Graham, Manager-Origination & Producer Services, NRG Business Marketing LLC (formerly Direct Energy)
• Speakers: Mr. Todd White, Associate Director, Guidehouse, Inc.
• Ms. Liz Arthur, Senior Director of Growth, Project Canary 
• Mr. Aaron Lohmann, Founder & CEO, Earn DLT 

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Opening Keynote: Overview and future of the natural gas market in Mexico

• Mr. Guillermo García-Alcocer, VP Planning, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM) 

Presentation: Nearshoring opportunities and challenges for Mexican natural gas market

• Speaker: Mr. Alain Duthoy, Partner, Lexoil Consulting Firm

Panel: Fueling expanding Mexico natural gas demand resulting from nearshoring

• Moderator: Mr. Andrew Baker, Senior Editor, Natural Gas Intelligence
• Speakers: Mr. José Maria Lujambio, Partner and Energy Practice Director, Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton
• Dr. Adrian Duhalt, Research Scholar, Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy 
• Ms. Carla Amaya, Energy Analyst, Consejo Nuevo León
• Mr. Javier Estrada, Director, Analítica Energética SC

Keynote Lunch: Will Texas gas go just across the border or overseas?

• Mr. Guillermo Turrent, General Manager, Energy and Infrastructure Advisors

Panel: Mexico LNG Exports Updates 

• Moderator:  Mr. Christopher Lenton, Senior Editor, Mexico & Latin America, Natural Gas Intelligence 
• Speakers: Mr. Sergio Chapa, Senior LNG Analyst, Poten & Partners, Inc. 
• Mr. Vince Morrissette, Senior Vice President – Commercial, Glenfarne Energy Transition
• Mr. Guillermo Turrent, General Manager, Energy and Infrastructure Advisors

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Opening Keynote: U.S. natural gas trade outlook in the November 2023 Short-Term Energy Outlook

• Speaker: Ms. Katy Fleury, Economist, Energy Information Administration

Panel: U.S.-Mexico Inland Ports – Critical transshipment points supporting rapidly expanding 2-way trade across the border

• Moderator: Mr. Sergio Chapa, Senior LNG Analyst, Poten & Partners, Inc. 
• Speakers: Mr. Ken Roberts, President, WorldCity
• Mr. Arturo Gómez, Deputy Director of Operations, Port of Brownsville
• Mr. Kent Richard, Assistant Bridge Director, City of Laredo – Laredo Bridge System
• Mr. Homero Balderas, City of Eagle Pass Bridge Director, Eagle Pass Bridge System