This session will delve into the crucial intersection between climate change and the energy industry.
Join us as we discuss the evolving landscape and potential disruptions to mitigate climate risk.
We will cover
1. Economic Implications and Opportunities:
- Providing a synopsis of how policymakers are decarbonizing the global economy (EU, China, US).
- Presenting plausible paths that global temperature could take based on the policy choices of the world’s largest economies.
- Analyzing the implications for the energy industry and state governments.
- Demonstrating the degree to which the global economy will decarbonize even absent new policies.
2. Transition to Renewable: Focus on H2 as a Fuel:
- Diving into the pivotal role of hydrogen (H2) as a clean and versatile fuel in the transition to renewable energy.
- Highlighting technological advancements and ongoing research driving the adoption of hydrogen across various energy sectors.
- Addressing challenges and opportunities associated with H2 production, storage, transportation, and integration into existing energy systems.
3. Infrastructure Vulnerability and Resiliency:
- Assessing the susceptibility of energy infrastructure to extreme weather events and shifting climate patterns.
- Discussing strategies to enhance the resiliency of energy systems, including grid modernization and adaptive infrastructure design.
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SpeakersChris Lafakis Director Moody's Analytics
Bill Peltier Senior Director - Energy Industry Practice Lead Moody's Analytics
Todd W. Filsinger Senior Managing Director - Executive Leader, Restructuring, Interim Management Filsinger Energy Partners
Rommel M. Oates Value Creationist Refinery Calculator Inc
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Chris Lafakis is a director at Moody's Analytics. His expertise is in model validation, macroeconomics and energy economics. Based in West Chester PA, he also covers the California economy and contributes to Economy.com. Chris has been quoted by media outlets, including CNBC and the Wall Street Journal, and often speaks at economic conferences and events. He received his bachelor's degree in economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his master's degree in economics from the University of Alabama.
During his career of more than 29 years in the downstream energy industry, Mr. Peltier has held operations, technical, optimization, strategic planning, and business development roles. He has used his economic and technical skills to help improve plant performance evaluations and improvement initiatives that significantly enhance financial performance as well as driving cultural and technical change. Mr. Peltier’s commercial and business skills have been applied to strategic planning, due diligence, portfolio optimization, and merger and acquisition efforts.
Todd Filsinger has been active in the US power markets for over 30 years and is recognized globally as an executive leader, disaster mitigation specialist, and turn-around specialist in the energy sector.
Mr. Filsinger provides high-level strategy, economic evaluation, expert testimony, forecasting and complete interim-management solutions to energy, oil and gas, industrial and manufacturing companies. As an interim executive leader, Mr. Filsinger has assisted commodity-based businesses, and helped both regulated and merchant utilities across the United States, in the areas of strategy, regulatory compliance and filings, asset divestiture and capital allocation techniques. He has also led and managed some of the largest energy trading operations in the United States. Most recently Mr. Filsinger has been active in the State of California, assisting the Governor’s Office in performing the Observer role in the PG&E bankruptcy and with respect to PG&E’s wildfire mitigation plan and Public Safety Power Shutoff program. He has worked with the executive management at PG&E and the wildfire mitigation team on behalf of the Governor’s Office. In addition, he has led the Governor’s oversight efforts with the three major California utilities.
Mr. Filsinger also served as the Chief Financial Advisor to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and assisted with PREPA’s disaster mitigation and recovery efforts. He was the lead energy advisor to Energy Future Holdings during the restructuring of that holding company’s electric utility businesses. Mr. Filsinger also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer for Hawkeye Growth and as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Commercial Officer and Energy Restructuring Advisor for Calpine Corporation during their restructurings.
Mr. Filsinger earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado State University. He is a registered professional engineer and an Accredited Senior Appraiser, Utility Property and General Property Appraiser by the American Society of Appraisers.
Rommel Oates is a value ‘creationist’ who currently serves as Chairman and CEO for Refinery Calculator Inc. (a global refining operations and hydrogen intelligence and technology software service company) and Oates Energy Solutions LLC. (a US based all things energy, hydrogen, refining, chemicals and industrial gases services company).Oates serves as a C-Suite Executive, Independent Public Board Director and Inventor with two decades of experience serving in various roles at global Fortune 250, private equity and venture capital companies. He has been spearheading the Global Energy Transition and decarbonizing energy platforms for over 22 years and has authored 16+ patents in the area of hydrogen storage technology. He is adept at starting up and then scaling up technology centered businesses and improving both profitability and growth. His broad-based expertise includes strategic planning, corporate finance, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, continuous improvement, product development, procurement, sales, M&A valuation and integration, fiduciary oversight and ESG governance. He is dedicated to building relationships and providing support to stakeholders, senior executive teams and boards of directors. Rommel's knowledge regarding hydrogen, energy, refining and chemicals is both broad and deep. He is on the forefront of helping the world transition to a hydrogen based low carbon economy.